Tag: history

In 2006, a record was set for the fastest balloon animal ever created (6.5 seconds). What was the animal?

In 1997, the longest certified marathon for men and women was established in New York. What was the 3100 mile race called?

which war was termed "the war to end all wars"?

How many years did the 100 yrs war go on?

Which of the following herbicides/defoliants was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War?

who was quoted to have said "Never, in the history of the world, was so much owed by so many, to so few" as a credit to RAF?

What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

"The Knights Templar" whose members managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom, innovating financial techniques that was considered as an early form of bank existed during which of these wars?

This painting shows the bombing during the Spanish Civil War by Nazi Germany on 26 April 1937 in support of the Francisco Franco's Nationalists. This event has entered military history as the first-ever aerial bombarbment of a city.As the painter insisted it wasn't to be exhibited in Spain until democracy has been established in the country, the painting didn't "go home" until 1981.Name the painting and the painter?

This painter was commissioned to paint the wife of a florentine merchant named Francesco del Giocondo, the husband did not like the finished painting and refused to pay for it.It is said that King Francis I of France, who was greatly interested in art , bought it ten years later to hang in his palace bathroom.Name the painting and the painter?