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