History Trivia

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This English woman organized the hospital and nursing services during the Crimean War, in 1854, and later became known as the originator of modern nursing techniques. What was her name?

8

To the relief of millions of his subjects, which brutal world leader died on March 5, 1953?

13

This Italian noble family produced popes, queens of France, rulers of Florence, bankers, merchants, and patrons of learning and the arts. What was the family name?

8

He reigned over the German state of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. His people called him "The Great," for he brought great military prestige to his country after the Seven Years' War. Who was he?

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English history: Name any year during which Henry VIII reigned.

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This person, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, was the Muslim warrior who captured Jerusalem from the crusaders in 1187, thereby ending Christian control over the holy land. What was his name?

7

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

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?

10

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

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?

9

Of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, about two-thirds of these men were lawyers, judges, and merchants, but about ten of them had what down-to-earth vocation?

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?

18

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

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