Events
What 1954 Supreme Court case declared that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional in the United States?
Brown v. Board of Education.
Who was the "Iron Chancellor" who unified the various German states into the German Empire in 1871?
Otto von Bismarck.
Which 19th-century war, fought primarily on a peninsula in the Black Sea, is famous for the "Charge of the Light Brigade"?
The Crimean War.
In the Odyssey, what is the name of the cyclops that Odysseus blinds, leading to Poseidon’s decade-long grudge?
Polyphemus.
What 19th-century economic theory, championed by Adam Smith, advocates for minimal government interference in the market?
Laissez-faire.
The 1884–1885 Berlin Conference was held to regulate the colonization and trade of which continent?
Africa.
Which 20th-century figure led the "Salt March" as a non-violent protest against British colonial rule in India?
Mahatma Ghandi.
What was the name of the 1968 North Vietnamese offensive that turned American public opinion against the Vietnam War?
The Tet Offensive.
In Hindu mythology, who is the "Preserver" in the Trimurti, responsible for returning to earth in various avatars to restore dharma?
Vishnu.
What was the name of the secret diplomatic communication from Germany to Mexico in 1917 that helped draw the U.S. into WWI?
The Zimmermann Telegram.
What was the name of the 1688 event in England that saw King James II overthrown and replaced by William of Orange without a major war?
The Glorious Revolution.
Which 20th-century figure led the "Salt March" as a non-violent protest against British colonial rule in India?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
During the Punic Wars, which Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with war elephants to attack Rome?
Hannibal Barca.
According to the Aeneid, which queen of Carthage kills herself after being abandoned by the Trojan hero Aeneas?
Dido.
Which 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years' War and established the modern concept of "state sovereignty"?
The peace of Westphalia.
The 1922 "March on Rome" resulted in which leader being appointed Prime Minister of Italy?
Benito Mussolini.
Who was the primary author of the Second Treatise of Government, whose ideas on "Life, Liberty, and Property" deeply influenced Thomas Jefferson?
John Locke.
The 1453 fall of which city to the Ottoman Turks is often cited by historians as the end of the Middle Ages?
Constantinople.
Comparative mythology often cites the "Flood Myth." What is the name of the survivor in the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh who mirrors the story of Noah?
Utnapishtim.
The "Malthusian Catastrophe" suggests that population growth will eventually outpace what specific resource production?
Food Production.
What was the name of the 1815 meeting of European ambassadors whose goal was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
The Congress of Vienna.
Which Byzantine Empress, the wife of Justinian I, rose from the status of an actress to become one of the most powerful women in history, notably during the Nika Riots?
Empress Theodora.
What was the name of the 1905 naval battle where Japan decisively defeated the Russian Baltic Fleet, marking the first modern victory of an Asian power over a European one?
The Battle of Tsushima.
In Hesiod’s Theogony, which primordial deity castrated his father Uranus to seize power, and was later overthrown by his son Zeus?
Cronus.
What was the primary purpose of the 14th-century "Golden Bull" in the Holy Roman Empire?
To codify the electoral process for choosing the King of the Romans.