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100
He led the Bull moose Party and is arguably the manliest president ever.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
100
The current president of Russia.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
100
This famous painter painted "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa."
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
100
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
100
This Cleveland disc jockey (whose career was destroyed by the payola scandal in the 1960s) is credited with popularizing rock 'n' roll (both the music AND the name).
Who is Alan Freed?
200
He had the shortest time as the President - just over a month.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
200
This person was elected at 16 and led Russia with his dad
Who is Mikhail Romanov?
200
This guy said "screw you, Catholic Church!" and changed Christianity forever by nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church in October 1517.
Who is Martin Luther?
200
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Who is Confucius?
200
This Confederate general was responsible for the Fort Pillow Massacre (during which a disproportionate number of African-American soldiers were slaughtered).
Who is Nathan Bedford Forrest?
300
This brewery is the oldest operating brewery in the United States. It opened in 1829.
What is Yuengling?
300
This cathedral was built under Ivan "The Terrible" IV to celebrate the annexation of Kazan.
What is St. Basil's Cathedral?
300
This man promises to bring Napoleon back to France in a cage, he doesn't and aligns with Napoleon upon his return from exile.
Who is Michel Ney better known as Marshal Ney?
300
"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
Who is Winston Churchill?
300
This country was the first to use airplanes to drop bombs (in 1911).
What is Italy?
400
This political group formed in 1845 and resisted Irish and German immigration. They split from the Whig party.
What is the Know Nothing Party?
400
She was Alexis I's 1st wife and gave birth to thirteen kids, including Ivan V.
Who is Maria Milslavsky?
400
This event on April 24, 1916 had Irish nationalists proclaim the establishment of the Irish Republic and led to the Irish Free State being established in 1922.
What is Easter Rising?
400
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
Who is Julius Caesar?
400
From 1937 to 1941, this country provided China with a large fighter unit (predating the mercenary American Volunteer Group a.k.a. "Flying Tigers").
What is the Soviet Union?
500
These two presidents of the United States both died 50 years (July 4, 1826) to the day after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
500
This Russian hockey player was the first to defect from the Soviet Union in 1989 and joined the Calgary Flames.
Who is Sergei Pryakhin?
500
One of the largest battles in WWI between July 1 and November 1 and basically drew out the War. This battle ended in a bloody stalemate
What is the Battle of the Somme?
500
"France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster." (Clue: Famous Actor and he is alive and making movies today)
Who is Johnny Depp?
500
The first feature-length animated film in the world, El ApĆ³stol (1917), hails from this South American country. (And no, you can't view the film - all copies are believed to have been lost in a fire in the 1920s.)
What is Argentina?