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Inventing The Light Bulb

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He had a bright idea
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Discovering Electricity Riddle

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He was shocked.
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Adams Rib Riddle

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Eve
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A Single Vote

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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Taking The Oath Riddle

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Lyndon Johnson
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The Most Children Riddle

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John Tyler
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Famous Pilgrims Riddle

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Their age!
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The Very First New Year

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Julius Caesar declared January 1 the start of the new year when he established the Julian Calendar. January was named for Janus, the two-faced god who looked both ahead to the new year and back to the previous year.
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The First New Year's Resolutions

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Around 4000 years ago the Babylonians were the first to celebrate New Year's. Their most common resolution was to resolve to return borrowed farm equipment in the New Year.
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How Can It Be True Riddle

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Ancient Roman numerals. IX - "Cut" it in half and you get IV
XI- "Cut" it in half and you get VI
III- "Cut" it in half and you get also III
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Find Me In The Past Riddle

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History
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Famous American Presidents Riddle

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Lincoln and Kennedy.
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The Oregon Trail Riddle

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Months
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Fruity Subjects Riddle

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History, because it's full of dates!
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King Arthur's Round Table Riddle

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Sir Cumference
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1. Why did the Egyptian pharaoh refuse to drink the river water? Because it was Nile-ly contaminated.



2. Why did the Greek philosopher wear a toga? Because he didn't want to pay for pants, he was Diogenes.



3. Why did the pilgrims sail to America in November? So they could have a Thanksgiving break.



4. What did the caveman say when he discovered fire? This is a blazing discovery.



5. Why did the Roman emperor invite his favorite comedian to lunch? Because he wanted a joke-ules.



6. What do you call a rebellious medieval European peasant? A knave-it-all.



7. How did the Declaration of Independence signers petition for a pay raise? They ink-sted on it.



8. What did George Washington say when he crossed the Delaware River? Good thing I have a boatload of courage!



9. How did the French Revolutionaries welcome new members to their club? With guillotine camaraderie.



10. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte go to Russia? He wanted to be tsar-struck.



11. Why did Julius Caesar like salad so much? Because it was all about the romaine.



12. Why did Henry VIII have six wives? Because he was a major matchmaker.



13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I refuse to get married? Because she didn't want to give up her reign.



14. How did the medieval church decide on a new pope? They cast their votes under the holy see-saw.



15. Why did Christopher Columbus sail across the Atlantic? He wanted a new world order.



16. Why did Leonardo da Vinci keep painting the Mona Lisa? Because he couldn't let it up art.



17. What did Isaac Newton say when he discovered gravity? Woah, this is a weighty matter.



18. Why did Galileo Galilei get in trouble with the church? He had some telescoping issues.



19. How did the Salem witches celebrate Halloween? They had a coven-a-tion.



20. Why did Paul Revere ride through the night? He was racing against the break of dawn.



21. What did Marie Curie say when she discovered radium? This is radio-curie.



22. How did Abe Lincoln become a lawyer? He read lots of law books, he was Honest Ab-e.



23. Why did Sir Francis Drake sail around the world? To escape corporate pir-acy.



24. Why did Joan of Arc go into battle? Because she had a fiery determination.



25. Why did William the Conqueror invade England? Because he thought he could blighty-face it.



26. How did Genghis Khan conquer so much land? He had a mongolous appetite for power.



27. Why did Cleopatra have a thing for snakes? She liked them hiss-terically.



28. What did Marco Polo say when he returned from China? This is the pasta-tively best world out there.



29. Why did Catherine the Great love horses? She was a mane attraction.



30. Why did King Arthur have such a round table? He wanted equality around-a table.



31. What did Michelangelo say when he finished painting the Sistine Chapel? That was a ceiling to behold.



32. Why did Sir Walter Raleigh bring tobacco to England? He wanted to smoky-bye the competition.



33. How did Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigate the earth? He had a compass-ion for exploration.



34. Why did Vasco da Gama travel to India? He wanted to spice up his life.



35. How did Pocahontas save John Smith's life? She had a wampum-load of bravery.



36. What did Martin Luther say when he posted his 95 theses? This is a hall-reformation.



37. Why did Captain Cook sail to the South Pacific? He had an inc-aptain interest in exploring.



38. What do you call a revolutionary French pastry? A croissant-de-revolution.



39. Why was Voltaire always so witty? He had a philosophical quip-zation.



40. How did Florence Nightingale revolutionize nursing? She had a night-in-gale intuition.



41. What did Mao Zedong say when he united China? This is a red-dy to rule.



42. Why did Winston Churchill deliver so many speeches? He was a world war-two bit talkative.



43. How did Paul McCartney study history in school? He had a Beatle-mania for it.



44. What did Mahatma Gandhi say about non-violent resistance? This is a peace-ful revolution.



45. Why did Queen Victoria have nine children? Because she was the empress of fecundity.



46. How did Albert Einstein revolutionize physics? He was a smart-accelerator.



47. Why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus? She had a civil rights-flare.



48. What did Neil Armstrong say when he stepped on the moon? One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.



49. How did Nelson Mandela unite apartheid-ridden South Africa? He had a gleam-apartheid of hope.



50. Why did the Berlin Wall come tumbling down? The people were united in a wall-breaker moment.
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