The 10s Across the Centuries

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1. World War I (1914-1918) left a lasting legacy on the ensuing decades. Which country did NOT achieve or regain independence as a direct consequence of WW1? Poland Czechoslovakia Macedonia Finland

2. From 1812-1815, the United States and Great Britain waged war over the impressment of American sailors, illegal British trade restrictions and British support of Native American tribes in the Upper Midwest. Which of the following had NO part in the war for the Crown? All are correct Prime Minister Spencer Perceval Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst Tecumseh

3. Blackbeard's comeuppance was on November 22, 1718 - when Virginia Governor Alexander Spottswood sent a Royal Navy contingent to trap the notorious privateer in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. What was Blackbeard's real name? Bartholomew Roberts Thomas Tew Edward Teach William Kidd

4. The Second Defenestration of Prague in 1618 sparked a political powder keg that led to the Thirty Years' War in 1618. "Defenestration" means to throw someone out the window. What happened to the victims of this protest? they became known as the "Cripples of Prague" they took their own lives before the fall they became known as the "Martyrs of Prague" nothing at all

5. In 1514 at the Battle of Orsha, Lithuanians and Poles defeated a much larger Russian army. The battle and its unexpected result gave rise to propaganda. Which of these exaggerated or outright false claims was NOT made by the victors? that Poles/Lithuanians would be eaten by Russians if taken alive that Russians are Asians and not Europeans that Muscovites were not Christians that the uneven troop strength warranted wholesale slaughter

6. The Battle of Grunwald (1410) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War leading to the downfall of the Teutonic Knights. what was unusual about the end stages of the battle? a mistranslation caused Vytautas to withdraw early the Swedes arrived, tipping the balance of power Teutonic noblemen were killed, denying the victors ransom Polish archers shot arrows pulled from dead comrades

7. On June 24, 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn saw Scottish forces, led by Robert the Bruce, defeat Edward II of England, regaining Scottish independence. King Robert I of Scotland is partially interred in Spain. True False

8. In 1212, the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in Iberia began the Christian reconquest of the southern half of the Iberian peninsula with the defeat of Moorish forces. In order to effect this defeat, Castilian, Aragonian, Portuguese, and Navarrean forces had to unite to overcome forces of the Almohad empire. Which of these three countries were part of the Almohad empire? Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco Tunisia, Sicily, Algeria Mauritania, Libya, Liberia Mauritania, Egypt, Senegal

9. On December 4, 1110 Sidon was sacked in the First Crusade. It then became one of the Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem which had been established eleven years earlier. Who ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the time of Sidon's conquest? Godfrey of Bouillon Melisende and Fulk Baldwin III Baldwin I

10. In 1015 Canute the Great invaded England. He and Edmund II divided the country. After Edmund's death he became sole king, ruling for almost 20 years. Which earldom did Canute reserve for himself following the consolidation of his rule? East Anglia Mercia Wessex Northumbria