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