History II
The Magna Carta was signed in this year.
What is 1215?
In Greek mythology, this Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens rather than the Earth.
Who is Atlas?
The "Miracle on Ice" occurred during these Olympic Games.
What are the 1980 Winter Olympics?
This political philosopher wrote The Social Contract.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This Dutch artist painted The Night Watch.
Who is Rembrandt?
This empire fell after Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This Norse god sacrificed an eye at Mímir's Well in exchange for wisdom.
Who is Odin?
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winner of this championship game.
What is the Super Bowl?
The lower house of the United Kingdom's Parliament is known by this name.
What is the House of Commons?
The "Blue Period" is associated with this artist.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
The Meiji Restoration began in this Asian country in 1868.
What is Japan?
The Japanese sun goddess hid in the cave Amano-Iwato after being insulted by her brother Susanoo.
Who is Amaterasu?
This tennis player completed the first men's Calendar Grand Slam of the Open Era in 1969.
Who is Rod Laver?
This U.S. president appointed all four of the justices known as the "Four Horsemen" of the New Deal era Supreme Court's conservative bloc.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This architect designed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
This queen ruled the Kingdom of Kush and resisted Roman expansion into Nubia around 25 BCE.
Who is Zheng He?
In Egyptian mythology, this god of chaos and deserts murdered his brother Osiris.
Who is Set?
This country won the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991.
What is the United States?
The Camp David Accords were signed in 1978 by Egypt and this neighboring country.
What is Israel?
The sculpture The Thinker was created by this French artist.
Who is Auguste Rodin?
In 1077, this Holy Roman Emperor famously stood barefoot in the snow at Canossa seeking absolution from Pope Gregory VII.
Who is Henry IV?
The Irish hero Cú Chulainn gained his famous name after killing the guard dog of this smith.
Who is Culann?
This athlete became the first person to win Olympic gold medals in both the decathlon and pentathlon.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
This 1648 treaty is often credited with establishing the modern system of sovereign states.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
This Italian Baroque painter is known for dramatic use of chiaroscuro in works such as The Calling of Saint Matthew.
Who is Caravaggio?