In what city did the Renaissance begin in? *Florence Rome Athens Venice How many muses are there in Greek mythology? *9 6 8 12 What explorer is buried in the Dominican Republic? *Christopher Columbus Hernando Cortes Leif Eriksson Marco Polo What is the origin of the name "America"? *From Amerigo Vespucci, famous 15th century explorer. It was given as war compensation from Spain ("amerce"=fine) Named by king Ferdinand II after his favourite stallion From a spanish word meaning "rich plains" What country did Hernando Cortes conquer? *Mexico Spain Texas Panama Who discovered the Sandwich Islands? *James Cook Earl of Sandwich Christpher Columbus Thomas Cooke What was the first name of Clark, of the Lewis & Clark expedition? *William Robert Meriweather John While trying to fly around the world Amelia Earhart disappeared... *in 1937 in 1927 in 1932 in 1935 How many crusades were led against the Arab world? *8 4 6 10 What year did the great schism in the Catholic Church occur? *1054 1154 1254 1354 In what manner did Joan of Arc perish? *Burned Drowned Suicide Iron Maid Who founded the Presbyterian Church? *John Knox Martin Luther Elizabeth I Oliver Cromwell Who established the Church of England? *Elizabeth I Thomas of Becket John Knox Henry VIII How many theses did Martin Luther nail to the church door in Wittenberg? *95 10 78 100 In what year did the Reformation occur? *1517 1417 1617 1600 What year was the King James version of the Bible published? *1611 411 1305 1722 What war did the most Americans die in? *Civil War WWI WWII Korean War What tribe was Crazy Horse the chief of? *Oglala Sioux Cherokees Navajo Nez Perce In what line of work was Daniel Boone employed? *Frontiersman Farmer Mountain Climber Congressman Where was the eastern start of the Santa Fe Trail? *Dodge City, Kansas Wichita, Kansas E. St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas What delivery service operated between Missouri & California starting in 1860? *Pony Express Wells Fargo UPS M & C Telegraph Co. Who shot and killed Jesse James? *Robert Ford Robert Howard Henry Ford Jack Ruby Who used a long barreled pistol called "Buntline Special"? *Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday Matt Dillon Billy the Kid What was Doc Holiday's real name? *James Henry Holiday Billie Holiday John William Holiday John Wesley Holiday What was Buffalo Bill's real name? *William Frederick Cody William Smith Buck Harper Ray Thomas Hall What was the real name of Butch Cassidy? *George Leroy Parker Kenneth Cody John Wesley Harding George William Palmer Who was the long-range World War I German cannon Big Bertha named for? *Bertha Krupp Bertha Butt Bertram Werner Bertha Faulkner What treaty ended WWI? *Treaty of Versailles Treaty of 1919 The Atlantic Charter Geneva Treaty How many nations made up the Allies in WWII? *46 4 9 12 US Marine Corps ace Gregory Boyington shot down more enemy aircraft than any other marine. How many did he down? *28 13 21 87 Which nation completes this list of WWII's "big four": USA, USSR, Great Britain and ? *China Australia France Germany What was General Douglas MacArthur's father's name? *Arthur Douglas Sir William His mother didn't know Who was the only U.S. Five Star General? *Eisenhower Bradley MacArthur Patton What is a gradual decrease of a Tempo called? *Retardando Presto Allegro Moderato Who wrote the Greek tragedy Antigone? *Sophocles Plato Aristotle Agamemmnon How many years did the Elizabethan Age last? *45 years 37 years 39 years 48 years Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? *13th 12th 14th 15th In what year was the Irish poet William Butler born? *1865 1845 1855 1875 In what year was Good Housekeeping magazine first published? *1885 1882 1902 1934 In what year was the first newspaper cartoon published? *1754 1865 1901 1923 Who was America's first millionaire? *John Astor John Turner John Scholl John Kries Who was the first U.S. President to be born in Tennessee? *Andrew Jackson Zachary Taylor Ulysses Grant Benjamin Harrison What does the motto E Pluribus Unum on U.S. money mean? *One out of many All for one One for all In god we trust What U.S. state's hero is Nathan Hale? *Connecticut New York Rhode Island Massachusetts What U.S. general beat the British at the Battle of New Orleans? *Andrew Jackson John Adams Thomas Jefferson George Washington How many clues did the first newspaper crossword puzzle have? *32 22 28 36 In what city did C. Linbergh land in after his flight across the Atlantic? *Paris Cannes Bordeaux Marseille Which is the most common name of English kings