History Quiz

Which state was NOT the site of a Civil War battle? Pennsylvania Virginia Hawaii South Carolina

Outside of which city was Fort Sumter located? Wilmington, Delaware Charlotte, North Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Richmond, Virginia

Under the Fugitive Slave law, what did U.S. citizens swear to do? Return runaway slaves to their owners Shoot runaway slaves Help runaway slaves to freedom Adopt runaway slaves

What are the opening words of the Gettysburg Address? "Witness all ye who are gathered" "Fourscore and seven years ago" "When in the course of human events" "I am not a crook"

Which Civil War general became president of the United States? Abner Doubleday George Armstrong Custer Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee

Which era immediately followed the Civil War? Renaissance Gilded Age Reconstruction Reformation

Which famed Confederate ship fought at the Battle of Hampton Roads? Monitor Independence Virginia Minnesota

Which federal officer ended John Brown's insurrection at Harper's Ferry? Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee George Meade George Custer

Which state seceded from Virginia in 1863? New Jersey West Virginia Hawaii The District of Columbia

Which war did Stephen Crane's novel "The Red Badge of Courage" concern? Iraq War Boer War Spanish-American War Civil War

What was Abraham Lincoln doing when he was assassinated? Riding a horse Watching a football game Observing a battle Watching a play

What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname? "Honest Abe" "Tall Abe" "Abie the Fishman" "Homespun Abe"

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America? Atlanta, Georgia Juneau, Alaska Richmond, Virginia San Francisco, California

What was the capital of the Union during the Civil War? Washington, D.C. New York Boston Philadelphia

What was the movement to end slavery called? Emancipation Liberation Abolition Deliverance

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's assassin? Ralph Waldo Emerson Edgar Allan Poe John Wilkes Booth Lee Harvey Oswald

What was the name of the block of Southern states in the U.S. Civil War? Conference Conduit Confederacy Confederation

What was the unofficial Southern anthem during the Civil War? "Swanee River" "Alabama" "My Old Kentucky Home" "Dixie"

What was Ulysses S. Grant's real first name? Hermione Hiram Abraham Robert

Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? In his home In a theater On a train In the street

Which of these generals did NOT fight at Gettysburg? George Armstrong Custer George Patton George Meade Jubal Early

Which of these ships fought in the first battle between ironclads? The Pinafore The Lusitania The Titanic The Monitor

Which of these was a prominent African-American abolitionist? Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglass Moms Mabley Crispus Attucks

Which of these was NOT a Confederate Civil War general? George Custer Ambrose Powell Hill Braxton Bragg George Pickett

Which of these writers was a nurse in the U.S. Civil War? Walt Whitman F. Scott Fitzgerald Mark Twain Ernest Hemingway

Who commanded the Confederate army for most of the U.S. Civil War? Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln Stonewall Jackson Ulysses S. Grant

Who commanded the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? Braxton Bragg Thomas Jonathan Jackson Jubal Early Robert E. Lee

Who led an abolitionist raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1859? Frederick Douglass John Brown Harriet Beecher Stowe Robert Gould Shaw

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? Judah Benjamin Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Braxton Bragg

Alongside which river does Washington, D.C., lie? Potomac Black Warrior Mississippi Delaware

At the heart of which of these cities can a commons be found? Philadelphia New York City Boston Trenton

During the Soviet era, what was the city of St. Petersburg called? Leningrad Novgorod Moscow Archangelsk

During the Soviet era, what was the city of Volgograd called? Riga Stalingrad Kiev Moscow

What is a portion of New York's Broadway theater district called? Great White Way Home, Sweet Home Great Bright Way Footlights

In which city is the arch-shaped Jefferson National Expansion Memorial located? Washington, D.C. Charlottesville, Virginia St. Louis, Missouri Charlotte, North Carolina

In which city is the Mormon Tabernacle located? Reno Carson City Boise Salt Lake City

In which city is Faneuil Hall located? Hartford New York New Haven Boston

In which city is Jackson Square located? Houston New Orleans Schenectady Omaha

In which city is the Rive Gauche, or Left Bank, located? New York Rome Paris London

In which country does the desert, historic city of Timbuktu lie? Mali Morocco Egypt South Africa

In which body of water was the supposed lost island of Atlantis located? Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico Nile River

In which state is the John F. Kennedy Space Center located? California Florida New Jersey New York

