Founded by George Fox, this group got its name from a judge who called him a "trembler".
What are the Quakers?
100
The shape that the slave-trade creates when its route is traced across the Atlantic Ocean?
What is a triangle?
100
A giant of art history who painted Girl with a Broom and The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.
Who is Rembrandt?
100
Wrote The Pilgrim's Progress.
Who is John Bunyan?
200
Where the "Witch Trials" of 1692 were held.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
200
An original language developed by the Jews of Central Europe that was a mesh of German, Hebrew, and Slavic languages.
What is Yiddish?
200
Nickname for the Parliamentarians who were against the king during the English Civil Wars. They were named from their simple bowl-style haircuts.
Who are the Roundheads?
200
Crowned king and queen of England after the "Bloodless Revolution". They stayed in balance with the Parliament and ended absolute monarchy in England.
Who is William and Mary?
200
"Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion. God governs all things and knows all that is or can be done."
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
300
Founder of Connecticut.
Who is Thomas Hooker?
300
Although they belonged to this same church, John Winthrop and Thomas Hooker disagreed on who should be able to vote in the colony.
What is the Puritan church?
300
Built by The Sun King, this palace in France took 47 years to build and contains a hall with 357 mirrors.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
300
Titled Lord Protectorate of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
300
Wrote Paradise Lost.
Who is John Milton?
400
Thomas Jefferson borrowed this man's term"inalienable rights" when he drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
400
This group was treated terribly by Louis XIV and he revoked the Edict of Nantes which gave them the right to worship.
Who are the Huguenots?
400
K'ang-hsi (Kang SHEE) was the second emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty of China but was from this country.
What is Manchuria?
400
Known as the first Modern Chemist.
Who is Robert Boyle?
400
"When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride."
Who is Isaac Watts?
500
No other colonists experienced as much peace with the Indians as the Quakers of this area.
What is Pennsylvania?
500
Presbyterians who were persecuted by both Charles II and then James VII during the "Killing Times".
Who are the Scottish Covenanters?
500
Traveled "incognito" across Europe for 18 months to observe the crafts, habits, and politics of the West.
Who is Peter I?
500
Dubbed a night by Queen Anne for his excellent work in an English mint.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
500
Wrote a law that concluded that liquids in a confined vessel carry pressure in all directions at the same rate, the Theory of Probabilities, and the Provincial Letters.