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The War of Jenkin’s (or possibly Jensen’s) Ear.
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Victor Immanuel.
RNATB - 35 - no, 36 - yes
Alessan - right on both
30 is correct! Amen to that.
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I believe this is a reference to the Peace of Augsberg, which also enshrined the idea of Religion of the Prince, Religion of the People - leaving the common folk’s religious affiliation at the mercy of the territorial prince.
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What German Protestant thinker, and theologian, is famous for having castigated some of his followers for using theology to support their attempts to change the secular world?
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What was restored by the Meiji Restoration?
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What was known as The Most Serene Republic?
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There have been four lighthouses established on the Eddystone shoals near the mouth of the Thames. What happened to the first and second lighthouses?
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What two innovations ended the era of the Tea Clipper ships?
- I’m going to guess at pillaging Vikings, and German bombs.
- Vaguely remembered from my trip to the Cutty Sark when I was a wee’un - the steam engine and the Suez Canal (does that count as an innovation?)
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“All changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty is born.” Name the poet and the poem.
It was about the Easter Rebellion, wasn’t it called "Rebellion" -
What was restored by the Meiji Restoration?
The Japanese Emperor, Hirohito’s father -
What was known as The Most Serene Republic?
San Marino
Twas about the Rising but nope it isn’t called “Rebellion”.
Responding to the answers:
silenus: 8 is correct, 10 is half-correct, and 12 is correct.
Really Not All That Bright: 8 is correct, and 9 and 12 are wrong.
Slithy Tove: 9 is correct.
Elendil’s Heir: 10 is incorrect.
Giles: 11 is correct.
29 is Jan Smuts, who also played a major role in WWI, and whom led commandos against the British in the Boer War.
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Nope. You’re putting it waaaay too late for the first two lights.
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Yes, that’s what I was thinking of.
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Martin Luther sought refuge in this German castle.
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Name two famous and influential books published in 1776. Yes, I realize this is World History trivia, these books have nothing to do with the American Revolution.
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A 16th Century earthquake that devastated this city also shook the Faith of some Christians.
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Name the Holyday on which the earthquake happened.
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Henry VIII was awarded this title from the Pope for his efforts against Martin Luther.
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Is one The Wealth of Nations by Smith?
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Rome?
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Easter?
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Defender of the Faith (!)- I know this one…
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Lisbon
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Defender of the Faith
ETA: I just realized that I might have confused people with my comments to Really Not All That Bright about the lighthouse at Eddystone shoals. Twentieth Century Germans are too late to have had a chance to affect the first two lights. And the Vikings predated either of the first two lights there.
- The Wartberg
Didn’t the first two Eddystone lighthouses burn down?
The second one did. The builder said something very ironic, when you know what happened to the first light.
And I’m afraid I missed 5 time champ’s answers to 38 and 39.
38, I believe is right - I don’t know the exact Emporer, but it was the restoration of rule in the name of the Emporer, instead of in the name of the Shogun.
39, however, is wrong.
- Adam Smith’s the Wealth of Nations and Edward Gibbons’ Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Hirohito, whois posthumously known as Emperor Showa, was the Meiji Emperor’s grandson. Emperor Taisho was in in between them.
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What was the first legal distillery in Scotland?
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As thanks for aiding in his escape, Bonnie Prince Charlie gave the recipe for what to the MacKinnon family (supposedly)?
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Legend has it that Britain will fall when what leave the Tower of London?
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Which French Emperor invaded Mexico?
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The discovery of what, by French troops stationed in Egypt, led to the deciphering of heiroglyphics?
50 The Rosetta Stone
**Governer Quinn **You are correct on 29!
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The ravens.
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Napoleon III
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The Rosetta Stone