since 1700? *George Charles Henry William What is the most common Christian name of U.S. Presidents? *James George John Richard What month and day did Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe all die on? *July 4th January 1st February 14th December 25th What U.S. President received every electoral vote in an election? *Washington Lincoln Nixon Truman What year was John Adams born? *1735 1729 1723 1741 Who shot Abraham Lincoln? *John W. Booth Lee Harvey Oswald John Hinkely James Earl Ray How many Civil War generals became presidents of the United States? *5 All of the Union Generals 4 6 Who besides Ulysses S. Grant is buried in Grant's Tomb? *His Wife His Dog His Horse His Vice-president Who was the only bachelor President of the US? *James Buchanan Zackary Taylor James Polk Martin Van Buren Who was John F. Kennedy's secretary of state? *Dean Rusk John Dean Averill Harriman Robert Kennedy What US president's news conferences were called "Best matinee in Town"? *John F. Kennedy Jimmy Carter Franklin D. Roosevelt Lyndon B. Johnson What state is John F. Kennedy buried in? *Virginia Connecticut Massachusetts Texas Who sought to create "The Great Society"? *Lyndon B. Johnson Adolf Hitler John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King What did Lyndon Johnson declare war against on January 8, 1964? *Poverty Hunger Illiteracy Vietnam How many states did Richard Nixon carry in the 1972 election? *49 45 47 50 What was the only state George McGovern carried in the 1972 election? *Massachusetts California North Dakota South Dakota What's Richard M. Nixons middle name? *Milhous Millard Melvin Middle Who was the first U.S. president to resign? *Richard M. Nixon Millard Fillmore Andrew Jackson Harry S. Truman What is Gerald R. Ford's middle name? *Rudolph Randolph Robert Rosebud By what name is Leslie Lynch King Jr. better known? *Gerald Rudolph Ford Leslie Howard Don King Martin Luther King Jr. What war does the Iliad deal with? *The Trojan War The Crusades The Civil War The War of 1812 In what city would you find the Parthenon in? *Athens Rome Izmir Rhodes In what year was the construction of the Panama Canal completed? *1914 1902 1910 1921 Who invented the machine gun? *James Puckle Samuel Bowles William Claymore Bruce Springfield In what year did Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse? *1928 1932 1941 1950 Who was the first women to earn her living as a novelist? *Aphra Behn Countee Cullen Anna Mowatt Richie Harriet Beecher Stowe What does the musical term Polyphonic texture mean? *A combination of melodies Chordal Tones Accompanied melody Common to all forms Who was the first U.S. president born west of the Mississippi? *Herbert Hoover Harry Truman Andrew Jackson Dwight Eisenhower How many cities were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? *3 1 2 4 How many Children's Crusades were there? *2 3 4 5 On what date is Bastille Day in Paris celebrated? *14th July 30th June 22nd August 12th September In what year did Queen Elizabeth come to the throne? *1952 1951 1953 1954 How did Lawrence of Arabia die? *Motorcycle accident Died of T.B. Drowned at sea Died in battle In what year was the Iranian Islamic Revolution take place? *1979 1977 1978 1980 What aeroplane was called the Wooden Wonder? *The Mosquito The Spitfire The Lancaster The Spruce Goose With what country was General Mountbatten associated with? *Burma Java Tibet Ceylon When did the Romans invade Britain? *55 BC 90 BC 55 AD 10 AD In what year was The Great Fire of London? *1666 1660 1670 1674 On which street did The Great Fire of London start? *Pudding Lane Whitehall Pie Corner Threadneedle Street Who was the only U.S. President ever to have been divorced? *Ronald Reagan James Polk John Adams Woodrow Wilson Which U.S. state has the most hazardous waste sites? *New Jersey Nevada New Mexico South Carolina What was the wall dividing England & Scotland named after? *Hadrian Nero Julius Augustus Who is the Winged Messenger? *Mercury Venus Busby Pegasus Which two countries contested The Battle of Trafalgar? *France & Britain France & Spain Britain & Spain Portugal & Britain What was the name of Lord Nelson's flag ship? *Victory Mayflower Hispaniola Cutty Sark In which British county was the phrase Kiss me Hardy born? *Dorset Devon Sussex Hampshire In which French city was the Normandy Tapestry made? *Bayeaux Paris Dieppe Rhiems Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth I? *Henry VIII Henry V Charles I Edward III Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth II? *George VI Charles V Charles