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