Afghanistan
Livingstone's African Adventure
Italian "Resurrection"
Taiping Rebellion
Fun Category
100

Which two nations wanted to maintain good relations with and control over Afghanistan?

What is "Russia and Britain"?

100

What part of Great Britain was Dr. Livingstone from?

What is "Scotland"?

100

Was Mazzini's revolt in 1848 a success? Why or why not?

What is "No, because the revolutionaries didn't have a shared ideal for what Italy would become and the Austrians employed their French allies to put down the fighters."?

100

Why were the God Worshippers called that?

What is "They believed that Hong was the descendent of God and the little brother of Jesus Christ"?

100

What is Mr. McMillan's wife's name?

What is "Hallie"?

200

Which nation did Dost Muhammed Khan subvert when he conquered Afghanistan?

What is "Persia, Britain, other Afghanis"?

200

What animal attacked Livingstone on his journey in Africa? (Bonus: 100 What was the result of this wound?)

What is "A lion"? (Bonus: he died)

200

Who in Italy was growing long hair and frazzled beards?

What is "the Carbonaria or the early rebels"?

200

How many died by the end of the Taiping rebellion/

What is "Roughly 30-40 million"?

200

What is Mr. McMillan's favorite subject?

What is "Art or Math"?

300

Who was Durrani? (Bonus 100 if you know what his name means.)

What is "the king of Afganistan"? (Bonus: pearl)

300

Why did Britain sponsor his second and final mission into Africa?

What is "They wanted to extinguish the slave trade and also have detailed maps of the African continent for future colonization"?

300

What was the name of the only truly independent nation near the Italian peninsula before Garibaldi's successful revolt?

What is "Peidmont Sardinia"?

300

What does Taiping mean? (Bonus: If you can pronounce the name of ringleader and "little brother of Christ")

What is "The Heavenly Kingdom"? (Bonus: Hong Xiuquan)

300

What is Mr. McMillan's second favorite color?

What is "Red or White"?

400

When the Sepoy Rebellion took place, why didn't Dost Muhammed attack the weakened British force in the region?

What is "He was honoring the treaty ratified in 1855"?

400
Was British colonization better for the African tribes and nations? Argue why or why not?

What is "(sufficient answer)"?

400

Why was Garibaldi able to turn the tide of the second revolt and take Italy from the Austrians?

What is "reál politíc and his escapades in Sicily replenishing his ranks of thirty-thousand revolutionaries"?

400

How did the Qing dynasty's handling of the Opium war affect the God Worshippers rebellion?

What is "It hurt the economy of China and therefore created a disaffected lower class. It also allowed missionaries into certain areas of China sparking Hong's Christianity cult idea."?

400

What are all the classes Mr. McMillan teaches?

What is "Math, Art, Latin, Science, History, Rhetoric, Tech, Grammar"? 

500

Where did Dost Muhammed flee to when the British gained temporary control of Afghanistan?

What is "India"?
500

What was the name of the missionary who inspired Livingstone? 

What is "Robert Moffat"?

500

What was the name of the new monarch of Italy? (Bonus 150: When was he crowned as such?)

What is "Victor Immanuel II"? (Bonus: 1861)

500

When did the Taiping rebellion end? Why did it end?

What is "1864 because the British finally got involved for the sake of their trade"?

500

What is Mr. McMillan's favorite animal?

What is "Bats or Octopi"?