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President General Antonio López de Santa Anna was defeated at which famous battle?

Alamo Click to see the answer

Which US city was called Yerba Buena until 1847?

San Francisco

Osama Bin Laden declared war against which country in 1996?

United States

Rosa Parks made her bus protest in which US state?

Alabama

Which country issued the world's first paper money in around 1024?

China

King Tut is the nickname of a ruler from which country?

Egypt

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Which country introduced the ruble as the word's first decimal currency in 1704?

Russia Click to see the answer

The 2010 Arab Spring started with a revolt in which country?

Tunisia

Who founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Susan B Anthony?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which Civil Rights leader made the famous 'I have a dream' speech?

Martin Luther King

The Oslo Peace Accords were signed between the PLO and which country's government?

Israel

Estonia was part of which country until 1991?

Soviet Union

NASA launched the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph in 2013 to study what?

Sun

Ranier III came to the throne of which small state in 1949?

Monaco

Egypt became part of which Empire after the death of Cleopatra?

Roman

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The Battle of Stalingrad was part of which larger conflict?

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Which country approved a new red and white flag design in 1965?

Canada

Louis Pasteur developed a way of making which liquid safe to drink?

Milk

Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?

United Kingdom

What is the first name of US President Taylor?

Zachary

What was the first name of Russian leader Yeltsin?

Boris

Marshal Tito was a post-WW2 leader of which European country?

Yugoslavia

In which country did the Romans build Hadrian's Wall?

England

Tartan is a traditional fabric associated with which country?

Scotland

Apartheid was a government policy in which 20th century country?

South Africa

Which ancient civilization worshipped Gods called Thor and Loki?

Vikings

What would you do with a corset?

Wear it

What was the language of the Moors, who lived in Spain until 1492?

Arabic

What was a harpsichord?

Musical Instrument

What was invented by Louis Braille?

Writing System

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What was the surname of Thomas, inventor of the electric light bulb?

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Explorer Vasco da Gama came from which country?

Portugal

The Roman military defensive move of 'testudo' takes its name from which animal?

Tortoise

What was the first country to put men on the moon?

United States

Which General led the Confederate forces in the US Civil War?

Lee

The 1922 Anglo-Irish treaty was signed between Ireland and which country?

United Kingdom

Which famous English Queen died in 1603?

Elizabeth I

What became the official language of India in 1965?

Hindi

Which 11th century Scottish king is the subject of a Shakespeare play?

Macbeth

Which US state was originally called New Netherlands?

New Jersey

Which animal was given the blame for bringing the Black Death to Europe?

Rats

Minamoto Yoritomo took the throne of which country in 1192?

Japan

The Russian Royal Family lived in which city before the Revolution?

St Petersburg

What word means events told in date order?

Chronological

Which Empire used the term Barbarian to describe people who lived outside the Empire?

Roman

Which US President was impeached in 1999?

Clinton

The city of Babylon stood on the banks of which river?

Euphrates

Assyrian people came from which part of the world?

Middle East

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The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought in the Civil War in which state?

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Which country surrendered at the end of the Falklands War?

Argentina

William of Orange was a nobleman from which European country?

Netherlands

The Easter Rising took place in which country in 1916?

Ireland

Principia Mathematica was a 1687 work by which world-famous thinker?

Newton

Virgin Atlantic launched a regular route from London to which US airport in 1984?

Newark

Which island opened as a US immigration inspection station in 1892?

Ellis

Who became Prime Minister of the UK in 1940?

Churchill

Brian Mulroney resigned as Prime Minister of which country in 1993?

Canada

Who did The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson meet in Germany in 1937?

Hitler

The Federation of Malaya became independent from which country in 1957?

United Kingdom

The first Orient Express train left which city in 1883?

Paris

The Duchy of Burgundy eventually became part of which larger country?

France

What was the name of the colony established in Massachusetts in 1620 by the Mayflower pilgrims?

Plymouth

Franco was a military dictator of which country from 1939 to 1975?

Spain

What was the name of a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses in ancient Rome

Chariot

The world was transfixed watching Spassky and Fischer play which game in the 70s?

Chess

Maori is the name given to the native people of which country?

New Zealand

The Finnish Civil War in 1918 was a battle for independence from which country?

Russia

Which title did Kate Middleton take when she got married?

Duchess of Cambridge

Pedro Calderón de la Barca was famous for doing what in 17th century Spain?

Writing

During the 1950s, the US carried out nuclear testing in which state?

Nevada

In which US city did Washington make the first State of the Union address?

New York

Faisal replaced Saud on the throne of which Middle Eastern country in 1964?

Saudi Arabia

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Countries around which body of water were hit by a tsunami in December 2004?

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Explorer Jim Bridger found the Great Salt Lake in which state?

Utah

What did the Cree trade with Europeans in Canada in the 17th century?

Furs

The Louisiana Purchase involved the US buying land from which country?

France

What shape was the Rubik toy which took the world by storm in the 80s?

Cube

What was one of the main foods for the coastal Nez Perce tribe?

Salmon

What was the name of the anti-government protests which shook the Arab world in 2010?

Arab Spring

The use of which technology was restricted to the US military until 2000?

GPS

What was the name for the French campaign against the Germans in World War 2?

Resistance

The first Qin Emperor was buried with warriors made from which material?

Terracotta

The government of which country imposed the Stamp Act on American colonists in 1765?

United Kingdom

Fort Ticonderoga is a historic 18th century fort in which US state?

New York

Who led protestors on a march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965?

Martin Luther King

Which US President approved the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Japan?

Truman

Astor's Pacific Fur Company mainly traded in which animal?

Beaver

Which line split the free states from the slave states?

Mason-Dixon

Musician Louis Armstrong was from which US city?

New Orleans

Queen Victoria's husband came from which European country?

Germany

The elevated rail system called the L started running in which US city in 1892?

Chicago

What was first used to treat diabetes in 1922?

Insulin

Skylab was launched into space by which nation in May 1973?

United States

What type of accident happened at Three Mile Island in 1979?

Nuclear

Goa was a colony of which European nation in India?

Portugal

Georgetown University was established in 1789 in which US city?

Washington DC

What was the first name of British Prime Minister Cameron?

David

Which musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo'?

Louis Armstrong

Both men who founded Apple had which first name?

Steve

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Doughboy was a nickname for soldiers from which country in WW1?

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What was the name of the record label set up by the Beatles?

Apple

Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, was from which country?

Spain

Which religious group pioneered the anti-slavery movement in the 17th century?

Quakers

Which crop did the Ancient Egyptians use to make linen for clothing?

Flax

The Anne Frank House museum opened in which city in 1960?

Amsterdam

Which civilization used hieroglyphics to communicate in writing?

Egyptian

What was the first name of Mrs Simpson who married King Edward VIII?

Wallis

An invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized which industry?

Printing

Which actress married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio?

Marilyn Monroe

Conquistadors were explorers from which European country?

Spain

In which country were the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989?

China

Which civilization perfected calligraphy into an art form?

China

Romulus Augustulus was the last emperor of which Empire?

Roman

Who was British Prime Minister through the 1980s?

Thatcher

Politician Yitzhak Rabin became leader of which country in 1992?

Israel

Cree Native Americans lived in which modern day country?

Canada

What was the nickname of Prince Edward of England in the 1350s?

Black Prince

Daniel Boone established the town of Boonesborough in which US state?

Kentucky

George Washington represented which party?

Federalist

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which country when he was shot in 1914?

Austria-Hungary

White Mountain National Forest was established in which US state in 1918?

New Hampshire

First Lady Jackie Kennedy was from which US state?

New York

What was Meghan Markle's job before marrying Prince Harry?

Actress

Which car replaced the Model T on the Ford production lines in 1927?

Model A

The British First Fleet sailed into which country in 1788?

Australia

Which explorer had a ship called the Matthew?

Cabot

What crime was Joan of Arc accused of?

Witchcraft

Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which Empire when assassinated?

Austria-Hungary

What precious metal marks a 50th anniversary or jubilee?

Gold

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Harrodsburg was established in 1774 as the first settlement in which state?

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The Watergate scandal involved an office building in which US city?

Washington DC

Which country sent ships in an Armada to invade England in 1588?

Spain

The Santa Fe trail led from Missouri to which state?

New Mexico

Fidel Castro is a former President and Prime Minister of which country?

Cuba

Hugo Chavez was elected President of which country in 1998?

Venezuela

Which US President announced sanctions against the USSR when it invaded Afghanistan?

Carter

Emperor Theodosius II was in charge of which empire?

