History Trivia

12

He was a warlike and despotic Aztec emperor from the 15th century. His own people despised him and rebelled against him, and the Spanish conquerors stole fabulous treasures from him and his people. What was his name?

10

Which two combating forces battled in the fifth century B.C. Peloponnesian War?

5

In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt organized a volunteer cavalry unit composed of cowboys and ranchers. By what name were these people collectively known, and in what country did they primarily do their fighting?

9

In December, 1860, an event occurred which lead eventually to the Civil War: what was the first state to secede from the Union?

9

This town in southern France is a health resort, famous for its mineral springs and its bottled drinking water. During World War II, it was the headquarters of the French Nazi-collaborators. What is the name of this town?

12

Which Norman conqueror proclaimed himself King of England after defeating the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

11

Around 4000 years BC, in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valley, the Sumerians developed a form of writing using hundreds of wedge-like strokes and characters, which were symbols for words and syllables. What was this writing called?

11

After the American Civil War, 15,000 freed slaves emigrated to what African country?

18

Which Frenchman is credited with having laid out and designed the city of Washington, D.C.?

16

BONUS: In 399 BC, at the age of 70, Socrates was convicted and sentenced to death by drinking poison, for what crime?

16

During which President's term in office did each of these historical events occur? a British captured Washington, D.C. b. Panama Canal opened to traffic? c. After the Russians invaded a foreign country this President reacted by imposing a grain imbargo a

7

What country, part of the British empire, has been called "The Jewel in the Crown"?

6

Was Abraham Lincoln assassinated during his first or second term of office?

7

between 1839 and 1860 China and the Western world engaged in military clashes over what intoxicant?

2

Which one of these people did not sign the Declaration of Independence: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin?