In the Battle of Thermopylae, what Greek general famously led a last stand against the forces of Persia?
Leonidas of Sparta
100
Who is the author of Mein Kampf (My Struggle)?
Adolf Hitler
100
Crimea was annexed in 2014 by what country?
Russia
100
Quintillus Varus, give me back my legions!
Augustus Caesar
200
The original US flag featured 13 stars in what shape?
Circle
200
Which Scandinavian explorer discovered and settled Greenland?
Erik the Red
200
What black an white movie featured a WWII era story-line set in an African country's capital?
Cassablanca
200
What Libyan dictator was killed in 2011?
Muammar Gadhafi
200
Let them eat cake!
Marie Antoinette
300
What Civil War general eventually became a US president?
Ulysses S. Grant
300
Name the 2 islands Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to.
Elba and Saint Helena
300
Name the author of the French novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables?
Victor Hugo
300
Operation Desert Storm is another name for what 1991 war?
The Gulf War
300
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Theodore Roosevelt
400
Name the writer of the Star Spangled Banner. (+200 for naming what war it was written in)
Francis Scott Key, War of 1812
400
Who was the last English monarch to die in battle (Bosworth Field)?
Richard III
400
What musician was known as the King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
400
The Tamil Tigers (1976) were a military organization in what country?
Sri Lanka
400
Read my lips.
George H.W. Bush (George Bush Sr.)
500
Who discovered gold in the American River in 1848? (Automatic victory for the answering the above question, and giving the exact location of where it was found)
James W. Marshall, Sutter's Mill
500
What order of knights formed during the crusades, was dedicated to St. John and is currently headquartered in Rome?
Knights Hospitaller, Knights of St. John
500
Which French painter is especially known for his famous garden which can still be toured to this day?
Claude Monet
500
What Serbian president was eventually tried for crimes against humanity by an international tribunal and was eventually died in prison in 2006?
Slobodan Milošević
500
But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.