The Fabulous French
This French king, known as the "Sun King," reigned for 72 years and is famous for his palace at Versailles.
Who is Louis XIV?
This ancient civilization is known for its pyramids and mummies.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This biblical figure is known for building an ark to save his family and various animals from a great flood.
Who is Noah?
This ancient Greek philosopher is famous for his statement, "I know that I know nothing."
Who is Socrates?
This Roman emperor was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789, marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
The Colosseum, a famous amphitheater, is located in this ancient city.
What is Rome?
The Ten Commandments were given to this prophet on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
The Parthenon, a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, is located in this ancient Greek city.
What is Athens?
This year marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire, when the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer.
What is 476 A.D.?
This French emperor crowned himself in 1804 and is known for his military conquests across Europe.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This ancient Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
This city is considered holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
What is Jerusalem?
This Greek hero is known for his twelve labors, which included slaying the Nemean Lion and cleaning the Augean stables.
Who is Hercules?
The Roman god of war is known as this.
Who is Mars?
This French general and statesman led the Free French Forces during World War II and later became the President of the Fifth Republic.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
The Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in this city.
What is Babylon?
This king of Israel is famous for his wisdom and for building the first temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Solomon?
The Olympic Games originated in this ancient Greek city, which was dedicated to the god Zeus.
What is Olympia?
This Roman poet wrote the "Aeneid."
Who is Virgil?
This French queen, known for her extravagant lifestyle, was executed during the French Revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This ancient Roman emperor is famous for his fiddle-playing while Rome burned.
Who is Nero?
This New Testament figure is known for his betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
This ancient Greek playwright is known for his tragedies, including "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone."
Who is Sophocles?
This Roman emperor, known for his cruelty and extravagance, reportedly made his horse a senator and is infamous for his tyrannical rule.
Who is Caligula?