Trivia Tuesday

July 7, 2020

History

Round 1:

Ancient History

1. What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?

a. Memphis

b. Alexandria

c. Cairo

d. Thebes

2. On what island did ancient Greek civilization originate?

a. Samos

b. Crete

c. Olympia

d. Rhodes

3. What Roman Emperor was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold-piece ransom?

a. Nero

b. Caligula

c. Caesar Augustus

d. Julius Caesar

4. What fortification was built by the Romans around 122 A.D. across the width of Great Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians to the north?

a. Cleon's Wall

b. Hadrian's Wall

c. Caesar's Wall

d. Hannibal's Wall

5. How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

6. When did the first documented Olympic Games take place?

a. 776 BCE

b. 432 BCE

c. 112 BCE

d. 6 CE

7. Who is credited with making the first map of the known world?

a. Archimedes

b. Anaximander

c. Euclid

d. Christopher Columbus

8. What historic event took place in Rome in 64 A.D.?

a. Julius Caesar was assassinated

b. The Julio-Claudian dynasty ended

c. Rome burned

d. Third Punic War ended

9. Who wrote the Roman origin story The Aeneid?

a. Cicero

b. Ovid

c. Pliny the Elder

d. Virgil

10. What name did the Romans give to the God of War, known in Greek as Ares?

a. Jupiter

b. Neptune

c. Mars

d. Mercury

11. What number is this: XXIV

12. Which city-state did Rome go to war with three times from 264-146 BCE?

a. Athens

b. Carthage

c. Thebes

d. Alexandria

13. Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity on his deathbed?

14. Which Greek city is known as the birthplace of democracy?

15. Which Greek hero defeated Medusa?

a. Hercules

b. Perseus

c. Theseus

d. Jason

Round 2:

Canadian History

16. What were the original four provinces of Canada?

17. Which Province was the first to grant women the right to vote?

a. New Brunswick

b. Manitoba

c. Ontario

d. Quebec

18. Which Prime Minister is responsible for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

a. Joe Clark

b. Pierre Trudeau

c. Lester B. Pearson

d. Brian Mulroney 

19. The battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in what city?

a. Québec City

b. Montréal

c. Grand-Pré

d. The Fortress of Louisbourg

20. What is the name of the beach where Canadian forces landed on D-Day?

a. Dieppe

b. Sword

c. Juno

d. Omaha

21. Who is Canada's longest serving Prime Minister?

a. Sir Robert Borden

b. Sir Wilfrid Laurier

c. John Diefenbaker 

d. William Lyon Mackenzie King

22. What is Agnes Macphail (1890-1954) known for?

a. First woman appointed to the Supreme Court

b. First woman elected to the House of Commons

c. First woman appointed to the Senate

d. First woman to be elected as mayor of a major Canadian city

23. During the War of 1812, General Issac Brock won battles with the collaboration of which Indigenous leader?

a. Joseph Brant

b. Poundmaker

c. Tecumseh

d. Big Bear

24.  Which animal's fur drove the fur trade economy?

25. What Canadian city was severely damaged by a massive explosion in its harbour in 1917?

26. Which province was the last to join Canada?

27. What is the name commonly given to the political and social movement that swept Quebec in the beginning of the 1960’s?

28. What year was Canada’s constitution patriated from Great Britain?

a. 1969

b. 1975

c. 1979

d. 1982

29. Name a Canadian who received the Noble Prize for the discovery of insulin.

30. Name the famous land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the Government of Canada that lasted from July 11-Sept 26, 1990.