History, All Over the Map

  1. In what city did the Renaissance begin?

    Florence

    Rome

    Venice

    Athens

  2. What year did the great schism in the Catholic Church occur?

    1354

    1154

    1054

    1254

  3. How many nations made up the Allies in WWII?

    5

    12

    46

    9

  4. Who was the only U.S. Five Star General?

    Eisenhower

    MacArthur

    Patton

    Bradley

  5. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? *

    12th

    13th

    29th

    9th

  6. How many crusades were led against the Arab world?

    8

    10

    4

    6

  7. How many theses did Martin Luther nail to the church door in Wittenberg?

    10

    78

    95

    100

  8. In what country was Trotsky murdered?

    Russia

    Cuba

    Hungary

    Mexico

  9. What were the Huguenots?

    French Protestants

    A fleet which was sent to invade England

    A French family which claimed the throne

    Alchemists

  10. In what year was the last public execution by guillotine in France?

    1878

    1915

    1900

    1939

  11. Who was the youngest man to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    Lech Walesa

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Andrei Sakharov

    Linus Pauling

  12. When was the first human heart transplant operation?

    1980

    1968

    1967

    1970

  13. What state's official fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa?

    Wisconsin's

    Alaska's

    Maine's

    Hawaii's

  14. In what year did Israeli commandos free 103 hostages from the Entebbe airport?

    1973

    1976

    1972

    1980

  15. What is the name of the religious shrine in Mecca?

    Blue Temple

    Hagia Sofia

    Kaaba

    Medina

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