History Bowl Quiz

Who signature was the largest on the Declaration of Independence?

who uttered the famous quote “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”

The Dardanelles Strait saw fighting in this war between the Ottoman Empire and ANZAC forces.

Social Democratic German Chancellor; betrayed by Gunther Guillaume and won Nobel Peace Prize

Who is credited with the invention of Peanut Butter?

period in which Jean Lesage's government modernizedQuebec.

Whatsick leader of Venezuela has described his governing philosophy as Bolivariansocialism

Thiswar supported by British moguls who sought to get diamonds fromthe Orange Free State.

Which country uses the Imperial System of Measurement?

Whichspace shuttle also burned up on reentry in 2003, killing all the astronauts onboard

Name this city, perhaps most famous for one of the wonders of theworld, its Hanging Gardens.

Thiswas the first language spoken by a man in outer space

TheNew Testament of the Bible was originally written in this language

Chinese dynasty founded by Liu Bang, names majority ethnic group of China

What is the current name of German East Africa

For the point, name this large city which wasoriginally named New Amsterdam.

name this host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the capitalof China

Name this province which was once part of Acadia andis governed from Fredericton.

InChicago, this food is traditionally thicker than the variety most common in NewYork

ThisBritish naval captain explored Canada, Antarctica, Australia and New Zealand inthe 1700s

ThisDanish navigator explored Alaska for the Russians and gave his name to a strait

Thesecharacters of the Book of Revelation have animals colored red, white, black andpale green

name this predominantly Muslim nation, with its capital at Dhaka

For the point, name this language used by the authors Livy, and Horace.

Sent Vasco deGama on his voyage to India, and signed the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain.

name this island in which Victoria, British Columbiais found

Empire of ancient India, included Chandragupta and Ashoka as rulers

This man who saw combat in India, Sudan, and theSecond Boer War

ThisItalian thought he had reached India, in reality, he was in the Bahamas.

DuringWorld War Two, which country did Hitler give Tunisia to

Region of Northern Asia, which is used as a synonymfor any cold, inhospitable place

name this alloy of carbon and iron that made AndrewCarnegie rich.

European country which has been neutral since the early 19^thcentury bordering France & Germany.

Infamous First Lady of Argentina who helped the "descamisados"

Nixon's Vice President who pardoned him as president himself, and was defeated by Jimmy Carter

Napoleon's 1805 victory; the Battle of the Three Emperors

Whatis the official language of Tunisia

Southeast Asian country with the world’s 4^th largestpopulation?

Boeris the word for “farmer” in which language spoken widely in South Africa

name this Roman emperor who ruled from 117 to 138 

Period of Japanese history, lasting from 1868 to 1912, thatalso names a famous Restoration.

Thisauthor of the Principia Mathematica created three laws of motion

AlbertEinstein’s last words were spoken in this; his native language

Thislanguage spoken in the Pyrenees is unrelated to any other spoken language today

Inwhich series of wars did Sparta fight Athens

Found in 1947, this body of water’s namesake texts discuss histories ofChristianity & Judaism

name this 1900 peasant uprising in China led by the Righteous Fists

This civilization defeateda Hittite army at Kadesh. 

Quebec Premier and founder of the Union Nationale

Thiscountry was the first to legalize gay marriage, and one of its colonies isAruba

Ancient Commander quoted as saying "another such victory and I am undone"

When is History Bowl Regionals?

Thisisland-nation’s bobsled team was documented in the film Cool Runnings

ThisPresident organized the creation of the Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress

where the boxing match called the Thrilla in Manila took place.

system of locks connects a riverflowing through Montreal into the North American interior.

slaveryin the US increased following more demand abroad forthis product after the 7 years war

Jamaicais considered part of which cricket-playing group of nations