American History
The American Civil War was fought during this time frame.
What is 1861-1865?
If someone starts talking about Bleeding Kansas, I don't care.
Aaron Burr shot and killed this man during a duel.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This team won the 2015 World Series.
Who are the Kansas City Royals?
This country supported many coups all around the world during the Cold War.
What is the United States of America?
The capital of the Roman Empire in the year 0.
What is Rome?
This number of American presidents have been assassinated.
What is four?
200 bonus points if the team can name them all.
600 bonus points if the team can name all the assassins.
This American President was famous for dueling.
The Royals are in this division and conference of the MLB.
What is the American League Central?
A coup led by this individual led to the battle of the Alamo, which he also happened to be a part of.
Who was Santa Anna?
(full name: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón)
The capital of the Roman Empire was moved to this location by this leader. (both required to be correct)
What is Constantinople by Constantine?
This American president was commonly called "His Accidency" in letters, and he would return them unopened.
Who was John Tyler?
This is commonly considered to be the honorable way of surrendering in a duel.
What is shooting into the air?
This player holds the record for most home runs hit in a career.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This region on Earth is called the Coup Capital of the World. This is a modern term.
What is ____? (Insert any place in Sub-Saharan Africa. It's called the Coup Belt for a reason.)
The Roman religion was a complex thing. They took inspiration from many religions, including this group.
Who were ____? (Insert any European pagan religion. I might have to look it up. If you say the Greeks, you are correct.)
Only two presidents have been shot on the campaign trail. One is our current president, and the other one was _____.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Andrew Jackson used this strategy to win a duel against Charles Dickinson. Andrew Jackson had pain for the rest of his life.
What is getting shot?
This player holds the longest streak of most consecutive games played.
Who is Cal Ripken Jr.?
Major General Smedley D. Butler foiled a coup attempt in this year. ± 3 years
What are the years 1933 or 1934?
The founder of the city of Rome committed this crime as soon as the city was established.
What is fratricide?
America originally supported this country as a place for freed slaves to go. Their flag still shows a resemblance.
What is Liberia?
Colenol Barbier-Dufai dueled with Captain Raoul de Vere in one of the most horrific duels ever over an insult about this.
What is his cockade (hat ribbon)? Hat is also correct.
This player famously killed a bird on the field of play.
Who is Randy Johnson?
A failed coup attempt occurred against General Charles de Gaulle about this issue.
The withdrawal from Algeria.
The Byzantine Empire feuded with this major empire, allowing them both to be beaten terribly by the Rashidun Caliphate.
What was the Sassanid (Persian) Empire?