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Difficultly level: hard. Fill the blanks in these answers related to world history.
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July 14th event which sparked the French Revolution
Storming of the Bastille
Karl Marx called religion the ...
Opium of the People
"Remembered" San Antonio event
Battle of the Alamo
Lancaster vs. York
Wars of the Roses
To the French, it is "fin de siècle"
End of the Century
Most prestigious medal awarded by the USSR
Hero of the Soviet Union
Church in Bethlehem where Jesus was thought to have been born
Church of the Nativity
Title which the pope gave to Henry VIII (but probably wish he hadn't)
Defender of the Faith
1934 event where Hitler purged his rivals in the Nazi party
Night of the Long Knives
Book by Charles Darwin about his travels to the Galapagos and elsewhere
Voyage of the Beagle
Painting by Géricault depicting the survivors of a notorious 1816 shipwreck
Raft of the Medusa
Another name for Proust's book "In Search of Lost Time"
Remembrance of Things Past
Archaeological site near Luxor where about 30 pharaohs are buried
Valley of the Kings
William the Conqueror's campaigns to subjugate Northern England
Harrying of the North
England's oldest knightly order, founded in 1348
Order of the Garter
In England, this highly coveted position was tasked with helping the king use the toilet
Groom of the Stool
Chinese historical novel set in the turbulent period after the collapse of the Han dynasty
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Patriotic song for the Union side during the U.S. Civil War
Battle Hymn of the Republic
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7 Comments
Alexquiz17
+3
Level 95
Jul 13, 2025
Absolutely loving this, thanks QM!

Could you accept Meduse, as this was the actual ship’s name?

If you make any more of these, may I politely suggest:

Bonfire of the Vanities

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Invention of the Printing Press

Discovery of the Americas

And my personal favourite, the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros Phokas, AKA Pale Death of the Saracens.

Brainstorm
+1
Level 59
Jul 13, 2025
Really enjoyed this one. The questions are creative and original, and I'm very much looking forward to a sequel!
MindWax
+9
Level 87
Jul 14, 2025
Is there a reason the Proust answer doesn't need to follow the format "____ of the ____", as the quiz title would suggest? Seems like a strange addition, since the rest conform so neatly.
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Jul 21, 2025
No matter how poorly guessed that one about helping the king use the potty is, it absolutely MUST stay in this quiz. Amazing/hilarious stuff. (FWIW, I tried "wiper")
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Nov 23, 2025
I tried 'Times Past' instead of Things Past... 🤦‍♂️
KKD
+2
Level 57
Nov 23, 2025
Feel sure that religion was the "opiate" of the people, not the opium.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 88
Nov 24, 2025
I understand the original German translates as opium, though I'm not a German speaker. And yes, I remember originally hearing it as opiate.
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