Oh y'all wanted a sea shanty? (idk I'm not on tiktok)
Some Thinky bois (and gals)
Professor Roberts's terf
Any relation to persons living or dead is completely coincidental
It's not really a cold war, it's more of a lukewarm war
100
This famous naval battle between the British Royal navy and combined forces from the French and Spanish navies ensured that Napoleon would never be able to invade England
Trafalgar
100
_______ wrote about the theory of the social contract in his book titled Two Treatises of Government
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B. Voltaire
C. John Locke
D. Montesquieu
C. John Locke
100
In 1324, Mansa Musa, sultan of _______, created a massive recession in Egypt, among other places, when he gave away gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Mali
- Gambia
- Morocco
- Ethiopia
A. Mali
100
The famous fictional monster Dracula is actually based on this historic ruler
Vlad III, or Vlad the Impaler
100
In 1945, Ho Chi Minh proclaims the democratic republic of Vietnam, independent of which colonial power?
- England
- B. France
- The Netherlands
- Portugal
B. France
200
Referred to as the whaling capital of the world, this small town once hosted a fleet of dozens of ships bound for whaling grounds in the south pacific.
Nantucket
200
Which of the following were enlightened despots, monarchs who adopted principles from the enlightenment to enhance their power?
A. Catherine the Great of Russia, Frederick the Great of Prussia, and Charles III of Spain
B. Frederick the Great of Prussia, Charles I of England, and Catherine the Great of Russia
C. Henry VIII of England, Charles III of Spain, and Catherine the Great of Russia
D. Frederick the Great of Prussia, Peter III of Russia, and Charles I of England
A. Catherine the Great of Russia, Frederick the Great of Prussia, and Charles III of Spain
200
In 1799, Napoleon’s soldiers rediscover _________, near the village of Rashid in Egypt. (100 Bonus Points if you can name the museum it is currently housed in)
A. Islamic religious texts
B. The Rosetta Stone
C. Bronze Age weapons
D. Ancient Egyptian looms
B. The Rosetta Stone
Bonus: The British Museum
200
Author George R.R. Martin has officially stated that this European war was inspiration for his Game of Thrones Series which later became the hit HBO show of the same name.
A. The 100 Years war
B. The war of Austrian Succession
C. The English Civil War
D. The War of the Roses
D. The War of the Roses
200
In 1949, while Mao Zedong proclaimed the new People’s Republic of China, Jiang Jieshi proclaimed the Republic of China in __________.
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- Bhutan
- North Korea
A. Taiwan
300
James Cook was killed on this day by the native Hawaiians in 1779.
Hint! It's a Holiday
February 14 (valentines day)
300
What two important documents were inspired from the ideals of the Enlightenment, especially the ideas of John Locke? (Only need one, with the second get 100 bonus points)
Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man
300
In 533, the Byzantine general Belisarius recovers Carthage from __________. In the process, he pioneers the strategic concept of the castle.
- The Berbers
- The Vandals
- Rome
- Numidia
B. The Vandals
300
Iron Man, as played especially by Robert Downey Jr., is depicted as a brilliant, arrogant and eccentric billionaire. Which historical billionaire is his character actually based on?
Howard Hughes
300
The term Domino Theory was coined by which president to reflect his view of how states might fall to Communism?
- Truman
- Johnson
- Eisenhower
- Reagan
C. Eisenhower
400
The first functional submarine was made in 1620 by Cornelis Drebbel under the employment of this English king
King James I
400
Who was the best known female philosopher of the Enlightenment and what famous document did she write?
Mary Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Men
400
In 711, Muslim Arabs travel into Spain by way of North Africa, driving the _______ from Toledo.
A. The Hapsburgs
B. The Phoenicians
C. The Carthaginians
D. The Visigoths
D. The Visigoths
400
In the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, the character Hiroshi Sato, pictured below, is officially based on which US president?
Theodore Roosevelt
400
In 1959, the Soviets and Americans held exhibits in each other’s countries as a cultural exchange to promote understanding. At the American exhibition in Moscow, Vice President Nixon and ____________ engaged in a ‘kitchen debate’, reflecting the fact that it took place in the kitchen of a suburban model house, each critiquing aspects of capitalism and communism.
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Konstantin Chernenko
C. Nikita Khrushchev
500
This Chinese woman has been called the most successful pirate in history, taking over an enormous flee of over 1800 ships after her husbands death, she was successful against a number of major world powers in the early 1800’s
Ching Shih.
500
Name the philosophical position based in reason which many Enlightenment thinkers believed in.
Deism
500
In 1171, ___________ deposes the Fatimid caliph and brings Egypt back to orthodoxy, acknowledging the rule of the Sunni caliph in Baghdad.
- Saladin
- Banu Sulaym
- The Ottomans
- Basil II
A. Saladin
500
Inherit The Wind is a 1960 movie loosely based on the infamous Scopes, or Monkey trial that took place in 1925. The Character Matthew Brady is very clearly based on this US politician and Presidential candidate, evident by the explosive breakdown Brady has while being questioned during the trial and his premature death just days after.
William Jennings Bryan
500
In 1970, ___________, heading a Socialist and Marxist coalition, is elected president in Chile.
A. Salvador Allende
B. Augusto Pinochet
C. Patricio Alywin
D. Eduardo Frei Montalva
A. Salvador Allende