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Knowledge Bowl Set#7
Seventh 24 KB questions
Question | Answer |
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The assassination of what man was a factor in the beginning of World War I? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary |
One of the programs set up under Roosevelt's New Deal was the CCC. What did CCC stand for? | the Civilian Conservation Corps |
What treaty officially ended World War I? | the Treat of Versailles |
What do we call the time period in America when African American artists, writers, and scholars were especially brilliant and creative? | the Harlem Renaissance |
What American landmark contains the inscription, "I lift my lamp beside the golden door."? | the Statue of Liberty |
What star of silent movies was known as The Little Tramp? | Charlie Chaplin |
What was the nickname given to the 1920s because they were such exciting and fast paced times? | the Roaring Twenties |
What do we call the time period after World War I when many African Americans headed for Chicago and New York City? | the Great Migration |
What do we call the time period from 1920 to 1933 when there was a ban on the making and selling of beer, wine, and alcohol in the U.S.? | Prohibition |
What was the nickname given to Hitler's new era of German history? | the Third Reich |
What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle? | area = length x width |
What is the name given to the mass murder of the Jews during World War II? | the Holocaust |
What kind of triangle has three congruent sides? | equilateral |
What character was the symbol of working women during and after World War II? | Rosie the Riveter |
What mathematical term means that two figures are EXACTLY the same size and shape? | congruent |
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, more than 110,000 people of a specific heritage were placed in internment camps. What heritage were they? | Japanese-American |
What painter began the art style based on cubes and triangles? | Pablo Picasso |
What do we call June 6, 1944, when the Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy? | D-Day |
What Dutch abstract painter is known for using only lines and the colors red, yellow, blue, black, and white? | Piet (pronounced Pete) Mondrian |
What American President is known for saying, "The buck stops here."? | Harry Truman |
Who painted The Starry Night? | Vincent Van Gogh |
At the end of World War II, what were the two most powerful nations in the world? | the U.S. and the Soviet Union (Russia) |
What color are the sharp and flat keys on a piano? | black |
Who was the British prime minister during World War II? | Winston Churchill |