Byzantine

What was Aristotle's job in Ancient Greece?

Philosopher

The Viet Cong fought in a conflict in which country?

Vietnam

Which of the Nobel prizes did Nelson Mandela win?

Peace

Princess Victoria, heir to the throne of which country got married in 2010?

Sweden

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?

Katrina

Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen of which other country in 1590?

Scotland

The British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown in which state?

Virginia

Which ancient city was famous for its Hanging Gardens?

Babylon

The Ionian islands became part of which country in 1864?

Greece

People in which part of the world built traditional shelters called tepees?

North America

The Jacobins were the driving force behind which country's revolution?

France

What was the surname of Janet, the first female US Attorney General?

Reno

Lederhosen are traditional German shorts made from which material?

Leather

Which was the first country to put a man into space?

Soviet Union

Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba were accused of which crime in Salem in 1692?

Witchcraft

The Sino-Japanese war was fought between Japan and which country?

China

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of a ruling dynasty in which country?

Japan

Tenochtitlan was the capital of which Empire?

Aztec

What did Charles Blondin cross on a tightrope in 1859?

Niagara Falls

What is a nickname for William Shakespeare?

Bard

Which country hosted the first Eurovision song contest?

Switzerland

The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a feature of which conflict?

Vietnam War

What was the first name of US President Coolidge?

Calvin

In 1840, a French colony became established in Akaroa in which country?

New Zealand

What was the generic term for North America after it was first discovered?

New World

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What was the term for people who rushed to California to look for gold?

Prospectors Click to see the answer

President James Monroe was from which US state?

Virginia

Hessians were soldiers from which country who came to fight in America?

Germany

Leonid Brezhnev was a 20th century leader of which country?

Soviet Union

Which term refers to the USSR and Americans stockpiling nuclear weapons?

Arms Race

The Molotov Cocktail is named after a foreign minister from which country?

Soviet Union

Which European is credited with discovering America?

Columbus

Edo is the former name of which world capital?

Tokyo

The first African football World Cup was held in 2010 in which country?

South Africa

The 'Livre Tournois' was the currency in which country before an 18th century revolution?

France

Empress Wu was the only female leader of which country?

China

Boers came into conflict with Xhosa people in which country?

South Africa

What is the name of the Space Shuttle which broke up on launch in 1986?

Challenger

Which Civil Rights leader was the face of the Nation of Islam?

Malcolm X

In World War 2, what was a Spitfire?

Fighter Plane

In which UK city was Queen Elizabeth I crowned in 1559?

London

Scientist Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous people from which country?

Italy

Kennedy was elected to the US parliament in 1946 to represent which state?

Massachusetts

Britain transported convicts to which country, starting in 1840?

Australia

What was the term for the UK's adoption of a new currency in 1970?

Decimalization

What was the name of Hitler and Mussolini's political ideology?

Fascism

Botany Bay was an early British colony in which country?

Australia

Kurdistan was a troubled region in Turkey and which other country?

Iraq

What was the first name of Elizabethan explorer Raleigh?

Walter

What is the name of Bill Clinton's only daughter?

Chelsea

In which mountain range was the Incan Empire based?

Andes

The 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke was in which US state?

Virginia

Which country's economy went through a restructuring called perestroika in the 1980s?

Soviet Union

The Royal Family of which country financed Christopher Columbus's expeditions?

Spain

The Wright brothers, the first people to make a powered flight, were which nationality?

American

What was the first name of former US diplomat Mr Kissinger?

Henry

During World War 2, Charles de Gaulle led the French resistance from which country?

United Kingdom

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was opened in 1940 in which state?

Tennessee

Who led the Jacobite Rebellion?

Bonnie Prince Charlie

What is the name for the weapon of a blade attached to the end of a gun?

Bayonet

Which organization was founded as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta in 1889?

Coca-Cola

What are the names of the written pictographs used as writing in Ancient Egypt?

Hieroglyphics

The Medici banking and political dynasty was founded in which country?

Italy

In which city was the Titanic built and launched in 1911?

Belfast

Which state was known as 'Indian Territory' in the 19th century?

Oklahoma

Deng Xiaoping was restored to power in the government of which country in 1977?

China

What was the name of the most important Egyptian female goddess?

Isis

What is the name for a ditch around a castle, often filled with water?

Moat

Which London building is used for coronations?

Westminster Abbey

What was Ulysses S Grant's job before going into politics?

Soldier

In 1935, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Hawaii to which US state?

California

Where did the Vikings come from?

Scandinavia

Which tribe was the first to be recognised as US citizens in 1817?

Cherokee

In 1912, which was the first US state to introduce a minimom wage?

Massachusetts

What was the first name of Jenner, who developed a smallpox vaccine?

Edward

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US Army employee Chelsea Manning supplied documents to which website?

Wikileaks Click to see the answer

Operation Sea Lion was Hitler's plan to invade which country?

United Kingdom

What comes after 'Gettysburg' in famous words by Lincoln?

Address

What was the name of the British King who abdicated in 1936?

Edward

Which country defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Eylau in 1807?

Russia

Tucson was established by the Spanish in which US state in 1775?

Arizona

Which country was ordered to pay reparations at the end of WW1?

Germany

Which European country used the guilder as currency before joining the Euro system?

Netherlands

12 countries signed a treaty named after which city in 1992 to create the EU?

Maastricht

Which famous composer suffered from deafness in later years?

Beethoven

What nationality was Wallis Simpson, who married Edward VIII after his abdication?

American

The Toltec civilization was based in which country?

Mexico

Red Army Faction was a 20th century militant group from which country?

Germany

Who wrote the US Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Which ancient civilization buried its important people with the Book of the Dead?

Egyptian

Elvis died at his home in which US state in 1977?

Tennessee

Elvis served with the US Army in which European country?

Germany

What relation was Tsar Nicholas II to King George V of the UK?

Cousin

Tomás de Torquemada acted as Inquisitor General in which European country?

Spain

Einstein emigrated to which country before WW2?

United States

What did Hitler study at University in Vienna?

Fine Art

What was the first name of Russian leader Stalin?

Joseph

What was the name of the biological theory developed by Darwin?

Evolution

British Guiana became independent in 1966 as which country?

Guyana

Jacques Cartier was the first European to map which North American river?

St Lawrence

Which Duke of Normandy successfully invaded England in 1066?

William

Prussia was a region in the north of which modern country?

Germany

Nefertiti was queen of which country?

Egypt

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was the last king of which country?

Russia

Which Soviet leader led the country through the period of Glasnost?

Gorbachev

Barack Obama represented which state between 1997 and 2004?

Illinois

Hadrian's Wall was a Roman barrier between England and which other country?

Scotland

Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded which country after the 'Prague Spring' in 1968?

Czechoslovakia

Hideki Tojo was Prime Minister of which country in WW2?

Japan

Who wrote the famous book '1984'?

George Orwell

What was the name given to the colder climate between 1300 and 1870?

Little Ice Age

Which name did the British Royal Family use during WW1?

Windsor

An Egyptologist studies which ancient civilization?

Egyptian

Which country got control of Florida in 1763 after the Seven Years' War?

United Kingdom

Which famous baseball player is known as the 'Sultan of Swat'?

Babe Ruth

Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed Kansas for which country in 1682?

France

Which color of uniform did the Confederate soldiers wear in the Civil War?

Gray

Which group of people got the vote under the 1920 19th Amendment?

Women

German pilot Mathias Rust landed a plane in which city in 1987?

Moscow

In 1960, the Beatles performed in public for the first time in which city?

Hamburg

In WW2, what was the Luftwaffe?

German Airforce

Which state was given the vote in 1854 over being a free state or slave state?

Kansas

A Cheongsam is a traditional dress from which country?

China

Which is the last state to join the United States?

Hawaii

The first European settlement in which US state was called Fort Caroline?

Florida

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Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in which city in 1990?

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Which state did the US use for nuclear testing from 1951 to 1992?

Nevada

What was the name of the NASA mission which sent man to the moon?

Apollo

Which Celtic queen revolted against the Romans?

Boudica

Who fought the British in Canada on the Plains of Abraham in 1759?

France

Iraq invaded which country in 1990 and sparked the first Gulf War?

Kuwait

Sanskrit is an ancient language from which part of the world?

India

What is the name of the pleated skirt associated with Scottish men?

Kilt

Which world leader gave the 'Finest Hour' speech in 1940?

Churchill

In 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized all American property in which country?

Cuba

Shakespeare lived in which English city?

Stratford on Avon

Peronist is a word to describe supporters of a leader of which country?

