Irish History
The famous Saint Patrick removed this from Ireland.
What are the Protestants?
This hair trend was popularized in the 1500s by nobles and judges for men and eventually caught on among noble women due to a symptom of Syphilis.
This city is the capital of Vietnam.
What is Hanoi?
This Mediterranean island is the origin of modern understanding of the mafia.
What is Sicily?
What is Pregnancy?
The capital of Ireland, Dublin has been inhabited since the 9th century. It was founded for this reason.
There is a debate among Scientists over the origin of Syphilis. This is the nickname it has been given.
What is the "Syphilis Wars"
This country has territory spanning more time zones than any other country.
What is France? (12 Time zones compared to Russia's 11)
A mafia is an secret hierarchical criminal organization. This country has the oldest known example of such structure.
What is Japan? (The Yakuza began operating before the Sicilian Mafia by a few years.)
The most powerful pirate in history was a woman. She commanded a fleet of 300 ships that employed 20 to 40 thousand pirates. She originated in this country.
What is China? (Her name was Ching Shih)
The traditional name of Ireland hailing from its Gaelic roots.
What is Eire?
This continent had the highest percentage of people infected with Syphilis at any point in history.
What is Antartica?
This point is the farthest point on Earth from any land. Often referred to as the most remote place on Earth.
DAILY DOUBLE - This Canadian city had the largest mafia presence.
What is Hamilton?
Jeanne de Clisson was enraged after her husband's unjust execution at the hands of French Nobles. As revenge she began raiding the French coast and was known as the Lioness of this region in France.
What is Brittany?
This English King was the first King to name himself King of Ireland.
Who is Henry VIII?
This major European city experienced the first major Syphilis outbreak in 1494.
What is Naples, Kingdom of Naples? (Not the one in Florida)
This American city lays directly on the border of Texas and Arkansas.
What is Texarkana?
This American WWII operation in Italy was aided by local Mafia families with connections to Italian American intelligence officers.
What is Operation Husky?
Female pirates were well known for forbidding this act among their crews which was not typical for male captains at the time.
What is Rape?
This year marked the beginning of the Great Potato Blight.
When is 1845?
This crater on the moon is named after the man who named syphilis.
What is Fracastorius Crater?
A pole of inaccessibility is the point on a continent farthest from any ocean. In 1967 the bust of this man was placed at what was considered the pole of inaccessibility for Antarctica at the time.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This is the name of the Mafia's code of silence.
What is Omerta?
This woman was the last American woman executed for Piracy in America in 1789.
Who is Rachel Wall?