Nobody Has Scored at Least 17/20 on This Difficult History Test. Will You?

What area of New York was leased by a Swedish sea captain and named after him?

• Manhattan

• Staten Island

• The Bronx

• Brooklyn

Which country was known as British Honduras prior to 1973?

• Panama

• Belize

• Haiti

• Fiji

Which nation underwent the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s?

• Thailand

• Canada

• Israel

• France

What was Mahatma Gandhi's initial profession?

• Politician

• Teacher

• Lawyer

• Social worker

On which item was a Universal Product Code barcode first used in supermarkets?

• Gum

• Diapers

• Instant noodles

• Bottled water

Which empire conquered Ancient Egypt in 30 B.C.?

• Mongolian

• Roman

• Inca

• Greek

Who was Time Magazine's first "Person of the Year"?

• Owen D. Young

• Walter Chrysler

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Charles Lindbergh

What was the first US city to have a public school system?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Columbia, South Carolina

• Newark, New Jersey

• Boston, Massachusetts

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?

• Hadrian

• Augustus

• Marcus Aurelius

• Nero

Which country did margarine originate from?

• United States of America

• The Netherlands

• Mexico

• France

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?

• Otto I

• Frederick I

• Leopold II

• Charlemagne

Which country had a "Hat Act", which limited the exporting of hats?

• Japan

• Germany

• Great Britain

• China

What rifle is known in America as 'The Gun that Won the West'?

• Colt Peacemaker

• Winchester Model 1873

• Henry Repeating Rifle

• Remington Army Revolver

Soviet troops departed Czechoslovakia in 1991 due to which movement?

• October Revolution

• Velvet Revolution

• Cultural Revolution

• Prague Spring

Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses"?

• Voltaire

• Henry David Thoreau

• Augustus Saint-Gaudens

• Martin Luther