Medieval
Early Modern
The Cold War
World War One
Miscellaneous
100
The Grand Library of Baghdad of the Islamic Golden age was also known as...
The House of Wisdom
100
The period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to Modernity covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterised by an effort to revive and surpass the aachievements of classical antiquity.
The Renaissance.
100
Why was the Cold War named this way?
The Cold War is so called because it involved a decades-long confrontation in which the two principal powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, never directly entered into armed conflict with one another.
100
What event set off World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, triggered World War I.
Go to last place if you get this wrong.
100
Which is the oldest civilization in the world?
Mesopotamia
200
Which empire was formed in 330AD and fell in 1453AD and was also known as the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
200
List 3 identifying features of Renaissance architecture.
i. Columns
ii. Domed roof
iii. Paintings/decorated interiors
iv. Geometrical shapes
v. Symmetry
200
Which leader coined the phrase “iron curtain” to describe Europe’s divide in the Cold War?
Winston Churchill introduced the “iron curtain” as the defining image of the Cold War in a speech at Westminster College in Missouri on March 5, 1946.
200
Initially, which countries were NOT part of the Allied Powers in World War I?
The United States.
The main Allied Powers in World War I were initially France, Russia, and the United Kingdom. These allies are sometimes known as the Entente Powers. Their chief opponents were Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, which were known as the Central Powers.
200
Which is the oldest dynasty still ruling?
Japan
300
Which group captured Jerusalem and triggered the First Crusade?
Seljuk Turks
300
Which German artist painted this painting, "The Ambassadors"?
Hans Holbein
300
What is the name of the doctrine outlined by U.S. diplomat George Kennan that formed the basis of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War? This question is required.
George Kennan was a Foreign Service officer who first articulated the containment doctrine that formed the core of U.S. foreign policy throughout the Cold War.
300
Which event pushed the United States into World War I against Germany?
In the early years of World War I, the United States sought to maintain relations with Germany, even as the United States provided some aid to the Allied Powers. But German submarine attacks on other countries’ commercial and passenger ships were a major irritant.
Double points for a second reason.
300
What is considered the first human technology?
Fire
400
In which major city did the first major battle of the Crusades occur?
Nicea
400
Which theory did Renaissance Polymath Nicolaus Copernicus write about in his book "The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"
Heliocentrism - Define Heliocentrism and go to first place.
400
The United States and the United Kingdom conducted an airlift to bring vital supplies to which city in 1948–49?
Berlin
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Go to last place if you get it wrong.
400
What new weapon was introduced in World War One?
Chemical weapons.
Several countries used chemical weapons, such as chlorine, mustard, and phosgene gases during World War I. This began with a German chlorine gas attack on French and Algerian (French colonial) forces near Ypres, Belgium, in April 1915, an act considered the world’s first modern use of chemical weapons.
400
What was the name of the Falcon-headed God of the Sun in ancient Egyptian mythology?
Ra.
Go to first place.
500
Which Muslim leader founded the Ayyubid dynasty?
Saladin
500
Which Portuguese explorer was killed at the Battle of Mactan in the present-day Philippines, whilst circumnavigating the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan.
1. Go to first place if you get the full name correct.
2. Swap points with the team with the second most amount points.
500
The Korean War was the primary military confrontation of the early Cold War. What action triggered it?
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean troops invaded South Korea.
500
Approximately how many military troops are believed to have died in World War I?
Although estimates vary, World War I took the lives of some 9 million military troops.
500
Which women's musical group had Number 1 hits in the 1980s including "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame"?
The Bangles.
Steal points from the winning team.