| American Holidays | ||
| #1 | This holiday is designed to honor jokes and tricks |
What is April Fool's Day? |
| #2 | This holiday is to be grateful for all of the good things in our lives |
What is Thanksgiving? |
| #3 | This holiday is to celebrate all of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who served in the US Armed Services |
What is Veterans Day? |
| #4 | This holiday, celebrated in the rest of the world on May 1, celebrates all of the workers of America. |
What is Labor Day? |
| #5 | This holiday is also the date of the Boston Marathon |
What is Patriot's Day? |
| Iconic Art | ||
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What is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinchi? |
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What is Michaelangelo's The Creation of Adam |
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What is Warhol's Marilyn? |
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What is The Great Wave by Hosaku? |
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What are the Sunflowers by Vincent Can Gogh? |
| Inventions | ||
| #1 | This invention, named for the company that introduced it, has been used by you teacher in every class this semester. |
What is Xerography? |
| #2 | This invention, by John Dunlop, transformed transportation and made modern cars somoother and mroe efficient. |
What were pneumatic tires? |
| #3 | This was the motor that powered the Industrial Revolution |
What was the Steam Engine? |
| #4 | This invention transformed agriculture by making it possible to plant large fields quickly. It was created in pre-history all around the world. |
What was the plow? |
| #5 | This invention in 1890, by a traveling salesman from Chicago, transformed clothing and luggage all over the world. |
What is the zipper? |
| Postal Codes | ||
| #1 | This state has the Postal Code TX |
What is Texas? |
| #2 | This state has the Postal Code MN |
What is Minnesotta? |
| #3 | This state has the Postal Code NE |
What is Nebraska? |
| #4 | This state has the Postal Code AK |
What is Alaska? |
| #5 | This state has the Postal Code MS |
What is Mississippi? |
| Conquerors | ||
| #1 | This Roman general, later emperor, conquered Great Britian in 22 BC |
Who was Julius Ceasar? |
| #2 | This Mongolian conqueror started a dynasty that took over most of the know world |
Who was Ghengis Kahn? |
| #3 | This conqueror, know as "the Sword of Islam" caused 17 million deaths during his reign from 1370-1405 |
Who was Tamerlane? |
| #4 | This conqueror reigned between 434-453 A.D., where he controlled an empire from Italy to Germany, Russia, Poland, and southeastern Europe. |
Who was Attila the Hun? |
| #5 | This man, considered the greatest conqueror of Western History, was tutored by Aristotle |
Who was Alexander the Great? |
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How many US State Capitals do you know. Write down a list of the capitals, with the state they are in. 100 points for each correct pair, -100 for mistaken guesses. |
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