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This man founded Scientology and was originally a sci-fi writer before deciding he liked religion better.
L. Ron Hubbard
In 1884, an international conference established what line as the official starting point for measuring time zones?
The Prime Meridian
03/14/1883
The Dirty War is the name given to the period of civic-military dictatorship from 1974 to 1983 in which country?
Argentina
In what year did the United States put a man on the moon?
1969
This secretive medieval order was accused of worshipping a demonic idol named Baphomet, and their leader was burned alive in 1314.
Knights Templar
What ancient civilization is credited with developing the first known 365-day calendar?
Egypt
When did Immanual Kant die?
02/12/1804
In 1910, what country established three state capitals with the goal of separating the executive, judicial, and legislative branches?
South Africa
This document, produced in imperial Russia, presents fabricated evidence for a Jewish plot to dominate the world.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
This self-declared 15th-century prophetess gathered a following in Italy, predicting the apocalypse and challenging the Pope—until they burned her at the stake.
Girolamo Savonarola
What ancient civilization first started using the 60 minute hour and 60 second minute?
Ancient Babylonians
When did Max Weber die?
01/14/1920
During the Punic Wars the famous Battle of Baecula saw Hasdrubal Barca defeated by Scipio Africanus. In what MODERN country did this battle take place?
Spain
In 610, Galileo famously published his work proving the Heliocentric Theory of the universe. This theory was originally proposed in 1543 by which astronomer?
Nicholas Copernicus
Multiple figures gathered massive followings impersonating a deceased Russian prince, one even managed to become Tsar before he was executed. What are they collectively called?
The False Dimitris
Roman king Numa Pompilius is credited with adding which two months to the Roman calendar, bringing the total up to 12?
January and February
When did Georg Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel die?
11/14/1831
In 1975 the CIA were allegedly involved in the dismissal of Prime Minister Edward Whitlam of what country?
Australia
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by the Egyptians, houses which Pharaoh’s tomb?
Khufu
This 15th-century cult was led by a teenage girl who claimed to have divine visions—and got burned as a witch for her troubles.
Jeanne de la Motte
The Hebrew calendar begins on what date, which some identify as the beginning of the creation (closest wins)
3761 BC
When did Theodore W. Adorno die?
08/06/1969
Coco Chanelle set Elsa Schiaparelli, dressed as a tree, on fire in what European city?
Paris
The Bavarian Illuminati was fizzled into non-existence because of a ban on secret society meetings in what year?
(closest guess wins)
1785