Titles
This noble title, above the position of Baron and below the position of Duke, went by the alternative name of Earl in England.
Count
Which modern day country was formerly known as the Dutch East Indies?
Indonesia
The many wives of this European monarch are the stars of a hit broadway musical
Henry VIII
Madame de Pompadour was the famous, trend-setting influencer mistress of which French monarch?
Louis XV
How many years did the Hundred Years War last?
116
In medieval England, what was the title of the official responsible for law enforcement in a shire?
Sheriff
Which modern day country was once ruled by the British Empire but gained independence in 1957, becoming the first African country to do so?
Ghana
This Asian monarch is known for his excessive book burnings and being interred with a personal army
Qin Shi Huang
Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century nun, known for her numerous contributions to scholarship at the time. Upon her death, Hildigard was enshrined in the annals as the patron saint. Name one of the two groups she is the patron saint of.
Musicians and writers
How many original member countries were a part of the UN at its inception in 1945?
51
This temporary title was given to a single Roman official, endowing them with near-unlimited authority to resolve some crisis or emergency.
Dictator
The Miracle on the Han River was a period of extremely rapid economic growth and transformation in which modern day country?
South Korea
This European monarch is known for his extreme cruelty to the people of the Congo
Leopold II of Belgium
Heinrich Kramer’s treatise on witchcraft outlined exactly how to identify and handle witches. What was it called?
The Malleus Maleficarum
The USSR was made up of how many constituent socialist republics before its dissolution?
15
This royal title, roughly equivalent to ‘king’, was used by Iranian monarchs, with the last one ruling from 1941 to 1979.
Shah
Which modern day country’s monarchy is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world, with a lineage that traces back 1,200 years?
Japan
This terrifying Eurasian king tormented his country for several years and at one point split it in two during the Oprichnina
Ivan “the Terrible” Vasilyevich
What was the name of the first to be accused during the Salem Witch Trials?
Tituba
How many official dynasties ruled China before the republic?
13
Meaning literally “in the place of the king” this title was granted to someone who ruled an area in the name of a monarch. It was used by various Western empires such as the Spanish, Portuguese, and British empires.
Viceroy
Which modern-day country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893?
New Zealand
This infamously cruel ancient monarch, nicknamed ‘little boot’, ruled for four years before he was assassinated by his own guards, during his reign he attempted to install his horse in one of the highest government offices
Caligula
Which Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893 and later advocated for the rights of native Hawaiians?
Queen Liliuokalani
After 9/11 the country of Kenya sent how many cows to the US?
14