Argentina

What is the largest formally recognised native American tribe?

Cherokee

Only Roman Emperors were allowed to wear which color of clothing?

Purple

Who was the Italian dictator during WW2?

Mussolini

A Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first to reach which US state in 1542?

California

Which word was used to describe 17th century settlers in Massachusetts?

Puritans

What was Hernando de Soto looking for when he explored Arizona?

Gold

Which US President had children called Caroline and John?

John F Kennedy

What was the general name for someone who opposed slavery?

Abolitionist

What did Louis Braille base his writing system on?

Dots

Which country was ruled over by a Pharaoh?

Egypt

What was the first name of abolitionist writer Beecher Stowe?

Harriet

The newspaper Pravda was first published in which country in 1912?

Russia

Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer from which country?

Germany

Which city was the center of the 19th century California gold rush?

San Francisco

A toga is a traditional garment from which ancient civilization?

Roman

What was the name of the political system involving noblemen, peasants and serfs?

Feudal

Who received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942?

Anne Frank

The British parliament declared in February 1775 that which colony was rebelling?

Massachusetts

Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company established which of the original 13 colonies?

Delaware

The 1000 BCE Bantu Migration is a feature of the history of which continent?

Africa

West Point Military Academy was established in 1802 in which US state?

New York

Which country invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961?

United States

Attila was a leader of which tribal empire?

Huns

Which painting was stolen from a Paris gallery by Vincenzo Perugia in 1911?

Mona Lisa

Which country blocked all rail and road links into Berlin in 1948?

USSR

Which US city hosted the 1996 Olympics?

Atlanta

What was the first name of famous Wild West sharpshooter Ms Oakley?

Annie

Ptolemaic Kingdom is another name for which ancient country?

Egypt

Albert Einstein was born in which country, but took Swiss citizenship as an adult?

Germany

Jawaharlal Nehru called for the independence of which country in 1928?

India

The ocean liner QE2 made its first crossing to which US city in 1969?

New York

Mozart and Beethoven are famous people in which field?

Music

Minutemen were part of the militia in which US state?

Massachusetts

The German 6th Army surrendered at which Soviet city in 1943?

Stalingrad

Dubuque was the first settlement in which US state?

Iowa

Mark Zuckerberg was a student at which University when he invented Facebook?

Harvard

The Brandenburg Gate reopened in the heart of which city in 1989?

Berlin

What was the most northerly of the original 13 colonies?

New Hampshire

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Who was the first US President to live in the White House?

John Adams Click to see the answer

William the Conqueror won a landmark battle in which town in 1066?

Hastings

Which US President made a landmark visit to China in 1972?

Nixon

What was the name of the wife of King George VI, who was later known as the Queen Mother?

Elizabeth

Mansa Musa is famous for a lavish trip he made to which religious site?

Mecca

What was the nickname of James Butler Hickok?

Wild Bill

From which city did the Spanish Armada set sail?

Lisbon

Which type of codes were introduced in the US in 1963?

Zip

Which 1978 soap opera introduced us to the lives of the Ewing family?

Dallas

Which title did Meghan Markle take when she got married?

Duchess of Sussex

Which country was famous for its 'Inquisition' in the Middle Ages?

Spain

Mary Pickford was an early 20th century star in which field?

Movies

Explorer Captain Cook came from which country?

England

Which Civil Rights leader won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964?

Martin Luther King

Which famous US family had members called Jack, Joe, Eunice, Patricia, and Bobby?

Kennedy

German Johannes Kepler was famous in which field in the 17th century?

Astronomy

Who sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' at Obama's second Inauguration?

Beyonce

James Joyce was famous in which field in the 20th century?

Literature

Dante Alighieri was a medieval writer from which country?

Italy

The Battle of Cross Keys was fought in which US state?

Virginia

In which country did Louis Braille develop his writing system for the visually impaired?

France

Which Queen of Scots was imprisoned and beheaded on orders of Elizabeth I?

Mary

What was the name for the servant of a Knight in the Middle Ages?

Page

What was another name for the Roman Plebeian Council?

People's Assembly

The Normans, who invaded England in 1066, came from which country?

France

What was a Caravel in the Middle Ages?

Ship

What was the name of the stone which helped decipher hieroglyphics?

Rosetta

Which major European city was occupied by the Germans in June 1940?

Paris

Which US President ended slavery?

Lincoln

The United Kingdom entered World War 2 after Germany invaded which country?

Poland

What did Alfred Nobel invent?

Dynamite

Which side supported the monarchy in the English Civil War?

Cavaliers

The 1837 Broad Street Riot took place in which US city?

Boston

What cargo did protestors dump into Boston Harbor in 1773?

Tea

The body of Vladimir Lenin is on public display in which city?

Moscow

Former Republican senator Joe McCarthy accused people of which beliefs?

Communism

Which US President was nicknamed 'Tricky Dicky'?

Nixon

Spartacus led an uprising of which sort of people in Ancient Rome?

Gladiators

What is the name of the place where historical documents are kept?

Archive

Who did the English defeat at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?

France

Bartolomeu Dias set off from which European country to discover the Cape of Good Hope?

Portugal

The 'Big Four' in WW1 were Britain, Italy, the US, and which other country?

France

The philosopher Confucius was from which country?

China

Charles de Gaulle was elected President of which country in 1958?

France

Where did Inuit native American people live?

Arctic

Medieval alchemists tried to turn base metals into what?

Gold

Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa?

Nelson Mandela

What is the first name of Scottish poet Burns, born in 1759?

Robert

Jesse Owens won athletic golds at the Olympics in which city in 1936?

Berlin

What was the main staple food of the Aztecs?

Maize

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Al-Andalus was an Islamic-controlled region in which modern European country?

Spain Click to see the answer

The US re-established diplomatic links with which island in 2016?

Cuba

George Bush signed a nuclear treaty with which Russian leader in 1993?

Yeltsin

Zulus measured their wealth in which animals?

Cattle

Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer from which country?

Portugal

Which European country has the world's oldest existing monarchy?

Denmark

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Éamon de Valera was a 20th century political leader in which country?

Ireland Click to see the answer

Which words did Washington add to the official Oath of Office?

So help me God

Who was the British king at the time of US independence?

George III

Which Russian historical figure was known as 'The Terrible'?

Ivan

The 1750s Seven Year's War was fought between Britain and which country?

France

A cartoon called 'Plane Crazy' was the first appearance of which famous character?

Mickey Mouse

Which was the first US state to ratify Prohibition in 1918?

Mississippi

Which Empire laid siege to the island of Malta in 1565?

Ottoman

Which country was ruled by the Vichy government during WW2?

France

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Who was the first former First Lady to be appointed to the US cabinet?

Hillary Clinton Click to see the answer

Joseph Smith founded which church in New York, before moving it to Utah?

Mormons

Which title did Philip Mountbatten take when he married Princess Elizabeth?

Duke of Edinburgh

Blitzkrieg is a term for bombing which comes from which language?

German

Marco Polo was from which Italian city?

Venice

What did Nicola Salvi famously design in 1629?

Trevi Fountain

Dogger Bank, Caporetto, and Marne were battles in which conflict?

World War 1

What was Gandhi's job before being a civil rights campaigner?

Lawyer

Which color of tiles were used to build Imperial palaces in ancient China?

Yellow

Which European country was famous for high quality linen items?

Ireland

A Caliph was the leader of which sort of religious state?

Islamic

The Great Depression of the 1930s started with a stock market crash in which country?

United States

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The term 'Blitz' usually refers to the German bombing of which city?

London Click to see the answer

What was the political belief of the Bolsheviks?

Communism

Which US President delivered the Gettysburg Address?

Lincoln

On which island did the dodo become extinct in the 17th century?

Mauritius

Which US President had twins called Barbara and Jenna?

George W Bush

Silvio Berlusconi was a 20th century leader in which country?

Italy

What was the name of the ship which came to rescue Titanic survivors?

Carpathia

What was the first name of President Eisenhower?

Dwight

The Nazi party came to power in which country in the 1930s?

Germany

Alexandra Palace reopened in which city in 1875, rebuilt after a fire?

London

Which President signed the Emancipation Declaration in 1863?

Lincoln

Churchill said a curtain of which metal divided capitalist and communist Europe?

Iron

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In which city did the US Congress meet for the first time in 1789?

New York Click to see the answer

Ugo Cavallero commanded the Army of which country in WW2?

Italy

Which 19th century leader was nicknamed 'Little Corporal'?

Napoleon

The Politburo was the ruling group of which country?

Soviet Union

Which city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?

