Quiz Bowl: World History vol. 3

The Jews’ flight from Egypt is detailed in what second book of the Bible?

Which astronomer first proved the theory of heliocentrism?

Where did the Wright brothers make their first famous flight?

Which nation's Conquistadors conquered the Incas?

Where is the place Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam, was born?

What was the name of the capital of the Incan Empire?

Alexander the Great was tutored by who?

Which Indian prime minister was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards?

Who was Queen Elizabeth I's father?

Which Chinese ruler put together the Great Wall of China?

Who is known as the "Father of English Poetry?"

Name this “Hero of Two Worlds,” a French general who was George Washington’s aide-de-camp.

Name this “Iron Chancellor” of Prussia and Germany from 1862 to 1890.

The Chinese New Year celebration lasts how long?

How many members of the Titanic's orchestra survived to tell the tale?

The official languages of the U.N. are Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish, and what?

The most spoken native language in Africa is what?

Which scientist observed giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands to help inspire his theory of natural selection?

Which Italian city did Christopher Columbus claim he was born in?

In the year 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned as what on Christmas day?

Which woman's name was the last word spoken by Napoleon?

What triumphal arch became an East/West German border crossing in December 1989?

Which European city was dubbed the "City of Light" in the 19th century?

The Maori people are the native inhabitants of what Pacific island nation east of Australia?

Which country was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988?

Which city was heavily damaged in the Great Fire of 1666?

What is the capital of Canada?

Which city was previously known as Leningrad during the Soviet Era?

What was the practical purpose of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

What was suspended in Northern Ireland in 1972?