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A common motive in Renaissance art was “The Annunciation”. But when is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, or “Lady Day” celebrated?

25th of March

A popular musical instrument during the renaissance was the spinet. What kind of instrument was it?

A keyboard

Around which year did Gutenberg invent the first printing press?

Around 1450

How many years ago was the last Ice Age?

25 000

In which American city did the famous Revolutionary-era “Tea Party” protest take place?

Boston

La Donna Velata is a famous work of art by Raphael. What’s the English name of the painting?

The Woman with the Veil

The assassination of who kicked off World War I?

Franz Ferdinand

There were some funny names during the renaissance. One famous artist had such a name. Which one?

Lippo Memmi

What is the name of a German Renaissance artist who made a famous painting of a hare?

Albrecht Dürer

What President is on the no longer printed 2-dollar bill?

Thomas Jefferson

Which man was the primary leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917?

Vladimir Lenin

Which of these men was not an author during the Renaissance?

Vergilius

Which of these is not the title of a famous piece of art by Leonardo da Vinci?

The creation of Adam

Which of these things was invented during the Renaissance?

The central perspective

Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the end of the American Civil War?

Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the president of the United States at the end of World War II?

Harry Truman

Who was the president of the United States during the American Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

Who was the president of the United States when World War II first started?

Franklin Roosevelt

Who was the ruler of Russia during World War II?

Josef Stalin

The dome of which famous cathedral in Florence was drawn by Filippo Brunelleschi?

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

Which present-day country has the oldest evidence of man's controlled use of fire, based on findings from Wonderwerk Cave?

South Africa

In what year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?

1776

The White House was partially burned down during what war?

War of 1812

On what continent did humanity originate?

Africa

Renaissance is from the French word 'renaissance', which means?

Rebirth

Napoleon established something he called "Napoleonic Code". What was it?

A compilation of laws

Which of the following Romans was NOT a participant in the foundation of the first Collegium around 60 BC?

Lepidus

What was the name of the sultan who recaptured Jerusalem?

Saladin

Which well-known historical woman was Amenhotep IV married to in the 14th century BC?

Nefertiti

What was the name of the doctor who carried out experiments on concentration camp prisoners during WWII?

Josef Mengele

Who helped Hitler to write the book "Mein Kampf"?

Rudolf Hess

What was the name of the American Confederate states' capital?

Richmond

Which of these artists was not the most active during the 19th century?

Pablo Picasso

In which country was the Nazi Arrow Cross movement established during WWII?

Hungary

What are the years of the American Civil War, or the "War Between the States"?

1861-1865

To which Nordic country does Kvitoya belong - the island where the bodies from Andrées polar expedition were found?

Norway

In which year did Italy become a nation?

1861

What was the name of the teacher and lover of Héloise?

Abelard

What was Burkina Faso's former name?

Upper Volta

Bayeux Tapestry is a famous embroidered cloth, which is the reproduction of which event?

The Norman invasion of England

Within which present-day country was the Republic of Ezo situated?

Japan

Who was the first Republican president of the U.S.?

Abraham Lincoln

In 1892, the English soccer club Liverpool FC was founded. What is the team often called?

The Reds

How many of the American colonies took part in the American Revolution against the British Empire?

13

In which century did the Black Death spread throughout the world?

14th

Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George were the representatives of the victorious states at the Versailles negotiations. Which countries did they represent?

France, USA and Great Britain

In what year during the 19th century was Germany united?

1871

Why was the Middle Ages a dangerous time for cats in Europe?

It was believed that they had dealings with the devil

Where was the Maya kingdom situated?

Central America

Where is Tonga situated?

Pacific Ocean

Edouard Manet was an artist and his most famous painting is probably this one, painted in the 1860's

The Luncheon on the Grass

What was the name of the man who in the late 19th century invented the light bulb?

Edison

What was the Nazi puppet regime that controlled Southern France during WWII?

Vichy France

Hitler met his future wife Eva Braun when he was at her working place. Where did she work?

In a photo shop

Out of which of these rocks did stone age men not make tools?

Granite

Which Frankish king converted to Christianity in the year 503 A.D.?

Clovis

Within which present-day country was Sparta situated?

Greece

Hitler took the swastika as a Nazi symbol. Which company used the swastika in their logo until 1933?

ASEA

Which kingdom was overrun by the conquistador Hernan Cortés in the beginning of the 16th century?

The Aztec Kingdom

Which countries formed the Triple Entente during WWI?

France, Russia, Great Britain

In the medieval times there were many stave churches, built out of wood. In which country can you find most of what remains of them today?

Norway

When, approximately, did the last Ice Age end?

10,000 years ago

Which country did Macao once belong to?

Portugal

Madame de Pompadour belonged to the French court in the 18th century, but who was she?

