History by Letter: G

History by Letter: G

Questions

1. In 1961, which astronaut on the Soviet craft Vostok 1 became the first human to travel into outer space?
2. Which Pennsylvania battle of 1863 is commonly remembered as the turning point of the US Civil War?
3. In 1949, a conference was held in which Swiss city, which today helps to shape the rules of war?
4. Which man was proclaimed the last native-born Prince of Wales during his anti-English revolt in 1404?
5. Which period of British royal history comes prior to the Victorian (not include the Regency sub-period), and after the Stuart period?
6. What was the name of the secret police service in Nazi Germany?
7. By what name are Nepalese soldiers serving in the British Army more commonly known?
8. On which island group did Charles Darwin, during his voyages on the Beagle, observe populations of finches that helped him flesh out his theory of evolution by natural selection?
9. Which Argentine revolutionary, known for his star-studded beret, was eventually caught and killed in Bolivia in 1967? We are looking for the name by which he was most commonly known (beginning with G, naturally).
10. Which important Nazi served as Chief of the Luftwaffe High Command for the duration of WWII?
11. Which country has been fully unified twice in recent history: in 1871, and 1991?
12. ANZAC troops bore the brunt of the fighting during a 1915-16 battle on which Turkish peninsula?
13. Which US President became the second (of four total) to be assassinated, in 1881? Clue: lasagne.
14. What is the name of the territory and military base leased to the United States by Cuba since 1903?
15. What is the surname of Mohandas, the Indian Father of the Nation, as well as two Indian Prime Ministers: Indira (unrelated) and Rajiv (her son)?
16. In which modern country were the Ancient Wonders of the World, The Statue of Zeus and The Colossus of Rhodes located?
17. Which Germanic peoples, who were known to the Romans by their western (Visi-) and eastern (Ostro-) groupings, were responsible for sacks of Rome and the later conquests of Iberia and the Italian peninsula?
18. On the subject of Julius Caesar, what was his actual first name?
19. By what name was the region roughly corresponding to modern France known during the Roman period, during which it was conquered by Julius Caesar?
20. What is the name of the Pisan renaissance scientist, responsible for many advancements in physics and astronomy, who was sentenced to house arrest for heresy during the Roman Inquisition?

1. In 1961, which astronaut on the Soviet craft Vostok 1 became the first human to travel into outer space?

   Gagarin
2. Which Pennsylvania battle of 1863 is commonly remembered as the turning point of the US Civil War?

   Gettysburg
3. In 1949, a conference was held in which Swiss city, which today helps to shape the rules of war?

   Geneva
4. Which man was proclaimed the last native-born Prince of Wales during his anti-English revolt in 1404?

   Owain Glyndŵr
5. Which period of British royal history comes prior to the Victorian (not include the Regency sub-period), and after the Stuart period?

   Georgian
6. What was the name of the secret police service in Nazi Germany?

   Gestapo
7. By what name are Nepalese soldiers serving in the British Army more commonly known?

   Gurkhas
8. On which island group did Charles Darwin, during his voyages on the Beagle, observe populations of finches that helped him flesh out his theory of evolution by natural selection?

   Galapagos
9. Which Argentine revolutionary, known for his star-studded beret, was eventually caught and killed in Bolivia in 1967? We are looking for the name by which he was most commonly known (beginning with G, naturally).

   Guevara
10. Which important Nazi served as Chief of the Luftwaffe High Command for the duration of WWII?

    Hermann Göring
11. Which country has been fully unified twice in recent history: in 1871, and 1991?

    Germany
12. ANZAC troops bore the brunt of the fighting during a 1915-16 battle on which Turkish peninsula?

    Gallipoli
13. Which US President became the second (of four total) to be assassinated, in 1881? Clue: lasagne.

    Garfield
14. What is the name of the territory and military base leased to the United States by Cuba since 1903?

    Guantanamo
15. What is the surname of Mohandas, the Indian Father of the Nation, as well as two Indian Prime Ministers: Indira (unrelated) and Rajiv (her son)?

    Gandhi
16. In which modern country were the Ancient Wonders of the World, The Statue of Zeus and The Colossus of Rhodes located?

    Greece
17. Which Germanic peoples, who were known to the Romans by their western (Visi-) and eastern (Ostro-) groupings, were responsible for sacks of Rome and the later conquests of Iberia and the Italian peninsula?

    Goths
18. On the subject of Julius Caesar, what was his actual first name?

    Gaius
19. By what name was the region roughly corresponding to modern France known during the Roman period, during which it was conquered by Julius Caesar?

    Gaul
20. What is the name of the Pisan renaissance scientist, responsible for many advancements in physics and astronomy, who was sentenced to house arrest for heresy during the Roman Inquisition?

    Galileo Galilei