WAR
POLITICS
CINEMA V. HISTORY
MISCELLANEOUS
100
When did Hitler invade Poland?
1939
100
Who plotted a coup to overthrow the Chilean President in 1973?
Augusto Pinochet
100
In Inglourious Basterds, Hitler is killed in an assassination carried out by the film’s protagonists. How did he die in real life?
Committed suicide while hiding inside a bunker to avoid capture by the Soviet Army
100
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200
What event on 7 December 1941 prompted the United States to enter WW2?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
200
Name the figure most associated with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa in the second half of the XX century
Nelson Mandela
200
In The Gladiator, Commodus is killed in a duel with Maximus. Is this historically accurate?
No - Commodus was assassinated in 192 CE by the wrestler Narcissus, as part of a conspiracy
200
Who were the first European people to set foot on continental America?
The Vikings
300
Which 1815 battle finally ended Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as emperor?
The Battle of Waterloo
300
When were Brazilian women granted the right to vote?
In 1932 (fully established in 1945)
300
Did William Wallace (the main character in Braveheart) have an affair with Princess Isabella in real life?
No - she was barely a teenager during the Scottish rebellion
300
Which ancient civilisation built Hadrian’s Wall to mark the north-western frontier of its empire?
The Romans
400
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400
Which European noble was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico in 1864?
Maximilian I (of House of Habsburg)
400
Which historical event acts as a backdrop for the romance in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)?
The Cuban Revolution
400
When did the Spanish flu pandemic break out?
1918
500
Who did the Normans defeat and invade in 1066?
England
500
What's the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
A protest that took place in Boston as part of the boycott of the British Empire, triggering the American Revolution
500
In 300, Spartan women are portrayed as having much more freedom and independence compared to the rest of Greece. Is it historically accurate?
Yes - although they were far from equal to men, Spartan women were economically independent and were allowed to speak out in public
500
Which minority group were forcibly deported and massacred by the Ottomans in the Middle East in 1915?
The Armenians