American History
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
France
In USSR, What does the letter “R” stand for?
Republics
During the reformation, the Church was divided into...
The Protestant Church and Catholic Church.
What is the capital of Malaysia?
Kuala Lumpur
This artist is known for his work on the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
Which two signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to serve as president of the United States?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
This czarin(a) made a great gain after a fight with the Turks.
Catherine the Great
What was the Reign of terror?
A time during the French Revolution when the king and queen were executed.
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
Vaduz
Monks used ____________ to copy and illustrate the Bible.
Calligraphy
Who became US president after Herbert Hoover?
(Hint: his third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II)
Franklin D Roosevelt (1933)
Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote this nobel prize-winning book
The Gulag Archipelago
What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?
Japan and China were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of WW2.
With a population of more than 190 million, Uttar Pradesh is this country's largest state
India
This Russian artist is famous and generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art, possibly after Hilma af Klint
wassily kandinsky
What figure in American history, hero of the Mexican War, and losing candidate for president in 1852, is believed to have inspired the exclamation "Great Scott"?
Gen. Winfield Scott
What war happened in 1904-1905
What war happened in 1904-1905
Name the countries that were in the Triple Entente in the year 1914.
HINT: Triple Entente was an association between three countries, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I.
Triple Entente, the association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I.
Name all the countries Bangladesh’s land borders
Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast
What is the reason that Van Gogh painted so many self-portraits?
He could not afford models
Which city was the first nuclear reactor built, by Enrico Fermi?
Chicago
Name of the treaty that ended Russian involvement in WWI
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The catastrophic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD. was done by which active volcano?
Mount Vesuvius
Viking artifacts have been found on this large "new" Canadian island
Newfoundland
What is the Chapel of the Rosary?
Last work that Matisse made to honor the nun who took care of him.