II Edward VII Who was the Great Lord Protector of England? *Oliver Cromwell Thomas Beckett Cardinal Wolsey Lord Wellington What river were Joan of Arc's remains cast into? *The Seine The Marne The Lorie The Meurse Who was the Son King of France? *Louis XV Louis X Louis XI Louis XII What French port did 200,000 British troops flee on June 4, 1940 *Dunkirk Bordeaux Calais Marseille What was the most used long range bomber in WWII? *B29 B1 B17 B52 What part of Great Britain was occupied by the Germans in WWII? *Channel Islands Falkland Islands India Pimlico What city did Adolf Hitler plan to rename "Germania"? *Berlin London Paris Munich What country was invaded in WWII during "Operation Avalanche"? *Italy France Germany Switzerland In what WWII battle did the Japanese lose four carriers? *Midway Iwo Jama Waterloo Pearl Harbor Who was the only woman to stand atop Lenin's mausoleum at the funeral of Joseph Stalin? *Dolores Ibarruri Svetlana Allilueva Louise Bryant Nina Khrushcheva How many wonders of the ancient world were there. *Seven Six Eight Nine What is the only remaining wonder of the ancient world? *Pyramids of Egypt Colossus of Rhodes Artemis at Ephesus Zeus at Olympia What mountain range did Hannibal Cross in 218 B.C.? *Alps Rockies Urals Atlas From what country was Rodger Bacon? *England Germany Spain Russia What month & year was the disappearance of the Mary Celleste *Nov. 1872 Feb. 1855 May 1882 June 1885 In what year did North & South Vietnam unite? *1976 1975 1977 1974 What was Stalin's daughter's first name? *Svetlana Olga Nadia Ludmeela About whom was it asked: "Would you buy a used car from this man?" *Richard Nixon Harold Wilson Edward Kennedy Lynden B Johnson How many years did the prohibition of alcohol last in the USA? *14 years 10 years 11 years 19 years What country gave up Florida to the U.S. in 1819? *Spain France England Portugal Which British Prime Minister followed Harold Macmillan? *Sir Alec Douglas-Home Harold Wilson Edward Heath Michael Foot Which animal was nearly wiped out by Myxomatosis? *The Rabbit The Fox The Pig The Deer Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain? *Robert Walpole Robert Peel William Pitt Earl of Wilmington Who was the Victor at Agincourt? *Henry V Henry IV Richard II Richard III What is the only state whose flag still has a Union Jack in it? *Hawaii Delaware Maryland Connecticut What president had solar panels installed on the White House roof? *Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford George Bush Ronald Reagan Which European country was first to drink tea? *Holland Spain France England Who was Queen Victoria's grandfather? *George III Edward V George II Henry VIII Which battle took place on October 21, 1805? *The Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Bosworth The Battle of Highcross In what year was the battle of Navas de Tolosa fought? *1212 1178 1325 1476 In what year was the battle of Sluys fought? *1340 1290 1327 1388 In what year was the battle of Boyne fought? *1690 1479 1532 1643 In what year did Waly Disney die in? *1966 1965 1967 1968 What service did Thomas Magnumin serve in? *The Navy The Marines The Air Force The Army Who stoled the Crown Jewels in 1671? *Thomas Blood Henry Liver Thomas Legg Philip Martin Who did Princess Margaret marry? *Tony Armstrong-Jones Roddy Llewelyn Richard Burton Thomas Townsend Which two countires fought in the battle of Tsushima? *Japan & Russia Japan & USA Japan & China Japan & Korea In what year did Savonarola die? *1498 1450 1490 1493 Which Inca King confronted Pisarro? *Atalqualpa Cicero Quetzacoatl Popacatapetl Who was Disraeli's great adversary? *Gladstone Peel Whigg Balfour In what year was the Peasant's revolt in? *1381 1226 1337 1410 On which street did Sherlock Holmes live? *Baker street Oxford street Old Kent street Liverpool street Who invented the character Sherlock Holmes? *Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Graham Greene John Le Carre Rudyard Kipling Where did the ship Vasco de Gama sail to in 1498? *India China Mexico Argentina In what country was Tolstoy murdered? *Mexico Cuba Russia Hungary In what year was the charge of The Light Brigade take place? *1854 1845 1848 1872 In what year was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? *1863 1861 1862 1864 Who lead the charge of The Light Brigade? *Lord Raglan Lord Pliser Lord Kitchener Lord Marlborough Which infamous dictator did Nostradamus foresee? *Hitler Lenin Stalin Mussolini What volcano destroyed Pompeii? *Vesuvius Fuji Etna Krakatoa In what war was the city of Mafeking