Pre Civil-War Presidents
Which Founding Father and future U.S. president wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which nation was South Korea’s main ally and which was North Korea’s?
South = United States, North = China (PRC)
Which civilization is considered the oldest known civilization on the African continent?
Egypt (Nubia acceptable)
In what city did Constantine establish the new capital of the Roman empire?
Constantinople
In which year did the Republic of Ireland officially gain independence from Britain?
1921
What year was George Washington inaugurated as the first president of the United States?
1789
What parallel separated North and South Korea prior to the war, and formed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) after the war ‘ended’?
38th Parallel
From which ancient African civilization did Hannibal, the general who marched on imperial Rome, come from?
Carthage (now Tunisia)
At the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine saw a vision that led him to victory. What was this vision of?
the Cross
What series of agreements is typically considered to have ended the period of violence known as the Troubles? 100 bonus points for naming the year they were signed?
The Good Friday Agreement / The Belfast Agreement; 10 April 1998
What was James Monroe’s foreign policy that attempted to keep European powers out of the Western hemisphere?
Monroe Doctrine
Which battle led to the retreat of North Korean forces from Seoul?
Battle of Inchon on the Korean Peninsula
Which sub-Saharan African civilization was made up of a series of impressive city-states known for trading with China and the Arab world?
The Swahili Coast
Before Constantine reunited the Roman Empire, which half of it was he emperor over?
West
In which city are the Troubles typically thought to have begun in?
Derry / Londonderry in Northern Ireland (Battle of the Bogside)
Which president is the only one to have killed someone in a duel?
Andrew Jackson
When was the Korean War Armistice signed?
1953 (July 27, 1953)
Which overarching ethno-linguistic term, or “family,” is generally used to describe more than 400 languages spoken across southern Africa?
Bantu
What was the name of Constantine’s mother, who was credited with finding fragments of the True Cross?
Helena/St. Helena
Which country attempted but failed to aid the 1916 Easter Rebellion / Easter Rising with a shipment of weapons and ammunition?
Germany
Which president had the most confirmed (not alleged) children? 100 bonus points for guessing how many he had.
John Tyler, 15
What was the ideology specific to (North) Korea developed by Kim Il Sung?
Juche = "self-reliance"
Which medieval sub-Saharan city was abandoned in the 15th century for reasons unknown to historians?
Great Zimbabwe
Which of Constantine’s edicts legalized Christianity?
Milan
When Northern Ireland was established after the conclusion of the Irish War of Independence, approximately what percentage of its population was Catholic? (within 5 percentage points)
34%