History Mix - Courtesy of "Night at the Museum" Quiz

Answer: Roman Empire

The Roman Empire had signed a treaty with the Huns in order to keep peace, but they did not pay the tribute they promised. This caused Attila to continue his war against the Romans.

Answer: False

In 1722, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen found the island on Easter Sunday, and named it after the holiday. The Easter Island statues, or Moai, were made from volcanic rock.

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

With the Louisiana Purchase recently completed, Thomas Jefferson felt that the land to the west needed to be explored all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The expedition, called the Corps of Discovery, set out in May 1804, with Sacagawea and her husband joining them in late 1804 to act as interpreters.

Answer: Santa Maria

The largest ship, the Santa Maria, ran aground off of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) on Christmas Day 1492. The wood from the ship was used to build a fort which Columbus named La Navidad. Columbus returned to Spain on the Nina.

Answer: South Carolina

South Carolina seceded in December 1860, followed by six other states. The first shots of the war occurred in April 1861 when Fort Sumter, a Union fort in South Carolina, was fired upon by the Confederates. Four other states seceded as well, and the war lasted until April 1865.

Answer: Augustus

Adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavius (known as Octavian) became one of the rulers of the Roman Republic after the death of Caesar. After Octavian defeated Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium, the Roman Empire was established, and Octavian was given the name Augustus.

Answer: Utah

The railroad was begun after the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 was passed, with construction completed in 1869. The ceremonial Golden Spike connecting the two lines was driven on May 10, 1869 in Promontory Summit, Utah.

Answer: True

The Mayans, dating back possibly as far as 2500 BC, were located in the southern part of Mexico as well as the northern areas of Central America. They were an advanced society with knowledge of astronomy and architecture, and had their own written language.

Answer: Leif Eriksson

Leif Eriksson was the son of explorer Erik the Red, who settled Greenland. Eriksson's explorations west from Greenland led him to what is now Newfoundland, where the Vikings made a settlement.

Answer: Peace

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from September 1901 through March 1909. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating the peace treaty in the Russo-Japanese War.