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