Which country invented gunpowder?
China Click to see the answer
Vietnam was divided into North and South in which decade?
1950s
Michael Collins was a central figure in the independence movement in which country?
Ireland
Explorers thought the fabled land of 'El Dorado' was on which continent?
South America
In which year did the UK ban the slave trade?
1807
Eleanor of Aquitaine lived in which country before marrying Henry II of England?
France
The post-war Cambridge spy ring gave secrets to which country?
Soviet Union Click to see the answer
Alexander had which type of animal named Bucephalus?
Horse
Xerxes was an ancient ruler of which country?
Persia
What was the name of the scandal which forced the resignation of President Nixon?
Watergate
Which country would you visit to see the famous Bayeux tapestry?
France
Formosa is the former name of which country?
Taiwan
Explorer Vasco da Gama was from which country?
Portugal
Which Paris landmark stands on the Champ de Mars?
Eiffel Tower
What was the name of the only son of Henry VIII?
Edward
The world's first vaccination was used against which disease?
Smallpox Click to see the answer
Benjamin Disraeli was a UK Prime Minister during which century?
19th
What was the name of the famous highwayman who had a horse called Black Bess?
Dick Turpin
Konrad Adenauer was a post-war Chancellor of which European country?
West Germany
The first European colony in the Americas was in Jamestown in which US state?
Virginia
Spartacus was a slave and gladiator in which ancient civilisation?
Roman
The dance called the tango originated in which city?
Buenos Aires
What name comes before 'The Confessor' for the name of a medieval English king?
Edward
Thomas Gainsborough was a famous 18th century figure in which field?
Painting
Emperor Hirohito led which country during the Second World War?
Japan
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of which country as an independent nation?
India
Which port was the final destiantion of the Titanic?
New York
The American Civil War was between the Union and who?
Confederates
Owain Glyn Dwr led a medieval revolt by which country against England?
Wales
Which British monarch repelled the Spanish Armada?
Queen Elizabeth I
Field Marshal Montgomery received the German surrender at the end of which war?
World War 2
Which US President won the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which political leader wrote 'Mein Kampf'?
Adolf Hitler
What was the first name of Tudor explorer Raleigh?
Walter
What was the first name of scientist Newton, who wrote ' Principia Mathematica'?
Isaac
The Rosetta Stone, used to decode hieroglyphics, is in a museum in which city?
London
Pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud worked for most of his life in which city?
Vienna
In which year did Princess Diana die in Paris?
1997 Click to see the answer
Who was the next monarch after Queen Victoria?
Edward VII
The Olmecs are an ancient civilisation from which country?
Mexico
Which country switched sides and started supporting the Allies in 1943?
Italy
Napoleon was forced to retreat from which city in 1812?
Moscow
Algeria was a former colony of which country?
France
The Inca Empire was centerd on which modern day country?
Peru Click to see the answer
The Great Fire in which city started in Pudding Lane?
London
The Gutenberg Press revolutionised printing in which century?
15th
How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?
2
Beethoven was born in which century?
18th
What flower gives its name to the battles between the houses of York and Lancaster?
Rose
The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in which conflict?
World War 2
Hibernia was the Roman name for which island?
Ireland
In which country is Hebrew an official language?
Israel
Which Prime Minister gave a speech coining the term 'Iron Curtain'?
Winston Churchill Click to see the answer
Sitting Bull was a tribal leader in which country?
United States
The Punic Wars were fought between Carthage and which other civilisation?
Rome
What saint was also known as the Maid of Orleans?
Joan
Henry VIII's first wife Catherine was from which part of Spain?
Aragon
Which US President signed the Salt II treaty in 1979?
Carter
In which year did the Spanish Civil War start?
1936
In which year did East and West Germany reunify?
1990
Which country was known as British Honduras until 1973?
Belize
South Africa began to dismantle the apartheid system in which year?
1989
What modern country corresponds to the ancient lands of Anatolia?
Turkey
In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815
Pancho Villa was a revolutionary leader of which country?
Mexico
Hatshepsut was a ruler in which ancient civilisation?
Egyptian
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on which form of transport?
Bus
The ancient state of Phoenicia was located along the shores of which body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the name of the legendary king who turned everything he touched to gold?
Midas
Gamal Abdel Nasser was a 20th century leader of which country?
Egypt
Genghis Khan was a Dark Ages leader in which country?
Mongolia
The controversial Elgin Marbles were taken from a building in which city?
Athens Click to see the answer
A serious fire broke out at Windsor Castle in which year?
1992
In which year did France gift the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
1886
Which monarch was the last Stuart ruler?
Anne
Where is the UK's oldest university?
Oxford
The famous Spanish Riding School is in which European city?
Vienna
What kind of dating is used in archaeology to find the age of ancient objects?
Carbon Click to see the answer
Which ship rescued most survivors from the Titanic?
Carpathia
What was the surname of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert?
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Medieval religious leader Thomas Becket was Archbishop of which city?
Canterbury
What kind of army was buried with a Chinese emperor 2000 years ago?
Terracotta
Epidemiologist John Snow worked out how disease spread by tracking which infection in London in the 1800s?
Cholera
What was the name of the Space Shuttle which exploded in 1986?
Challenger
In which year were the first modern Olympics held?
1896
Yoga is a cultural tradition which originated in which country?
India
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a 14th century book about people travellnig to which city?
Canterbury
In 1803, the United States bought Louisiana from which European country?
France
Alfred the Great was a Dark Ages ruler of which part of England?
Wessex
In 2018, which form of Caribbean music was added to the UN's Cultural Treasures list?
Reggae
What was the first name of British post-war Prime Minister Mr Attlee?
Clement
Viking raids in the UK started in which century?
8th
What was the name of the flu which swept across the world after WW1?
Spanish