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