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The Korean War started in what year? Which of the following is not in the Indo-European language family? In which country was the Statue of Liberty built and exported to the United States of America? What date was the first flight of the P-40 Warhawk? Which one of these countries was NOT in the Central Powers during WWI? Which modern country is known as "The Graveyard of Empires"? Which is the hull NO. of the Fletcher class destroyer Fletcher? The Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 23rd, 1805 Which of the following African countries was most successful in resisting colonization? Which Nation did NOT have a Colony in modern-day North America? Which one of these rulers did not belong to the Habsburg dynasty? In 1967, a magazine published a story about extracting hallucinogenic chemicals from bananas to raise moral questions about banning drugs. The Hundred Years' War was fought for more than a hundred years. What year did Skoal, a smokeless Tobacco company, release their first line of Pouches, known as "Skoal Bandits"? According to scholarly estimates, what percentage of the world population at the time died due to Tamerlane's conquests? Who was the last emperor of Mexico? What was the original name of New York City? When was Adolf Hitler appointed as Chancellor of Germany? Which Louis was known as 'The Sun King of France'? Who was the last Roman emperor in the Year of Four Emperors (69 AD)? The United States was a member of the League of Nations. Under which name was Rodrigo Borgia made Pope? Which of the following ancient Near Eastern peoples still exists as a modern ethnic group? Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485? What year did the Boxing Day earthquake & tsunami occur in the Indian Ocean? The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested, had a yield of 50 megatons but theoretically had a maximum yield of how much? Sir Issac Newton served as a Member of Parliament, but the only recorded time he spoke was to complain about a draft in the chambers. Which U.S. President was famously 'attacked' by a swimming rabbit? In what year was the M1911 pistol designed? King Henry VIII was the second monarch of which European royal house? The minigun was designed in 1960 by which manufacturer. Which Nazi General was known as the "Desert Fox"? The main objective of the German operation "Case Blue" during World War II was originally to capture what? What was William Frederick Cody better known as? How many sonatas did Ludwig van Beethoven write? How long did the Warsaw Uprising during World War II last? Which dictator killed the most people? How many times was Albert Einstein married in his lifetime? Who was the leader of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ? When did the Battle of the Bulge end? What is the mnemonic device for remembering the fates of the wives of Henry VIII? America's Strategic Defense System during the Cold War was nicknamed after this famous movie. What did the abbreviation "RMS" stand for in the RMS Titanic in 1912? What was Genghis Khan's real name? What was the name of the spy ring that helped the United States win the Revolutionary War? List the following Iranic empires in chronological order: What was the name commonly given to the ancient trade routes that connected the East and West of Eurasia? Adolf Hitler was accepted into the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. The majority of people that lived under the Byzantine Empire called themselves Romans. Joseph Stalin had a criminal past doing what? What is the bloodiest event in United States history, in terms of casualties? In what year was the video game company Electronic Arts founded? Who was the Prime Minister of Japan when Japan declared war on the US? What event marked the start of World War II? The Herero genocide was perpetrated in Africa by which of the following colonial nations? What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in WW2? Adolf Hitler was tried at the Nuremberg trials. In 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany after it invaded which country? When was the Grand Patriotic War in the USSR concluded? The ancient city of Chichén Itzá was built by which civilization? In which year did the First World War begin? When did the Battle of the Somme begin? The "Trail of Tears" was a result of which United States President's Indian Removal Policy? Spain was formed in 1469 with the marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of what other Iberian kingdom? Which American civilization is the source of the belief that the world would end or drastically change on December 21st, 2012? When did the Byzantine Empire collapse? In World War II, Hawker Typhoons served in the Pacific theater. What micro-state is considered to have the oldest constitution still in effect? Who invented the "Flying Shuttle" in 1738; one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving? Which famous military commander marched an army, which included war elephants, over the Alps during the Second Punic War? Which WWII tank ace is credited with having destroyed the most tanks? What year did the Battle of Agincourt take place? Sargon II, a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, was a direct descendant of Sargon of Akkad. What does the United States of America celebrate during the 4th of July? What is the name of the famous Apache leader who died in 1909 at the age of 70? Thomas Crapper was a plumber who invented the flushing toilet. Which U.S. president took part in the Potsdam Conference, where the Allies reached a peace settlement with Germany? What was the bloodiest single-day battle during the American Civil War? Which of the following is NOT classified as a Semetic language? When did Lithuania declare independence from the Soviet Union? What was the name of the German offensive operation in October 1941 to take Moscow before winter? When did Canada leave the confederation to become their own nation? When was the "Siege of Leningrad" lifted during World War II? Who was the first president of the United States? To what political party did Abraham Lincoln belong when elected POTUS? In 1547 who became the 1st Tsar of Russia Which of these countries remained