History Bowl

Question 1

Wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac

Answer 1

Ben Feanklin

Question 2

Founded Girl Scouts in 1912

Answer 2

Juliet Gordon Low

Question 3

Elizabeth’s reign

Answer 3

1558-1603

Question 4

What was the Church Martin Luther posted his 95 thesis

Answer 4

Wittenberg Church

Question 5

Year of the Alamo

Answer 5

1836

Question 6

French president from 1945-56 & 1958-69

Answer 6

Charles de Galle

Question 7

Largest Nazi concentration camp in WWII

Answer 7

Auschwitz

Question 8

Louisiana governor known as Kingfish

Answer 8

Huey Long

Question 9

Island where Napoleon is born

Answer 9

Corsica

Question 10

Russian leader whose real name is Vladimir IIyich Ulyyanov

Answer 10

Lenin

Question 11

Nurse founded Red Cross

Answer 11

Clara Barton

Question 12

Article that list Presidential power

Answer 12

Article 2

Question 13

President nicknamed Old Sink or Swim

Answer 13

John Adams

Question 14

Over thrown in 1949 by Mao Zedong’s communist forces

Answer 14

Kai-shek

Question 15

What year was the Bill Right added to constitution

Answer 15

1791

Question 16

Era of Good Feeling president

Answer 16

James Monroe

Question 17

1984 first female Vice President candidate

Answer 17

Geraldine Ferraro

Question 18

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1941 to 1974

Answer 18

Halie Selassie

Question 19

13th president after Zachary Taylor died

Answer 19

Millard Fillmore

Question 20

Secretary of State 1973-1977

Answer 20

Henry Kissinger

Question 21

Emperor of Japan 1926-1989

Answer 21

Hirohito

Question 22

Repealed Prohibition

Answer 22

21st

Question 23

Profiles of Courage

Answer 23

JFK

Question 24

Norwegian served as first Secretary General of United Nations

Answer 24

Trygve Lie

Question 25

Senator involved in 1969 Chappaquiddick Incident

Answer 25

Ted Kennedy

Question 26

Phidias carved this god

Answer 26

Zesus

Question 27

President during U2 incident and Little Rock Segregation

Answer 27

Eisenhower

Question 28

Battle between Athenians and Persians occurred during 490 BC

Answer 28

Marathon

Question 29

British prime minster known for appeasement of Hitler

Answer 29

Neville Chamberlain

Question 30

1871 treaty ended Franco-Prussian war

Answer 30

Treaty of Frankfort

Question 31

Presidential slogan Full Dinner Pail

Answer 31

William McKinley

Question 32

Former president appointed to Supreme Court

Answer 32

Taft

Question 33

Explorer of Cape of Good Hope

Answer 33

Diaz

Question 34

First born child of English parents in US

Answer 34

Virginia Dare

Question 35

Cabinet department controls Census Bureau and Standards Bureau

Answer 35

Department of Commerce

Question 36

Man led 1966 UFW strike against California Grape Growers

Answer 36

Cesar Chavez