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Ancient World
Renaissance
Reformation
1800's
1900's
100
Which is the oldest of these 3 ancient civilizations - Greece, Rome, Egypt?
What is Egypt
100
True of False: The word "renaissance" means "rebirth".
What is true.
100
Who was the church official who could grant a divorce?
What is the Pope.
100
Name 1 invention of the 1800's.
What is radio, steam engine, cotton gin, weaving looms, etc.
100
Name 2 wars in the 1900's.
What is WW I, WW II, Korean, Vietnam.
200
Athens, Greece is named after which goddess?
What is Athena.
200
Name 1 of Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions.
What is helicopter, airplane, submarine.
200
What English king started the Church of England in order to grant himself a divorce from his wife Catherine of Aragon?
What is Henry VIII.
200
List 2 facts about children working in the 1800's.
What is no child labor laws, dangerous work, no age limit.
200
Name 2 enemies of the U.S. in WW II.
What is Germany, Japan or Italy.
300
Name the stadium in which gladiators fought in ancient Rome?
What is Colloseum.
300
What city was Leonardo Da Vinci from?
What is Vinci, Italy.
300
Who was the man who nailed a peper to a church door that listed complaints against the church and the Pope.
What is Martin Luther.
300
Why did Queen Victoria want everyone to use long tablecloths?
What is to cover its legs.
300
Who was the most famous civil rights leader of the 1960's?
What is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
400
What is the important relationship between Ancient Greece and sports games?
What is they held the first Olympic Games.
400
Michaelangelo painted a scene in which 2 hands are just barely touching. Name the owners of each hand.
What is God and man.
400
Name Henry VIII's first daughter who had the reputation of violence.
What is Bloody Mary.
400
What was the name of the war between the northern and southern parts of the U.S.?
What is Civil War.
400
Name a famous rock and roll star of the 1950's or 1960's?
What is Elvis, Beatles, etc.
500
What is the riddle of the Sphynx?
What is: What walks on 4 legs int he morning, 2 legs at noon, and 3 legs in the evening? - Man
500
Who gave money to Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo to complete their art?
What is Pope Leo X.
500
Which English queen's navy defeated the Spanish Armada? (Hint: One of Henry VIII's daughters.)
What is Queen Elizabeth.
500
Who was the president of the U.S. during the war between the northern and southern states?
What is Abraham Lincoln.
500
Name a U.s. president in the 1900's.
What is Roosevelts, Kennedy, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Carter, etc.