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86 answers | 226 clues

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India 7x $700 avg J:1 DJ:6

DJ $200 1994 Babar defeated the Sultan of Delhi in 1526, gaining control of the northern part of this country

J $500 DD 1995 Edward VII was crowned king of the United Kingdom in 1902 & emperor of this country in 1903

DJ $1,600 2004 In 1961 this Asian country invaded the small colonies of Daman, Diu & Goa, & defeated the Portuguese

Japan 6x 33.3% stumper $950 avg J:2 DJ:4

DJ $200 1992 One of this country's oldest written histories is the "Nihongi", dated 720

J $500 1987 This country's forces sank the U.S. gunboat Panay in 1937

DJ $3,000 DD 2019 In 1274 & 1281 Mongol invasion fleets headed to this country were blown away by storms called "divine winds"

Brazil 6x 20.0% stumper $720 avg DJ:5 FJ:1

DJ $200 1994 In 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral became the first European to reach this large South American country

DJ $1,000 1994 After defying orders to return to Portugal, Pedro I granted independence to this country

FJ 2010 After the Royal Family fled to this country in 1807, it became the only one in South America from which a European country was ruled

South Africa 5x $420 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1986 Neither Blacks nor Whites but Bushmen & Hottentots were the 1st to live in this troubled country

J $500 1997 In 1920 the League of Nations gave this country a mandate to administer the territory of Namibia

J $400 2019 In 1869 the discovery of diamonds near what became the town of Kimberley in this nation led to quite a rush

Cuba 5x $225 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $100 1987 From 1868-78, this Caribbean island fought a 10-year war for independence from Spain but lost

FJ 1988 On May 20, 1902 U.S. rule ended & this country became independent

DJ $200 1993 In July 1960 President Eisenhower ordered a 95% decrease in sugar imports from this country

Canada 5x $400 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1987 It wasn't until 1931 that this North American dominion gained full independence from Britain

DJ $600 1990 In 1791 the British government divided this possession into Upper & Lower provinces

DJ $200 1995 The British North America Act of 1867 created this country

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Sweden 4x $625 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $500 1992 King Gustav III restored autocratic rule to this country in the 18th century

DJ $600 1997 After a 22-year reign, this country's Queen Christina abdicated June 6, 1654

DJ $600 1994 In an August 13, 1905 plebiscite, only 184 Norwegians voted against independence from this country

Mao Tse-tung 4x $150 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1997 In 1934 & 1935 this Chinese Communist leader led the Red Army on the "Long March"

J $100 1995 In 1969 Lin Piao was designated successor to this man by the 9th Party Congress

J $200 1996 The Chinese plan called the Great Leap Forward was initiated by this leader in 1958

Cambodia 4x $325 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1987 In recent years this country has also been known as Kampuchea & Khmer Republic

DJ $600 1996 In 1960 Prince Norodom Sihanouk became leader of this country, but declined the title of king

DJ $200 1991 In 1976, Pol Pot became prime minister of the new communist government in this country

the Suez Canal 4x 25.0% stumper $300 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2024 When it opened in 1869, it reduced the shipping distance between the United Kingdom & India almost by half

DJ $400 2024 At its completion a newspaper wrote, "The great continent of Africa is at length literally an island"

DJ $400 2000 An 1888 treaty said this canal was neutral & would remain open even during a war

the Netherlands 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1997 In 1826 this Low Country established its first tea plantations on Java

DJ $800 1993 When this kingdom was formed in 1815, William VI, Prince of Orange, was put on the throne

J $200 1987 To gain control of Indonesia, this country's East India Co. massacred British East India Company reps

the Armada 4x $275 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1996 On August 8, 1588, the English defeated this fleet of Philip II at the Battle of Gravelines

DJ $200 1987 Great fleet destroyed in 1588 by a combination of the British & bad weather

J $300 1989 1988 was the 400th anniversary of the defeat of this famous fleet

Worth Knowing (73)

Yugoslavia 3 Scotland 3 Saudi Arabia 3 Martin Luther 3 Lenin 3 Iraq 3 Genghis Khan 3 Gandhi 3 Frederick the Great 3 Catherine the Great 3 Burma 3 Belgium 3 Australia 3 Manchuria 3 Ferdinand 3 Cromwell 3 Napoleon III 3 Zimbabwe 2 William the Conqueror 2 War of the Roses 2 Vasco da Gama 2 Uruguay 2 Turkey 2 Trafalgar 2 the Sandinistas 2 the Northwest Passage 2 the Mogul Empire 2 the Hundred Days 2 the Hindenburg 2 the Fourteen Points 2 the Dutch East India Company 2 the British East India Company 2 the Black Hole of Calcutta 2 the Aztecs 2 Solidarity 2 slavery 2 Rasputin 2 Peru 2 Pakistan 2 opium 2 Nicaragua 2 Nelson 2 NATO 2 Namibia 2 Muhammad 2 Mongolia 2 Monaco 2 Lusitania 2 Kublai Khan 2 Kiev 2 Juan Peron 2 Joan of Arc 2 Ivan the Terrible 2 Israel 2 Iran 2 Hirohito 2 Geneva, Switzerland 2 Geneva 2 Ethiopia 2 Avignon 2 an earthquake 2 Algeria 2 a nuclear submarine 2 the Titanic 2 the Red Cross 2 the Niger 2 the de' Medicis 2 the Manchu 2 Thailand 2 Tamerlane 2 Quebec 2 Marco Polo 2 Manuel Noriega 2

