Kings and Queens
The chair a king/queen sits upon.
Throne
The symbol that represented the House of Lancaster was a _____ rose.
Red
This civilian town was bombed and made famous by Picasso.
Guernica
The beginning of World War II is marked by Hitler's invasion of this country:
Poland
A rhyme taught in US schools to help kids remember a historical fact goes: "In 1492 ______ sailed the ocean blue."
Columbus
The hat worn by a king or queen is called a ______.
Crown
The symbol that represented the House of York was a _____ rose.
White
The Spanish Civil War began in the year ____.
1936
Germany was known as an Axis Power along with these two other countries:
Italy and Japan
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started which war?
World War I
Medieval monarchs could do whatever the wanted, they had absolute ______.
Power
The king at the start of the war, Henry VI, was know to be mentally ___.
Ill
The Spanish Civil War ended on the 1st of _____, 1939.
April
Joseph Stalin was the leader of this former country which controlled the Red Army:
Soviet Union
An estimated 60% of Europe's population died due to this pandemic in the 14th Century:
The Black Plague (or Death)
The _____ of Queen Elizabeth I lasted for 44 years.
Reign
Henry VII defeated Richard III to end the Wars of the Roses in 1487. He was the founder of the house of ____.
Tudor
The war was waged by two opposing sides known as the ______ and the _______.
Republicans and Nationalists.
France, Great Britain, and the United States were referred to as the:
Allies
This cultural revolution began in the 14 Century in Italy leading to the rebirth of scientific exploration, artistic endeavors, architecture, philosophy, literature, and music:
The Renaissance
The member of the family who is next in line to inherit the throne is referred to as the _____.
Heir.
The timeline of the War of the Roses inspired the plot of this hit book series/TV show:
Game of Thrones
Francisco Franco received aid from these two facist countries at the time of the war:
Germany and Italy
D-Day refers to the Allied invasion of France during which the Ally forces famously stormed the beaches of ______.
Normandy
The Sumerians are regarded as the first documented civilization in history. Their home, Mesopotamia, is located in what modern day country?
Iraq