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Hitler would learn nothing from this emperor's 1812 invasion of Russia
Who is Napoleon (I)?
Tenzing Norgay and this New Zealand man, supposed namesake (or not) for a 2016 presidential candidate, summited Mount Everest in 1953
Who is Edmund Hillary?
Hugo Weaving played V, a character inspired by Guy Fawkes, in this movie
What is "V for Vendetta?"
All of this country's coastline is on the Bay of Bengal
What is Bangladesh?
Napoleon experienced his this at this location in Belgium
What is Waterloo?
David Lynch died in 2025 in this second-largest American city, hope to Mulholland Drive.
What is Los Angeles?
For him, it was "good to be the king" until he was executed at the Place de la Concorde in 1793
Who is Louis XVI?
Even though it's the tallest mountain in Africa, and snow-capped, it's considered climbable even by beginners
What is Kilimanjaro?
Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators behind this Plot to blow up Parliament
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
Barack Obama failed to close the controversial detention camp at this location in Cuba
What is Guantanamo Bay?
This was the deadliest battle fought in Pennsylvania
What is Gettysburg?
Davey Crockett died in the battle at this San Antonio mission. Don't forget!
What is the Alamo?
I'm not sure if it's better to refer to this leader as the Sun King, or the State
Who is Louis XIV?
This second-tallest mountain in the world is considered a more difficult and dangerous climb than Everest
What is K2?
Opposed to James I, Guy Fawkes was a member of this Religious sect
What is Catholicism/Catholic?
The James Bay is a bay off of this much larger Bay in northeastern Canada
What is Hudson Bay?
Just before the battle at this Greek place, Pheidippides ran the 26.2 miles from Athens to Sparta to request help
What is Marathon?
This noble's untimely death would come in Paris in 1997 as a result of a car crash
Who is Princess Diana?
Though he wouldn't have been called "roi," this "great" man was crowned king of the Franks on Christmas day, 800 AD
Who is Charlemagne?
Vinson Massif, the tallest mountain in Antarctica, is claimed by this Andean country
What is Chile?
Guy Fawkes Night takes place every year on this calendar date
What is 5 November?
Across the Bay from San Francisco, this city is the hometown of Marshawn Lynch, and the former home of the Raiders
What is Oakland?
Harold and the Anglo-Saxons were trounced by William and the Normans on this battlefield in 1066
What is Hastings?
This Catholic would meet his end in Dallas, TX on 22 November, 1963. Cause of death - well, it's complicated.
Who is JFK
This nephew, not son, of Napoleon Bonaparte, would be the final monarch of France.
Who is Napoleon III?
You'd need to go through quite a lot of ice to reach the South Pole, also the site of this American research base named for the first two expeditions to reach it.
What is Amundsen-Scott (Research Base)?
Guy was known by this first name, also common in Italy, while fighting for Spain.
What is Guido?
This city is the smallest in population to host an NFL franchise
What is Green Bay?
You don't need to ask the X-Men to know that this was the battle in which Hannibal and the Carthaginians surrounded and slaughtered the Romans despite being outnumbered.
What is Cannae?
This Czech theologian was executed by the Catholic Church, and his followers successfully fought off five crusades
Who was Jan Hus?