New York
What is New Amsterdam?
This empire was formally dissolved in 1806
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
This holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt
What is Passover?
This dog breed is traditionally used to retrieve game from water
What is a Labrador Retriever?
This Italian artist painted The School of Athens
Who is Raphael?
This urban planner revolutionized NYC in the early 20th century
Who is Robert Moses?
This treaty ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This Hindu festival is known as the Festival of Lights
What is Diwali?
This breed, often called a “sausage dog,” was bred in Germany
What is a Dachsund?
This Spanish artist painted Guernica in response to the bombing of a Basque town
Who is Picasso?
This river separates Manhattan from the Bronx
What is the Harlem River?
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between these two countries in 1494
What are Portugal and Spain?
This Christian Holiday marks the beginning of Lent
What is Ash Wednesday?
This herding breed was famously used by the U.S. military in World War I
What is a German Shepherd?
This 19th-century French-based movement focused on capturing light and fleeting moments, often painted outdoors
What is impressionism?
The Statue of Liberty came to NYC in this year
What is 1885?
This English document limited the power of the monarchy in 1215
What is the Magna Carta?
The USSR banned all religious holidays in this year
What is 1929?
This dog breed shares its name with a region in Japan and is considered a national treasure there
What is an Akita?
This Dutch painter created The Night Watch, though the scene actually takes place during the day
Who is Rembrandt?
This is the amount of mayors in NYC history
What is 112?
Gavrilo Princip assassinated this man in 1914, sparking World War I
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This pagan festival marking the winter solstice influenced later Christian traditions
What is Yule?
What is a Tibetan Mastiff?
This 20th-century art movement, led by André Breton, drew heavily on Freudian psychoanalysis
What is Surrealism?