In which state was Henry Ford's original automotive corporation located? Iowa Indiana Michigan Illinois

To which country does Midway Island belong? England Japan United States Australia

Which city is nicknamed the"Windy City"? Boston Boise New York City Chicago

Which colors are found on the flag of France? Blue, white, and green Red, white, and yellow Blue, white, and red Red, yellow, and orange

Which of these is the symbol of the state of Israel? Star of Bethlehem Dove Tricolor Star of David

What of these is the traditional division between North and South in the United States? Mason-Dixon line Great Wall Forty-ninth parallel Potomac River

Which New York City skyscraper is built mostly of bricks? Chrysler Building Trump Tower Empire State Building Lincoln Center

Which region is nicknamed "the Roof of the World"? Tibet Netherlands United States Swaziland

Which U.S. state capital is named for an explorer of the American West? Carson City Bridger City Denver Juneau

Which U.S. state is historically called the "Empire State"? Ohio New York Vermont California

Which U.S. state is historically called the "Grand Canyon State"? Texas California Arizona New Mexico

Which U.S. state is historically called the "Lone Star State"? Ohio New York California Texas

Which U.S. state is historically known as the "Heart of Dixie"? Alabama North Carolina Virginia Texas

Which U.S. state is historically known as the "Hoosier State"? Idaho Kentucky Illinois Indiana

Which U.S. state is historically known as the "Keystone State"? Massachusetts Pennsylvania Rhode Island New York

Which U.S. state is historically known as the "Old Dominion"? Utah North Carolina Tennessee Virginia

Which U.S. state is historically known as the "Volunteer State"? Tennessee Massachusetts Ohio Nebraska

Which U.S. state is historically nicknamed the "Garden State"? Alabama Virginia New Jersey Tennessee

Which U.S. city is historically nicknamed "Little Havana"? Tampa Atlanta Jacksonville Miami

Where did the ancient Phoenicians live? Phoenix Phoenicia Phrygia The Philippines

Which of these was NOT an ancient Phoenician city? Sidon Berot Tyre Madrid

Which language was ancient Phoenician related to? Assyrian Greek Latin Hebrew

At which battle did the iconic raising of the American flag by U.S. Marines occur? Tarawa Iwo Jima Bataan Luzon

About how many American soldiers died in the Vietnam War? 58,000 1.8 million 508,000 108,000

How many American soldiers were convicted in the trials following the My Lai Massacre? 23 9 1 14

How many Marines are depicted in the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial? Six Eight Seven Five

In which 1942 naval battle were four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk? Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Okinawa

In which conflict did the Charge of the Light Brigade occur? Crimean War World War I World War II Cold War

In which country did the Yalta Conference take place? Germany United States Iraq The Soviet Union

In which war did the British burn the White House? Civil War World War II War of 1812 World War I

In which year did American combat troops officially leave Vietnam? 1971 1972 1973 1974

In which year did the Battle of Britain take place? 1980 1940 2000 1910

In which year did the Tet Offensive take place? 1942 1968 2008 1914

On which day did Japan attack the United States at the beginning of World War II? December 7, 1941 December 25, 1942 May 7, 1945 June 6, 1944

Which battle did the horse called Comanche survive? Shiloh Alamo Little Big Horn New Orleans

Which besieged fort inspired "the rockets' red glare" and "the bombs bursting in air"? Fort McHenry The Alamo Fort Knox Fort Sumter

What did General Anthony McAuliffe, say when ordered to surrender at the siege of Bastogne? "Never." "Nuts." "Nichts, nein, Frankenstein." "Not today."

What did Franklin D. Roosevelt call the Japanese attack that began America's involvement in World War II? A day which will live in infamy A day which will never be forgotten A day of disaster A day of reckoning

What came out of the Manhattan Project? Increased U.S. tourism Atomic weapons Urban renewal Submarine strategy

What is another name for the Battle of Little Bighorn? Rourke's Drift Reno's Retreat Ryan's Hope Custer's Last Stand

What is the name of the German winter offensive of 1944-45? Battle of the Bulge Battle of Tobruk Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad

What is the word for a kind of mind control developed during the Korean War? Brain freezing Brain watching Brainstopping Brainwashing

Which nation was once a NATO member but left the alliance? Ireland England France Germany

