French Revolution
American History (Founding to present)
Ancient Greece
Paleontology
Medieval History
100
True or False:
Marie Antoinette said, "Let them eat cake!"
What is False?
100
This event happened on December 16, 1773. It was caused by the Tea Act and resulted in the "Intolerable" Acts.
The Boston Tea Party
100
This city in Ancient Greece was known as a center for the humanities, intellectuals, arts, and knowledge
What is Athens
100
This extinct species of shark is the second largest predator to have ever roamed the Earth.
What is a Megalodon?
100
These mounted soldiers were of noble birth and were often granted land in exchange for military service.
What are Knights?
200
This food we eat on a daily basis, was a delicacy during the french revolution, what was the food?
What is Bread!!
A loaf cost as much as a peasant’s mostly wage!
200
These two journalists who wrote All the President's Men investigated the break in at Watergate.
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
200
This period in Greek civilizations comes after the Bronze Age
What is the Dark age
200
What is a trilobite?
200
The widespread disease in the mid-1300s is known for wiping out almost one-third of Europe's population.
What is the Black Death/Plague?
300
During the French Revolution, a man was murdered in his bathtub, what was his name?
What is Jean-Paul Marat?
300
This man bought New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) from the Natives that lived there for the modern day equivalent of $24 .
(Note: the Natives who lived here were unnamed. They are believed to be the Canarsee Indians of the Lenape.)
Peter Minuet
300
This famous ruler hailed from Mycenae but was actually half Greek, on his mothers side.
Who is Alexander the Great
300
This dinosaur is the largest found to date.
What is a titanosaur?
300
This failed Crusade resulted in the excommunication of all soldiers involved as well as the sacking of Constantinople, much to Venice's delight.
What is the Fourth Crusade?
400
Napoleon was known to be short, what was his height?
What is 5'7?
400
This man of French, Haitian, and African descent founded the city of Chicago in the 1780s.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
400
This woman was the companion of Pericles and her intelligence was of a magnitude that Socrates often visited the house of Pericles to have discussions with her.
Who is Aspasia
400
This extinct species, the state fossil of Illinois, was first discovered in 1955 but has yet to be classified.
What is the Tully Monster?
400
This weapon, often seen as the superior siege implement, was used to batter the walls of a besieged castle or settlement
What is a trebuchet?
500
What year was the guillotine last used?
Hint: It was used after the Revolution
What is 1977?
500
This event occurred in Louisiana on April 13, 1873 (Easter Sunday). The event began when a group of white, democratic Southerns formed a militia to contest the local elections. 3 white men were killed, and between 62-153 Africans were killed.
A controversial landmark on the grounds says, "On this site occurred the _____ _____ in which 3 white men and 150 Negros were slain. This event on April 13, 1873 marked the end of carpetbag misrule of the South."
The Colfax Massacre
500
This term describes the generals who came to rule the empire after Alexander the Great's death.
What is Diadochi
500
This mass extinction event, often called "The Great Dying", saw up to 96% of marine species and 70% of land vertebrates go extinct.
What is the Permian-Triassic extinction event?
500
This 12th century queen is known for ruling over France and England as the same time.
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine