What area of New York was leased by a Swedish sea captain and named after him?
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Staten Island
The Bronx
Which country was known as British Honduras prior to 1973?
Which nation underwent the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s?
France
Thailand
Israel
Canada
What was Mahatma Gandhi's initial profession?
Teacher
Lawyer
Social worker
Politician
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?
West Pakistan
Bhutan
Madras
East Pakistan
Bangalore
Ceylon
Which empire conquered Ancient Egypt in 30 B.C.?
Greek
Mongolian
Roman
Inca
Who was Time Magazine's first "Person of the Year"?
Owen D. Young
Walter Chrysler
Mahatma Gandhi
Charles Lindbergh
Which Chinese dynasty was Hongwu the first emperor of?
Qing
Ming
Song
Yuan
Qin
Tang
What was the first US city to have a public school system?
During which period did the Battle of the Bulge occur?
World War I
World War II
Napoleonic Wars
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?
France
The Netherlands
United States of America
Mexico
In what city did Anne Frank write her diary?
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Hamburg, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Frederick I
Charlemagne
Otto I
Leopold II
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
Henry Repeating Rifle
Remington Army Revolver
Winchester Model 1873
Soviet troops departed Czechoslovakia in 1991 due to which movement?
Velvet Revolution
October Revolution
Prague Spring
Cultural Revolution
Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses"?
Henry David Thoreau
Martin Luther
Voltaire
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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