Art & Artists
He finished sculpting "David" in 1504 but never completed his 12 Apostles for Florence's Cathedral.
Who is Michelangelo?
1944 date on which more than 5,000 ships carried Allied troops across the English Channel.
This Macedonian King defeated the Persian army under Darius III in 333 B.C.
Leading the Redskins in 1988, He became the first African-American Quarterback to win the Super Bowl.
Who is Doug Williams?
In 1798, the Senate began it's first trial of this type; the Defendant was fellow senator William Blount.
What is Impeachment?
These transports, first sent up in 1981, lift off like a rocket & land like a plane.
What is a Space Shuttle?
In the language of creator Rodin, this sculpture is "Le Penseur".
What is "the Thinker"?
Day on which Mexico's battle of Puebla is celebrated.
What is May 5?
(Cinco de Mayo)
In 1871, the Treaty of Frankfurt ended the war between France & this German state, led by Bismarck.
What is Prussia?
This team chose not to be called the "Nickels" but instead paid homage to Western hero "Cody".
Who are the Buffalo Bills?
Who is William Henry Harrison?
In the name of a British car, Aston was a hill where it was tested & this man was a company founder.
Who is Lionel Martin?
His "The Potato Eaters" was among painting taken from a museum in Holland in 1988.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
The Egyptian Government opened his famed mummy case on March 6, 1924.
Who is King Tut?
Ruling from 1764 to 1795, Stanislaus II was the last king of this country.
What is Poland?
Led by this Quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1975 & '76.
Who is Terry Bradshaw?
From 1789 to 1797, he cast only 2 vetoes, an average of 1 per presidential term.
Who is George Washington?
in 1785 Congress began mail service using this horse-drawn carriage.
What is a Stagecoach?
Frida Kahlo married him in 1929; the divorced in 1939 & remarried in 1940.
Who is Diego Rivera?
It's said that on this date King George III wrote in his diary, "Nothing of importance happened".
What is July 4, 1776?
Around 981, this "colorful" explorer was banned from Iceland for 3 years for killing a neighbor.
Who is Eric the Red?
What is a Lateral?
What is the Republican Party?
The HU-1A "Huey" was the main medevac one of these in the Vietnam War.
What is a Helicopter?
He was nearly blind when he painted his series of "Water Lilies".
Who is Claude Monet?
This Roman fell victim to assassins on the Ides, or 15th of March, 44 B.C.
In 1825, the Decemberists attempted a coup in this country - It didn't work.
What is Russia?
In the Mid-1980s, the Giants started the tradition of dumping this beverage on a winning coach.
What is Gatorade?
This "Rough Rider" was FDR's uncle by marriage as well as his cousin.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
Henry Ford once said you could buy a Model T in any color as long as it was this
What is Black?