PLACE
The north end of the Adriatic Sea is a gulf that shares its name with this watery Italian city.
Venice
Let's 'ear it for this man who defeated Mike Tyson by an 11th round technical knockout in 1996.
Evander Holyfield
An Italian dish consisting largely of noodles and sauce.
spaghetti
Bavarian-Austrian is the form of this language spoken in such cities as Munich & Vienna.
German
President Nixon resigns.
Elizabeth II (1974)
This country's oil-refining Kharg Island was often bombed during its long 1980s war with Iraq.
Iran
It can be a jihad or a crusade.
Holy war
Spanish dish made of rice, beans, tortillas, beef, and cheese.
burrito
World Book says that only about 350 Gaulish words have become part of this modern language.
French
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.
Elizabeth I
This Dutch city is home to St. Bavo's Church; the NYC area of the same name is home to Abyssinian Baptist Church.
Haarlem/Harlem
Reigning from 891 to 894, Guy of Spoleto was the seventh man to hold this imperial title.
Holy Roman Emperor
A Japanese dish that is a small roll of raw fish, vegetables, or egg.
sushi
The Chinese in Hong Kong & Macao speak this dialect that's the one most commonly spoken overseas.
Cantonese
Hong Kong ceded to Great Britain.
Victoria
Brisbane is the capital of this "royal" Australian state.
Queensland
One derivation of this much-sought relic's name may be from the Latin "Sang Real" or "Royal Blood".
Holy Grail
French baked bread with usually a chocolate cream filling. We usually eat them in the morning! Very sweet.
donut
Petronius wrote his "Satyricon" in the vulgar form of this language.
Latin
Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
George VI
In the '90s Americans learned more about this African country highlighted here.
Somalia
The Papal Court, officially.
The Holy See
Pasta in the shape of pockets of dough containing a savory filling (could be meat or cheese).
raviolis
The Christian form of this Semitic language is called Syriac.
Aramaic
Jamestown, Virginia founded.
James I