Europe (1800s)

Question 1

The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed in this Belgian city, the capital of East Flanders.

Answer 1

Ghent

Question 2

The first two Italian wars for independence in the mid-19th century pitted what kingdom and empire against each other?

Answer 2

Kingdom of Sardinia vs. Austrian Empire

Question 3

In 1873, a unification of municipalities on opposite banks of the Danube River formed what city, now its nation’s capital?

Answer 3

Budapest

Question 4

As a young man, Picasso lived in Catalonia with a friend, painting and avoiding service in this 1898 conflict.

Answer 4

Spanish-American War

Question 5

Father Mayer and sons Nathan and James led the Frankfurt, London, and Paris branches (respectively) of what banking family, likely the wealthiest and most famous of the 19th century?

Answer 5

Rothschild

Question 6

Although not for the same reason as portrayed in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, what man would leave his native country before dying while fighting for Greek independence in 1824?

Answer 6

Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron)

Question 7

During the period of the German Empire beginning in 1871, the new federated nation consisted of various constituent kingdoms, Grand Duchies, Duchies, Principalities, and an Imperial Territory. Apart from all these were the cities of Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck, which were described officially as “Free” and what other adjective (in reference to a medieval confederation to which they belonged)?

Answer 7

Hanseatic