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