Ancient

24 answers | 82 clues

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Egypt 9x 11.1% stumper $567 avg J:3 DJ:6

J $200 1997 In 1517 the Ottoman Turks took this country & put a pasha in power; today a Mubarak rules

J $500 1995 In 1805 Muhammad Ali, a tobacco merchant, was appointed governor of this country by the Ottoman sultan

DJ $1,000 DD 2018 The ancient world had 2 important cities named Thebes: one in Greece & one in this land

China 9x $267 avg J:4 DJ:5

J $100 1995 This country's semilegendary 1st dynasty, the Hsia, began c. 2200 B.C. & ruled for over 400 years

DJ $600 1987 Until 19th C., this Asian country's foreign ministry was called the Hall for Governance of Barbarians

DJ $200 1999 This country's Shang dynasty arose in the 1700s B.C. along the Yellow River

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Napoleon 6x 20.0% stumper $360 avg J:4 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1996 In 1785 this future French emperor graduated from military school in Paris, 42nd in his class of 58

DJ $800 1985 He made his brothers, Louis, Joseph & Jerome, kings of Holland, Spain & Westphalia, respectively

FJ 1991 On July 15, 1815 he surrendered to the captain of the Bellerophon

Peter the Great 5x $440 avg J:3 DJ:2

DJ $200 1991 In the late 17th c., this "Great" czar worked in Holland as a carpenter to learn shipbuilding

J $800 DD 1995 From 1682 to 1689 this Czar shared the throne with half brother Ivan V under half sister Sophia's regency

J $400 2025 In 1755 Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of this czar, established Moscow State University

Alexander the Great 5x $300 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 2000 He was tutored by Aristotle, tamed Bucephalus & cut the Gordian Knot; then after lunch...

DJ $200 1994 After his death in 323 B.C., wars divided his empire into 3 parts: Egypt, the Seleucid Empire & Macedon

J $400 2013 He's depictedheredealing with a tough knot In one of the storied moments ofhiscareer.

Charlemagne 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $300 1995 Pope Leo III crowned this Frankish king in Rome on Christmas Day, 800

DJ $800 1987 Semi-literate himself, this 9th c. emperor set up the Palace School to help others learn

DJ $2,100 DD 1990 Many say his coronation in 800 A.D. marked the end of the Dark Ages

Worth Knowing (18)

Saladin 3 Rome 3 Prussia 3 Nasser 3 Maria Theresa 3 Hannibal 3 Attila 3 Athens 3 the Parthenon 2 the Franks 2 Sicily 2 Nebuchadnezzar 2 Napoleon Bonaparte 2 Libya 2 Julius Caesar 2 Greece 2 Constantinople 2 Augustus Caesar 2

Colonial / Exploration

10 answers | 33 clues

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Christopher Columbus 7x $214 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $200 1990 38 crew members stayed in the Spanish colony he founded on Hispaniola, but they were killed after he left

J $400 2007 Government House in Nassau has a statue of this manbelieved to have first made landfall in the Bahamas

J $100 1997 Wheat was introduced to the New World by this explorer in 1493

the Philippines 5x 20.0% stumper $720 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 1993 The 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in these islands was the greatest sea & air battle of all time

DJ $800 1994 Aurora Quezon, widow of this country's first president, was assassinated in 1949

DJ $1,600 2009 In 1935, under U.S. rule, it became a commonwealth with Manuel Quezon as president

Portugal 4x $500 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1992 Born in Lisbon in 1455, King John II of this country was known as "The Perfect Prince"

DJ $1,000 1993 This country's route to India was secret until the 1590s, when a Dutch explorer published its records

DJ $400 1991 When Alfonso I was proclaimed king in 1143, it became independent of Castilian & Moorish control

Haiti 4x $800 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1991 Emperor Jean Jacques Dessalines was killed near Port-au-Prince in this country in 1806

DJ $2,000 DD 1991 Former slave Jean-Jacque Dessalines ruled this country as emperor Jacque I from 1804-1806

FJ 1984 In 1804 this Caribbean country became 1st black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule

Worth Knowing (6)

Mexico City 3 Puerto Rico 2 pope 2 Cecil Rhodes 2 Angola 2 The Spanish Inquisition 2

Revolutionary Era

6 answers | 31 clues

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Poland 9x $488 avg J:3 DJ:5 FJ:1

J $100 1997 Wladyslaw Gomulka was first secretary of this country's Communist party from 1956-1970

J $600 2007 Ruling from 1764 to 1795, Stanislaus II was the last king of this country

DJ $1,000 1990 A 1795 partition ended its existence as a separate state in E. Europe; in 1918 it was back as a republic

Hungary 8x 12.5% stumper $575 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $400 1997 Stephen I, the son of a Magyar prince, became king of this country in 1000 A.D.