The king's mistress

Which of the following persons was banned by the Pope in 1054 A.D.?

The Patriarch of Constantinople

What was the capital of the reign of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)?

Vienna

In which city was Hitler when he took his own life in 1945?

Berlin

In the middle of the 19th century the USS Monitor was constructed, but what was it?

A warship

Where was the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914?

Sarajevo

In the middle of which century did Byzantium fall?

15th century

Which of the following countries was NOT among the Axis powers in WWII?

France

In what present-day country are the archeological remains of the prehistoric settlement Catalhoyuk?

Turkey

During which period did mankind begin using maps?

Stone age

In 1883, Krakatoa had a famous and violent series of eruptions. In what country is the volcano located?

Indonesia

What was the name of the Nazi Party's youth organization?

Hitlerjugend

During which part of the 19th century was the Empire style popular in fashion as well as furniture?

The 1810's

Which city did Adolf Hitler move to and apply for an art school that turned him down?

Vienna

Senior

A popular musical instrument during the renaissance was the spinet. What kind of instrument was it? 

A piano

Around which year did Gutenberg invent the first printing press?

Around 1450

How many years ago was the last Ice Age?

25 000

In what year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?

1933

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

The Battle of Agincourt took place in what war?

Hundred Years War

The Cold War was an ideological standoff between the United States and what country?

Soviet Union

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which country?

France

The United States mail service which made use of horses and riders was known as what? 

Pony Express

Up until 2017, the oldest fossil evidence of humans ever found, was on what continent?

Africa

What ancient city is built on ‘seven hills’?

Rome

What is the name of a German Renaissance artist who made a famous painting of a hare?

Albrecht Dürer

What was Malcolm X's birth name? 

Malcolm Little

What was the first country to send a man into space?

Soviet Union

Who was the first U.S. President to declare war? 

James Madison

Which founding father of the United States is most known for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence? 

John Hancock

Which of these men was not an author during the Renaissance?

Vergilius

Which of these is not the title of a famous piece of art by Leonardo da Vinci? 

The Creation of Adam

Which of these was never an actual empire?

Ingrad

Who was the assassin of president James Garfield?

Charles Guiteau

Who was the commander of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

Who was the dictator of Cuba from 1959 to 2008?

Fidel Castro

Who was the first United States president to live in the White House?

John Adams

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

Winston Churchill

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was the second President of the United States?

John Adams

Who was the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

Which of these is NOT one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

Stonehenge

What was the full name of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo?

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

The Confederate assault on what fort started the American Civil War?

Sumter

The Liberal arts was made up of the seven classical academic fields during the Renaissance. One of them was "arithmetic", which was...

The art of calculation

Which of these baseball players fought as a fighter pilot in World War II?

Ted Williams

Leonardo da Vinci was a part of what time period?

Renaissance

Which of these countries was not on the side of the Allies during World War II?

Italy

Who was the ruler of Germany during World War II?

Adolf Hitler

In 1939 Hitler, and Germany, attacked Poland and World War II began. What date did it happen?

1 Sep

Many ancient civilizations were theocracies, what does that mean?

God is the state ruler

In which year was Adolf Hitler born?

1889

Which 19th century author wrote "The American" and "The Portrait of a Lady"?

Henry James

What nationality was the Nazi puppet Quisling?

Norwegian

Who shot Franz Ferdinand and thereby started World War I?

Gavrilo Princip

The stone age is usually divided into three parts, the new stone age is often called...?

Neolithic

Who was the president of the United States during the so called Iran-Contra Affair?

Ronald Reagan

Stonehenge is a well known sight, but approximately how old are the stones?

From about 2500 B.C

Who was the ruler of Italy during World War II?

Benito Mussolini

What's the name of the famous iceman that was found in Austria in 1991?

Otzi

Which of the Nordic countries was the last to introduce the vote for women?

Sweden

What early civilization called the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris home?

Mesopotamia

In 1934 Hitler launched the operation called "Night of the Long Knives". Who was it aiming at?

SA

This 19th century composer wrote "Othello" and "Aida"?

Giuseppe Verdi

Which was the first country in Europe to introduce equality in regard to voting rights for both men and women?

Finland

In which country was the German concentration camp Auschwitz located?

Poland

Barbarian is the name of an uncivilized person, but in the past it was the name of...?

Everyone who didn't speak Greek

What does the American Confederate flag look like?

Red, with a white cross decorated with stars

Who coined the word Atom?

Democritus

Nicolaus Copernicus was not only an astronomer but also a mathematician, lawyer and a canon. What's a canon?

A type of priest

What did Sir Winston Churchill receive the Nobel Prize for in 1953?

Literature

What was the primary goal of alchemy in medieval times?

To transform base metals into gold

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