Punic Wars
Who won the Punic wars: Rome or Carthage?
Rome
Who founded the Mongol empire in 1206?
Genghis Khan
Which type of warfare was highly developed on the Western Front in WW1?
Trench warfare
What was the name of the 1954 court case that ruled separate schools are not equal?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who were the four members of the Beatles? (partial credit and naming by first or last name allowed)
Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon
Which general led Carthaginian troops across the Alps?
Hannibal
Which famous trade route did the Mongol empire further develop?
Silk Road
What event is typically seen as kickstarting WW1?
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the name of the 1963 case that ruled that defendants must be provided with representation without charge?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Which US state did blues originate in?
Mississippi
Which civilization founded Carthage originally?
The Phoenicians
What was the official name of the Mongol dynasty? (call back to first trivia!)
Yuan
Which U.S. president founded the League of Nations after WW1?
Wilson
Which important case established the precedent for judicial review, meaning the ability for the court to decide on the constitutionality of laws?
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Which city in the UK were all the Beatles from?
Liverpool
Which island was the First Punic War fought over?
Sicily (Corsica also acceptable)
Which group halted Mongol expansion into Egypt?
Mamluks
The Zimmerman Telegram revealed Germany's intent to entice which country to join it against the U.S.?
Mexico
Which case ruled that the Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers after Maryland imposed a tax on the Bank of the United States?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which French political figure was Beethoven a fan of?
Napoleon
Who was the most famous Roman military general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama?
Scipio Africanus
Which dynasty did the Mongols lose China to in 1368?
The Ming
In which battle was poison gas first used effectively as a weapon?
Second Battle of Ypres
Which case ruled that freedom of speech and the press could be limited if the words created "a clear and present danger"?
Schenck v. United States
Who was Beethoven's most famous teacher in Vienna?
Joseph Haydn