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100
Pope Leo X began selling these "tickets to Heaven" in order to regain financial losses he had caused for the Catholic Church.
What are indulgences?
100
The last words famously attributed to this Venetian explorer, famous among pool-goers and author of The Book of the Wonders of the World, were "I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed."
Who is Marco Polo?
100
This city sacred to three monotheistic religions has changed hands many times over the years, including to the Romans, Caliphates, Crusaders, and British, and continues to be contentious today.
What is Jerusalem?
100
A seat at London's Globe Theater to see one of this man's newest plays in 1599 would have only run you six cents. The frugal could even get in for one cent, if you were willing to stand in "the yard"
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
After responding to a distress call in deep space, Ellen Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo find themselves trapped on their space station with a violent one of these, which is also the name of the 1979 film which turned into a successful franchise spanning multiple forms of media.
What is an alien/Alien?
200
Martin Luther delivered his famous "Here I Stand" speech at this council meeting with an interesting name.
What was the Diet of Worms?
200
Columbus' first landing in the Americas was on this island.
What is Hispaniola?
200
Born with the name Temujin, the name that this leader adopted and became more famous under translates to "Great King"
Who is Genghis Khan?
200
The use of this name for a sport came from a shortened slang form of "association football," and was actually used in England well before it was adopted in the United States.
What is soccer?
200
In the Ramayana, a mythological epic of this religion, Ravana is described as the King of Demons, with ten heads and twenty arms.
What is Hinduism?
300
This English monarch capitalized on the trend started by Martin Luther and created the Anglican church, which still holds sway today.
Who was King Henry VIII?
300
This Spanish priest wrote the book A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in order to bring the abuses of the Spanish colonial government, which he served, to light.
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas?
300
In Arabic, "Islam" translates to this, an essential concept in that faith.
What is surrender/submission?
300
These typically easy-to-care-for fish, despite the name, typically prefer to be the alpha of their kind; two in the same tank will usually result in the violent end of at least one.
What are betta fish?
300
This day and date combination did live up to its unlucky reputation for the Crystal Lake camp counselors in 1980, but it was very fortunate for creators Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham, who turned that initial success into a 12-movie franchise.
What is Friday the 13th?
400
The Prince was the most famous work of this political philosopher, who did not achieve much fame during his life in the Renaissance, but became much more influential in the centuries since his death.
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
400
This man established the first European colony outside of the continent when he built a permanent Portuguese fort off the coast of West Africa.
Who was Henry the Navigator?
400
In the feudal system of Medieval Europe, these people, also known as peasants, were bound to the land they lived on, usually as farm workers, and made up the majority of the population.
What are serfs?
400
This is the most populous city in Africa, which makes sense, considering that it has had 6000 years of civilization to grow.
What is Cairo?
400
In The Wizard of Oz, this character didn't have many redeeming qualities, playing on a traditionally frightening or evil character type. But if we're to take the word of a Broadway remake, which was recently made into a movie, perhaps anyone can change.
Who is Elphaba or The Wicked Witch of the West?
500
This term refers to the practice of Renaissance era political leaders paying artists and cultural figures to work, in order to gain prestige for their city-state.
What is Patronage?
500
The voyages of Zheng He, as well as the destruction of his fleet after his death, was all under the orders of the government of this Chinese dynasty, which succeeded the Mongol-led Yuan.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
500
This board game popular among the Aztecs consists of rolling dice and trying to get pieces around a board?
What is patolli?
500
Snoopy from Charlie Brown
Gromit from Wallace and Gromit
The ship which Charles Darwin sailed in on his scientific voyages
All this dog breed (or named after it)
What is a beagle?
500
A copyright conflict resulted in this vampire (potentially familiar to fans of Spongebob) becoming less human-looking and more monstrous.
Who is Nosferatu?