Empires
These two brothers founded Rome after being raised by a wolf.
Romulus and Remus
What is the name of the ancient Greek mathematician known for the Pythagorean theorem?
Pythagoras
Who spent the better part of his young, pre-political life running his family’s peanut farm?
Jimmy Carter
What was the fate of Henry VIII’s fourth wife?
Divorced
What president is our club secretary (Jo) related to?
Abraham Lincoln
The tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun was discovered by archaeologists in what decade?
1920s
What invention is often attributed to Johannes Gutenberg?
The Mechanized Printing Press
Who was the shortest-serving president in U.S. history, serving only 32 days in office?
William Henry Harrison (9th President)
The first and last Roman emperors had the same name. What was it?
Augustus
Abraham Lincoln was well-known for his adeptness in which combat sport?
Wrestling
At its height, Rome had the largest population of the ancient world. Historians estimate that the population reached about ____ people?
1 million
What vaccine did Edward Jenner develop?
The Smallpox vaccine
Which president is known for the "Great Society" programs, which aimed to reduce poverty and racial injustice and included initiatives like Medicare and Medicaid?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pope Gregory VII wrote a Dictatus Papae where, among other things, he demanded that Princes kiss which body part of his?
His feet
Which US President nicknamed his genitals “Jumbo”?
Lyndon B Johnson
This ancient empire is said to have invented the toothbrush.
The Islamic Empire
What was the nationality of the author of the first novel ever written?
Japanese (her names was Murasaki Shikibu and she wrote The Tale of Genji)
On June 4, 1961, President John F. Kennedy and USSR Premier Nikita Khrushchev famously met in what European capital city to discuss the relationship between their two countries?
Vienna
Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with looking for the source of immortality. What was the main ingredient in the elixir that supposedly killed him?
Mercury
What holiday celebration was Roland the Farter expected to perform yearly?
Christmas
What ancient empire used a form of strings and knots to record information?
Incan Empire
For what purpose was the Rosetta stone made?
It was a decree to commemorate Ptolemy V’s ascension to the throne
One of America’s most well known poems by Walt Whitman begins: O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; The ship has weathered every track The prize we sought is won. In this poem, Whitman’s captain is this president?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Russian Czar visited Japan, got a Yakuza tattoo on his chest, and his face sliced by a police officer with a katana?
Czar Nicholas II
Which French King was named “the Silly” for suffering delusions such as thinking he was made of glass?
Charles VI