besieged? *The Boer War The Great War The Spanish Civil war The War of Independence How many people died of flu between 1918 & 1919? *20 million 12 million 15 million 40 million In which town was the famous witch-hunt of 1692? *Salem Boston St. Albans Cirencester In what British city was the Magna Carta signed? *Runnymeade Westminster Yorkminster Hampton Court Who met with Stalin at Yalta? *Churchill & Roosevelt Mussolini Roosevelt Hitler & Mussolini What was Goerring's profession before WW II? *Pilot General Tank driver Train driver What first is Valentina Tereshkova famous for? *First Woman in Space Most Olympic Medals First Woman Racing Driver First Woman to fly What is Cambodia now called? *Kampuchea Korea Taiwan Saigon Who was the third wife of Henry VIII? *Anne of Cleves Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Catherine of Aragon Where did Napoleon die? *St. Helena Elba Waterloo Versailles Who first brought tobacco into England? *Walter Raleigh Francis Drake Christopher Columbus Giovanni Ramsey Who invented the Bouncing Bomb during WW II? *Barnes Wallace Frank Whittle James Walter Simon Smith In which year was Mt. Everest conquered? *1952 1951 1954 1959 Who was the first person to swim the English channel? *Capt Webb Capt Walsh Capt West Capt Welt In which country was Garibaldi born? *France Italy Spain Russia In what year did Hubert Humphrey first win election to the U.S. Senate? *1948 1946 1950 1952 Who was the only 20th-centry U.S. president without a college degree? *Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Who instigated the Reformation in 1517? *Martin Luther Cardinal Wolsey Peter the Great Henry VIII In what year was Albert Einstein awarded the Nobel Prize? *1921 1892 1905 1911 How many manned Apollo flights preceded the first moon landing? *4 2 6 8 How many people died at the siege of Fort Sumter? *0 57 106 231 What year did World War I begin? *1914 1918 1928 1939 What year did World War II begin? *1939 1914 1940 1956 What was the name of the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima? *Little Boy Big Baby Enola Gay Great Girl Who was nicknamed "The little Corporal"? *What country did Cleopatra rule? Egypt Cartage Persia Rome What country did Peter the Great rule. *Russia Italy Sweden France Why was Catherine the Great, great? *She was powerful. She was obese. She was fun to be with. She threw a good party. What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974? *India China Iraq Israel What Roman emperor made his horse a senator? *Caligula Nero Ceasar Claudius What was the last of the 19th Century tea clipper ships? *Cutty Sark American Eagle Constitution The Lipton What did Englishman John Hawkins begin to sell to New World colonists in 1562? *Slaves Alcohol Tea Florida swampland What did the U.S. buy for $7.2 million in 1867? *Alaska Costa Rica Louisiana Manhattan Island What is another name for "Joan of Arc"? *Maid of Orleans Maid of Honor Maid of New Orleans Maid of Paris What was the D-Day invasion password? *Mickey Mouse Barbarossa Geronimo Tirpitz What country accepted 75,000 convicts between 1790 and 1840? *Australia Cuba New Zealand United States What country sold the Virgin Islands to the U.S. in 1917? *Denmark Cuba England Italy What year did the Pilgrims first land in America? *1620 1498 1525 1587 The fifth of November in England is celebrated as... *Guy Fawkes Day Armistice Day Bastille Day Coronation Day What year began the French Revolution? *1789 1739 1813 1821 What was the last mainland state to join the USA? *Arizona Texas California Utah What is the first word of the text of the American Declaration of Independence? *When Because Fourscore Of Who was the king of England when the American Revolution broke out? *George III George V Henry VI Philip IV What prompted the installation of the USA/Soviet "Hot Line"? *Cuban missile crisis SALT Treaty Telephone workers' strike Vietnam War What war did Florence Nightingale tend the troops in? *The Crimean War The Boer War The Civil War World War I How many died at Kent State? *4 None 2 7 Where was the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales held? *Caernarvon Castle Swansea Castle Cardiff Castle Caerphilly Castle Which country held its first & last Grand Prix in 1939? *Yugoslavia Poland Sweden Hungary In what year did Scott die trying to reach the South Pole? *1912 1908 1914 1916 What would Barbie's bra size be if she were life-sized? *39 D 36 C 38 C 40 D Which country blocked Britain's entry into the Common Market in 1967? *France Sweden Belguim Holland Which Nation