After the Greats
Pompey the Great lost the Roman civil war to this man’s adoptive father Julius Caesar. He would then go on to fight two more civil wars before becoming Rome's First Emperor.
Who was Augustus/Octavian?
"L'état c'est moi" said this absolute monarch who consolidated royal authority, built the palace of Versailles, and still had time to leisure as France's longest reigning King.
Who was Louis XIV?
Oh say can you see? Is that Washington crossing the Delaware? (During this war which broke out in 1776). It's not of much help, but know the British were involved
What was the American Revolution/War for Independence?
What is the Treaty of Oregon?
Challenge to support Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) research that many people and celebrities participated in
What is the [ALS] Ice Bucket Challenge?
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the great, was proclaimed emperor of the Romans in 800. But it wasn't until more than a century later that this man, also known as “the great”, really established the holy roman empire.
Who was Otto I/the great?
A General turned Statesman, this man was involved heavily in both leading free French forces after the government’s surrender during WWII, and with the later creation of the Fifth Republic, for which he served as its first president
Who was Charles de Gaulle?
A slave revolt turned full blown rebellion, this bloody revolution led at first by Toussaint Louverture, saw the creation of the first free Black Republic, out of what had been France’s most wealthy colony
What was the Haitian Revolution?
Industry that started in 1960 that has since flourished in oregon due to the ease of hop growing in the reigon
What is the craft beer industry?
A celebrity wore a raw meat dress to the 2010 MTV Music Awards
Who was Lady Gaga?
Upon his death, one of Alexander the Great's generals would stake his claim in Egypt, setting up a ruling dynasty that would last until the death of Cleopatra.
Who was Ptolemy I Soter? (or just Ptolemy)
This revolutionary figure was an early ally of Robespierre, but would later become an outspoken critic of the committee of public safety and “the terror”. The committee responded cordially in April 1794 by introducing him and some fellow supporters to the Guillotine
Who was George Danton?
A tide of revolutionary fervor swept across Europe during these mid 19th century revolutions, to greater effect in some states than others. These events were also nicknamed after the season of blossoming and rebirth, though it's unlikely many people were frolicking in the fields at this time
What were the 1848 Revolutions/Springtime of the people?
University that spearheaded robotics in Oregon?
What is Squid Games?
Catherine the Great lived to see the French revolution, but it was this one of her later successors who would eventually triumph over Napoleon together with the coalitions, and represent Russian interests at the Congress of Vienna.
Who was Tzar Alexander I?
A noted public administrator, this man oversaw the complete transformation of Paris under Napoleon III’s imperial administration, turning the city into the master planned network we know today
Who was George-Eugene Haussmann?
People were fed up with western influence during this rebellion in northern China. Taking place at the turn of the 19th century, an 8 nation alliance of foreign powers stepped in to put down by force
What is The Boxer Rebellion?
Oregon governor who was associated with the KKK
Who was Walter M. Pierce?
The dual release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer called...
What is Barbenheimer?
King Kamehameha The Great unified the major Hawaiian islands through conquest and diplomacy, becoming the new kingdom’s first monarch. Its last was this Queen, also a prolific composer, who was deposed and imprisoned in her own palace
Who was Queen Liliʻuokalani?
1830? 1848? 1870? This guy saw it all! From Louis Phillipe, to Louis Napoleon, this noted historian and statesman, was at times a revolutionary hero, and a revolution crusher. Participating in the July uprising, only to suppress the Paris Commune 40 years later as the soon to be president of the third republic
Who was Adolphe Thiers?
To the Baker’s house they went. Who were they? Disgruntled women mostly, off to Versailles to confront the royal family about the cost of food. The royals were brought back to Paris by the crowd during this notable moment during the French Revolution
What were The October Days?
Largest wartime housing development in the nation that held a diverse community and flooded in 1948
What was Vanport?
Name of Carly Rae Jepsen’s most popular song
What is Call Me Maybe?