Which Nazi leader committed suicide in prison while awaiting execution for war crimes? Hermann Goering Adolf Hitler Albert Speer Rudolf Hess

Which U.S. naval base was attacked by Japan at the beginning of World War II? Coronado Sag Harbor Sasebo Pearl Harbor

Which war brought about the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? World War I Crimean War World War II Cold War

Which war brought about the end of the Ottoman Empire? War of 1812 World War I Crimean War World War II

What was the mission in San Antonio, Texas, where a historic battle was fought? Alameda Alamo Alarcon Alhambra

What was the name of Erwin Rommel's army in North Africa? Afrika Division Afrika Armee Afrika Korps Afrika Regiment

What was the name of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union? Civil War World War II Cold War Crimean War

What was the nickname of the American battleship the Constitution? "Ironheart" "Old Ironsides" "Big Iron" "Ironclad"

What were the African-American pilots who served in Europe in World War II called? Tucson Airmen Tuscaloosa Airmen Tulsa Airmen Tuskegee Airmen

When did the United States enter World War II? 1950 1941 1889 1914

In which city is the U.S. Air Force Academy located? Colorado Springs, Colorado New York, New York West Point, New York Annapolis, Maryland

In which city is the U.S. Military Academy located? Tombstone, Arizona New York, New York Annapolis, Maryland West Point, New York

In which city is the U.S. Naval Academy located? Colorado Springs, Colorado New York, New York Annapolis, Maryland West Point, New York

In which country was Operation Avalanche staged during World War II? Switzerland Italy Norway France

In which country was Operation Overlord staged during World War II? Norway Greece Italy France

Which of these countries has no navy? Switzerland Italy Russia China

Which of these countries was NOT one of the Allies in World War II? France China The Soviet Union Japan

Which of these groups was under the command of Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War? Seventh Cavalry Delta Force Rough Riders 101st Airborne

Which of these American Indian leaders was NOT at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Crazy Horse Sitting Bull Tecumseh Rain in the Face

Which of these men did NOT die at the Battle of the Alamo? Sam Houston Davy Crockett William Travis Jim Bowie

Which of these was the site of a famed battle in World War II? Iowa Ypres Islip Iwo Jima

Who commanded the Allied Forces in Europe in World War II? Omar Bradley Dwight Eisenhower Bernard Law Montgomery George Patton

Who commanded the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans? Sam Houston George Washington Andrew Jackson Robert E. Lee

Who commanded the Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto? Ulysses S. Grant Alfonso Arau Augustin Iturbide Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Who commanded the Texan forces at the Battle of San Jacinto? Sam Houston Robert E. Lee George Washington Andrew Jackson

Who single-handedly captured 132 German soldiers in a World War I battle? John Pershing Audie Murphy Jim Thorpe Alvin York

Who was NOT a member of the Big Three during World War II? Winston Churchill Benito Mussolini Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt

Who was the president of Iraq during the First Gulf War? Bashar al-Assad King Hussein Abdel Gamal Nasser Saddam Hussein

Who was the U.S. commander at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? George Custer George Patton George Washington George Bush

Whose image is on the Purple Heart? James Madison John Adams Thomas Jefferson George Washington

The play and film "The Miracle Worker" tell the story of which of these historical figures? Henrietta Keller Helen Hayes Helen Keller Sally Kellerman

For which baseball team did Ernie Banks play? Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox

In which city did Titian, the Renaissance painter, live and work? Naples Rotterdam Paris Venice

In which country did the famed 1972 chess battle between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky take place? Russia Iceland The United States Sri Lanka

In which country did the fortune cookie originate? United States China Japan Taiwan

In which country was golf invented? Germany Russia United States Scotland

In which country was the ice cream cone invented? France Italy United States China

In which film did Marlon Brando play an English naval officer? "The Wild One" "Mutiny on the Bounty" "Apocalypse Now" "A Streetcar Named Desire"

In which German city was Ludwig van Beethoven born? Bonn Heidelberg Cologne Berlin

In which state did the first McDonald's restaurant open? Texas Illinois New York California

In which Vietnam War film does a character say, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"? "Apocalypse Now" "Going After Cacciato" "Heroes" "Tell the Spartans"

During which war is the novel "Little Women" set? World War II World War I Civil War War of 1812

On the life of which newspaper publisher was "Citizen Kane" based? Arthur Sulzberger Katherine Graham William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer

