What was the city of New York officially called when it was founded in the 17th century?
New Amsterdam
New Madrid
York
New Paris
Which Pope declared that cats are instruments of Satan and ordered they be exterminated in Europe during the 13th century?
Pope Valentine
Pope Jerry
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Gregory IV
In what decade did Jeanette Rankin become the first woman to hold office in the United States?
1930s
1940s
1910s
1950s
1920s
1960s
What war is often recognized as the shortest in world history?
The Six Day War
Russo-Georgian War
Anglo-Zanzibar War
Falklands War
In what century did Vikings take control of the city of Paris in what is commonly referred to as the "Siege of Paris"?
9th century
10th century
12th century
11th century
During what century did Genghis Khan serve as the first Great Khan?
11th century
13th century
10th century
12th century
How old was Joan of Arc believed to be when she died in 1431?
Abraham Lincoln was quite an athlete in his day. What sport inducted him into its Hall of Fame?
Football
Wrestling
Basketball
Baseball
The United Nations currently has 193 member countries. How many countries are founding members of the organization and have been a part of the UN since its establishment in 1945?
How many people are estimated to have died in World War I, also known as the Great War?
40 million
10 million
1 million
70 million
Who was the fifth president of the United States?
John Quincy Adams
John Tyler
James Madison
James Monroe
Who became the leader of the newly independent Russian state after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
Boris Yeltsin
Georgy Zhukov
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
What was the name of the organization that organized the Boston Tea Party protests in 1773?
The Tea Party
Whig Party
Sons of Liberty
America First Party
How old is Abraham Lincoln believed to be when he was assassinated in 1865?
Who became the first Roman emperor on January 16th, 27 BC?
Tiberius
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Caligula
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