Constantinople

Crazy Horse fought his last battle against US forces at Wolf Mountain in which state?

Montana

Who took the British throne after Edward VII?

George V

Jean-maker Levi Strauss emigrated to the US from which European country?

Germany

Woodstock music festival was held in which US state in August 1969?

New York

Napoleon was exiled to which Mediterranean island in 1814?

Elba

The Provisional IRA called a ceasefire in which part of the UK in 1994?

Northern Ireland

Bill Gates stepped down as which company's boss in 2000?

Microsoft

James K Polk was from which state?

Tennessee

Princeps Civitatis was a title in which ancient Empire?

Rome

The Beatles made their last public appearance on the roof of a building in which city in 1969?

London

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The Sun Dance is a traditional celebration from which Native American group?

Cree Click to see the answer

The US President agreed an exception for polygamy for which religion in 1893?

Mormon

What is another name for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Mormons

Who was George HW Bush's vice President?

Dan Quayle

Al-Azhar University was established in which city in 980 CE?

Cairo

Arthur Guinness started making which drink in 1759?

Beer

What was the nickname of general Thomas Jonathan Jackson?

Stonewall

Sacagawea performed which role on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Translator

Christopher Columbus first landed on which islands when he discovered the Americas?

Bahamas

Which civilization conquered Rome in 410 CE, ending the Roman Empire?

Visigoths

A computer beat Garry Kasparov at which game in 1994?

Chess

The 1775 pamphlet 'Common Sense' advocated what for the US colonies?

Independence

Who painted 'The Birth of Venus' in 1486?

Botticelli

Coxey's Army was an 1894 jobs protest march from which state to Washington DC?

Ohio

Mitterrand was a late 20th century leader of which country?

France

Harriet Tubman was born in which US state?

Maryland

Fort McHenry, a key location in the 1812 war in the US, is close to which city?

Baltimore

What was the name of the defense pact signed between the Soviet Union and its allies in 1955?

Warsaw

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Which Roman emperor introduced the Julian calendar?

Julius Click to see the answer

Pericles was a ruler of which ancient civilization?

Greece

What was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848?

Gold

The Treaty of Paris gave the UK rights over America east of which river?

Mississippi

In 1066, Harold was crowned king of which country?

England

Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty in which country?

China

UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was from which country?

Egypt

What was the name for the center, open area in a monastery?

Cloister

The 1938 Anschluss was the German annexation of which country?

Austria

France, Britain and which other country were involved in the pre-WW1 'Triple Entente'?

Russia

Which country unsuccessfully tried to invade Russia in 1812?

France

What was the first name of Mr Bunche, first African-American Nobel Prize winner?

Ralph

Which ancient Greek was famous for his moral fables?

Aesop

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet claimed which state for France in 1673?

Illinois

The UK agreed a 1962 deal to buy Polaris missiles from which country?

United States

What would a medieval knight do with a hauberk?

Wear It

Haile Selassie fled to which country when the Italians invaded Ethiopia?

United Kingdom

What was Laika, the first animal in space?

Dog

Walter Raleigh is famous for bringing which item back from the New World?

Tobacco

What did a cooper traditionally make?

Barrels

Hamid Karzai was the first president of which country?

Afghanistan

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The US Republican party adopted which animal as their symbol in the 1870s?

Elephant Click to see the answer

The Inca Empire thrived in which mountain range?

Andes

The guillotine was introduced as a method of execution in which country's revolution?

France

After the revolutionary war, Kentucky was part of which other state?

Virginia

Where would Americans in colonial times wear a cravat?

Neck

Which US President made a speech about Four Freedoms in 1941?

Roosevelt

What was the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt?

Teddy

The first transatlantic telephone line linked New York with which European capital?

London

Dartmouth College was established in which US state in 1769?

New Hampshire

Errol Flynn was famous in which field in the 20th century?

Movies

Stalin, Roosevelt, and which other leader attended Black Sea talks in 1945?

Churchill

The Bard of Avon was a nickname for which world-famous writer?

William Shakespeare

What was the surname of Asa, a merchant who campaigned for a transcontinental railroad?

Whitney

The Battle of Saratoga took place in which US state?

New York

Writer Mark Twain was born in which US state?

Missouri

Disneyland opened in which Chinese city in 2016?

Shanghai

People of which occupation lived in a monastery?

Monks

Delaware separated from which other state in 1776?

Pennsylvania

Which famous 19th century novel was written by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Rameses the Great was a king of which country?

Egypt

What is the traditional Inuit item of clothing called a parka?

Jacket

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Who opened the Great Exhibition in London in 1851?

Queen Victoria Click to see the answer

In which war was the Battle of Stalingrad?

World War 2

Which animal completed the name of the Tamil freedom fighting group?

Tiger

What was discovered by Elias Pierce at Orofino Creek, Idaho, in 1860?

Gold

Who was crowned English monarch in January 1559?

Elizabeth I

Francis Scott Key wrote which famous American song?

Star Spangled Banner

Cyrus the Great was the founder of an empire in which country?

Iran

The Enlightenment dominated ideas in which continent in the 17th and 18th centuries?

Europe

Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of which country?

Pakistan

What was the main city in the Minoan civilization?

Knossos

Who was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis?

Martin Luther King

What was the first name of Julius Caesar?

Gaius

Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail around the tip of which continent?

Africa

Which island was home to the half man, half bull Minotaur?

Crete

The Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate fund for studying at which University?

Oxford

What was the name of the Bonnie Prince who tried to seize the British throne in 1746?

Charles

The Duchy of Bohemia was in which modern-day state?

Czech Republic

What was the adjective used to describe Suleiman, a leader of the Ottoman Empire?

Magnificent

Which US religious group is famous for shunning modern technology?

Amish

Spartacus was a gladiator who led a revolt against which Empire?

Roman

In 1639, the Virginia colony ordered the destruction of which surplus crop?

Tobacco

Concorde flight 4590 crashed after taking off in which city in 2000?

Paris

Which British monarch was 18 when they came to the throne in 1837?

Victoria

The world's oldest book, the Diamond Sutra, was produced in 868 CE in which country?

China

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The UK's 1851 Great Exhibition was held in which type of palace?

Crystal Click to see the answer

Levi Strauss set up his first factory in which US state?

California

Mary Robinson was the first female President of which country?

Ireland

What is the surname of Scottish folk hero Rob Roy?

McGregor

New Amsterdam was the original name for which US city?

New York

Nellie Bly was a female pioneer in which field?

Journalism

Lord Carnarvon financed a 1920s expedition to explore which river valley?

Nile

The Duke of Angouleme acceded to the throne of which country in 1515?

France

Nikola Tesla was an innovator in which field?

Electrics

Chief Kamehameha was in charge of which state in the 1700s?

Hawaii

The transcontinental railway joined at Promontory Summit in which state in 1869?

Utah

Under the Missouri compromise, which state was added to the US as a free state?

Maine

What was Clara Barton's job during the Civil War?

Nurse

A devastating fire hit which major US city in 1871?

Chicago

Who became President after the death of Franklin D Roosevelt?

Truman

Asia's first police force was established in 1844 in which British colony?

Hong Kong

Indira Gandhi won elections in which country in 1980?

India

Confederate President Jefferson Davis was from which state?

Kentucky

What was the first name of Soviet leader Lenin?

Vladimir

Which precious metal was discovered in large quantities in Chile in 1832?

Silver

The US Supreme Court met for the first time in 1790 in which city?

New York

Anglo-Saxon refers to which country, before a French invasion in 1066?

England

One of Europe's oldest seats of learning, the University of Coimbra, is in which country?

Portugal

Who was US President at the start of the Great Depression?

Hoover

Daniel Boone helped build the Wilderness Trail to reach which US state?

Kentucky

The first trial flight of Concorde took place in which country in 1969?

England

There were 1995 riots in Brixton, in which European capital?

London

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The 100 years war lasted for how many years?

116 Click to see the answer

What was the name of the first of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded?

Anne

20th century star Frank Sinatra was born and raised in which US state?

New Jersey

Which wild animal became extinct in Europe in the 10th century?

Lions

Who was elected President in 1933 with promises of a 'New Deal'?

Roosevelt

Which Civil Rights leader changed name to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabaz?

Malcolm X

Who was the first US President to appear on a postage stamp?

Washington

What nationality was explorer Abel Tasman?

Dutch

Which medieval Scottish king was known as 'the Bruce'?

Robert

The Temple of Heaven is a traditional religious building in which country?

China

Who was the British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?

George VI

William Tell is an apple-shooting folk hero from which country?

Switzerland

What was the nickname of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin?