came into being on January 1st, 1979? *Zimbabwe Zaire Cambodia Republic of South Africa How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking? *4 3 6 8 In what year did Britain join the Common Market? *1972 1969 1970 1971 Who was the first British Conservative leader to be elected by ballot? *Edward Heath Harold MacMillan Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill What did George Gallop invent? *Opinion polls Horse racing Show jumping Elixir for gout Which spacecraft did Yuri Gagarin make the first flight in space in? *Vostok I Volkov I Vaulka I Valkir I In what year did Margaret Thatcher become the British Prime Minister? *1979 1977 1978 1980 Who reached the summit of Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953? *Tenzing Hunt Scott Bourdillon In what year was the last execution under the death penalty in England? *1950 1958 1962 1964 Which English city very nearly went bankrupt in 1985? *Liverpool London Leicester Manchester Which famous London store first opened in 1909? *Selfridges Harrods John Lewis Marks and Spencer What chain of department stores began in 1879? *Woolworths Macys Grants JC Penny's Which country did Russia invade in 1968? *Czechoslovakia Poland Yugoslavia Afghanistan What tragedy did The Church of St. Bartholomew The Great survive? *The fire of London World War I World War II The great flood What Mideast country must you visit to see the Tower of Babel? *Iraq India Syria Saudi Arabia What did Barbara Bush name her pet spaniel? *Millie Teddy Willie Maxine From what state do Thelma & Louise hail from? *Arkansas Texas Indiana Missouri What does an British M.P. want if he asks for The Chiltern Hundreds? *To resign To vote To bring order To raise salary What did Nelson say when he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar? *Kiss me I'm sorry Pray for me Get me a Priest In what year did Cape Kennedy get changed to Cape Canaveral? *1973 1971 1974 1975 In what year was the Green Peace ship sunk in a New Zealand harbour? *1985 1983 1984 1986 What was the name of the Green Peace ship that was sunk? *Rainbow Warrior Rainbow Peace Peaceful Mission Green Peace Warrior Who was responsible for the sinking of the ship Rainbow Warrior in 1985? *The French The Germans The Russians The Americans What famous British dish was created in 1865? *Fish and Chips Hotpot Irish Stew Toad in the Hole What period of Art lasted from 1435 to 1545? *Renaissance Cubism Surrealism Impressionists How old was Elizabeth I when she came to the throne? *25 19 21 30 Which king succeeded George I? *George II Edward V Henry VI Edward VII Who was given the name Yorkshire Ripper in the early 1980's? *Peter Sutcliffe Ronald Kray Peter Brady Moira Hindley What was the first B.B.C. broadcast made in 1922? *A News Bulletin Music A Play A Debate In what year was the first B.B.C. broadcast made? *1922 1920 1924 1926 Who was acquitted from a drug-dealing charge in August 1984 in America? *John De Lorean David Bowie John Guinness Paul McCartney How soon after Germany did Japan surrender in World War II? *3 months 3 weeks 6 weeks 6 months In what year was the Red Cross formed in Geneva? *1864 1870 1884 1885 How much did America pay to Russia for Alaska in 1867? *$7 million $5 million $10 million $50 million In what year did Queen Victoria die? *1901 1899 1903 1905 Who originally organized the Standard Oil Company? *Rockefeller Morgan Carnegie Vanderbilt What were the Huguenots? *French Protestants Alchemists A fleet which was sent to invade England A French family which claimed the throne Who invaded the Frankish empire in the 9th century? *The Vikings The Huns The Vandals The Byzantines What did King Henry George's single tax apply to? *Land Homes Income Imports Which one of these peoples were not Germanic? *Huns Franks Vandles Visigoths Which American industry has grown the fastest since World War II? *Airlines Steel Railroads Automobiles What did the Congress of Vienna signal the end of? *The Napoleonic Era The Thirty Years War The French Revolution The Austro-Hungarian Empire Who invented the telephone? *Alexanda Graham Bell James Watt James Arkwright John Logie Beard In what year were the first Pyramids built? *2500 BC 3000 BC 1050 BC 1000 BC Who invented the Mule used in the textile industry in the 1800's? *Crompton Baley Arkwright Hargreaves In what year did the Romans invent the Water-Mill? *250 BC 500 BC 250 AD 500 AD In what year did Windmills first come in to use? *1000 AD 1100 AD 1200 AD 1600 AD What was the first U.S. state to issue license plates? *New York Virgina New Jersey