Ancient History
History of Religion
Medieval
The Cold War
American
100
What Macedonian conquered Greece?

a) Alexander the Great

b) Ivan the Terrible

c) Phillip the II of Macedon 

d) Charlemagne 


A) Alexander the Great
100
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad 
100
What caused the Black Plague?
Fleas
100
What countries were the two main participants of the Cold War?
The U.S. and Soviet Union 
100
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
200
Who was assassinated in the Ides of March?

a) Caligula 

b) Rene Descartes

c) Plato

d) Julius Caesar 


D) Julius Caesar 

200
Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?

a) Solomon

b) King David

c) Saul

d) Moses

A) Solomon 
200
Who conquered England in 1066?


William the Conqueror 
200
What side of Berlin was controlled by the Soviets?

a) East

b) North

c) West

d) South

A) East Berlin 
200
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
300
What ancient philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle 
300
How many apostles did Jesus have?

a) 14

b) 12

c) 10

d) 6

B) 12
300
What English king had six wives?

a) James II of England

b) Henry VIII

c) Edward VI of England 

d) Edward V of England

B) Henry VIII
300
What country was the U.S. successful in stopping the spread of communism to?

a) China 

b) Korea

c) Vietnam

d) Soviet Union

B) Korea 
300

What country burned down the White House in 1814?

a) Scotland

b) England

c) France

d) Spain

B) England
400
Name the war between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian War 
400
Who is the God of war in Greek mythology?

a) Ares

b) Zeus

c) Demeter 

d) Poseidon 

A) Ares
400
Who was the King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne 
400
What U.S. President started the containment policy?

a) Truman

b) Nixon

c) Bush

d) Reagan 


A) Truman
400
What was the first colony founded in America?
Jamestown
500

What Babylonian ruler was the first to write down laws? (hint an eye for an eye)



Hammurabi 
500
What does Buddha stand for?


The Enlightened One
500
What were the Crusades fought over?
The Holy Land (Jerusalem)
500

What President said “Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall”?

a) Truman

b) Reagan

c) Nixon

d) Kennedy

B) Reagan
500

What person refused to move her seat, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott?


Rosa Parks