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This day was deemed the “day of infamy” and dragged the United States into WWII.
What is December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor?
Pope Pius XI hated this man with a burning vengeance, even after being given back the Vatican in 1929.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This American Revolutionary War general defected to the British side in 1780 and plotted to surrender West Point.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Martin Luther was summoned to this 1521 imperial assembly where he refused to recant his writings before the Holy Roman Emperor.
What is the Diet of Worms?
This “King of Pop” died in 2009, sparking global tributes and one of the most-watched memorial services in television history.
Who was Michael Jackson?
This Man of Steel led the USSR through the “Great Patriotic War” against the Nazis.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This Marxist MLC professor has been ruling the Social Studies Division as its Chairman with an Iron Fist for years past his term.
Who is Professor Peter Baganz?
In 64 AD, after a devastating fire in Rome, this Roman emperor blamed Christians and ordered brutal persecutions against them.
Who was Nero?
This Dominican friar’s aggressive sale of indulgences in German territories helped provoke Martin Luther to write the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517.
Who is Johann Tetzel?
This social media platform, founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg while he was a student at Harvard, became the world’s largest social networking site.
What is Facebook?
This day of days saw the Allied Armies land in France and open the final front of the war against Hitler.
What is D-day June 6, 1944?
This Cuban revolutionary leader seized power in 1959 and ruled the country for decades after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista.
Who is Fidel Castro?
This Roman senator became the most famous traitor in Roman history after joining the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
Who is Brutus?
Martin Luther opposed this 1524–1525 uprising in Germany, writing Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes in condemnation of the rebels.
What is the German Peasants’ War?
In 2001, this fantasy film launched a blockbuster trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels and was directed by Peter Jackson.
What is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?
This major turning point saw the loss of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers to American Navy fliers.
What is the Battle of Midway?
After serving as president of the Second French Republic, this nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a 1851 coup and declared himself Emperor of France the following year.
Who is Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte? (Napoleon III)
This Spanish monarch and her husband Ferdinand established the Spanish Inquisition in 1478, targeting converted Jews suspected of secretly practicing Judaism.
Who is Isabella I?
In 1520, Pope Leo X issued this papal bull threatening Martin Luther with excommunication unless he recanted his teachings.
What is Exsurge Domine?
This 2003 video game, developed by Rockstar Games, became infamous for its open-world crime gameplay and sparked widespread debate over video game violence.
What is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
This American general, “Old Blood and Guts,” famously led his 3rd Army through Europe and caused quite a ruckus amongst his superiors.
Who is General George Patton?
This Ugandan dictator genocided between 300,000 and 500,000 people of his own country. He also had claimed 43 children.
Who is Idi Amin?
In 1290, this English king ordered the expulsion of all Jews from England, a ban that lasted more than 350 years.
Who was Edward I?
This humanist scholar and early supporter of church reform debated Martin Luther in 1524–1525 over the issue of free will versus predestination.
Who is Desiderius Erasmus?
In 2006, this fourth-generation Pokémon game series was released for the Nintendo DS, introducing the Sinnoh region and Pokémon like Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup.
What is Pokémon Diamond and Pearl?