Ancient History
Which civilisation was in a river valley in North Africa?
Kemet (Egypt), Nubia, Greeks or Romans I guess
What former British colony rebelled in the 1770s (gaining independence in 1776) becoming their own country?
the United States (double points if one says 13 Colonies, the original name)
Which event caused the monarchy in France to fall? (double points if one says a reason for this event)
Which European colonial empire ruled Koonarta from 1810-Independence (1901)?
Which European kingdom colonised the area making their language to have the most speakers in Mexico?
Kingdom of Castile - Spain
Name the crop that the Indigenous people of the Americas domesticated from teosinte.
Maize (corn)
Which British monarch ruled between 1837 and 1901?
Queen Victoria
Dante Alighieri split France into two parts based on how they said "yes" (at the time). Name one of the ways of saying "yes" that was grouped into a language.
òc and/or oïl (becoming Occitan and French)
Which Coralliennish group colonised the Mentawai Islands (irl part of Indonesia)?
the Caxolians
Name one culture from Precolumbian Mexico
ex. Nahuas (Aztecs), Maya, Toltecs, Olmecs, Chichimecas, etc
Which civilisation invented paper money, fireworks, and umbrellas?
(Ancient) China
From which countries did the Germanic speaking settlers of England originate from (Saxons, Angles, Jutes, Frisians)
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands
The French Revolution led the French government to become very ____________.
A) Religious, B) Secular, C) Violent
B) Secular
What is the name for the Aboriginal people (from Australia) who discovered and settled Koonarta in 3000 BCE?
the Noongar (Nyungah)
What is the English name for Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, which is known as the Aztec Empire to some people?
the Triple Alliance
What is the name given to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (mostly in modern Iraq)
Mesopotamia
from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”)
Which language did William the Conqueror speak? Many words in modern English from his language.
Norman and/or French
Name one historic people group that has either lived in or conquered France (double if all 3 listed were said)
Celts (Gauls), Romans, Franks
Who are the Caxolian people descended from?
Kemites (ancient Egyptians) and Tamils
What is the name of the city that was renamed by the Spaniards as Mexico City?
Tenochtitlan
Which ancient peoples spoke a language that is the ancestor to languages such as Hindi, Spanish, Persian, and English?
Indo-Europeans
What is the name of the Celtic queen who led a (failed) rebellion against the Romans?
Boudica
In which modern countries did the Franks originate?
Belgium and the Netherlands
In which year did the Duchy of Savoy claim Savangeurope? (bonus points if one says the day)
1631 (24 August)
In which year was New Spain founded?
1521