Dictators
Assassinations, pt. 2
Failed States
Bizarre Crossovers
-isms
100
Who ignored the soothsayer's warning to "beware the Ides of March", only to be betrayed by his friend Brutus?
Julius Caesar
100
Despite advocating nonviolence, which Indian leader met his end violently at the hands of a Hindu nationalist?
Mahatma Gandhi
100
Moctezuma II had the last few years of his reign plagued with conflict against Hernán Cortés. What empire did he rule?
Aztec Empire
100
When the viking Leif Erikson landed at Vinland, he became the first European to set foot on which continent?
North America
100
Which ideology advocates for the creation of an independent Jewish state in region of Judea?
Zionism
200
Which Asian dictator swam laps around Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a swimming pool in order to humiliate him?
Mao Zedong
200
Despite the east coast-west coast feud, rapper Nas stopped his 1996 concert for a moment of silence when who died?
Tupac Shakur
200
Which English colony mysteriously disappeared with the only trace being the word "CROATOAN" carved into a wood post?
Roanoke Colony
200
Yasuke, a man from Mozambique, was sent to Japan and became the first foreigner to receive what profession?
Samurai
200
Italian scholar Umberto Eco wrote 14 points to identify the tenets of this ideology, including "rejection of modernism" and "obsession with a plot"
Fascism
300
Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori was given what nickname during his presidential campaign?
El Chino
300
Which assassin attempted to kill King James VI with 36 barrels of gunpowder, which later turned into a holiday celebrated by burning a masked effigy?
Guy Fawkes
300
This 5 color flag represented the 5 main ethnic groups of this short lived Republic, which include the Mongols, the Tibetans, and the Hui Muslims.
Republic of China (1912-1949)
300
Napoleon III's 1861 invasion of Mexico resulted in defeat, which is now celebrated in what holiday?
Cinco de Mayo
300
Which nationalist ideology was held by Malcolm X, Haile Selaisse, Muammar Gaddafi, seeking to strengthen bonds among their diaspora?
Pan-Africanism
400
"Emperor" Norton had currency issued in his name, issued decrees in newspapers, and conducted foreign diplomacy, yet he never wielded any real power. What nation did he claim to rule?
United States of America
400
The word "assassin" comes from the Order of the Assassins, or "Hashashin". Some theorize this name refers to their usage of what substance?
Hashish (Cannabis)
400
Which nation, formed in 1836, was not recognized by the UK until 6 years after founding due to its practice of slavery?
Republic of Texas
400
Alessandra, now a right-wing politician, was only 20 when she recorded the 1982 J-pop record Tokyo Fantasy. Who was her grandfather?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3F8kLoazGg (play audio)
Benito Mussolini
400
Which famously long-named ideology opposes the disestablishment of a state church?
Antidisestablishmentarianism
500
The Haitian dictator Francois Duvalier, nicknamed "Papa Doc", manipulated which local religion to give himself a godlike status?
Haitian Vodou/Voodoo
500
Who did John Hinckley Jr. try to assassinate in order to impress the actress Jodie Foster?
Ronald Reagan
500
After freeing the colonies of Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, Simón Bolívar merged them into which larger nation?
Gran Colombia
500
Hong Xiuquan started the Taiping Rebellion because of a vision of his celestial brother telling him to rid the world of demons. Who did he claim was his brother?
Jesus Christ
500
If you're a "Millenarianist", what do you believe in?
Apocalypse/Rapture will happen soon