History Trivia

11

As a result of its1866 victory over Austria, Italy first gained control of an important city that had formerly belonged to Austria but today is very much a part of Italy. Which city?

10

The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest extent under this Emperor. Art and architecture flourished during his reign, and he built the magnificent Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Who is he?

3

This war in 1853 was triggered by a dispute between France, Russia, and Turkey over control of the Holy Places in Palestine, and during this war Florence Nightingale performed her heroic nursing deeds. What was it?

17

President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to the date Dec. 7, 1941 with an ominous quotation. What happened on that date, and how did FDR refer to it?

14

According to the opinion of President Lincoln, which best-selling 1852 novel helped bring on the American Civil War?

10

In the 1840's thousands of adventurous people took a popular wagon routs from Independence, Missouri to Fort Vancouver in the Pacific northwest. What do we call this travel route?

8

This 17th century French clergyman and political leader was the chief of government under King Louis XIII who establishied absolute monarchy in France and broke the political power of the Huguenots (French Protestants). Who was he?

11

In 1839, a Scottish inventor named Kirkpatrick Macmillan created a product which helps people get from point A to point B. Millions of this product have been sold. What was it?

8

In order to convince the Egyptian Pharaoh to free the Israelite slaves, god imposed 10 plagues upon the Egyptians. What was the tenth, and worst of the 10 plagues of Egypt?

3

Each of these events occurred in years ending with "5." a. Billie Jean King won her sixth Wimbledon singles tennis title. b. Adolph Hitler published volume 1 of Mein Kampf c. Three British scientists, including Alexander Fleming, won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin

2

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

9

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

10

On February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were acquitted of all major charges. What were they charged with?

3

Place the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, Socrates in historical order starting with earliest:

5

The first great battle of the Revolutionary War was fought near Boston in June 1775, on which elevated terrain?