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100
What is a Russian 'king' called?
A Tsar or Czar
100
Who indirectly started the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy.
100
Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall.
100
What is the name of the sword in Arthurian legend?
Excalibur.
100
What culture is the goddess Sedna from?
Inuit.
200
If you are speaking Gaelic, what country are you in?
Scotland or Ireland.
200
What is he correct spelling of King Tut's full name?
Tutankhamen.
200
Where was the White House originally located?
Philadelphia.
200
Who said "to be or not to be, that is the question" and what is it from?
Shakespeare; from Hamlet.
200
Which U.S. president was an actor before he was elected?
Ronald Reagan.
300
What pack of wild animals attacked Napolean?
Rabbits.
300
What culture invented our modernized alphabet?
The Phoenicians.
300
How old was Pocahontas at the actual arrival of John Smith?
Twelve.
300
What poet's family members all died of the same disease: tuberculosis?
Edgar Allen Poe.
300
What play was Lincoln attending when he was assassinated?
Our American Cousin.
400
What were three attempts on Rasputin's life, and what eventually killed him?
Answers include: Burned, poisoned, shot, suffocated, and pushed off a bridge (in a sack). He was eventually killed by hypothermia.
400
What is the name we have given to the first recorded time in history?
Sumeria.
400
What court case established the principle of judicial review?
Marbury v Madison.
400
How many famous musketeers were there, and what were their names?
There were actually 4, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan.
400
How did 'The Royal's Disease' earn its title?
The queen had it originally, and passed it to her kin through inbreeding.
500
Who developed an 18 month calender, with each month containing 28 days?
The Mayans.
500
Who was the first and only person to lead a successful crusade?
King Richard the Lionheart.
500
Who designed the current American flag and why?
Robert G. Heft for a high school project. (fun fact, he originally earned a B-)
500
What is an allegory?
An extended metaphor.
500
What church Christened St. Peter as a saint?
Russian Orthodox.