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