British King Names
The 2nd most common regnal name in English history, the last one of these had six wives and killed three of them.
What is Henry?
This American peninsula was once known for its inhospitable swampland; now, you probably know it for Disney World.
What is Florida?
Even though Marx was German, the first successful communist revolution was in this country.
What is Russia?
You might say this when you realize you did something wrong; it's also the name of a Persian gulf kingdom.
What is Oman?
This Babylonian king’s code is traditionally considered the oldest known set of written laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
The current British monarch is one of these; hopefully he won’t be beheaded like the first or exiled like the second.
What is Charles?
The Chicxulub Impact, which led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, happened on what is now the tip of this peninsula, also the center of Mayan civilization.
What is the Yucatan?
The two traditional founders of communist thought are Marx and this man, a wealthy German who wrote extensively on the working classes of England.
Who is Fredrich Engels?
When you’re agreeing with your broski, or the neighbor of the above.
What is Yemen?
The lawgiver in Biblical tradition was this prophet, who brought down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
Though there have been 3 monarchs named this in English history, none of them have been particularly good for the kingdom, even though the first was critical to the success of the early Crusades.
What is Richard?
This peninsula, which shares its name with a region in the Caucasus, produced two of the largest colonial empires ever seen in the early modern era.
What is Iberia?
The leader of the North Vietnamese during the Indochina Wars, this man is considered the modern father of Vietnam and its strain of socialist thought.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This lake in Peru is the largest in South America, and has one of the funniest names when literally translated to English. (Daily Double)
What is Lake Titicaca?
The code that bears the name of this French Commander is cited as the foundation of modern French law, though it undid many of the liberal policies instituted by the revolutionary governments before him.
Who is Napoleon?
Only one king has ever been named this, likely due to his role in The Anarchy, a civil war between him and Matilda following Henry I’s death.
What is Stephen?
Heavy fighting has been a part of this place’s history since Biblical Times, when Moses supposedly led the Israelites out of slavery via a harsh desert crossing. (Daily Double)
What is the Sinai?
Among countries in the Eastern Bloc after WW2, this state, which dissolved in 1990, was consistently the wealthiest.
What is East Germany?
This medium-sized city in Eastern Turkiye shares its name with a DC comics hero.
What is Batman?
This wartime president signed the most executive orders in American history, mostly to combat the Great Depression; to be fair to other candidates, he did serve over 3 terms.
Who is FDR?
Though no kings since 1066 have been named this, both English kings bearing this name before William’s conquest ruled briefly and were hated by their successors.
What is Harold?
Many Brythonic peoples of Britain, fleeing gradual conquest by the Anglo-Saxons, moved to this peninsula in France, giving it a unique cultural makeup even today.
What is Britanny?
Ethiopia was one of the world’s oldest monarchies, tracing its roots to King Solomon, until the 1974 coup by this communist military government.
What is The Derg?
Despite being one of the richest and happiest nations on Earth, Norway is home to this city, which you’d think would be known for fire and brimstone.
What is Hell?
Roman Law remained a quagmire until this famous Eastern Roman Emperor compiled them all into a modern document, which is often cited as the foundation of western legal codes.
Who is Justinian?