Seven Categories - History I

Which titan was condemned by Zeus to hold the heavens forever on his back?

Which Pharaoh's god ruled the world of the dead?

The emperors of which country are believed to be descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu?

Which Greek mathematician and geographer was the first to estimate the perimeter of the Earth around 240 B.C.?

In Ancient Egypt, during the embalming process, which important organ was left untouched in the body, because it was considered the center of the person's intelligence and senses, and therefore would be necessary in the afterlife?

Which people inhabited Scotland at the time of the Roman invasion of Britannia?

Secutor, provocator, equite, hoplomaco, tracio, murmillo, scissor, and reciario are types of what?

Which pope encouraged the liberation of the Holy Land, which sparked the 1st crusade?

Jochi, Tolui, Chagatai and Onegai were the children of which historical character?

The city of Palenque flourished in the late 8th century under the influence of which civilization?

Which conquistador was responsible for the fall of the Inca Empire, by condemning the last Inca to death?

In which historical territory were the rulers known to commit fratricide in order to prevent future coups?

Also known as the Haudenosaunee, which confederation of Native Americans comprised the Mohawk, Tuscarora, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes?

Which famous French revolutionary was assassinated by Charlotte Corday in its bathtub?

How did Arthur Wellesley become known as the British marshal and politician who commanded troops during the Peninsular War against Napoleonic troops?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of which long-time Austrian emperor, who died in 1916, 68 years after his coronation?

The Battles of Port Arthur (1904) and Tsushima (1905) correspond to the first and last battles of a war between Japan and which other country?

What was the name given to the line of fortifications and defense built by France along its eastern border after World War I?

During World War II, the German defense of Normandy was led by what military man known as the Desert Fox?

Who was the governor of Cambodia in 1970, responsible for the genocide of over 1.8 million inhabitants?