Crocodile Hunter

Which country celebrates a Cinco de Mayo victory against the French?

Mexico

Sir Stamford Raffles founded which Asian city?

Singapore

In which city did Arthur Guinness establish his brewery in 1759?

Dublin

John Fremont found which famous lake in 1842?

Tahoe

Who made Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

George S Patton was a US military figure in which conflict?

World War 2

What was medieval China's main export?

Silk

What was the first name of polar explorer Shackleton?

Ernest

Acadia was a colony in the northern US and Canada set up by which country?

France

The WW2 Battle of Guadalcanal took place between the US and which other country?

Japan

Temples called Ziggurats were a feature of which society?

Mesopotamia

The 1890 The Wounded Knee Massacre took place in which US state?

South Dakota

Who led the Continental Army against the British?

George Washington

Muhammad founded which world religion in the 6th century?

Islam

The 1917 October Revolution took place in which country?

Russia

Which US state became the first to decriminalize homosexuality, in 1961?

Illinois

The Tate Modern art museum opened in which UK city in 2000?

London

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Which pioneer was called 'The Great Pathfinder'?

Daniel Boone Click to see the answer

A snack of which fruit poisoned President Zachary Taylor?

Cherries

What is the name of the first female US Secretary of State, Ms Albright?

Madeleine

Sverdlovsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai are districts in which country?

Russia

The British Museum opened in which city in 1759?

London

In which city is the historical landmark the Taj Mahal based in India?

Agra

Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of which country from 1983 to 1991?

Australia

Which Beatle was fined for cannabis possession in Sweden in 1972?

Paul McCartney

HMS Coventry was attacked by ships from which country in a 1982 Atlantic conflict?

Argentina

What was the first state to ratify the US constitution in December 1787?

Delaware

Explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in which country?

Peru

James Dole established a factory to process which crop in Hawaii in 1901?

Pineapples

Swabia is a historic kingdom in which modern country?

Germany

Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule was invented in 1779 for which industry?

Weaving

What was the profession of American patriot Paul Revere?

Silversmith

Which civilization was the first to invent paper money?

China

What is the previous name of the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Zaire

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started a war of independence in which country in 1919?

Turkey

Mata Hari was accused of spying for which country in 1917?

Germany

Many Amish communities still speak which European language?

German

Which US President was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961?

Barack Obama

Which singer got married in Vegas in 2004, and had the marriage annulled 24 hours later?

Britney Spears

What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover in 1896?

X-Rays

President Andrew Jackson came from which Southern state?

South Carolina

Kerala State in which country was flooded by monsoon rains in 2018?

India

Huguenots were a religious group originating in which country?

France

Which city's stock exchange opened at Broad Street in January 1863?

New York

Yasser Arafat was a 20th century leader of which nation?

Palestine

Which type of 'Curtain' divided Communist from free-market Europe?

Iron

Which major city was named after the Roman Emperor Constantine?

Constantinople

The Monroe Doctrine set out the US's attitude to which continent?

Europe

At which battle did Nelson score a famous victory in 1805?

Trafalgar

Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii and which other city?

Herculaneum

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What was the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's President husband?

Franklin Click to see the answer

What was the name of the US's first Space Shuttle?

Columbia

General Noriega was deposed as leader of which central American country in 1989?

Panama

The Al-Aqsa Mosque was built in the 11th century in which Middle Eastern city?

Jerusalem

Abraham Lincoln was appointed to represent which state at the age of 25?

Illinois

Roman consuls were elected to serve for a period of how long?

Year

Robespierre was a major figure in the revolution of which country?

France

The Ashanti Empire was a civilization in which modern country?

Ghana

Who did Julius Caesar defeat to become Emperor of Rome?

Pompey the Great

Which US President was a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford in 1968?

Clinton

Which company made the 747, the world's first Jumbo Jet?

Boeing

In which field was Hippocrates famous in Ancient Greece?

Medicine

Which US President declared a 'War on Poverty' in 1964?

Johnson

Archbishop Makarios was elected first President of which country?

Cyprus

Friedrich Nietzsche was famous in the 19th century in which field?

Philosophy

What was the name of Henry VIII's first wife, previously married to his brother?

Catherine

An Anglo-American has roots in which European country?

United Kingdom

Charwoman is an old term for which occupation?

Cleaner

Maria Montessori was a pioneer in which field?

Education

Which President was nicknamed 'Old Man Eloquent'?

John Quincy Adams

What did the J stand for in J Edgar Hoover?

John

Lake Mead was formed in which US state after the building of the Hoover Dam?

Nevada

Which First Word War battle resulted in 60,000 casualties on the first day of fighting?

Somme

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was brought to an end by which conflict?

World War 1

Who explored North America on a boat called the Hopewell?

Hudson

The city of Riga, founded in 1201, is in which modern country?

Latvia

Which Soviet leader supported North Vietnam through the civil war?

Brezhnev

Which world figure was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948?

Gandhi

Emmerson Mnangagwa became President of which African country in 2017?

Zimbabwe

What was Lenin's job before the Russian Revolution?

Lawyer

A 1608 fire destroyed the Jamestown colony in which US state?

Virginia

Alexander the Great grew up in which European city?

Athens

The Indian name 'Bapu' refers to which leader?

Gandhi

Britain, Ireland and which other country joined the EEC in 1973?

Denmark

What was the name of Henry VIII's older brother, first married to Catherine of Aragon?

Arthur

Captain Meriwether Lewis was the private secretary of which President?

Jefferson

In 1994, troops from which country withdrew from the Gaza Strip?

Israel

Which mainland US state has the highest percentage of native Americans?

New Mexico

Who wrote the 17th century novel 'Don Quixote'?

Cervantes

Vaclav Havel was the first President of which former Eastern Bloc state?

Czech Republic

Henry VIII was born in Greenwich Palace in which British city?

London

Supersonic aircraft Concorde was a joint venture between the UK and which other country?

France

Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before it dissolved?

Gorbachev

FedEx was founded in which US city, chosen for its central location?

Memphis

What was the name for an association of craftsmen in the Middle Ages?

Guild

Edwin Hubble was an American scientist in which field?

Astronomy

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the war?

Ho Chi Minh

Who was the first President to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Ronald Reagan

Thurgood Marshall was a prominent African-American in which field?

Law

Which system of government has a king as the only source of power?

Absolute Monarchy

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The civilization of Carthage was based in the north of which continent?

Africa Click to see the answer

The Grand Duchy of Muscovy was in and around which major city?

Moscow

Operation Neptune was the name for the Allied landings in which part of France?

Normandy

Pearly Kings and Queens are associated with the traditions of which European capital?

London

George Washington was inaugurated as President in which city in 1789?

New York

What did German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discover in 1896?

X-Rays

The Treaty of Versailles formally ended which conflict?

World War 1

Who was the first person to visit both the north and south poles?

Roald Amundsen

Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?

Thabo Mbeki

Rudolf Hess travelled to which country in 1941 to try to negotiate peace?

United Kingdom

General MacArthur led the battle in which part of the World in WW2?

Pacific

Mohandas was the first name of which famous civil rights leader?

Gandhi

Norway formed a government in exile in which city during WW2?

London

Which color is used to describe Ukraine's peaceful revolution of 2004?

Orange

Lewis and Clark explored the US looking for a way to which body of water?

Pacific Ocean

Philosopher Albert Camus was born in which North African country?

Algeria

Napoleon was crowned Emperor of France in which building?

Notre Dame

Astronaut Chris Hadfield comes from which country?

Canada

Washington was inaugurated for his second term as President in which US city?

Philadelphia

The Marshall Plan was an initiative to rebuild which continent after WW2?

Europe

The first Gulf War was sparked by Iraq invading which other country?

Kuwait

Which President declared in 2000 that June was 'Gay and Lesbian Pride Month'?

Clinton

Who finally discovered the Northwest Passage route in 1906?

Amundsen

What sort of person was Mata Hari?

Spy

Seamus Heaney was famous in which field?

Writing

The 1955 Operation Passage to Freedom saw the evacuation of people from which country?

Vietnam

The Battle of Balaclava took place on which peninsula?

Crimean

The Italian city of Venice grew rich from trade with which country?

China

Which type of historian digs things up looking for stories of the past?

Archaeologist

Which medieval sport involved horses, knights, and lances?

Jousting

Which US state experienced the Pike's Peak gold rush?

Colorado

Fulgencio Batista was overthrown in a revolution on which island in 1959?

Cuba

Which US President was most famous for his Doctrine, stating no more European colonization?

Monroe

George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in which month of 1790?

