What area of New York was leased by a Swedish sea captain and named after him?
Brooklyn
The Bronx
Manhattan
Staten Island
Which country was known as British Honduras prior to 1973?
Which nation underwent the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s?
Canada
Thailand
France
Israel
What was Mahatma Gandhi's initial profession?
Lawyer
Teacher
Social worker
Politician
On which item was a Universal Product Code barcode first used in supermarkets?
Diapers
Instant noodles
Bottled water
Gum
What was Bangladesh called before gaining independence?
Madras
Ceylon
West Pakistan
Bangalore
East Pakistan
Bhutan
Which empire conquered Ancient Egypt in 30 B.C.?
Roman
Greek
Inca
Mongolian
Who was Time Magazine's first "Person of the Year"?
Mahatma Gandhi
Walter Chrysler
Owen D. Young
Charles Lindbergh
Which Chinese dynasty was Hongwu the first emperor of?
Yuan
Song
Qing
Qin
Ming
Tang
What was the first US city to have a public school system?
During which period did the Battle of the Bulge occur?
Vietnam War
World War II
World War I
Napoleonic Wars
Which Roman Emperor built a wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D?
Augustus
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Hadrian
Which country did margarine originate from?
United States of America
France
Mexico
The Netherlands
In what city did Anne Frank write her diary?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vienna, Austria
Frankfurt, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Frederick I
Leopold II
Otto I
Charlemagne
Which country had a "Hat Act", which limited the exporting of hats?
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
China
What kind of battle was the Battle of Jutland between Britain and Germany?
What rifle is known in America as 'The Gun that Won the West'?
Remington Army Revolver
Colt Peacemaker
Henry Repeating Rifle
Winchester Model 1873
Soviet troops departed Czechoslovakia in 1991 due to which movement?
Velvet Revolution
Cultural Revolution
Prague Spring
October Revolution
Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses"?
Voltaire
Martin Luther
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Henry David Thoreau
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