Special Sub-Topic: History of Western Culture Authored by: thejazzkickazz Sub-topic of: European Cultures

Who was called the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?

Wyclif.

Who did Martin Luther call Grobiana...a filthy, scurvy vice..originating from the German 'Grob'?

Geck.

What food item was mistakenly called 'D'inde'?

Turkey.

Why did the French resist eating Potatoes for awhile in the 17th century?

they belonged to the nightshade family. They were thought to be poisonous.

Gargantua was to Pantagruel as Rabelais was to __________?

Theodule. Theodule was a dear son to Rabelais....but died at an early age.Babadec was his mother.

Which writer's name came from Latin: 'taxus', meaning 'Yew-tree'?

Tasso.

Who was known as: Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim?

Paracelsus.

Which play by Racine was booed and hissed off the stage, which made him vow to never write another play?

Phedre.

Who designed 106 fortresses for Louis XIV?

Vauban.

Which Belgian coined the term 'gas' from the term -Gascht-?

Van Helmont.