January

John Howard beat Paul Keating in elections in which country in 1996?

Australia

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived applies to which English monarch?

Henry VIII

What was the original name of Chicago's Willis Tower?

Sears Tower

Which explorer commanded a ship called the Trinidad?

Magellan

Salem was chosen as the capital of which state in 1851?

Oregon

In 1963, James Meredith became the first African-American graduate from which state's university?

Mississippi

The Surveyor 7 space probe landed on which celestial object in 1968?

Moon

Which European country's monarchy was deposed in June 1973?

Greece

Which Zulu King ruled most of Southern African in the 19th century?

Shaka

King Farouk was overthrown as leader of which country in 1952?

Egypt

What was the name of the Egyptian 'Mother Goddess'?

Isis

The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on which leader's birthday?

Gandhi

In which US city was Lincoln assassinated in 1865?

Washington DC

Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn?

Custer

Jackie Robinson made history as the first African-American playing baseball for which team?

Brooklyn Dodgers

British troops fired on a mob in which city in 1770, sparking protests?

Boston

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Which Egyptian God was the God of knowledge?

Thoth Click to see the answer

What was the first name of Miss Dix, who led nurses during the Civil War?

Dorothea

Which UK Prime Minister was in charge during the Falklands War?

Thatcher

What was the name of the Cuban Bay where the US staged a 1960s invasion?

Bay of Pigs

Pagoda roof design is typical of traditional architecture in which country?

China

The 1849 Astor Place Riot broke out in which US city?

New York

Which country launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik?

Soviet Union

Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar for a leading role?

Sidney Poitier

George Washington and which other President signed the US Constitution?

Madison

What was the name of the international peace organization set up in 1920?

League of Nations

Which country started phasing out its one cent coin in 2012?

Canada

Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French king?

Louis XVI

Friseur is an old-fashioned term for which job?

Hairdresser

Which President was nicknamed 'Little Magician'?

Van Buren

Hideki Tojo was which country's Prime Minister during WW2?

Japan

Navajo people are associated with jewellery made from which metal?

Silver

Who is the only US President born in Georgia?

Carter

Plymouth Colony was established in the 17th century in which US state?

Massachusetts

Which animals did PT Barnum lead over the Brooklyn Bridge to prove its stability?

Elephants

What is the name of Fidel Castro's brother, who took over from him as President?

Raul

What was the name of a decorative panel on a building in Ancient Greece?

Frieze

What was the first name of American suffrage campaigner Ms Addams?

Jane

What is the name of the international charity founded in 1870?

Red Cross

Which major US city experienced a devastating fire in 1871?

Chicago

The 1758 International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature set out standard ways of naming what?

Animals

Which US general led the Normandy invasions in 1944?

Eisenhower

Where is Salem, famous for its witch trials of the 1690s?

Massachusetts

Columbus first asked which country to fund his 1492 expedition?

Portugal

The first US telephone line was connected in which state in 1877?

Massachusetts

Which roman Emperor is said to have made his horse a Consul?

Caligula

The Ancient Silk Road linked the Mediterranean with which country?

China

Vandals decapitated the Little Mermaid statue in which city in 1998?

Copenhagen

Tea from which country first arrived in the United Kingdom in 1839?

India

A 1929 stock market crash sparked which crisis?

Great Depression

From which city did Suleiman the Magnificent rule the Ottoman Empire?

Constantinople

Anne Frank was born in which country in 1929?

Germany

Which queen of England was accused of adultery, treason, and witchcraft?

Anne Boleyn

African American men were granted the right to vote in which US city in 1867?

Washington DC

What is the Rubicon, famously crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BCE?

River

Henry VIII was a member of which English royal house?

Tudor

Brazil declared independence from which country in 1822?

Portugal

Which city was the first European colony in South Africa?

Cape Town

Shining Path was a hard-left organization in which South American country?

Peru

The US Mint started producing coins in Carson City in which US state in 1870?

Nevada

What name was given to the WW2 group of countries including Britain and the US?

Allies

Accomptant is an old-fashioned term for which profession?

Accountant

David Livingstone was famous for exploring which continent?

Africa

Which was the first Asian country to open its subway in 1927?

Japan

Which British Prime Minister held talks with Gorbachev of the Soviet Union in 1984?

Thatcher

Vasco da Gama made three expeditions to which country?

India

Which WW2 group contained Germany, Italy, and Japan?

Axis

Who patented the first gasoline-driven car in 1886?

Benz

What does a palaeontologist study?

Fossils

Louis Daguerre was an early pioneer in which field?

Photography

What is Pravda, which first appeared in 1912?

Newspaper

What was another name for Y2K, predicted to crash the world's computers in 2000?

Millennium Bug

Who was the first Roman Catholic US First Lady?

Jackie Kennedy

Which mythical animal was a symbol of Imperial power in Ancient China?

Dragon

The Stonewall Riots took place in which month of 1969?

June

The Bulgarian Empire was conquered by which Neighboring Empire in 1018?

Byzantine

Who painted the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

Michelangelo

Kaskaskia and Vandalia are former capitals of which state?

Illinois

Which city became capital of the newly created Yugoslavia in 1918?

Belgrade

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is a 15th century national hero from which country?

Sweden

Which African animals were first domesticated in Somalia in 2000 BCE?

Camels

What was the adjective used to describe Alfred, a Dark Ages English king?

Great

John Wilkes Booth assassinated which US President?

Lincoln

What was the name of the agreement which ended the American Revolutionary War?

Treaty of Paris

The Siege of Troy involved which type of wooden animal?

Horse

Which nationality was given to the 1918 flu pandemic?

Spanish

What was the first name of Madison, fourth US President?

James

Which famous Mary Shelley book was first published in 1818?

Frankenstein

Which was the first British city to have a university?

Oxford

Imhotep was an ancient leader of which civilization?

Egyptian

What did a milliner make?

Hats

Which people moved in a phalanx formation?

Soldiers

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What fabric gives its name to the ancient Europe to Asia trade route?

Silk Road Click to see the answer

Constantine II was the last monarch of which European country?

Greece

Actress Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car crash in which state in 1967?

Louisiana

Emil Zapotek was a famous athlete in the 1950s from which country?

Czechoslovakia

John McCain served as senator for which US state?

Arizona

Which word is used to describe the US before the Civil War?

Antebellum

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Anne Frank spent most of her life in which European city?

Amsterdam Click to see the answer

Africa's oldest university was established in which country in 1873?

South Africa

The Lorraine Motel, where Luther King was shot, is now a what?

Museum

2004 saw the first same-sex marriages in which US state?

Massachusetts

Farrier is an old term for someone who looked after the feet of which animal?

Horse

The California Star was the first newspaper published in which US city?

San Francisco

Smyrna was a strategically-important city in which modern day country?

Turkey

What did a tallow chandler make?

Candles

A 1971 crush caused the death of fans in a football ground in which UK city?

Glasgow

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What was the name of the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?

Mary Click to see the answer

Who was chosen as leader of the British Labour party in 1994?

Tony Blair

Solidarity was a 20th century trade union in which European country?

Poland

Singer Sonny Bono was mayor of which Californian city?

Palm Springs

What was the first name of British explorer Raleigh?

Walter

Where is the site of the Battle of Culloden?

Inverness

Paul Revere warned the residents of which US city that the British were coming?

Boston

Wakan Tanka is the supreme being of which Native American group?

Sioux

What is the first name of Alabama civil rights campaigner Ms Boynton?

Amelia

General Robert E Lee was born in which US state?

Virginia

Which was the second state after Massachusetts to legalize same-sex marriage?

California

Robert Mugabe became leader of which country in 1980?

Zimbabwe

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Which nation influenced European countries in the Eastern Bloc?

Soviet Union Click to see the answer

In which month of 1969 did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon?

July

What was the Eastern Roman Empire known as?

Byzantium

The dome of the Hagia Sophia collapsed in which city in 588 CE?

Constantinople

Lawrencium was first made in a science lab in which University in 1961?

Berkeley

Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?

Anne Boleyn

Sultan Mustafa II was removed as head of state of which country in 1703?

Turkey

In which city did Malcolm X deliver his 'Message to the Grass Roots' speech?

Detroit

What was the name for the large farms for cotton and sugar set up in the Caribbean?

Plantations

Chickasaw people traditionally lived in Mississippi and which other state?

Alabama

Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress, represented which state?

New York

George Washington's troops defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton in which state?

New Jersey

Which London landmark saw the murder of The Princes in the Tower?

Tower of London

What is the first name of Ms Pelosi, elected US Speaker in 2019?

