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