Famous Songs
Name this first Song Emperor, whose dynasty ruled for 300 years.
Taizu/Zhao Kuangyin
Name this Holy Roman Emperor who drowned on the way to a crusade
Frederick Barbarossa
Name this Eastern European nation which was formerly subjugated by the Mongols
Russia
Name this dance which gained popularity in 1900; dots
Polka
What does Lindisfarne mean?
Holy Island
Name an 'Able Military Officer' of the early Southern Song
Yue Fei, Han Shizhong
Name this King of England, who lost to William the Conqueror
Name this first Soviet Leader
Vladimir Lenin
Name this popular act of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries
Revolution
What's on Lindisfarne?
Lindisfarne Castle
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Name this calligrapher, politician, and structural engineer who wrote the Wan'an bridge report tablet
Cai Xiang
What color represents the Dutch Monarchy?
Orange
In what year was the city of Moscow founded?
1147
Name this playwright, who wrote The Quare Fellow
Brendan Behan
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Where is Lindisfarne?
Northumberland Coast
Name this last northern Song dynasty emperor
Qinzong
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Name this French King, the grandson of Charles the Bald
Louis II
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Name this 15th century Merchant Republic, which traded north of Moscow
Novgorod
Name this style of fire-proof coat and cloak which are fashionable among medieval kings
Salamander Fur
Who built Lindisfarne castle?
Henry VIII, possibly
Name this final Song Emperor
Name this seventh king of the Piast Dynasty
Mieszko II Lambert
What is the relevant Classic Blunder?
Never enter a land war with Russia in the winter
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Where does the myth of the Unicorn originate?
Caucasus Mountains
Why is Lindisfarne famous?
Lindisfarne was an important early center of Christianity in Britain