Unit 1
Where was the Great Zimbabwe Empire located?
Southeast Africa
Who is the father of the Italian Renaissance?
Giotto di Bondone
1789
What is the highest-grossing film of all time as of 2025?
Avatar
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name.
Name one of the major developments of the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
Writing system, described astronomy, large pyramids, flourishing agricultural systems, etc.
What is Heresy?
A belief or opinion contrary to the orthodox religion.
Who was the King during the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
What singer is well known for wearing a meat dress?
Lady Gaga
What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
A potato
Name one push factor that came from the colonization of the Americas.
Sickness spreading, high taxes, lack of resources, etc.
What is Yersinia Pestis?
The bacteria responsible for the plague.
Name one major event or turning point during the revolution.
The Gathering Storm, the Estate General, The People's Monarchy, the storming of the Bastille, etc.
Who are Barbie's three younger sisters?
Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
What does Maritime mean?
Bordering the sea.
What was the counter-reformation?
A movement of reform within the Roman Catholic Church.
What document was established in 1689 that limited the power of the monarchy?
The English Bill of Rights
Who are the two artists that famously had a feud, East Coast vs West Coast, in the 1990s?
Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter r
When did the Incan Empire fall?
1572
What was the first country reported to have the Black Plague?
Italy
Why was Napoleon Bonaparte a crucial part of the French Revolution?
For his military skills and his strategic prowess.
Which holiday has become the highest grossing song of all time with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
What three letters come next on this sequence. OTTFFSS
ENT