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