Religious Oops
What famous set of wars were fought between European Christians and Muslims to regain control of the Holy Land between 1095–1291?
The Crusades
Which civil rights activist was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger?
Rosa Parks
On its maiden voyage in 1912, what famous iceberg-stricken ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean?
Hint: There's a famous movie about it.
Titanic
Which infamous Roman emperor is widely believed to have played a musical instrument while a massive fire destroyed much of the city of Rome in 64 AD?
Nero
Which famous trade route did Marco Polo travel along to reach China?
The Silk Road
What specific practice by the Catholic Church did Martin Luther strongly protest in 1517, triggering the Protestant Reformation?
Sale of Indulgences - Pardons for Sins
Which brilliant and multilingual ruler was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt before it was annexed by the Roman Empire?
Cleopatra
Which famous German passenger airship caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey in 1937?
The Hindenburg
What independent city-state and home of the Pope is located entirely inside the city borders of Rome?
Vatican City
Which ancient king built a massive empire and never lost a single battle?
Alexander the Great
Established in 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was initially created by Ferdinand and Isabella to target which specific group of people?
Jews and Muslims
Who was the pioneering American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean before mysteriously disappearing over the Pacific in 1937?
Amelia Earhart
Which British ocean liner was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1915, an event that influenced public opinion and contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I?
The Lusitania
What was the primary purpose of the massive Aqueducts constructed by Roman engineers all across the empire?
Channeling fresh water into cities
On which continent did Genghis Khan conquer most of his land?
Asia
While you may think of this Eastern religion as relatively debacle free, powerful Japanese monasteries trained armies of warrior monks who fought bloody, territorial wars against each other and secular warlords for centuries. What is the religion?
Buddhism
She was San Francisco’s first African American female cable car conductor at 16, a civil rights activist, and a legendary poet who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Who is she?
Maya Angelou
Which Italian cruise ship ran aground and partially sank off the coast of Isola del Giglio in January 2012?
Costa Concordia
Which neighboring civilization fought against Rome in the three legendary Punic Wars, featuring the general Hannibal and his war elephants?
Carthage
Which massive, unexpected animal did Hannibal Barca famously march across the Alps to terrify and attack ancient Rome?
Elephants
In Mesoamerica, this Empire engaged in a continuous, ritualistic conflict known as the Flower Wars where the people believed the sun would fail to rise and the cosmos would die if they did not constantly feed their sun god with human hearts and blood. What was the empire?
Aztec Empire
Which famous Mexican artist famously stated, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best"?
Frida Kahlo
Which ship is famously memorialized where it sank during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
USS Arizona
Which Roman emperor was also a famous philosopher who wrote the personal journal on Stoic philosophy known as "Meditations"?
Marcus Aurelius
Which Shoshone woman served as a vital guide and translator for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea