Question: What effect did the discoveries of Columbus and da Gama have on European nations?
Answer: strengthened the economy and power

Question: What historical era is viewed as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the Modern Era?
Answer: the Renaissance

Question: What was discovered as the result of both Columbus' and da Gama's voyages?
Answer: new trading routes

Question: Which empire completed its conquest of the Byzantines at the end of the 15th century?
Answer: Ottoman

Question: In what year did the Battle of Varna take place?
Answer: 1444

Question: Which Hungarian ruler was killed at the Battle of Varna?
Answer: Vladislaus I

Question: Who was appointed regent-governor of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1446?
Answer: count John Hunyadi

Question: Who gave the title of Champion of Christ to John Hyundai?
Answer: Pope Pius II

Question: Which Franciscan monk motivated the peasants to fight against Muslims at the Siege of Belgrade?
Answer: Saint John of Capistrano

Question: In what year was the Siege of Belgrade fought?
Answer: 1456

Question: Who did the Hungarian nobility elect as King of Hungary?
Answer: Matthias

Question: Which country did Saint Francis of Capistrano come from?
Answer: Italy

Question: When John Hunyadi died, which province was left in chaos?
Answer: Pannonia

Question: How did Louis II of Hungary die?
Answer: drowned in the Csele Creek while trying to escape

Question: Who was the leader of the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács?
Answer: Pál Tomori

Question: In what years did Matthias Corvinus reign as King of Hungary?
Answer: 1458–1490

Question: Who did Matthias defeat to conquer Bohemia?
Answer: Hussite Protestants

Question: Who opposed the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács?
Answer: the forces of the Ottoman Empire

Question: Historians from what country in particular do not refer to the Late Middle Ages?
Answer: Italy

Question: What provided developmental continuity between the ancient and modern ages?
Answer: classical antiquity

Question: What period do Italian historians believe came immediately after the High Period of the Middle Ages?
Answer: the Renaissance

Question: What do many scholars regard the Late Middle Ages as the beginning of?
Answer: modern history and early modern Europe

Question: When was Ann Arbor founded?
Answer: 1824

Question: Which University moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837?
Answer: University of Michigan

Question: During  the 1960's & 70's, Ann Arbor gained a reputation for what?
Answer: center for left-wing politics

Question: Which type of tree is associated with the city Ann Arbor's name?
Answer: Bur Oak

Question: Who founded Ann Arbor?
Answer: John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey

Question: What was the profession of the founders of Ann arbor?
Answer: land speculators

Question: Which tribe named the settlement as kaw-goosh-kaw-nick?
Answer: Ojibwa

Question: For how much money did the founders purchase the land from the federal government?
Answer: $800

Question: What were the names of the founders wives?
Answer: Ann

Question: Ann Arbor has been linked with which university?
Answer: University of Michigan

Question: Which town became the regional transport hub in 1878?
Answer: Ann Arbor

Question: Who were the early settlers of Ann Arbor?
Answer: British

Question: In which year was Ann Arbor chartered as a city?
Answer: 1851

Question: In 1916, what was the name of the Synagogue that was establish?
Answer: Beth Israel Congregation

Question: When was the Thomas More Law center established?
Answer: 1999

Question: What was the Thomas More law group?
Answer: a religious-conservative advocacy group

Question: During the early & mid 70's, which party won the city council seats?
Answer: Human Rights Party

Question: Which magazine listed Ann Arbor as one of the most liveable cities in the USA?
Answer: Forbes

Question: For the past few years, what effects has the city Ann Arbor grappled with?
Answer: sharply rising land values

Question: What plan did the city voters approve in 2003?
Answer: greenbelt plan

Question: On which river is the city of Ann Arbor situated?
Answer: Huron

Question: What is the landscape of Ann Arbor like?
Answer: hills and valleys

Question: What is the name of the city's airport?
Answer: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

Question: What is the city of Ann arbor nicknamed as?
Answer: Tree Town

Question: How many parks are there in the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: 157

Question: What is the name of the Arboretum owned by the University of Michigan?
Answer: Nichols Arboretum

Question: How big is the Matthaei botanical garden?
Answer: 300 acres

Question: Which district has the farmers market in the city?
Answer: Kerrytown district

Question: Which districts compose mostly of 2-4 story structures?
Answer: commercial districts

Question: Which area in the city contains 19th&20th century as well as modern structures?
Answer: Downtown

Question: Which century does the Kit houses belong to?
Answer: 20th century

Question: Who primarily occupies the complexes surrounding the University?
Answer: student renters

Question: Which is the tallest building in Ann Arbor?
Answer: Tower Plaza

Question: When was the city listed on the National Register of historic Places?
Answer: 1972

Question: How many seasons are experienced in the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: four

Question: When is the precipitation highest in Ann Arbor?
Answer: summer

Question: What is the average snowfall for the city?
Answer: 58 inches

Question: What is the population density of the city?
Answer: 4,270.33 people per square mile

Question: What percentage makes up for the whites living in the city?
Answer: 73.0%

Question: Which parts of the city of Detroit are densely populated?
Answer: Oak Park and Ferndale

Question: What is the average household size in the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: 2.22

Question: What is the average family size in the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: 2.90

Question: What is the median age for the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: 28

Question: Name some automobile manufacturers in the city of Ann Arbor
Answer: General Motors and Visteon

Question: What is the employee count of the University of Michigan?
Answer: 30,000

Question: Nam the major components for the City's growth.
Answer: High tech, health services and biotechnology

Question: Which company manufactured cameras in Ann Arbor from 1936 to 1960's?
Answer: Argus camera company

Question: Which network company opened up in 2008 providing security, storage & networking?
Answer: Barracuda Networks

Question: International Radio introduced which mass produced product from the city of Ann Arbor?
Answer: AC/DC radio

Question: Which company's adwords program is headquartered at Ann Arbor?
Answer: Google

Question: Name some website or media companies located in Ann Arbor.
Answer: All Media Guide, the Weather Underground, and Zattoo

Question: What company is Merit network?
Answer: education computer network

Question: Who is the city's 2nd largest employer?
Answer: Pfizer

Question: Which non-profit non-governmental organization is located in Ann Arbor?
Answer: National Sanitation Foundation International

Question: How many researchers does the University of Michigan expect to hire?
Answer: 2,000

Question: When did the Borders Books open up in Ann Arbor?
Answer: 1971

Question: Who opened the Borders Books store in Ann Arbor?
Answer: Tom and Louis Borders

Question: Which pizza chain is headquartered at Ann Arbor?
Answer: Domino's Pizza's

Question: Which company was the world's largest privately held ink manufacturer till 2005?
Answer: Flint Ink Corp

Question: Avfuel, a global supplier of what services is headquartered in Ann Arbor?
Answer: aviation fuels

Question: When was the University Musical Society founded?
Answer: 1879

Question: How many events does the University Musical Society present in a year?
Answer: over 60

Question: When was the Ann Arbor civic Ballet established?
Answer: 1954