Who was the first to sail around the world?
Columbus
Magellan
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
In which decade did the Wall Street crash, leading to the Great Depression, occur?
1920s
1930s
1890s
1900s
1910s
1880s
Which country was invaded on September 1, 1939, leading to Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany?
Italy
Austria
Norway
Poland
Which civilization is the Tigris–Euphrates river system associated with?
Which of King Henry VIII's wives was German?
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Attila was the leader of which ancient empire?
Median Empire
Hunnic Empire
Shunga Empire
Hittite Empire
Aksumite Empire
Ptolemaic Empire
What was the cause of destruction for three of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
When did the first of the ancient Olympic Games take place?
788 BC
776 BC
773 BC
779 BC
785 BC
782 BC
Which gulf gave its name to the 1991 Gulf War?
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Oman
What was the first American city to host the Summer Olympics?
St. Louis
Lake Placid
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Which denomination of U.S. currency does Ulysses S. Grant appear on?
To which island did the British exile Napoleon to, after his loss in the Battle of Waterloo?
Nightingale Island
Gough Island
Saint Helena
Ascension Island
The Pony Express was discontinued because of which invention?
Mail
Email
Telegraph
Morse code
Which brothers invented the hot air balloon?
Montgolfier
Fulton
Tesla
Marconi
Wright
Franklin
On what charge was gangster Al Capone eventually convicted?
Human trafficking
Tax evasion
Felony murder
Drug trafficking
Jaywalking
First-degree murder
Which US president was known as "Father of the Constitution"?
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Which war did the Battle of Naseby take place in?
Second Barons' War
First English Civil War
The Anarchy
Thirty Years' War
Which European country ruled the Philippine Islands as a colony before 1898?
Italy
England
Spain
France
Who produced the first pair of stereo headphones?
Nathaniel Baldwin
Thomas Edison
John C. Koss
Jonathan Ive
Which Scottish bridge's collapse caused a train to fall in the river in 1879?
Overtoun Bridge
Tay Bridge
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Forth Road Bridge
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