QoD Archive

Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.12a  Who established the French throne in Paris?

A) Jacques Chirac
B) Joan of Arc
C) Ivan the Great
D) King Philip II

2.

WHI.10c  The native religion of Japan which included nature worship and emperor worship was

A) Shintoism
B) Taoism
C) Confucianism
D) Hinduism

 

3-5. Label the Civilizations/Empires. Spelling counts.

 

6. Name leaders of the following countries during the high and late medieval periods. (Spelling counts. // 3 pts each)

England - ___________  ___________

France - ___________  ___________ __

Spain - ___________,  ___________

 

7.

WHI.10d  Major city during both the Mali and Songhai Empires that was an important center of trade and learning.

A) Cordoba
B) Damascus
C) Timbuktu
D) Mecca

8.


WHI.11b  What MesoAmerican city is pictured above?

A) Chichen Itza
B) Cuzco
C) Machu Picchu
D) Tenochtitlan

 

9.

 

WHI.4ab 3 Points for every characteristic of the Persian Empire that you can name.

10. WHI.11a  (Month of the year named after the Greek goddess of fertility)(What you're countering when faced with a question - wer)   (comio en ingles)  (Something you cast/draw to make a random selection +a)   (pullum in Anglico)  ('Sleepy' word (ha) that means an attractive combination of vitality and glamour - zz)

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Bonus

 

WHI.7d Fill in the blanks: (3 points each, but spelling counts)

__________________,    __________________     ____________      = English King that was a bad leader/ person, Set of laws he signed to stay in power that limited king's power and provided early due process.

__________________,    __________________      = Man from Normandy who took over England and unified the country, Year he took over England