California Who invented the microscope? *Zacharias Janssen Archimedes G.Della Porta Leonardo Da Vinci Who invented the telescope? *J.Kepler Gary J. Forbes William Gilbert William Morrison Who invented the thermometer? *G.D. Fahrenheit P.J. Theos J.G. Celsius F. Centigrade Who built the first Steam Engine? *James Watt Ian Watt Paul Watt James Pratt In what year was the first model steam engine built? *1765 1565 1665 1865 Who invented the Water-Frame in 1764 used for spinning of yarn? *Arkwright Watt Townsend Peterson Who invented the Spinning Jenny in the 1800s? *Hargreaves Peterson Phillips Arkwright In what year was the Ironbridge built at Coalbrookdale, England? *1779 1759 1769 1789 Who invented the Miners Safety Lamp in 1815? *Humphry Davy James Watt Peter Watt P.J. Ustinov Who invented the first locomotive? *George Stephenson Paul Clay Dennis Papin Larry Stephenson In what year did George Stephenson invent the first locomotive? *1814 1812 1716 1818 Who patented the first steel making process in England in 1855? *Henry Bessemer J.J. Massey Paul Sasson Earl Bissard What did Marie & Pierre Curie discover in 1898? *Radium Uranium Plutonium Strontium In what year was the Wright Brothers first motor flight? *1903 1900 1906 1909 What nationality was A. Flemming the inventor of the thermionic valve? *English German French American In what year where the first TV transmissions? *1925 1922 1923 1924 Who flew the Atlantic by aeroplane in 1927? *Lindbergh Litten Wright Lindenburgh In what year was the first Atomic Bomb exploded? *1945 1943 1944 1946 In what year was Nylon invented? *1938 1927 1931 1936 How many Apollo astronauts overall landed on the moon? *12 8 10 14 Who invented the Hovercraft? *C.S. Cockerell Otto Helm Leiben Peters W. Friesse Green In which year was Gagarin to become the first man in space? *1961 1959 1960 1962 Which of Henry VIII's wives said: "My neck is very slender"? *Anne Boleyn Lady Jane Grey Anne of Cleeves Catherine of Aragon In what year was the Silver Jubilee for the Queen & Prince Philip? *1977 1976 1978 1979 Which was the first jetliner to be flown commercially? *Comet Jumbo Tristar Boeing 227 What is Margaret Thatcher's maiden name? *Roberts Green Lincoln Masters What country declared war on Germany and the Allies in World War II? *Italy Japan Spain Russia Which English Queen lived longer than all her 17 children? *Queen Anne Queen Mary Queen Victoria Queen Alexandra Where was Christopher Columbus born? *Italy Spain England Portugal In which state is the Kancamagus Highway located? *New Hampshire Oregon New York Colorado Who was the first British Monarch to broadcast on radio? *King George V Queen Victoria King Edward VII Queen Elizabeth II In what year did Russia invade Afghanistan? *1979 1978 1980 1981 In what year were driving licences first issued in Britain? *1903 1904 1907 1908 In what year was the last public execution by guillotine in France? *1939 1878 1897 1915 What Empire was Egypt part of until 1914? *Ottoman British Spanish Persian Who was the youngest man to win the Nobel Peace Prize? *Martin Luther King Dr. Mugabe Booker T. Washington Dr. Christian Barnard What holiday did W.C. Fields die on? *Christmas Day Memorial Day New Year's Day Independence Day What emperor was the ruler of France at the start of the War of 1812? *Napoleon I Louis I James II Louis III How many years did Queen Victoria rule England? *64 51 39 56 Which King was Sarah Bernhardt reputed to be mistress to? *Edward VII George I George II Henry VIII Who invented the weight scales? *Egyptians Greeks Romans Chinese What did the British drink 26 gallons of per person in 1981? *Milk Beer Wine Water In what year were X-rays discovered? *1895 1902 1906 1935 What detergent was among the top ten best-selling grocery items? *Tide Wisk Cheer Oxidall Which church was John Wesley the founder of? *Methodists Baptists Anglican Church of Christ What is a report of debates in the British House of Parliament called? *Hansard Debatum Ombudsman White Paper Where was the worst earthquake suffered at in 1985? *Mexico City Italy Japan San Francisco In what year was the first human heart transplant operation? *1967 1965 1970 1975 Where did the oil tanker Torrey Canyon go aground in 1967? *Lands End, England Newquay, England St. Ives, England Southampton, England Who organised the Red Army in the civil war of 1918 to 1921? *Trotsky Lenin Stalin Mussolini In what year were teabags first produced? *1918 1914 1919 1920 What state's official fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa? *Hawaii's Alaska's