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History by Picture - V

Can you name these historic people, places, and things beginning with the letter "V"?
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Last updated: December 17, 2018
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painter
erupted in 79 A.D.
former republic
dracula inspiration
war
monarch
Vietnam War
tribe - 500 A.D
philosopher
seafaring people
city where two Shakespeare
plays are set
goddess
briefly independent republic,
1777–1791
family
treaty
Norse mythological figures
Treaty of Versailles
artist who gave his name to a style of facial hair
holiest city in Hinduism, formerly known as Benares
launched in 1977, it left the solar system in 2012
sillie
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level 80
Dec 16, 2018
Doesn't von Trapp get alphabetised under T? And the two others under G and D respectively?
bks961
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level 77
Dec 16, 2018
The names aren't just Dyck, Gogh and Trapp, so...no.
someone2018
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level 64
Dec 17, 2018
In their native languages they are, but it's not something everyone knows in English, so.....
Djilas
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level 72
Dec 17, 2018
That's the case I believe - in English they're under V, but not in the original language
pkerr116
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level 70
Dec 17, 2018
I thought Vandals ... nope ... wait Vagabonds ... nope.
Djilas
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level 72
Dec 17, 2018
Vandals would include North Africa.
Tramp
+3
level 68
Dec 17, 2018
For those wondering (I didn't know this until a year or two back), Visigoths = West Goths and Ostrogoths = East Goths.
samiamco
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level 70
Dec 18, 2018
Ostrogoths sound like they're a large, flightless bird. Or a band.
JBman
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level 45
Jan 5, 2019
Huh, thanks for teaching me that! You always learn something new in the Jetpunk comments :)
samiamco
+1
level 70
Dec 18, 2018
Very nice quiz, WolfCam! And nobody can kvetch that it's too US-centric. :-D
cornflakesfu
+2
level 77
Jan 5, 2019
. . . Venares? No? Oh well, it was worth a shot.
Ecalips
+1
level 33
Jan 6, 2019
It might sound stupid but what is the "Von Trapp Family" ?
bwall317
+1
level 68
Jan 7, 2019
The family that the movie, "The Sound of Music" is based on
PatoPotato
+1
level 43
Jan 6, 2019
Erupted in 79 AD... A volcano!
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