St. Joseph's History
The meaning behind "esse non videri."
What is "to be, not to seem?"
The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is Philadelphia?
The disease that killed almost 1/3 of the population of Europe in the 14th century.
What is the Bubonic Plague/Black Death?
The dictator of Germany during World War II.
In 1922, explorers found the tomb of this famous ancient ruler.
Who is King Tutankhamen?
The year St. Joseph's College was founded.
What is 1916?
The first United States president to reside in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
In the 16th century, this man nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church.
Who is Martin Luther?
The three countries that made up the Axis Powers in World War II.
What are Germany, Japan, and Italy?
This great warrior conquered Egypt in 332 BC.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This was the year males were first admitted to the college.
What is 1969?
A failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961.
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Chinese nationalist and rival to Mao Zedong.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
The Confederate Army general during the U.S. Civil War.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This group of ancient people ruled over Mexico in the 16th century.
Who are the Aztecs?
The initial name of St. Joseph's College.
What is St. Angela Hall?
This group organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The Khmer Rouge was a regime ruling this nation in the 20th century.
What is Cambodia?
The first emperor of France and one of the greatest military generals of all time.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
These early peoples first invented writing.
Who are the Sumerians?
The event that the original sisters of St. Joseph's fled from.
What is the French Revolution?
The bloodiest battle in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The overthrow of Nicholas Czar II by communists.
What was the Bolshevik Revolution?
The war known as the "War to end all Wars."
What is World War I?
The volcano that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
What is Mount Vesuvius?