neutral during World War II? Former United States Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other. The Spitfire originated from a racing plane. The Korean War ended in 1953 without any ceasefire. Which country was an allied power in World War II? The Second Boer War in 1899 was fought where? What was Napoleon Bonaparte's name before he changed it? Who tutored Alexander the Great? What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on August 15th, 1944? How many years did the Hundred Years' War last? The fourth funnel of the RMS Titanic was fake designed to make the ship look more powerful and symmetrical. The man that shot Alexander Hamilton was named Aaron Burr. In addition to his career as an astrologer and "prophet", Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what? What is the oldest US state? Which Roman Emperor led the Roman Empire to reach its maximum territorial extent? The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after their loss in which war? The first televised presidential debate was between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Who was the first man to travel into outer space twice? Which famous world leader is famed for the saying, "Let them eat cake", yet is rumored that he/she never said it at all? Which Apollo mission was the last one in NASA's Apollo program? All of the following are names of the Seven Warring States EXCEPT: Adolf Hitler was born on which date? Who is believed to have been the first European to 'discover' the land of New Zealand? What was the name of the national hero of the Philippines who inspired and lead the Philippine Revolution against colonial Spain? When did the Crisis of the Third Century begin? Which Greek god was the god of the Sun? In 1845, a series of wars named after which indigenous people began in New Zealand? What is the historical name of Sri Lanka? When did O, Canada officially become the national anthem? In what year did the Great Northern War, between Russia and Sweden, end? On which day did the attempted coup d'etat of 1991 in the Soviet Union begin? Who was the first explorer to sail to North America? Which countries participated in the Lobster War? On which day did construction start on "The Pentagon", the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense? What happened on June 6, 1944? United States President Ronald Reagan was the first president to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. When was "The Gadget", the first nuclear device to be detonated, tested? On what day did Germany invade Poland? When was the SS or Schutzstaffel established? During the Mongolian invasions of Japan, what were the Mongol boats mostly stopped by? How was Socrates executed? Joseph Stalin's real name was Ioseb Bessarionis dze Dzugashvili. Which U.S. president was said to have been too honest to lie to his father about chopping down a cherry tree? When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of the French? In World War I, what was the name of the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria? On which day did ARPANET suffer a 4 hour long network crash? The Kingdom of Prussia briefly held land in Estonia. Who was the first Chancellor of a united Germany in 1871? When did Norway get its constitution? What was the name of the planned invasion of Japan towards the end of World War II? Which of the following Physicists aided Nazi Germany in their production of a nuclear weapon? Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt in which country? Bohdan Khmelnytsky was which of the following? The United States Army Air Corps became the United States Air Force on what date? Who was the main developer of the Suez Canal? Which of the following battles is often considered as marking the beginning of the fall of the Western Roman Empire? Which naval battle was considered the turning point of the Pacific Ocean Theater during World War 2? How many women joined the United States Armed Services during World War II? When did L. L. Zamenhof first publish "Unua Libro", the first publication describing his international language Esperanto? Who famously coined the phrase "I think, therefore I am"? What age was King Henry V when he died? The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan by the United States in August 1945 were named 'Little Man' and 'Fat Boy'. Which of the following was not one of Joseph Stalin's ten blows during World War II? In which years did the Battle of Gallipoli take place? The seed drill was invented by which British inventor? Who was the first President of the People's Republic of China? When did the United States formally declare war on Japan, entering World War II? What was the unofficial name for Germany between 1919 and 1933? The Bohemian Revolt (1618-1620) started after Protestants in Prague did what to their Catholic Lords Regents? What was Manfred von Richthofen's nickname? What is the name of the US Navy spy ship which was attacked and captured by North Korean forces in 1968? What was found in 1946 by two young shepards near a cave? Which game was the Game of the Year in 2018? Kublai Khan is the grandchild of Genghis Khan? What was the last colony the UK ceded marking the end of the British Empire? Which Las Vegas casino was originally constructed and operated by mobster Bugsy Siegel? Which of the following Assyrian kings did NOT rule during the Neo-Assyrian Empire? What was the aim of the "Umbrella Revolution" in Hong Kong in 2014? The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in which year? When did Jamaica receive its independence from England? What was the real name of the Albanian national leader Skanderbeg? The pantheon in Rome was used to worship what god? Which of these countries was NOT a part of the Soviet Union? Which modern day country is the region that was known as Phrygia in ancient times? When was the People's Republic of China founded? On what street did the 1666 Great Fire of London start? What did the first vending machines in the early 1880's dispense? In what year did Texas secede from Mexico? In 1961, an American B-52 aircraft crashed and nearly detonated two 4mt nuclear bombs over which US city? Augustus was the cousin of Julius Caesar. When did Norway become free from Sweden? What disease crippled President Franklin D. Roosevelt and led him to help the nation find a cure? What was the total length of the Titanic? Against which country did the Dutch Republic fight the Eighty Years' War? When did construction of the Suez Canal finish? The Fourth Crusade lasted from 1095-1099 AD. Which of these facilities was not present on the Titanic? The Battle of Hastings was fought in which year? What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America? Which German field marshal was known as the `Desert Fox`? In what year did Kentucky become the 15th state to join the union? The French Kingdom helped the United States gain their independence over Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. In which year did the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq occur? Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. The original Roman alphabet lacked the following letters EXCEPT: In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? When was Google founded? Which King of England was faced with the Peasants' Revolt in 1381? In 1720, England was in massive debt and became involved in the South Sea Bubble. Who was the main mastermind behind it? When did the British hand-over sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China? How old was Adolf Hitler when he died? Which infamous European traitor was known as "the last person to enter Parliament with honest intentions"? In what year was the famous 45 foot tall Hollywood sign first erected? Where and when was the first cardboard box made for industrial use? From 1940 to 1942, what was the capital-in-exile of Free France ? Which historical conflict killed the most people? Who was the first prime minister of Canada? When was Finland's 100th year of being independent? Where was Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan killed in 1521? Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, on what date did their new year start? Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Which country attacked the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967? In which year did the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack occur? Who was the only US President to be elected four times? In the year 1900, what were the most popular first names given to boy and girl babies born in the United States? In which war did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occur? The Cold War ended with Joseph Stalin's death. Who was the leader of Sweden in the Great Northern War? When Christopher Columbus sailed to America, what was the first region he arrived in? Which one of these tanks was designed and operated by the United Kingdom? Which one of these was not a beach landing site in the Invasion of Normandy? Japan was part of the Allied Powers during World War I. Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. President to be born outside the borders of the thirteen original states. Which of the following countries was not an axis power during World War II? Which country had an "Orange Revolution" between 2004 and 2005? On which aircraft carrier did the Doolitte Raid launch from on April 18, 1942 during World War II? During the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487) which Englishman was dubbed "the Kingmaker"? Who was among those killed in the 2010 Smolensk, Russia plane crash tragedy? When was the city of Rome, Italy founded? What is the name given to the series of confrontations between the UK and Iceland over North Atlantic fishing rights? What is the name of the Boeing B-29 that dropped the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb on Hiroshima? When did Vesuvius destroy the city of Pompeii? What Southeast Asian country was formerly known as 'Lan Xang'? The United States of America declared their independence from the British Empire on July 4th, 1776. During the Roman Triumvirate of 42 BCE, what region of the Roman Republic was given to Lepidus? Which U.S. President was in office when the Gulf War began? What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near Richmond, London? The idea of Socialism was articulated and advanced by whom? Vikings were the first Europeans to discover North America. In the Seven Wonders of the World, which wonder is the only that has survived to this day? What year did Australia become a federation? Joseph Smith was the founder of what religion? Which of these founding fathers of the United States of America later became president? In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon? When did the French Revolution begin? Which of the following countries was the first to send an object into space? The United States of America was the first country to launch a man into space. In what year did the First World War end? How old was Lyndon B. Johnson when he assumed the role of President of the United States? Who rode on horseback to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming during the U.S. Revolutionary War? In relation to the British Occupation in Ireland, what does the IRA stand for. The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country? What were the first states to break away from Yugoslavia? Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the only General involved in the initial assault on D-Day. Who discovered Penicillin? After his loss at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to which island? Who led the Communist Revolution of Russia? During the Winter War, the amount of Soviet Union soliders that died or went missing was five times more than Finland's. Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank were born the same year. What year did the Vietnam War end? A collection of Sanskrit hymns and verses known as the Vedas are sacred texts in what religion? Pianist Frederic Chopin was a composer of which musical era? "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is a quote from French philosopher Voltaire. United States President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during his presidential motorcade in Atlanta, Georgia on November 22nd, 1963. Adolf Hitler was a german soldier in World War I. John Moses Browning, the designer of the M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) was a part of which religion? The USS Missouri (BB-63) last served in the Korean War. In what year was the last natural case of smallpox documented? Which of the following physicists did NOT work on the Manhattan project? Which of the following was Brazil was a former colony under? What year is considered to be the year that the British Empire ended? Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II? Who was the first ruler of Haiti after the country had gained its independence? During what war did the "Cuban Missile Crisis" occur? During which American Civil War campaign did Union troops dig a tunnel beneath Confederate troops to detonate explosives underneath them? The son of which pope supposedly held a lecherous fête involving 50 courtesans in the papal palace? Which of the following ancient peoples was NOT classified as Hellenic (Greek)? Who assassinated President James A. Garfield? What year was Canada founded in? The Fallingwater House, located in Pennsylvania, was designed by which architect? What historical event was Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture referencing? What year did World War I begin? Which of these countries was sea charted in 1500 by the Portuguese maritime explorations? Which of his six wives was Henry VIII married to the longest? During the Spanish Civil War (1936), Francisco Franco fought for which political faction? Assyrian king Sennacherib's destruction of Babylon in 689 BCE was viewed as a triumph by other Assyrian citizens. In 1453, which important city fell? Which country was Josef Stalin born in? During World War I, which nation's monarchs were blood related? How long did World War II last? In what year did the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl melt down? What year were the Marian Reforms instituted in the Roman Republic? Brezhnev was the 5th leader of the USSR. Which of these theoretical phycisists first predicted the existence of antimatter? These two countries held a commonwealth from the 16th to 18th century. The M41 Walker Bulldog remains in service in some countries to this day. Which building was set aflame on August 24th, 1812? In what prison was Adolf Hitler held in 1924? Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII? When did Spanish Peninsular War start? During WWII, in 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and what other city? Who was the first American in space? In World War ll, Great Britian used inflatable tanks on the ports of Great Britain to divert Hitler away from Normandy/D-day landing. The RMS Titanic sunk during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to which American city? What was the capital of South Vietnam before the Vietnam War? Which of these 1900s tanks were designed and built BEFORE the others? Which of the following snipers has the highest amount of confirmed kills? Pol Pot was the former dictator of which country? Who was the first president born in the independent United States? What number does the Roman numeral "D" stand for? What country joined the EU in 2013? The Hagia Sophia was commissioned by which emperor of the Byzantine Empire? Who was the President of the United States during the signing of the Gadsden Purchase? The coat of arms of the King of Spain contains the arms from the monarchs of Castille, Leon, Aragon and which other former Iberian kingdom? What Russian automatic gas-operated assault rifle was developed in the Soviet Union in 1947, and is still popularly used today? The ontological argument for the proof of God's existence is first attributed to whom? What was the transfer of disease, crops, and people across the Atlantic shortly after the discovery of the Americas called? What nationality was sultan Saladin? What year was the United States Declaration of Independence signed? The Spitfire L.F. Mk IX had what engine? The Thirty Years War ended with which treaty? The Panama Canal was finished under the administration of which U.S. president? One of the deadliest pandemics, the "Spanish Flu", killed off what percentage of the human world population at the time? In the War of the Pacific (1879 - 1883), Bolivia lost its access to the Pacific Ocean after being defeated by which South American country? With which Greek philosopher would you associate the phrase, "I know that I know nothing"? Abolitionist John Brown raided the arsenal in which Virginia Town? The United States Department of Homeland Security was formed in response to the September 11th attacks. Which of these positions did the astronomer and physicist Isaac Newton not hold? Which country did the Eureka Rebellion, an 1856 battle against colonial rule, take place in? Who is the creator of the soft drink, Dr. Pepper? The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose? In which year was Constantinople conquered by the Turks? In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur? The fraudelent doctor John R. Brinkley acummulated great fame and wealth in the early 1900s offering what service? Franz Joseph I was the last emperor of Austria. In what year did the Wall Street Crash take place? If you grab the bladed end of a longsword in a specific way, you will not cut yourself. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were held in Hong Kong. What was the first sport to have been played on the moon? What is the name of the ship which was only a few miles away from the RMS Titanic when it struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912? Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America? Which day did World War I begin? How many manned moon landings have there been? Which English king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? What was the name of the chemical that was dropped on Vietnam during the Vietnam war? Who was the first emperor of Rome? When was the United States National Security Agency established? In what dialogue did Socrates defend himself to the court of Athens? After the 1516 Battle of Marj Dabiq, the Ottoman Empire took control of Jerusalem from which sultanate? The creator of the Enigma Cypher and Machine was of what nationality? Who crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800? Who is attributed credit for recording the epic poem The Odyssey? Which of the following Presidents of the United States was assassinated? Ottoman Empire was created in 1299.