Not a Beginner Hat
This president, who stood at 6 foot 4 inches, was known for wearing a stovepipe top hat to make him appear even more impressive when speaking to crowds.
Abraham Lincoln
EUREKA! Prospects of this shiny mineral brought hopeful miners to California, Alaska, and other western territories in the nineteenth century.
Gold
When was the Magna Carta signed? (1015, 1115, 1215 or 1315)
1215
On January 15, 1919, a sticky event caused by the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company in Boston’s North End occurred. It killed 21 people and injured 150. During its aftermath, cleanup crews used saltwater from the harbor to try and wash it away. What was the event?
The Great Molasses Flood
Before Rome became an empire, this general crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE—effectively declaring that the Republic’s rules no longer applied to him.
Julius Caesar
This type of hat was famously worn by many American revolutionaries including George Washington, and helped at keeping the rain away from people’s faces. (you can buy one at the Colonial Williamsburg Museum!)
Tricorn cap
This horse-based mail-relaying system ran for only 18 months and went bankrupt when the first telegraph was established in 1861. Despite its short run, it has become romanticized in Old West lore (Nicole’s hometown has a rock dedicated to it).
Pony Express
Which Crusade is commonly considered the most successful?
First Crusade
In 453 AD, according to a diplomat, this ruler known as “the Scourge of God,” died on his wedding night from a nosebleed. Historians believe it was due to his intense drinking and feasting.
Attila the Hun
This empire’s emperors ruled from Constantinople and viewed themselves as the continuation of Rome long after the western empire collapsed.
The Byzantine Empire
This second wife of Henry VIII, known for being the mother to Queen Elizabeth I and inspiring England’s anglicization, was educated in France. Due to that exposure to French culture, she popularized what type of hat in the English court during her tenure as Queen. (answer both- 1 point each).
Anne Boleyn, French Hood
Born Phoebe Ann Mosey, she was a renowned trickshooter who performed in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West (answer with her stage name).
Annie Oakley
What did famous scholastic couple Heloise and Abelard name their son? (Orrery, Sextant, Astrolabe or Quadrant)
Astrolabe
In October of 1601, this astronomer was too polite at a dinner to leave the table when he had to relieve himself. He developed a bladder or kidney infection, and died 11 days later.
Tycho Brahe
What city served as the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
This type of late medieval hat (~15th century) has gained a surge of popularity on Tiktok as the “princess cone hat.” What is its actual name?
Hennin
The American cowboy was based on the tradition of these ranchers and cattle herders from northern Mexico.
Vaquero
The shortest reigning Pope of the High Middle Ages, Pope Celestine IV reigned _ days. (2, 17, 18 or 19)
17
Around 456 BC, around the age of 69, this playwright died an instant death when an eagle dropped a tortoise on him. It has been said that the eagle mistook his bald head for a rock. Name the playwright.
Aeschylus
In what year did the Western Roman Empire traditionally fall? (221 CE, 327 CE, 476 CE or 1432 CE)
476 CE
At a celebration for a great naval victory in 1778, this French Queen wore an elaborate model warship in her hair.
Marie Antionette
The number of banks Billy the Kid robbed (half points for guess within 5)
0
Saint Louis was King of France, Louis __
IX
In September 1567, an Austrian Mayor tripped on his 4.5 foot beard. He would usually put his beard in a pouch but it fell out when he was running because the town was up in flames. He tumbled down a set of stairs, breaking his neck.
Hans Steinenger
In 1324, this ruler of the Mali Empire made a pilgrimage to Mecca with so much gold that contemporary accounts say he disrupted gold markets in Cairo.
Mansa Musa