The Arts
Who wrote the Fifth Symphony?
Who became Lord Protector of the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
Who was the leader of the PLO?
Yassir Arafat
100 Bonus Points-What does PLO stand for?
Who is the Father of Dutch Liberties?
William the Silent
What is Friederich Nitzsche known for?
Existentialist philospher
Who painted Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the leader first Persian King to conquer all of Greece?
Xerxes
100 Bonus Points-Who was his dad?
What country is Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinistas from?
Nicaragua
Who founded the Methodist Church?
John Wesley
Who began America's Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Who wrote the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"?
Martin Luther
What was the name given o the invasion of Normandy in northern France?
D-Day
What nation did Saddam Hussein invade, prompting Operation Desert storm?
Kuwait
100 Bonus Points-why?
Greece
What was Rome's greatest contribution to the world?
Law
100 Bonus Points-What was Sumer's greatest contribution to civilization?
True or False: Dante is the world's greatest writer in the English Language
False.
100 Bonus Points: Who is?
100 MORE Bonus Points: What did Dante write?
Who won the Hundred Years' War?
France
Where was Mussolini's first act of aggression?
Albania
Who was a conservative leader of Germany?
Helmut Kohl
Who was a great leader during the Scottish Reformation?
John Knox
Who is the greatest artist of the Italian Renaissance?
Michaelangelo
How were the two leaders of Operation Desert Storm?
Who was the Vietnamese leader during the Vietnam war?
Ho Chi Minh
100 Bonus Points-What was the Tet Offensive?
Nickolas Sarkozy was the president of what nation?
France
Who was the greatest scholar of the Northern Renaissance?
Desiderius Erasmus
100 Bonus Points-Who was the greatest scientist of all time?