History Mix - Courtesy of "Night at the Museum"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which of these empires did the Huns, under Attila's leadership, battle with? Vijayanagara Empire Brazilian Empire Mughal Empire Roman Empire

2. Easter Island, home of the Easter Island heads, got its name from the explorer who found it, Bjorn Easterling. True False

3. Which U.S. president arranged the Lewis and Clark expedition, which was assisted by Sacagawea? Woodrow Wilson Chester A. Arthur George Washington Thomas Jefferson

4. Of the three ships used on Christopher Columbus' first voyage of exploration to the New World, which did not return to Spain? Pinta They all returned. Nina Santa Maria

5. Leading up to the American Civil War, which state was the first to secede from the Union? South Carolina Texas Virginia Missouri

6. Which of these men is considered to be the first Roman emperor? Socrates Plato Marcus Aurelius Augustus

7. Where did the two lines of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. meet (one headed eastward from Sacramento, and the other westward from Omaha)? Florida Arizona Utah Minnesota

8. The Mayan civilization was located in part of what is now Central America and Mexico. True False

9. Which of these men was a famous Viking explorer? Leif Eriksson Marco Polo Juan Ponce de Leon Sir Francis Drake

10. In which area did U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt win a Nobel prize? Economics Peace Literature Physics