The Ides of March (03/15)
Women in European History
Irish (Celtic) History
Famous American Women
Famous Irish people
100

Who was famously assassinated on the Ides of March

Julius Caesar


100

Where did women lead a march to demand cheap bread and for the royal family to return to Paris

Versailles or March on Versailles


100

From which central linguistic tree does Celtic derive from

Indo-European

100

Which singer currently holds the title for having won the most Grammys (28)

Beyonce

100

This famous actress has played many famous roles including Jo March in "Little Women" and Briony Tallis in "Atonement" 

Saoirse Ronan

200

Which Roman senator led the assassination

Marcus Brutus

200

Which cultural movement splintered Catholic European motherhood was elevated as the highest ideal of womanhood against the Catholic ideal of "brides for Christ" i.e nuns

Protestant Reformation

200

Ireland gained its independence from this country in 1922

The UK 

200

Which first lady famously saved a portrait of George Washington by directing her slave to carry it during the burning of the Capitol

Dolly Madison

200

Joe Biden quoted this famous Irish writer in his farewell address to Deleware when he said "Dublin will be written on my heart." This man's most famous work is "Ulysses"

James Joyce

300

Who wrote the famous line "Et tu, Brute"

Shakespeare

300

Which was the first Christian group to prominently allow women to speak from the pulpit (preach) 

Quakers

300

This agreement ended the Troubles between Ireland and Northern Ireland in 1998

Good Friday Agreement 

300

Who was the first black woman to run for president

Shirley Chisholm

300

He is the blonde-haired member of One Direction

Niall Horan
400

What year was Caesar assassinated?

44 B.C

400
What book, written by Castuglione, details an ideal court lady as well educated, charming, and not expected to seek fame

The Courtier

400

A fierce leader of the British Celtic Iceni which revolted against the Roman authority in AD 60

Boudica

400

She was a middle class woman in the 1800s who gained attention for her efforts at reforming asylums and mental hospitals

Dorthea Dix

400
He is originally from Galway and came to America for grad school. He speaks 7 languages and teaches Latin and classical studies at Cypress

Dr.Lyons

500
How many times was Caesar stabbed

23

500
Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women, and lived in revolutionary France
Olympia de Gouges
500

The idea of Pan-Celticism, or a unified Celtic state, came to relative prevalence in the 20th C. due to which notable historical event

Easter Rising

500

Who was the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives when not all women could vote, why was she controversial

Jeanette Rankin; pacifist ideology

500

Her ancestor came to America alone at 15 in the late 1800s from Ireland and settled in Iowa City, Iowa. She was baptized at St.Mary's Church in Greenwich, CT, the same church Bobby and Ethel Kennedy were married in. 

Darian