Wisconsin's Washington's What beverage is Bacchus the god of? *Wine Rum Mike Coffee Which of George of the Jungle's animal acquaintances answered to Shep? *An Elephant A Lion A Monkey A Rabbit What city is the center of the Morman Religion? *Salt Lake City Atlanta Indianapolis Minneapolis In what country did Russia dismantled a missile base in 1962? *Cuba Poland Chile Korea In what year did the Post Office first introduce 1st & 2nd class mail? *1968 1952 1959 1965 Which country became the 10th Member of the E.E.C. in 1981? *Greece England Spain Italy In which service did Rimsky-Korsakov serve? *Navy Civil Service Army Air Force In what year was the Suez Canal opened? *1869 1870 1872 1892 What European country hosted the first motorcycle race in 1896? *France England Germany Italy In what year did Prohibition end in the U.S.A.? *1933 1919 1937 1934 What was the estimated world population in 1983? *4650 million 3150 million 3950 million 5548 million Which country had the worst volcano disaster in 1984? *Columbia Japan Italy Mexico How many lives were lost on the Titanic? *1513 1138 1221 1413 In what year did America declare war on Germany? *1941 1939 1940 1942 In what year did Adolf Hitler form the NSGW Party? *1919 1921 1922 1928 What territoral limit did Iceland make in 1971? *50 Miles 60 Miles 70 Miles 80 Miles In what year did the farthing cease to be legal tender in Britain? *19601945 1950 1965 Which British Prime Minister was in office for the shortest time? *Alec Douglas Home Edward Heath Harold Wilson James Callaghan In what year did W. Churchill first become a member of Parliament? *1900 1910 1923 1930 Who was the first U.S. president born in a hospital? *Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Who was Ronald Reagan's first wife? *Jane Wyman Jane Wyatt Jane Doe Jane Russell In what year was the Battle of Colenso fought? *1899 1805 1818 1848 What was the Marble Arch famous for in the 18th century? *Public Hangings War Memorial Arch of Triumph Public Speaches In which battle did Lord Nelson die? *Battle of Trafalgar Battle of Naples Battle of Waterloo Battle of Khartoum Who was America named after? *Amerigo Vesspussi James Americana Americano Frascatti Francesca Americana In what year was the Festival of Britain celebrated? *1951 1945 1947 1950 What exploded outside the Houses of Parliament in 1869? *First Traffic Lights A Bomb Combustion Engine A Barrel Of Gunpowder In what year was a emergency called due to dock & power strike? *1970 1969 1978 1985 What used to be called peelers? *Policemen Bell-Ringers Kitchen Hands Street Cryers Who discovered the Victoria Falls waterfalls? *David Livingstone Marco Polo Sir Francis Drake Christopher Columbus In what year did commandos free 103 hostages from the Entebbe airport? *1976 1973 1979 1981 Which member of royal family was the first to give an interview on TV? *Prince Philip Queen Anne Princess Anne Prince Charles How many days was the city of Leningrad under seige in World War II? *880 days 405 days 609 days 950 days What is the minimum age requirement to be president in the U.S.? *35 30 34 38 Who was first Prime Minister to serve Queen Elizabeth II? *Churchill Macmillan Chamberlain Lloyd-George Who said: "The Crown is not my right & it pleaseth me not"? *Lady Jane Grey George VI Elizabeth I Mary Queen of Scots In what year was the battle of Agincourt fought? *1415 1325 1545 1610 In what year was the battle of Waterloo fought? *1815 1805 1810 1820 What was the occupation of Marco Polo? *Explorer Potter Smith Statesman What was Marco Polo's home town? *Venice Rome Athens Istanbul Who was the first explorer to discover North America? *Leif Eriksson (Leif the Lucky) Christopher Columbus Hernando Cortes Amerigo Vespucci How many voyages did Columbus make? *Four Two Five Six Who invented Vulcanized rubber in 1839? *Charles Goodyear Blake Dunlop Tera Pirelli John Michelin How many Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics? *11 None 5 21 What was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the USA? *Delaware Massachusetts Maryland Virginia How many victories were credited to the Red Baron WWI ace? *Eighty Ninety Seventy Sixty What was the name of the B-29 that dropped a bomb on Hiroshima? *Enola Gay Suzie Q Lady Be Good Bock's Car What was the price paid for the Louisiana Purchase? *15 Million 10 Million 20 Million 25 Million In what state did the Hatfield-McCoy feud occur? *Kentucky Virginia Tennessee West Virginia Who was Richard Nixon's Chief of staff during the final days of Watergate? *Alexander Haig John Mitchell H. R. Halderman