Dr. Carpenter/Anderson
Who was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms?
Who is Franklin Roosevelt
What American conflict was fought between 1861 and 1865?
What is the Civil War
What weapon is famously associated with English victories at battles like Crécy and Agincourt?
What is the longbow
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
Who are the Egyptians
What nomadic warriors from the Eurasian steppe regularly raided Eastern Europe during the early Middle Ages?
Who are the Mongols?
What rebellion in 1794 tested the strength of the new U.S. Constitution by challenging federal authority over a domestic tax?
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
What ancient battle in 480 BCE saw a vastly outnumbered force of Greeks, including 300 Spartans, make a legendary stand against the Persian army?
What is the Battle of Thermoplyae
What was the primary social and military system of medieval Europe based on loyalty and land ownership?
What is fuedalism
What Greek city-state was known for its military-focused society?
What is Sparta
What powerful kingdom, later a commonwealth, was formed by the union of Poland and Lithuania in 1569?
What is the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
During which conflict did the U.S. fight the Battle of San Juan Hill, famously associated with Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders?
What is the Spanish-American War
What was the name of the U.S. ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, pushing the U.S. toward WWI?
What is the Lusitania
What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
What Carthaginian general famously led elephants across the Alps to attack Rome?
Who is Hannibal
What empire ruled much of Eastern Europe, including Hungary and parts of the Balkans, and was dissolved after World War I?
Who is the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Who was the first woman to run for president of the United States, and in what year?
Who is Victoria Woodhull, 1872
What 19th-century American conflict is sometimes referred to as “Mr. Polk’s War”?
What siege weapon used a counterweight to hurl large stones at castle walls?
What is the Trebuchet
What was the name of the elite infantry of the Persian Empire known for their apparent invincibility?
Who are The Immortals
What Russian tsar began a series of military reforms and westernization efforts in the late 17th and early 18th centuries?
Who is Peter the Great
Which future U.S. president served as Minister to Russia during the War of 1812?
Who is John Quincy Adams
At which battle in 1814 did Napoleon Bonaparte, with his French forces, face a coalition army led by Russian Tsar Alexander I, Prussian King Frederick William III, and Austrian Emperor Francis II, ultimately leading to his first abdication?
What is the Battle of Paris
During the Western Schism (1378–1417), rival popes were supported by different European powers. How many popes were "elected" total.
What is eight, with three rival lines
Which Roman consul was ambushed and killed at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BCE, one of the largest and most successful ambushes in military history?
Who is Gaius Flaminius
Which military conflict from 1853 to 1856 involved Russia fighting a coalition including the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France?
What is The Crimean War