Great Britain
China/Japan
Russia
Royal Gastronomy
Monarchy Mash Up
100
His marriages produced one sickly son and an insecure succession with two princesses (Mary and Elizabeth).
Who is Henry VIII?
100
The current residence of Japan's Imperial family is located in this city, former site of Edo Castle.
What is Tokyo?
100
The first undisputed czar has a modifier in his name ("grozny") that is better translated into English as "formidable" or "awe-inspiring." He once beat his own son to death with his wooden scepter. But he is also lauded in Russian history for greatly expanding Russian territory by annexing territories like Astrakhan and Siberia and establishing trade relations with England.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
100
This pizza honors a former Queen of Italy from Savoy. In 1889, on a visit to Pizzeria Brandi in Naples, the restaurant's chef, Raffaele Esposito, and his wife honored the queen and her husband by topping a pizza with three ingredients that each represented a different color of the Italian flag.
What is a Margherita Pizza?
100
Most important surviving remnant of the period of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
What is the Alhambra in Grenada, Andulusia, Spain?
200
This monarch reigned almost 64 years (the longest in British history).
Who is Queen Victoria?
200
A palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing.
What is the Forbidden City?
200
This ruler's era was called a "Golden Age of Russia." As a patron of the arts, this ruler presided over the age of the Russian Enlightenment, including the establishment of the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, the first state-financed higher education institution for women in Europe.
Who is Catherine the Great?
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200
American alcoholic beverage having the same name as a a French dynasty that first ruled in the 16th century.
What is bourbon?
200
Scandinavian country that has never had a monarchy.
BONUS: The House of Bernadottes reigned in this country.
What is Finland?
Coat of Arms
BONUS: What is Norway?
300
The result of this battle allowed the Normans control over England.
Bonus: What famous tapestry depicts this battle?
What is The Battle of Hastings (1066)?
Bonus: The Bayeaux Tapestry
300
Dynasty credited for these inventions: toilet paper, gunpowder, and block printing
HINT: Dynasty has the same name as a kind of salt water reef fish.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
The Tang dynasty (/tɑːŋ/,[5] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝[a]), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705
The empire during the reign of Gaozong, c. 669
The empire during the reign of Wu Zetian, c. 700 
300
The grandson of Michael I, this emperor is best known for his ruthless attempts to "Westernize" Russia and import the principles of the Enlightenment. The capital of Russia is named after him.
Who is Peter the Great?
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300
This cocktail, possibly named after a ruler known for her persecution of Protestant heretics, whom she burned at the stake in the hundreds.
What is a Bloody Mary?
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Others insist that the name is in honor of a woman named Mary from the Bucket of Blood Club in Chicago. But no matter how the drink got its name, it's bartender Fernand Petiot, of Harry's New York Bar in Paris, who's credited with creating the beverage that changed brunch forever. He eventually brought it over to the states, where it almost became known as the Red Snapper, but that name just didn't stick as well as Bloody Mary.
300
King Kalakaua, Queen Lili'uokalani, Princess Likelike, and Prince William Leleiohoku II collectively were known as ______________.
HINT: Composer group known as the "Heavenly Four."
What is Na Lani Eha?
400
The last Tudor monarch, often called 'Gloriana', 'Good Queen Bess'?
Who is Elizabeth I?
400
The oldest continuous monarchy in the world, tracing their history back to 600 BC.
What is the Imperial House of Japan?
400
The House of _______ was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. It was the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia.
HINT: Last name of Marvel comic "Black Widow" heroine.
What is Romanov/Romanoff?
400
Historians generally credit Auguste Escoffier for creating this dessert in the late 1800s, to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration.
What is Cherries Jubilee?
Dark sweet cherries sweetened and warmed in their juice, flambéed, and served over vanilla ice cream.
400
This royal family still exists in the Austrian region and is known for the "Order of the Golden Fleece" and the "Imperial and Royal Order of Saint George."
Who are the Habsburgs?
Coat of Arms - Counts of Habsburg
500
The first British monarch to enter the United States. Known as "Bertie" among his family and close friends.
Who is George VI (in 1939)?
500
Japan's 126th and current emperor from 2019. He is, and, according to tradition, traces his lineage directly to Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan.
Who is Hironomiya Naruhito, (born February 23, 1960, Tokyo, Japan)
500
The last czar of Russia, heavily influenced by Rasputin.
HINT: It was a popular rumor that his daughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia, escaped assasination.
Who is Nicholas II?
500
This flaming dessert was created for the Prince of Wales, Edward VII, on 1/31/1896, in Cafe de Paris, Monte Carlo.
What is Crepes Suzette?
Crepes Suzette is a famous French dessert made with crepes and Suzette butter - a sauce of caramelized sugar, butter, orange juice, zest of orange, and orange liqueur.
500
The last dynasty to rule in Korea is called the ______ Dynasty.
What is the Joseon Dynasty?
Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. It also houses the National Palace Museum and the National Folk Museum within the premises of the complex.
