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How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?
 
Approximately 400 years
 
Approximately 200 years
 
Approximately 800 years
 
Approximately 600 years
What year did India gain independence from Britain?
 
1947
 
1945
 
1950
 
1943
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
 
27
 
29
 
24
 
22
What is considered the largest empire in history?
 
The Mongol Empire
 
The Ottoman Empire
 
The Russian Empire
 
The Qing Dynasty
Who was U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Ronald Reagan
 
Gearld Ford
 
Harry S. Truman
The 19th Amendment of the U.S Constitution guarantees _______ the right to vote
women
The United States purchased Alaska from _______.
Russia
Namibia became a colony of what European nation in 1890, under the name South-West Africa?
 
Germany
 
Great Britain
 
The Netherlands
 
Portugal
In what year did Leonard Kristensen of Norway lead the first party to land on the mainland of Antarctica?
 
1895
 
1845
 
1945
 
1795
At the time of the Declaration of Independence, what was the approximate population of the United States?
 
2,000,000
 
200,000
 
20,000
 
20,000,000
Where was the UN headquarters located prior to them moving to Manhattan's East Side?
 
Long Island, New York
 
San Francisco
 
Geneva, Switzerland
 
Paris, France
On the island nation formerly known as Ceylon, Tamil separatists have been conducting attacks against the Sinhalese majority. What is the name of the country?
 
Sri Lanka
 
Cyprus
 
Seychelles
 
Madagascar
Manuel Noriega took refuge in whose embassy after the U.S. invasion of Panama City in 1989?
 
Vatican City
 
Cuba
 
Switzerland
 
Nicaragua
Which Egyptian pharaoh believed in the idea of a single god?
 
Akhenaton
 
Tutankhamen
 
Nefertiti
 
Cheops
Who was the king of England (and the rest of Great Britain) at the time of the American Revolution?
 
George III
 
Edward III
 
Henry VIII
 
George II
How many kings of England have been named Henry?
 
8
 
10
 
11
 
9
Which one of his six wives is England’s King Henry VIII buried alongside?
 
Jane Seymour
 
Katherine Parr
 
Anne of Cleves
 
Anne Boleyn
Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?
 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
 
Richard Nixon
 
Ronald Reagan
 
Harry Truman
Which Indian president was involved in the struggle for Irish independence?
 
V.V. Giri
 
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
 
Gulzarilal Nanda
 
S. Radhakrishnan
SimĂłn BolĂ­var was president of _____
 
Peru
 
Chile
 
Argentina
 
Bolivia
Which book was written by Niccolò Machiavelli?
 
The Prince
 
The Once and Future King
 
The Good Earth
 
War and Peace
How many republics made up the former Soviet Union?
 
15
 
12
 
20
 
10
When did World War I end?
 
1918
 
1915
 
1920
 
1925
What did the Qing dynasty force all men to do when they took over China in the 1600s?
 
Wear a specific hairstyle
 
Get circumcised
 
Serve in the army
 
Wear specific clothing
What country was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia?
 
Zimbabwe
 
Tanzania
 
Kenya
 
Zambia
Compared to 50 years ago do French people drink more or less wine?
 
Less
 
More
Where did Karl Marx spend most of his adult life?
 
London
 
Moscow
 
Berlin
 
Buenos Aires
What was Abraham Lincoln doing when he was assassinated in 1865?
 
Watching a play at Ford's Theatre
 
Inspecting the troops
 
Giving a speech
 
Walking on the grounds of the White House
What decade was known as "gay" in America and "naughty" in Britain?
 
The 1890s
 
The 1720s
 
The 1960s
 
The 1920s
Which of these crops DIDN'T come from the New World?
 
Hemp
 
Tobacco
 
Tomatoes
 
Maize
What was a dreadnought?
 
A type of battleship
 
An elite German soldier
 
A demon in Norse mythology
What was the Tunguska event of 1908?
 
A giant explosion in Siberia probably caused by a meteor
 
A rebellion in Austria
 
The mysterious disappearance of a ship in the Caribbean
What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949?
 
Its military
 
Taxes
 
Slavery
 
Fossil fuels
Which era came first?
 
The Neolithic
 
The Paleolithic
 
Classical Antiquity
 
The Bronze Age
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
 
Constantinople
 
Jerusalem
 
Rome
 
Alexandria
What was the original purpose of the Taj Mahal?
 
A mausoleum
 
A mosque
 
An armory
 
A palace
Which of the following was NOT originally invented in China?
 
Concrete
 
Silk
 
Gunpowder
 
Paper money
When was the only time Moscow was ever captured by a foreign power?
 
By Napoleon in 1812
 
By Hitler in 1942
 
Never
 
By Ă–gedei Khan in 1238
What was the Byzantine Empire?
 
A continuation of the Roman Empire
 
A confederation of European tribes
 
An alliance ruled by the Pope
 
The empire founded by Alexander the Great
What event triggered World War One?
 
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
 
The sinking of the Lusitania
 
Germany's invasion of Poland
 
The tsar's refusal of an offer to visit Germany
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
 
6
 
1
 
3
 
2
The spinning jenny was one of the earliest innovations in the Industrial Revolution. What was a spinning jenny?
 
A device for making cloth
 
A device for storing energy
 
A water pump
 
A steam engine
Why did whalers hunt sperm whales?
 
For oil to make candles
 
For meat
 
For skin to make clothing
 
For sport
Which of these writers was NOT English?
 
Oscar Wilde
 
Agatha Christie
 
Charles Dickens
 
Jane Austen
Which of these cities was NOT founded by the Romans?
 
Alexandria
 
London
 
Cologne
Who was the first person to orbit the Earth?
 
Yuri Gagarin
 
Neil Armstrong
 
John Glenn
 
Valentina Tereshkova
Which of these countries did the Soviet Union never invade?
 
Sweden
 
Poland
 
Finland
 
Afghanistan
Which New York City building was the world's tallest when it opened in 1931?
The Empire State Building
In Europe, on the 23rd of August 1939, which two leaders signed a non-aggression pact?
Hitler and Stalin
Which German city received the heaviest bombing of WWII in early 1945?
 
Dresden
 
Hamburg
 
Berlin
 
Munich
What kind of transport was used by British police for the first time in 1967?
Helicopters
In what year did Napoleon Bonaparte's reign as Emperor of France begin?
 
1804
 
1844
 
1744
 
1704
What Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space in 1957
Sputnik
How long was the 30 Years War?
 
30 years
 
20 years
 
10 years
 
31 years
Which city was first to reach a population of one million?
 
Baghdad
 
London
 
Constantinople
 
Hangzhou
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