Loaded Questions 4/11/22 - World History
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1. Translating as "Dutch learning", what system of education was implemented in Japan (namely Nagasaki) for 200 years from the 1600s to the 1800s, which allowed Japan to continue in advancement despite shogunate's isolation policies?
2. Holding the title of Dictator of Rome in 82 BC, what leader of the Optimates was the political rival of Gaius Marius? The first dictator to march onto Rome, he also defeated the Pontic king Mirthradates and he captured the Numidian king Jugurtha.
3. An important figure to Murrow on CBS Radio, what American journalist published the 1960 history book "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"?
4. Built in the 1740s, what was the summer palace of Prussian king Frederick the Great? Located in Potsdam, it entertained guests like Frederick's friend Voltaire.
5. What name is given to the border of the Indian and Pakistani territories of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
6. The Second Opium War occurred simultaneously as the Taiping Rebellion, which was led by what man who in the 1840s believed he was the brother of Jesus Christ? He created the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing, which was permanently quelled in 1864.
7. Name the wife of Nicolae Ceausescu, and name the date he and his wife were executed.
8. Where was the Delian League centered? Where was the Boeotian League centered?
9. Charlotte Corday (who killed Marat) was a member of what French political faction during the Revolution, which opposed the Jacobins? They were also opposed to the Montagnards.
10. Now in Guinea, what capital of the Mali Empire is where Mansa Musa I began his famous 1324 hajj?
11. What name is given to the conflicts in the 60s and 70s in the North Atlantic about fishing rights between the UK and Iceland?
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1. Translating as "Dutch learning", what system of education was implemented in Japan (namely Nagasaki) for 200 years from the 1600s to the 1800s, which allowed Japan to continue in advancement despite shogunate's isolation policies? Rangaku
2. Holding the title of Dictator of Rome in 82 BC, what leader of the Optimates was the political rival of Gaius Marius? The first dictator to march onto Rome, he also defeated the Pontic king Mirthradates and he captured the Numidian king Jugurtha. (Lucius Cornlius) Sulla
3. An important figure to Murrow on CBS Radio, what American journalist published the 1960 history book "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"? William L. Shirer
4. Built in the 1740s, what was the summer palace of Prussian king Frederick the Great? Located in Potsdam, it entertained guests like Frederick's friend Voltaire. Sanssouci
5. What name is given to the border of the Indian and Pakistani territories of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir? Line of Control
6. The Second Opium War occurred simultaneously as the Taiping Rebellion, which was led by what man who in the 1840s believed he was the brother of Jesus Christ? He created the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing, which was permanently quelled in 1864. Hong Xiuquan
7. Name the wife of Nicolae Ceausescu, and name the date he and his wife were executed. Elena, Dec 25 1989
8. Where was the Delian League centered? Where was the Boeotian League centered? Athens, Thebes
9. Charlotte Corday (who killed Marat) was a member of what French political faction during the Revolution, which opposed the Jacobins? They were also opposed to the Montagnards. Girondins
10. Now in Guinea, what capital of the Mali Empire is where Mansa Musa I began his famous 1324 hajj? Niani
11. What name is given to the conflicts in the 60s and 70s in the North Atlantic about fishing rights between the UK and Iceland? Cod Wars