Timeline of the 16th Century

1. Which Portuguese navigator claimed Brazil for Portugal?

2. Astrologer, physician and reputed seer Nostradamus was born in 1503. Where was he from?

3. Who painted "La Gioconda?"

4. Who proclaimed the Sun the center of the Solar system in 1512?

5. Who wrote "Utopia" and published it in 1516?

6. Capital of which empire was Tenochtitlan before was conquered by Spain?

7. Under which Ottoman ruler did the Empire reached its peak?

8. Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

9. Which explorer is known for defeating the Aztec Empire and taking Mexico in the name of Spain in 1521?

10. Who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in a single expedition after its captain, Ferdinand Magellan, was killed?

11. Where was Ferdinand Magellan killed in a battle in 1521?

12. Who won the Battle of Mohács in 1526?

13. Who conquered the Inca Empire in 1532?

14. What was the capital of Inca Empire?

15. How long Queen Elizabeth I held the English throne?

16. What was it that Queen Elizabeth I said she was married to?

17. What form of fine art is the Elizabethan Era most famous for?

18. Who was the first Queen of England to be executed in 1536?

19. Which French explorer claimed Canada for France in 1536?

20. What was Martin Luther famous for?

21. Who was the first Tsar of Russia?

22. What was Gerardus Mercator famous for?

23. Which pope introduced his calendar in 1582 that is being used to present day?

24. What colony was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in the Americas in 1585?

25. Williams Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" was published in 1597. How that tragedy ends?

26. Who was burned at the stake for heresy in Rome for believing that the universe is infinite and that other solar systems exist?