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 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 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
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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 Liberal arts was made up of the seven classical academic fields during the Renaissance. One of them was “artihmetric”, which was…
The art of calculation
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?
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 Liberal arts was made up of the seven classical academic fields during the Renaissance. One of them was “artihmetric”, which was…
The art of calculation
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
Expert
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
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