Combined: Olympics, history + Basic World History + World History: World War I + Tennis trivia

Question 1

Why was the United States important to the war effort?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 2

What host country is the only country not to win a gold medal when the Olympics was held there?

Accepted Answer

Canada: 1976 Montreal Games.

Question 3

Which of the following countries was not part of the Central Powers?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 4

Which of these tournaments is not a Grand Slam tournament?

Accepted Answer

Davis Cup

Question 5

What was different about World War I in comparison to previous wars?

Accepted Answer

It was old-school war meets new technology.

Question 6

What was the deadliest battle of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Battle of the Somme

Question 7

What is a stalemate?

Accepted Answer

Neither side is advancing; war is at a standstill.

Question 8

Which of the following was not an Allied Power?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 9

Bonus - What is the Colleyville Heritage High School Mascot? (You had better get this right!)

Accepted Answer

Panthers

Question 10

What problems did Rio de Janeiro experience getting ready to host the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

High crime rate and political unrest., Pollution and corruption., Zika virus and a wave of strikes.

Question 11

When did the Olympic symbol of 5 interlocking rings on a white background first appear?

Accepted Answer

Antwerp, 1920.

Question 12

How many events were held at the first recorded Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

1.

Question 13

Who was the famous female leader of the French in the 100 years war?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc

Question 14

Who was the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon?

Accepted Answer

Boris Becker

Question 15

In tennis, what do they call it when a player has 0 points?

Accepted Answer

Love

Question 16

_______________ ended with the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan.

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 17

During the Middle Ages, Lords of the manor were served by armed soldiers known as _________ ?

Accepted Answer

Knights

Question 18

By 648 B.C. which other events had been added to the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Pentathlon, boxing and chariot racing.

Question 19

True or false. The longest tennis match in history lasted for 3 days.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Why were the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games boycotted by many countries?

Accepted Answer

Russia had invaded Afghanistan.

Question 21

When and where did women first compete at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1900, Paris.

Question 22

The most ancient form of writing developed in ancient Sumer was known as ________________ ?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 23

Where are the 2016 Olympic Games being held?

Accepted Answer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Question 24

In 1492, _____________ sailed the ocean blue.

Accepted Answer

Columbus

Question 25

When were the first recorded Olympic Games held?

Accepted Answer

776 B.C.

Question 26

How many female athletes competed in the first modern Olympics of 1896?

Accepted Answer

0.

Question 27

What country's athletes faced being banned from the Rio Games because of drug cheating?

Accepted Answer

Russia.

Question 28

The rebirth of art and learning after the Middle Ages was the _______ ?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 29

What was the new military strategy developed due to the advancements in technology?

Accepted Answer

trench warfare

Question 30

The assassination of ______ escalated and eventually caused an outbreak of war.

Accepted Answer

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 31

Raiders from the north during the middle ages were the _______________ ?

Accepted Answer

Vikings

Question 32

In which years were the Olympic Games not held?

Accepted Answer

1916, 1940, 1944.

Question 33

The leader of Ancient Egypt was known as the ______________ ?

Accepted Answer

Pharaoh

Question 34

How many athletes competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics?

Accepted Answer

280.

Question 35

When were the modern Olympics first held?

Accepted Answer

1896 A.D.

Question 36

True or False: The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

At first who were the only people allowed to compete?

Accepted Answer

Freeborn male citizens of Greece

Question 38

The first true ancient civilization was ________________ ?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 39

What does it mean to break?

Accepted Answer

To win a game as the receiving player or team

Question 40

How many events were held in the 1896 Athens Olympics?

Accepted Answer

43.

Question 41

What sports were introduced into the 1896 Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting., Shooting, fencing and tennis.

Question 42

What does it mean to be an "unseeded" player?

Accepted Answer

NOT to be ranked among the top 16 players in a competition

Question 43

After the French Revolution, ______________ became emperor of France.

Accepted Answer

Napoleon

Question 44

What was the Zimmerman Note?

Accepted Answer

a note from Germany to Mexico asking them to attack the US

Question 45

When was tennis played for the first time at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1896

Question 46

Who was the leader who first unified the Mongols?

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 47

The world's first true democracy was founded in the city state of _________________ ?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 48

Where were the 1896 Olympic games held?

Accepted Answer

Athens, Greece.

Question 49

True or False: The signing of the Treaty of Versailles was an end to all problems in Europe.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 50

In tennis, you hit the ball with...

Accepted Answer

a racket

Question 51

The first dictator for life - or emperor - of Rome was ________________ ?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 52

What were the four main causes of World War I?

Accepted Answer

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

Question 53

Where did the Olympic games originate.

Accepted Answer

Greece.

Question 54

Which country had 11 athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the 1972 Munich Games?

Accepted Answer

Israel.

Question 55

_________________ began with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Accepted Answer

World War I

Question 56

Why did many African countries boycott the 1976 Montreal Games in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Because the NZ All Blacks had toured South Africa.

Question 57

Why did the Olympic Games cease in A.D. 393?

Accepted Answer

The Roman emperor banned all pagan festivals.

Question 58

Who has won the most Grand Slam tournaments?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Court

Question 59

Who was the first to surrender to the Allies?

Accepted Answer

Austria-Hungary

Question 60

Which of the following was a nation formed after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Poland, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

Question 61

True or False: The Lusitania originated in France.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 62

Which empire was broken up after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary

Question 63

What was the only event at the first recorded Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

The stade, a 192 metre foot race.

Question 64

__________________ was the establishment and domination of colonies by Europe.

Accepted Answer

Imperialism

Combined: Olympics, history + Basic World History + World History: World War I + Tennis trivia

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Combined: Olympics, history + Basic World History + World History: World War I + Tennis trivia

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