John D. Ehrlichman What was the location of Alaskan gold discovery? *Fortymile Creek Akiak Sutter's Creek Twentymile Stream What was the sister ship to Lusitania? *Mauretania Alsentania Iberia Rio Tejo What U.S. state lived under six flags? *Texas Arizona New Mexico None How many Israeli commandos died in the Entebbe raid? *One None Three Five What was William Tell's nationality? *Swiss Austrian British French What general first commanded United Nations forces in Korean War? *Douglas MacArthur Omar Bradley Dwight Eisenhower Alexander Haig What country suffered the most combat deaths in WWII? *Soviet Union Germany JapanGreat Britian What was "Laissez Faire" economics? *Unregulated free market Economic Self-Sufficiency French for "Get Rich Fast" No private property. Which economic philosopher believed that the government should not interfere in the economy? *Adam Smith Thomas Malthus David Ricardo John Stuart Mill He believed that the population increases more rapidly than the food supply. *Thomas Malthus Adam Smith David Ricardo Robert Owen He believed that in a market system there will always be a permanent poor social class. *David Ricardo Thomas Malthus Adam Smith John Stuart Mill Who felt that it was wrong that workers were exploited and wanted government to regulate this? *John Stuart Mill Karl Marx Jeremy Bentham Robert Owen He founded New Harmony, Indiana, hoping that it would be a perfect living place. *Robert Owen Jeremy Bentham David Ricardo John Stuart Mill Economic system in which money is invested in business with the goal of making a profit. *Capitalism Laissez faire Utilitarianism Utopianism Government should promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people. *Utilitarianism Capitalism Laissezfaire Socialism Government should plan the economy and control industries. *Socialism Capitalism Laissezfaire Utilitarianism Factors of production are owned by the public and operated for the welfare of all. *Socialism Capitalism Utilitarianism Utopianism Who wrote the Communist Manifesto? *Marx and Engels Mauricio and Filomena Smith and Ricardo Owen and Bentham Slavery was abolished everywhere in the late 1800s except: *Russia in 1850 Puerto Rico 1873 Cuba in 1886 Brazil 1888 What body of water was surrounded by Roman territory? *Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Red Sea Constantinople was modeled after what famous city? *Rome London Cairo Baghdad Who was the Byzantine's 11th and most ambitious ruler? *Justinian Caesar Theodora Pope John Which group of invaders was most feared by Europeans? *Vikings Franks Visigoths Saxons A feudal society provided what two basic needs? *food and protection food and clothing food and water food and housing Who became the powerful ruler of western Europe in feudal times? *Charlemagne King Henry King John Charles the Great What is the name of the contract the nobles forced King John to sign in 1215 that limited the king's power? *Magna Carta Constitution Declaration of Independence What is it called when someone is removed from the Catholic Church? *excommunicated crucifixion exiled executed By the year 800, what was the predominant religion in every European land? *Christianity Judism Islam Buddhism What was the main type of transportation used by the Bedouin nomads? *camels trains horses planes What was the main type of housing used by the Bedouin Nomads? *tents mud houses brick houses huts The Quarish warrior valued what two things above all else? *sword & camel sword & wife sword & friends camel & wife Name the religious shrine located at Mecca. *Kaaba Medina St. Marys Hagia Sophia An Islamic House of Worship is called what? *mosque church temple Who started the Islamic religion? *Muhammad Jesus Buddha Christ Where was Muhammad born? *Saudi Arabia Egypt Turkey Syria The system which the talented are chosen to rule by a civil-service examination. *Meritocracy Nepotism Equal field system Aristocracy A government in which power is given on the basis of a family relationship. *Nepotism Meritocracy Ming Aristocracy When land was distributed among all men: *Equal field system Nepotism Meritocracy Aristocracy The belief system based on moral conduct & compassion for all living things. *Buddhism Daoism Confucianism Nirvana The condition of desiring nothing: *Nirvana Daoism Buddhism Confucianism The system of beliefs based on living in harmony with nature. *Daoism Buddhism Confucianism Nirvana The system of beliefs that focused on proper conduct, respect for elders, and government service. *Confucianism Daoism Reincarnation Buddhism