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?
France
Canada
Israel
Thailand
What was Mahatma Gandhi's initial profession?
Social worker
Teacher
Lawyer
Politician
On which item was a Universal Product Code barcode first used in supermarkets?
Instant noodles
Bottled water
Gum
Diapers
What was Bangladesh called before gaining independence?
Bangalore
East Pakistan
Bhutan
Ceylon
West Pakistan
Madras
Which empire conquered Ancient Egypt in 30 B.C.?
Mongolian
Inca
Greek
Roman
Who was Time Magazine's first "Person of the Year"?
Walter Chrysler
Charles Lindbergh
Mahatma Gandhi
Owen D. Young
Which Chinese dynasty was Hongwu the first emperor of?
Song
Tang
Yuan
Qing
Qin
Ming
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 I
World War II
Napoleonic Wars
Which Roman Emperor built a wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D?
Nero
Hadrian
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
Which country did margarine originate from?
The Netherlands
United States of America
Mexico
France
In what city did Anne Frank write her diary?
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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?
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
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'?
Colt Peacemaker
Winchester Model 1873
Remington Army Revolver
Henry Repeating Rifle
Soviet troops departed Czechoslovakia in 1991 due to which movement?
Velvet Revolution
October Revolution
Prague Spring
Cultural Revolution
Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses"?
Martin Luther
Voltaire
Henry David Thoreau
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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