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