It is quite well-known on the Bored that this is my worst subject, but it has never stopped me from writing questions about it.
HISTORY
These questions will be history on Thursday at 6 PM Eastern.
1. Though she is one of the most (in)famous figures in French history, Marie Antoinette was actually born in what country?
A. Austria
B. Belgium
C. Germany
D. Czechoslovakia
2. And speaking of birthplaces of notorious figures, in what present-day country was Joseph Stalin born?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Estonia
C. Moldova
D. Georgia
3. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
A. Derwent
B. Runnymede
C. Wolvercote
D. Pulborough
4. What mode of transportation was most closely associated with the "Miracle of the Marne"?
A. Subways
B. Taxicabs
C. Motorcycles
D. Camels
5. Who was married to Leofric of Mercia?
A. Mary, Queen of Scots
B. Agrippina
C. Lady Godiva
D. Catherine the Great
6. In what Tennessee town was John Scopes a teacher at the time that he put on trial for teaching evolution?
A. Dayton
B. Jackson
C. Springfield
D. Madison
7. Armand Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a notorious adviser to which French king?
A. Napoleon III
B. Louis XIII
C. Charles VI
D. Louis XVI
8. With which event do we associate the phrase, "It is magnificent, but it is not war"?
A. Storming of the Bastille
B. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. D-Day
D. Charge of the Light Brigade
9. In which city would you find Fort William, site of an infamous dungeon called the "Black Hole"?
A. Johannesburg
B. Dublin
C. Kolkata
D. Melbourne
BONUS: A Portuguese man named António Guterres is now important in world history. Why?
TEN!, Finals Week, Tuesday
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TEN!, Finals Week, Tuesday
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"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)
"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)
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Re: TEN!, Finals Week, Tuesday
1. Though she is one of the most (in)famous figures in French history, Marie Antoinette was actually born in what country?
A. Austria
B. Belgium
C. Germany
D. Czechoslovakia
2. And speaking of birthplaces of notorious figures, in what present-day country was Joseph Stalin born?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Estonia
C. Moldova
D. Georgia
One again, Estonia was a trap. Stalin was born with the Georgian name of Ioseb dze Jughashvili. He didn't start calling himself "Stalin" until he was in his thirties.
3. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
A. Derwent
B. Runnymede
C. Wolvercote
D. Pulborough
4. What mode of transportation was most closely associated with the "Miracle of the Marne"?
A. Subways
B. Taxicabs
C. Motorcycles
D. Camels
It was a famous WWI battle.
5. Who was married to Leofric of Mercia?
A. Mary, Queen of Scots
B. Agrippina
C. Lady Godiva
D. Catherine the Great
6. In what Tennessee town was John Scopes a teacher at the time that he put on trial for teaching evolution?
A. Dayton
B. Jackson
C. Springfield
D. Madison
7. Armand Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a notorious adviser to which French king?
A. Napoleon III
B. Louis XIII
C. Charles VI
D. Louis XVI
8. With which event do we associate the phrase, "It is magnificent, but it is not war"?
A. Storming of the Bastille
B. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. D-Day
D. Charge of the Light Brigade
9. In which city would you find Fort William, site of an infamous dungeon called the "Black Hole"?
A. Johannesburg
B. Dublin
C. Kolkata
D. Melbourne
BONUS: A Portuguese man named António Guterres is now important in world history. Why?
He's the new United Nations secretary-general
He replaced Ban Ki-moon, who quietly retired late last year.
A. Austria
B. Belgium
C. Germany
D. Czechoslovakia
2. And speaking of birthplaces of notorious figures, in what present-day country was Joseph Stalin born?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Estonia
C. Moldova
D. Georgia
One again, Estonia was a trap. Stalin was born with the Georgian name of Ioseb dze Jughashvili. He didn't start calling himself "Stalin" until he was in his thirties.
3. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
A. Derwent
B. Runnymede
C. Wolvercote
D. Pulborough
4. What mode of transportation was most closely associated with the "Miracle of the Marne"?
A. Subways
B. Taxicabs
C. Motorcycles
D. Camels
It was a famous WWI battle.
5. Who was married to Leofric of Mercia?
A. Mary, Queen of Scots
B. Agrippina
C. Lady Godiva
D. Catherine the Great
6. In what Tennessee town was John Scopes a teacher at the time that he put on trial for teaching evolution?
A. Dayton
B. Jackson
C. Springfield
D. Madison
7. Armand Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a notorious adviser to which French king?
A. Napoleon III
B. Louis XIII
C. Charles VI
D. Louis XVI
8. With which event do we associate the phrase, "It is magnificent, but it is not war"?
A. Storming of the Bastille
B. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. D-Day
D. Charge of the Light Brigade
9. In which city would you find Fort William, site of an infamous dungeon called the "Black Hole"?
A. Johannesburg
B. Dublin
C. Kolkata
D. Melbourne
BONUS: A Portuguese man named António Guterres is now important in world history. Why?
He's the new United Nations secretary-general
He replaced Ban Ki-moon, who quietly retired late last year.
"[Drumpf's] name alone creates division and anger, whose words inspire dissension and hatred, and can't possibly 'Make America Great Again.'" --Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)
"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)