Random History 8th Grade

This former slave became one the most influential abolitionists of the 19th century.

Who is this?

Daniel Boone was a pioneer and frontiersman famous for settling which American state?

Many soldiers returning from war suffered from what today we call PTSD. What was the medical term used then?

Alexander Fleming was a biologist who accidentally made a famous discovery What was it?

What vision improvement aid did Ben Franklin invent?

Who is this?

Henry Hudson was an English explorer, but is well known for his exploration of which country?

Which baseball legend broke the sport's color line by becoming the first African American to play in the Major Leagues?

Rudolf Diesel lent his name to the mechanical device that became his most famous invention. What type of device was it?

Lincoln is known as one of the most eloquent presidents in U.S. history. What did his Emancipation Proclamation do?

Who is this former president?

The Wright brothers pioneered aviation and changed the world. What were their first names?

Before World War II, World War I was known as what?

What historical figure is in this picture?

Which man's name became synonymous with "traitor" after he spied for the British?

What plantation of George Washington's was nearly destroyed by the British?

2% of the entire U.S. population died as a result of the Civil War. What was the war's bloodiest battle?

Can you name this historical figure?

Although Henry Ford didn't invent the assembly line, he pioneered its use in the production of which form of transport?

French industrialist Edouard Michelin's most famous invention was revolutionary. Which car accessory did he invent?

Battlefield nurse Clara Barton founded which institute as a result of the Civil War, which is still going strong today?

What cultural icon of WWII inspired women to go to work as nurses, work in factors and in shipyards?

The United States did not declare war until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What year did this occur?

The Civil War kicked off down South. Where, exactly, did it begin?

Which famous historical figure is in this picture?

What international body was created at the end of WWII to try to prevent something like world war from happening again?

An "attempted" assassination against Abraham Lincoln in 1863 left a hole through what piece of clothing?

When British troops came to seize arms in Boston in 1775, who famously sounded the alarm?

Cartoons featuring Road Runner & Wyle E. Coyote wouldn't be the same without this Alfred Nobel invention. What was it?