World War II
What was the D-day?
The Normandy landings in 1944, marking the start of the Allied comeback.
In which century did the French Revolution take place?
The French Revolution began in the 18th century.
Which were the main countries in the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
What was the name of the Roman arena where gladiators fought?
Colosseum
Which natural resource fueled many steam engines and factories?
Coal
One of the most notable victims of the Holocaust, this character got a lot of recognition after the posthumous release of her diary.
Anne Frank
Who was Louis XVI?
He was the King of France at the beginning of the Revolution.
What was the nickname for the Berlin Wall, created by Winston Churchill?
The Iron Curtain.
Which Roman emperor is commonly associated with the Great Fire of Rome and is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned"?
Nero
Which transportation innovation dramatically reduced travel time across land in the 19th century?
The railroad, or railway.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What does "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" mean?
Is the foundational motto of the French Republic, born during the French Revolution.
"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"
Frequently cited as the CIA counterpart, what was the name of the Soviet inteligence agency
Known as the Great Hero of the Trojan War, how long did Odysseus stay away from Ithaca?
Aproximately 20 years: 10 of those fighting in the Trojan War, and 10 more on his grueling journey home.
The Wealth of Nations, the famous book advocating for free markets and published for the first time in 1776, was written by?
Adam Smith
Name one of the bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in 1945.
Little Boy and/or Fat Man
Why was the Storming of the Bastille so important for the context of the French Revolution?
The event symbolized of the beginning of the French Revolution.
Who was the Leader of the Soviet Union when it dissolved, in 1991?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who founded the first major philosophical school, what was its name and where was it located?
Plato, the Academy, Athens in Greece
Which was the first working steam engine get invented
1712
Blondie.
Who wrote the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
Marquis de Lafayette.
The phrase "The Earth is blue!" was said by?
Yuri Gagarin, first person to orbit our planet.
What was the name of the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar?
Caesarion
What was the Henry Ford's biggest contribution for the automobile industry?
Ford transformed the automobile from a luxury product into an affordable one by perfecting the moving assembly line.