Ancient Civilizations
What river was essential to the survival and development of the ancient Egyptian civilization?
The Nile River
What term describes the social system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for service or loyalty?
Feudalism
Which country's invasion of Poland in September 1939 is generally considered the start of World War II?
Germany
What major protest in 1773 saw colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Which major revolution began in 1789 and led to the end of the monarchy in France?
The French Revolution
Who is known for leading the nonviolent Indian independence movement against British rule?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which famous structure in Egypt was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu?
The Great Pyramid
Which major religion dominated Europe throughout the Middle Ages?
Christianity
What major global conflict was fought primarily using trench warfare?
World War I
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the U.S. from which European country?
France
The Russian Revolution of 1917 overthrew the Tsarist monarchy and brought which political party to power?
Bolsheviks
Who was the ancient Greek king who famously conquered a vast empire stretching to India?
Alexander the Great
Which ancient city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy?
Athens
What was the name of the series of religious wars fought between European Christians and Muslims over control of the Holy Land?
The Crusades
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended which World War?
World War I
What is the famous phrase describing the purchase of territory from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
Who was the main general who led the South American independence movements against Spanish rule?
Simón Bolívar
Which queen of the United Kingdom had the longest reign until she was surpassed by Elizabeth II in 2015?
Queen Victoria
What legendary wooden animal was used by the Greeks to infiltrate the city of Troy?
The Trojan Horse
What large, epidemic disease swept through Europe in the 14th century, killing millions?
The Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)
The famous 400,000-man evacuation of Allied troops from the French coast in 1940 took place at which city?
Dunkirk
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
The "Boston Massacre" was a key event in the American Revolution. In which year did it occur?
1770
Who was the Chinese Communist leader who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
A famous King of Babylon known for codifying a complete set of laws called...
Code of Hammurabi
The Renaissance began in which modern-day European country?
Italy
What was the name of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945?
"Little Boy" and "Fat Man"
What term was given to the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee people from their ancestral lands in the 1830s?
Trail of Tears
The Ten Days That Shook the World is a famous book chronicling which specific phase of the Russian Revolution?
The October Revolution (Bolshevik seizure of power)
The philosopher Socrates was the teacher of which other renowned Greek philosopher?
Plato
The Hellenistic Period of ancient history began with the death of which major military and political figure?
Alexander the Great
Which historical figure, crowned Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD, is considered the "Father of Europe"?
Charlemagne
What was the primary code-breaking center in the UK during World War II that successfully cracked the German Enigma code?
Bletchley Park
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine, issued in 1823?
To warn European nations against further colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere
The Edict of Nantes (1598) was revoked in 1685, causing a major upheaval and the exodus of which religious minority from France?
Huguenots
Who was the first woman to lead a major political party in the U.S. and ran for president in 1872?
Victoria Woodhull
What specific scripts was the Rosetta Stone inscribed with that allowed scholars to finally decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Three scripts: Hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Ancient Greek
The Reformation, initiated by Martin Luther, began in which German city when he posted his 95 Theses in 1517?
Wittenberg
The period of reduced fighting on the Western Front between September 1939 and May 1940 was derisively nicknamed what?
The Phoney War (or Sitzkrieg)
Who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, which ruled state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Earl Warren
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 led to the restoration of the constitutional government in which empire?
The Ottoman Empire
Who was the first female empress regnant in Chinese history, ruling during the Tang Dynasty?
Empress Wu Zetian