Ancient (3000 BCE - 395 CE)
This historical figure conquered territory from Egypt to the Indian Border in the 5th century.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This historical figure painted the Sistine Chapel at the beginning of the 1500s.
This renowned scholar wrote, "I think therefore I am".
Who was Rene Descartes?
This country was founded in 1776.
This was the year Canada was created.
This writer of antiquity is still famous for making the epic a renowned form of poetry.
Who was Homer?
This band of Nomads was credited for conquering the most amount of consecutive land.
Who were the Mongols?
This royal dynasty was known for all the members of the family having a similarly-shaped jaw.
Who were the Hapsburgs?
The guillotine was invented in this year.
What is 1792?
This event from December 1917 is one of the biggest recorded explosions in history.
What was the Halifax explosion?
This monument that still stands today was built in 220 BCE.
This figure is credited with bringing the largest wave of Christianity to the Vikings.
Who was Olaf Trygvasson?
This famous Russian emperor was born in 1672.
Who was Peter the Great?
This author became famous for creating a language and turning it into a book.
Who was J.R.R Tolkien?
This statute was instituted into British law in 1931 allowing for British colonies to have legal freedom with a few exceptions.
What is the Statue of Westminster?
This ancient version of medicine was made by Hippocrates in an attempt to determine when the body was out of balance.
What are the four humours?
This historical figure instigated the War of the Roses.
Who was Richard, Duke of York?
This explorer became famous for being the second person to circumnavigate the globe but the first to actually complete the journey.
Who was Francis Drake?
This album is the highest-grossing album of all time.
What is Michael Jackson's Thriller?
This famous battle from World War I helped put Canada on the map as a country independent of Great Britain.
What was the Battle of Vimy Ridge?
This invention of archery was credited to these two mythological figures.
Who were Apollo and Artemis?
This person is credited with the beginnings of scholarly reform in Carolingian Frankia.
Who was Alcuin of York?
This scholar was arrested in 1633 for his heretical publications on the cosmos.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
The Communist Manifesto was first published in this location.
What is London, England?
On a drunken escapade, this political leader vomited in the House of Commons making it illegal to do so.
Who was John A Macdonald?