Nancy

In which country did Mahatma Gandhi study law?

England

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White supremacist Ian Smith was in charge of which African country?

Rhodesia Click to see the answer

Which Florida city suffered a 'Great Fire' of 1901?

Jacksonville

Which President approved the start of the NASA Space Shuttle program in 1972?

Nixon

What was the nickname for the southern state of the US?

Dixie

Theodoros Pangalos resigned as dictator of which country in 1926?

Greece

Who did Gerald Ford beat to the Republican nomination in 1976?

Reagan

Which US President was born on the 4th of July?

Coolidge

Which animals were revered in ancient Egypt?

Cat

Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across which body of water?

English Channel

Pharaoh Tutankhamun's mask is made from which material?

Gold

Pervez Musharaf resigned as President of which country in 2008?

Pakistan

Afghanistan declared independence from which country in 1919?

United Kingdom

What was the name of Admiral Nelson's flagship?

Victory

Which civilization used cenotes as their main water source?

Maya

In 1800, Gabriel Prosser organized a slave revolt in which US state?

Virginia

In 1762, Britain declared war on Spain and which Italian region?

Naples

The UK was awarded a 101 year lease on which territory in 1898?

Hong Kong

Which civil rights leader led a Salt March in India to protest about taxes?

Gandhi

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In 14000, Owain Glyndwr proclaimed himself Prince of which country?

Wales Click to see the answer

The Kool-Aid company was established in 1927 in which US state?

Nebraska

Six days of unrest followed the arrest of Marquette Frye in which city in 1965?

Los Angeles

The 1950s Indochina war was between Vietnam and which European country?

France

Which President had Dan Quayle as his Vice President?

George W. Bush

Kofi Annan, who led the UN from 1997 to 2006 was from which African country?

Ghana

Anne Hidalgo became the first female mayor of which city in 2014?

Paris

During WW2, German Jews had to wear a star of which color?

Yellow

Which city did Germany attack in 1939, starting World War 2?

Danzig

The 1814 Treaty of Ghent ended a war between the US and which country?

United Kingdom

What was the nickname of French King Louis XIV?

Sun King

Gold was discovered in the Transvaal region of which country in 1886?

South Africa

In Mayan society what was a Huipil?

Clothing

Amish people moved to the US from which European country?

Germany

Dian Fossey was famous for her work with which animals?

Gorillas

The First Continental Congress was held in Carpenters' Hall in which US city?

Philadelphia

Vandals were a tribe originating from which modern day country?

Poland

Which element is used in radioactive dating of very old objects?

Carbon

Which famous monarch was married to Matilda of Flanders?

William the Conqueror

The Mask of Tutankhamun is on display in a museum in which city?

Cairo

The Battle of Sullivan's Island took place near which place in South Carolina?

Charleston

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Which word was used to describe states leaving the US before the Civil War?

Secede Click to see the answer

The Great Wall of China was originally built from which material?

Wood

Which major US city was captured by the British in August 1814?

Washington DC

The Convention setting out the accepted rules of warfare is named after which city?

Geneva

George Washington Carver made several advances in which field of science?

Agriculture

What was the surname of civil rights campaigner Booker T?

Washington

What became the 50th US state in 1959?

Hawaii

Which city celebrated the opening of the Astrodome in 1965?

Houston

War criminal Klaus Barbie was arrested in 1983 in which country?

Bolivia

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of which country stepped down as head of the UN in 1992?

Peru

What was the first name of Jackson, 7th US President?

Andrew

Muslim Sultan Saladin captured which city from the Crusaders in 1187?

Jerusalem

Which item was Fabergé famous for making for the Russian royals?

Easter Eggs

Which term means the South African's policy of separating people according to race?

Apartheid

Which former escaped slave was elected to represent South Carolina?

Robert Smalls

Who raised his standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, in 1745?

Bonnie Prince Charlie

In which state did the Battle of Little Bighorn take place?

Montana

Which member of the Royal Family married Tim Laurence in 1992?

Princess Anne

The Battle of Çanakkale was part of which larger conflict?

World War 1

Medieval fresco paintings were applied onto which surface?

Plaster

What was the name of the noble family which took the English throne in 1485?

Tudor

Which noble house opposed the house of York in the War of the Roses?

Lancaster

Camp Dubois, where Lewis and Clark started their expedition, is in which state?

Illinois

The New Model Army was a feature of which conflict?

English Civil War

Questions: 27
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Mary Seacole rose to prominence nursing in which conflict?

Crimean War Click to see the answer

Who did Nixon beat to secure the Presidency in 1968?

Humphrey

Which US state was purchased from the French in 1803?

Louisiana

Which was the main language at Universities throughout Europe in the Middle Ages?

Latin

Little Dixie was a historic region along the banks of which US river?

Missouri

The early 20th century Black Patch Tobacco Wars took place in which state?

Kentucky

1673 saw the introduction of mail services between Boston and which other US city?

New York

The Exxon Valdez spilled huge amounts of oil off the coast of which state in 1989?

Alaska

Bastet was an ancient Egyptian goddess represented by which animal?

Cat

For what crime was Francis Gary Powers jailed in the USSR in 1960?

Spying

Which illness did President Harrison die of, a month after taking office?

Pneumonia

The 1965 Watts Riots took place in which US city?

Los Angeles

The San Andreas Fault is a boundary fault in which US state?

California

Who made the first circumnavigation of the globe?

Magellan

Edgar Allen Poe was famous in which field in the 19th century?

Writing

Dulles airport opened for busines in which US city in 1962?

Washington DC

Ionians were members of the Ancient Greek nation who lived along the coast of which country?

Turkey

Henry Ford founded his motor company in which US state in 1903?

Michigan

Jack the Ripper is alleged to have murdered several women in which city?

London

In 1960, 1,000 refugees per week arrived in which US state from Cuba?

Florida

Introduced in 1963, what was the Coca-Cola company's first low calorie drink?

Tab

Which European illness caused widespread death among native Americans?

Smallpox

The Lindenmeier is an ancient archaeological site in which US state?

Colorado

Abraham Lincoln was born in which US state?

Kentucky

The storming of the Bastille in which city kicked off the French Revolution?

Paris

The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in which year?

1619

D-Day took place in which month of 1944?

June

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In which part of the world would you have found the Great Moravian Empire in the 10th century?

Europe Click to see the answer

What comes before 'Crow' in the name of US laws enforcing racial segregation?

Jim

Who persecuted the Huguenots in the French Wars of Religion?

Catholics

What is an alternative name for the Western or Christian calendar?

Gregorian

Which country surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur at the end of WW2?

Japan

Which country's rulers were called Tsars?

Russia

Settler John Winthrop was governor of a colony in which modern-day state?

Massachusetts

Which southern hemisphere city hosted the summer Olympics in 2000?

Sydney

Leon Czolgosz assassinated which US President?

McKinley

Sara Jane Moore unsuccessfully tried to assassinate which President in 1975?

Ford

Florida International University opened its doors for the first time in which city in June 1965?

Miami

What famous menu item was first introduced by McDonald's in 1979?

Happy Meal

Scottish ceramics brand Wemyss is best known for which animals?

Pigs

Marquis de Lafayette was a Revolutionary War figure from which country?

France

Suffrage campaigner Susan B Anthony was from which US state?

Massachusetts

Rajiv Gandhi won a landslide victory in which country's elections in 1984?

India

Which Emperor of Rome beat Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium?

Octavian

Which word is used to describe the study of coats of arms?

Heraldry

Berry Gordy established a famous record label in which city in 1959?

Detroit

What was the name of the first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school?

Ruby Bridges

Hitler's 1923 Beerhall Putsch took place in which city?

Munich

Spain re-opened its borders with which territory in 1982?

Gibraltar

Polybius and Livy were historians of which civilization?

Roman

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki became leader of which country in 1991?

Poland

Which word means a legal grant of rights or authority?

Charter

Fisk University opened to students in which US state in 1866?

Tennessee

Who set a TV viewership record with his 'Aloha from Hawaii' concert in 1973?

Elvis Presley

20th century Italian leader Mussolini had which first name?

Benito

Hamilcar Barca was the father of which figure in Ancient history?

Hannibal

Beowulf is a 9th century poem from which culture?

Anglo-Saxon

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The city of Nassau in the Bahamas is named after the Royal House of which country?

Netherlands Click to see the answer

Sonia Sotomayor was the first Latino American to be appointed to which body?

Supreme Court

Jeanette Rankin, the first female elected representative in the US, was from which state?

