# World History trivia quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 8, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759 "2008-02-08T02:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/41 "2008-02-08T19:17:32Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Can I ask some now? [/QUOTE] No. Just kidding. Of course- that’s the point of the thread, and the more the merrier. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/42 "2008-02-08T19:18:11Z")
A-ha! I just remembered the answer to #13! 1. Vedroy, Vidreuy, Voodroy…something like that. The only time I’ve ever run across the name is on a video that I show my class each year. I’ve never seen it spelled out. Some bizarre French spelling, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/43 "2008-02-08T19:20:17Z")
1. Who lead the United Irishmen and how did he die? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/44 "2008-02-08T19:23:02Z")
1. Theobald Wolfe Tone? Suicide? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/45 "2008-02-08T19:32:06Z")
1. This World War II Norwegian leader’s name became synonymous with traitor. 2. What is the capital city of Madagascar? 3. What is the capital city of Lichtenstein (spelling might be wrong!)? 4. This geographical area of Germany was considered the most likely area for a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. 5. What is the modern name for Konigsberg? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/46 "2008-02-08T19:35:38Z")
1. Vidkun Quisling 2. Lichtenstein City? 3. The Fulda Gap ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/47 "2008-02-08T19:36:15Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] 26. What is the capital city of Lichtenstein (spelling might be wrong!)? 1. This geographical area of Germany was considered the most likely area for a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. 2. What is the modern name for Konigsberg? [/QUOTE] 3. Vaduz 4. Bavaria. 5. Kaliningrad. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/48 "2008-02-08T19:55:08Z")
1. and 27. go to **Silenus**. 2. and 29 go to **Really Not**. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/49 "2008-02-08T19:58:54Z")
1. Antanarivo (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/50 "2008-02-08T20:01:12Z")
1. Who led South Africa during World War II? 2. What is the last word in the bible? 3. “All changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty is born.” Name the poet and the poem. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/51 "2008-02-08T20:02:15Z")
**Zsofia** , close enough on 25! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/52 "2008-02-08T20:07:48Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] 31. “All changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty is born.” Name the poet and the poem. [/QUOTE] Milton, \*Paradise Lost \* (I think) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/53 "2008-02-08T20:11:43Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/54 "2008-02-08T20:16:09Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] 31. “All changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty is born.” Name the poet and the poem. [/QUOTE] It has to be Irish, of course! I think W.B. Yeats, and “Sailing to Byzantium”. ---
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[QUOTE=Giles] It has to be Irish, of course! I think W.B. Yeats, and “Sailing to Byzantium”. [/QUOTE] Just checked on the 'net – I got the poet right, but it’s a different poem. I’ll see if anyone else remembers which poem without Googling. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/56 "2008-02-08T21:12:08Z")
Hey no checking, hehe. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/57 "2008-02-08T21:15:25Z")
1. What 18th Century war between England and Spain was caused by (and named after) a body part? 2. What treaty legitimitized Lutheranism in the German states? 3. The ugliest monument in Rome is one to this 1st King of a united Italy. 4. Who was often refered to as “The Prince of Humanists?” 5. Who was Dante’s guide through Purgatory in “The Divine Comedy?” ---
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[QUOTE=An Gadaí] 29. Who led South Africa during World War II? 1. What is the last word in the bible? [/QUOTE] 1. Amen. or AMEN. isn’t it…? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/59 "2008-02-08T21:19:35Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 35. Who was often refered to as “The Prince of Humanists?” 1. Who was Dante’s guide through Purgatory in “The Divine Comedy?” [/QUOTE] 2. da Vinci 3. For some reason I’m thinking of the Roman poet Virgil, but that’s too random be right, right? ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759/60 "2008-02-08T21:23:45Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 32. What 18th Century war between England and Spain was caused by (and named after) a body part? [/QUOTE] The War of Johnson’s Ear? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-history-trivia-quiz/436759.md?page=4)