J $500 1996 During the reign of Bela III, 1173-1196, this country became one of the leading European powers

DJ $1,000 1990 The crown of St. Stephen was kept at Fort Knox before being returned to this country in 1978

France 8x $350 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $100 1996 This country's King Louis IV was nicknamed "Louis from Overseas" because he was raised in England

J $500 1996 In July 1901 Morocco signed an agreement with this European country, setting its frontier with Algeria

DJ $200 1994 In 1991 Francois Mitterrand appointed Edith Cresson the first female prime minister of this country

Worth Knowing (3)

William of Orange 2 Robespierre 2 James Cook 2

World War I

8 answers | 25 clues

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Denmark 5x 20.0% stumper $520 avg DJ:5

DJ $400 1992 As a result of the Congress of Vienna in 1835, Sweden received Norway from this country

DJ $600 1994 In 1536 King Christian III made Norway a province of this Scandinavian country

DJ $400 1990 This country granted Iceland its independence after WWI

Germany 4x $275 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1995 This country's 1919 constitution provided for a parliament consisting of the Reichstag & the Reichsrat

DJ $600 1994 As a result of World War II, this country's eastern border was pushed back to the Neisse & Oder Rivers

J $200 2007 The city of Leipzig, now in this country, was the site of an 1813 battle called the greatest clash of arms before WWI

Bismarck 4x $750 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $600 2025 This Prussian who united many states became Germany's first chancellor in 1871

DJ $1,000 1993 In 1871 this Prussian unified the separate German states into a single German empire

DJ $600 1994 On March 18, 1890 this German chancellor was forced to resign by Wilhelm II

the Ottoman Empire 4x $850 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $600 2018 This empire that reached its height under Suleyman came to an end in 1922

DJ $1,000 1990 In the 16th century the Janissaries formed the elite core of this empire's army

J $1,200 DD 2008 Called the "Sick Man of Europe" in the early 20th century, this empire collapsed just after WWI

Worth Knowing (4)

World War II 2 World War I 2 Wilhelmina 2 Ho Chi Minh 2

Cold War

7 answers | 21 clues

Should-Know (2)

Russia 6x 16.7% stumper $650 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1988 In a 1918 treaty, this country gave up Ukraine but soon recovered it

J $500 DD 1993 In the early 1800s, Sweden acquired Norway from Denmark but lost Finland to this country

DJ $2,000 2004 In 1825 the Decembrists attempted a coup in this country--didn't work

Finland 4x 50.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1995 On Nov. 30, 1939 Russia invaded this neighbor, beginning the "Winter War"

DJ $600 1990 This N. European country was a grand duchy ruled by Russia before gaining its independence in 1917

DJ $1,000 1994 On Dec. 6, 1917 this country on the Gulf of Bothnia declared its independence from Russia

Worth Knowing (5)

U Thant 3 Pyongyang 2 Luxembourg 2 Khrushchev 2 Berlin 2

Civil War

6 answers | 19 clues

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Spain 5x $420 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1997 When Ferdinand VII died in 1833, his 3-year-old daughter Isabella II ascended this country's throne

DJ $600 1995 In 1615 Anne of Austria, daughter of this country's King Philip III, married Louis XIII

J $200 1985 American Abraham Lincoln Brigade fought in this country's Civil War

Mexico 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1995 On May 13, 1846 President Polk signed a declaration of war against this neighboring country

J $800 2007 More than a million died in this country's civil war that ended with the death of Carranza in 1920

J $300 1989 Long the ruling party in this country, the PRI won the 1988 election by its lowest margin ever

Louis XIV 4x $750 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1989 A civil war in Paris during his youth convinced this king to build his palace at Versailles

J $500 1987 In 1661, this French king began construction of the Palace of Versailles

DJ $1,500 DD 1994 When Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661, this French king became his own chief minister

Worth Knowing (3)

the Spanish Civil War 2 Great Britain 2 Benito Mussolini 2

Medieval

6 answers | 17 clues

Should-Know (1)

Italy 4x 25.0% stumper $250 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1994 In 1978 the Red Brigades kidnapped this country's former premier Aldo Moro & killed him

DJ $200 1991 During the early Middle Ages Sorrento, now part of this country, was an independent duchy

J $200 1987 The Risorgimento was the name of the 19th century movement for the unification of this country

Worth Knowing (5)

the Crusades 3 Greenland 3 serfs 3 The Magna Carta 2 Henry VII 2

World War II

4 answers | 10 clues

Should-Know (1)

The Boer War 4x $450 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 1996 Louis Botha who led the Transvaal forces during this war later became the Union of South Africa's 1st prime minister

DJ $1,000 1984 The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawed this

DJ $200 1994 This conflict that began in 1899 is also known as the South African War

Worth Knowing (3)

Mata Hari 2 Chiang Kai-shek 2 Boxer Rebellion 2

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