Montana

The Sykes-Picot 1916 agreement carved up which part of the world between the UK and France?

Middle East

Jagiellonian University, one of Eastern Europe's oldest seats of learning, is in which city?

Krakow

William H Bonney was a pseudonym of which outlaw?

Billy the Kid

What type of animal was Ham, sent into orbit by NASA in 1961?

Chimp

Which folk hero was played in 'Braveheart' by Mel Gibson?

William Wallace

Queen Dido founded which ancient city?

Carthage

The British East India Company founded which Indian city in August 1639?

Madras

Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu were in charge of which Eastern Bloc country in the 1980s?

Romania

What are the traditional items of clothing called espadrilles?

Shoes

Which name did Gaius Octavius take when he became Roman Emperor?

Augustus

Who ordered the 'Great Survey' of England and the Domesday Book?

William the Conqueror

Which weapon was outlawed by European leaders in 1146?

Crossbow

In 1916, the US bought the Virgin Islands from which country?

Denmark

Who became Secretary General of the UN in 2017?

António Guterres

Julia Gillard was the first female Prime Minister of which country?

Australia

What was Princess Diana's surname before she married?

Spencer

Who headed the UN between 1953 and 1961?

Dag Hammarskjöld

The Battle of Chancellorsville was part of which 1863 conflict?

American Civil War

Which future politician was shot down over Vietnam in 1967?

John McCain

Brazil, Argentina, and which other country signed the Triple Alliance in 1865?

Uruguay

Which Native American tribe calls itself Nimiipuu?

Nez Perce

Which explorer made several voyages looking for the Northwest Passage?

Hudson

The Siege of Sevastopol was part of which conflict?

Crimean War

Which German Chancellor was nicknamed 'Der Alte'?

Adenauer

In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in which state?

Ohio

What item are the Navajo famous for weaving?

Rugs

Votes for women campaigners Emmeline, Christabel, and Sylvia had which surname?

Pankhurst

What is the position between apprentice and master in a traditional guild?

Journeyman

Babrak Karmal was installed as President of which country after a Soviet invasion in 1979?

Afghanistan

Which historical figure allegedly said, 'let them eat cake'?

Marie Antoinette

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What was the surname of the last of Henry VIII's last wife, who outlived him?

Parr Click to see the answer

Which US state is the home of the Southern Cheyenne people?

Oklahoma

Who was elected alongside JFK as vice president in 1962?

Johnson

What was the first name of controversial Teamsters union leader Hoffa?

Jimmy

People rushed to which country to find Klondike gold in 1896?

Canada

In which part of France did the 1944 D-Day landings take place?

Normandy

In Greek mythology, which three headed creature guarded the Underworld?

Dog

In 1971, Alan Shepard became the first person to play golf where?

Moon

What was the middle name of the US President John Adams?

Quincy

What was the nickname of English king Richard I?

Lionheart

Which country launched the Mars 2 space probe in 1971?

Soviet Union

Cassius Clay won a gold for the US in which sport at the 1960 Olympics?

Boxing

The Battle of Culloden was the end of which rebellion?

Jacobite

What was the name of the last US slave ship, which arrived in Alabama in 1860?

Clotilda

Beatlemania arrived in the US in 1964 when they touched down in which city?

New York

The Scream' by Munch was stolen from a gallery in which city in 1994?

Oslo

Which volcano erupted and buried Pompeii in 79 AD?

Vesuvius

What was the name of an 1890 battle between the US Army and Lakota warriors?

Wounded Knee

Millard Fillmore was vice-President to which US President?

Zachary Taylor

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in which European city?

Sarajevo

Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the bottom of which continent?

Africa

Which country was renamed 'Democratic Kampuchea' in 1976?

Cambodia

Henry Hudson explored Canada looking for a route through to which country?

Russia

Konrad Adenauer was the first leader of which post-WW2 country?

West Germany

Anne of Cleves came from which country to marry Henry VIII?

Germany

Which London building was the tallest until 1967?

St Paul's Cathedral

Explorer David Livingstone came from which European country?

Scotland

Which was the only Australian city bombed by Japan in WW2?

Darwin

British Prime Ministers with which surname were known as the 'Elder' and 'Younger'?

Pitt

On which type of traditional building would you expect to see a minaret?

Mosque

Diana Ross left which famous Motown girl group in January 1970?

Supremes

An attempt to kidnap which member of the Royal Family was made in 1974?

Princess Anne

Choctaw people lived in which of these modern-day states?

Alabama

Xerxes was an ancient ruler of which state?

Persia

Which was the last European state to abolish capital punishment?

Latvia

What are the surnames of explorers Meriweather and William?

Lewis and Clark

Barnes Wallis was best known for inventing which type of bomb?

Bouncing

The poem 'Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo' was written in 1963 by which world leader?

Mao Zedong

Where did the oil rig Deepwater Horizon explode in 2010?

Gulf of Mexico

Which African country experienced a gold and diamond rush in the late 19th century?

South Africa

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement brought peace to which troubled location?

Northern Ireland

What type of animal was a Quetzal, important in Maya civilization?

Bird

Tunisia became a protectorate of which country in 1881?

France

The Pony Express mail route ran between Missouri and which state?

California

Which nation finally granted women the vote in 2015?

Saudi Arabia

Which US President was nicknamed 'Young Hickory'?

Polk

President Kennedy visited which country to see his ancestral home in 1963?

Ireland

Lester B Pearson was a 20th century Prime Minister in which country?

Canada

The Maratha Empire covered most of which country in the 18th century?

India

Which Belgian city was under siege for 8 months in 1585 by the Duke of Parma?

Antwerp

The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Nazi Germany and which country?

Japan

The Cheyenne were allied to which other native American tribe?

Arapaho

Itzamna was the main God in which civilization?

Maya

Which boxer refused to sign up for military service in April 1967?

Muhammad Ali

The College of William and Mary was founded in 1694 in which state?

Virginia

Which was the first of the 13 colonies to renounce allegiance to the British crown?

Rhode Island

The Humboldt Park riot took place in which city in 1977?

Chicago

The last Shah of Iran fled to which country in 1979?

Egypt

Who was the first director of the FBI?

J Edgar Hoover

Lempira led a revolt against the Spanish in which country?

Honduras

In spring 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and which other country?

Norway

Mercia, Wessex, and East Anglia are ancient kingdoms in which country?

England

The UK banned the hunting of which animal in 2004?

Fox

War in Vietnam began in which month of 1961?

December

The Mall of America was opened in 1992 in which US state?

Minnesota

Which country was banned from the Olympics in 1964 over apartheid policies?

South Africa

Malcolm X was assassinated in which large US city?

New York

The historic site of Abu Mena in Egypt was a pilgrimage site for which religion?

Christianity

Which was the only Asian country with nuclear weapons during the Cold War?

China

Motor racing driver Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident in which country in 1994?

Italy

African-American sociologist WEB Du Bois was born in which US state?

Massachusetts

Which folk hero is known as 'King of the Wild Frontier'?

Davy Crockett

Who was elected as Lyndon B Johnson's vice President in January 1965?

Hubert Humphrey

Arthur Miller got divorced from which famous actress in 1961?

Marilyn Monroe

Johnny Cash played his first concert in which sort of building in January 1960?

Prison

Ernest Shackleton famously explored which part of the world?

Antarctic

Which was the fourth country to join the Axis Tripartite Pact?

Hungary

Boris Johnson became mayor of which British city in 2008?

London

Four of the first five US Presidents were from which state?

Virginia

What was the first name of South African anti-apartheid activist Mr Biko?

Steve

The Battle of the Somme took place in which country?

France

US soldiers led by Gen Douglas MacArthur invaded which islands in January 1945?

Philippines

What was the name given to the Eastern part of the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages?

Byzantine

Who was the first of the British Stuart monarchs?

James I

Which group of people sat just below the King in the medieval feudal system?

Barons

What was the code name of the spy plane used extensively by the US in the 1960s?

U2

The Second Intifada refers to an early 2000s uprising of Palestinians in which country?

Israel

What was the name for the Christian forces trying to capture Jerusalem in the Middle Ages?

Crusaders

The United Kingdom and which other European country had nuclear weapons during the Cold War?

France

William Booth founded which charitable organization in 1865?

Salvation Army

Cobbler is a traditional name for someone making which items?

Shoes

Henry Ford patented a design for a car made of which material in 1942?

Plastic

Francis Gary Powers was freed from jail from which country in a spy swap?

USSR

What was the first name of Grant, 18th President of the US?

Ulysses

The skeleton of King Richard III was found under a parking lot in which English city?

Leicester

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