Today in History
Europe
Christmas
100
The Amendment of the Constitution that was ratified in 1865 and prohibited slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
100
The country where the Statue of Liberty was constructed
What is France?
100
The person who inspired the modern version of Santa Claus
Who was Saint Nicholas of Myra?
200
The year that construction of the Washington Monument was completed
When was 1884?
200
The largest country in Europe
What is Russia?
200
The author of "A Christmas Carol"
Who was Charles Dickens?
300
The result of America's first attempt to launch a satellite into space in 1957
What is an explosion on the launch pad?
300
The Spanish festival involving people throwing tomatoes at each other
What is the Tomatina Festival?
300
The city and state where all of U.S.'s letters addressed to Santa Claus go
Where is Santa Claus, Indiana?
400
The only president of the Confederate States of America, who passed away in 1889
Who was Jefferson Davis?
400
The smallest (in terms of area) country in Europe
What is Vatican City?
400
The number of letters addressed to Santa Claus that Canada's postal system receives each year (round to the nearest million)
How much is a million?
500
The country that introduced the first state education system
What is Austria?
500
The official language of the only European country whose official language is not named after the country itself
What is Serbo-Croatian?
500
The reason that Christmas is celebrated on December 25th
What is the Roman sun god?
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