What area of New York was leased by a Swedish sea captain and named after him?
Brooklyn
The Bronx
Manhattan
Staten Island
Which country was known as British Honduras prior to 1973?
Which nation underwent the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s?
France
Israel
Canada
Thailand
What was Mahatma Gandhi's initial profession?
Lawyer
Politician
Teacher
Social worker
On which item was a Universal Product Code barcode first used in supermarkets?
Diapers
Bottled water
Gum
Instant noodles
What was Bangladesh called before gaining independence?
Bhutan
West Pakistan
Bangalore
Ceylon
East Pakistan
Madras
Which empire conquered Ancient Egypt in 30 B.C.?
Greek
Roman
Mongolian
Inca
Who was Time Magazine's first "Person of the Year"?
Walter Chrysler
Owen D. Young
Mahatma Gandhi
Charles Lindbergh
Which Chinese dynasty was Hongwu the first emperor of?
Ming
Qing
Tang
Yuan
Song
Qin
What was the first US city to have a public school system?
During which period did the Battle of the Bulge occur?
Napoleonic Wars
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
Which Roman Emperor built a wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D?
Hadrian
Nero
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
Which country did margarine originate from?
Mexico
France
United States of America
The Netherlands
In what city did Anne Frank write her diary?
Hamburg, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Leopold II
Otto I
Charlemagne
Frederick I
Which country had a "Hat Act", which limited the exporting of hats?
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
China
What kind of battle was the Battle of Jutland between Britain and Germany?
What rifle is known in America as 'The Gun that Won the West'?
Colt Peacemaker
Winchester Model 1873
Remington Army Revolver
Henry Repeating Rifle
Soviet troops departed Czechoslovakia in 1991 due to which movement?
Cultural Revolution
Prague Spring
Velvet Revolution
October Revolution
Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses"?
Henry David Thoreau
Martin Luther
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Voltaire
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