European History
This French Monarch reigned for 72 years, has been dubbed 'The Sun King'
Who is Louis XIV
The “shot heard round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
What is The Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
What is Constantinople?
62 countries worldwide share an independence day from this colonial empire.
What is the The British Empire
In 1917, Woodrow Wilson famously declared that "the world must be made safe for" this kind of political system.
What is Democracy
This Peace Treaty signed in 1648 Ended the Thirty Years War as well as established the Nation-State system.
What is the Peace of Westphalia
This famed American Historian argued that the frontier was pivotal in the creation of American Democracy.
Bonus Points (100): What was the document called?
Who is Frederick Jackson Turner
What is the Turner Thesis.
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
What is on the ides of March (March 15, 44 B.C.)?
What year did the Mexican Revolution start?
Bonus (100): Month and Day?
What is Nov. 20, 1910?
He is the only US president to have been a former prisoner of war.
Who is President Andrew Jackson?
This 1815 Battle was the definitive end of Napoleon Bonaparte's reign.
What is The Battle of Waterloo
This famous Supreme Court case established Judicial Review in 1803.
What is Marbury v Madison.
How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?
What is 19 years old?
Which ancient emperor commissioned the Terracotta Warriors?
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
This U.S. president, who served from 1841 to 1841, holds the distinction of having the shortest presidency in history, dying just 31 days after taking office. He also delivered the longest inaugural address ever given, at nearly two hours.
Who is the 9th President William Henry Harrison?
In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
What is Scotland
The First Big Business in America, In terms of Finance, labor, and management.
What is the Railroad Industry
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the eastern half of what powerful ancient empire?
What is The Roman Empire?
What were the names of Christopher Columbus's ships?
What are The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?
This democratic candidate from Minnesota lost 49 out of the 50 states in the 1984 presidential election.
Who is Walter Mondale.
This 19th Century Tsar is best known for the total upheaval of most of Russian society, by freeing the serfs.
Who is Alexander II.
This Anglo-American Treaty signed in 1794 Kicked the British out of the Great Lakes Region.
What is the Jay Treaty.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 and devastated which two Roman cities?
What was Pompeii and Herculaneum?
What was Johnny Appleseed's real name?
Who was John Chapman?
This American Figure co-founded the NAACP and was also the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard.
Who is W.E.B Dubois.