On which book is the film "Apocalypse Now" largely based? "Heart of Gold" "Heartbeat" "Hearts on Fire" "Heart of Darkness"

On which real London street does the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes live? Great Leicester Square Downing Street Baker Street Piccadilly Circus

Under which name did Muhammad Ali first box? Cassius Clay Elijah Muhammad Lew Alcindor Henry Clay

Which award-winning film concerned the war crimes trials of the Nazi leadership? "Sink the Bismarck!" "The Pianist" "Judgment at Nuremburg" "The Odessa File"

Which baseball player was nicknamed "The Iron Horse"? Hank Aaron Barry Bonds Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth

Which baseball team was originally called the New York Highlanders? New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers Boston Red Sox New York Mets

Which boxer originally fought under the name Cassius Clay? George Foreman Muhammad Ali Michael Tyson Joe Frazier

Which comic actor was born William Claude Dukenfield? Buster Keaton Groucho Marx W.C. Fields Dax Shepard

Which country hosted the first Winter Olympic Games to be held in Asia? Japan China Korea The Philippines

Which Ernest Hemingway novel is set during the Spanish Civil War? "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Islands in the Stream" "The Sun Also Rises" "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"

Which phrase is featured in the first line of "America the Beautiful"? "Rockets' red glare" "Spacious skies" "Land that I love" "Home of the Brave"

Which film won the first best picture prize at the Academy Awards in 1929? "Wings" "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" "I Remember Mama" "Gone with the Wind"

Which Herman Melville novel concerned the American whaling industry? "The Confidence Man" "Pierre, or The Ambiguities" "Moby Dick" "Life on the Mississippi"

Which historical event does Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" concern? French Revolution Chinese Revolution Iraq War Russian Revolution

Which sport is "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" about? Baseball Basketball Football Volleyball

What is Bob Dylan's birth name? Dylan Thomas Marshal Dillon Matt Dillon Robert Zimmerman

Which motion picture pioneer was nicknamed "The Little Tramp"? Lily Tomlin W.C. Fields Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin

What was the name of the music festival held in August 1969 on a New York dairy farm? Glens Falls Altamont Woodland Woodstock

What was the original name of the National Football League? National Football Squad Gridiron League National Ballcarriers Association American Professional Football Association

Which novelist wrote "Little Women"? Charlotte Bronte Louisa May Alcott Harriet Beecher Stowe Jane Austen

Which river did Mark Twain write about in many of his books? Mississippi Nile Hudson Potomac

Which Spanish writer died on the same day as did William Shakespeare? Antonio Machado Miguel de Cervantes Pedro Calderon de la Barca Luis de Gongora

Which sport did Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner coach? Football Basketball Baseball Tetherball

Which Stanley Kubrick movie concerned nuclear war? "Wall-E" "Barry Lyndon" "A Clockwork Orange" "Dr. Strangelove"

Which two football teams played in the first Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints and the Oakland Raiders The Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks The Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys

Which war did the novel and television series "MASH" concern? Crimean War Vietnam War Cold War Korean War

Which war does the film "Gallipoli," starring Mel Gibson, concern? Vietnam War World War I Boer War World War II

What was Elvis Presley's first movie? "Love Me Tender" "Harum Scarum" "Kid Creole" "Grease"

What was Elvis Presley's first top-ten hit? "A Boy Named Sue" "ABC" "Heartbreak Hotel" "Love Me Tender"

What was Mark Twain's real name? Samuel Colt Samuel Adams Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Langhorne Clemens

What was Norma Jean Mortenson's stage name? Kathy Bates Marilyn Monroe Julia Roberts Kirsten Dunst

What was the first feature-length motion picture with sound? "The Jazz Singer" "Wings" "42nd Street" "The Sound of Music"

What was the name of Little Orphan Annie's guardian? Punjab Tex Blaisdell Daddy Warbucks Sandy

What was the name of the unfortunate schoolteacher in Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? Bram Stoker Delaney Bramlett Bram Van Brunt Ichabod Crane

What was the nickname of baseball player George Herman Ruth? "Ruthie" "Butch" "Bill" "Babe"

Which writer is most closely associated with the Jazz Age? George Eliot F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway George Orwell

What name did "Superman" also go by? Bruce Wayne Clark Kent Tex Blaisdell Lamont Cranston

Where did Robin Hood and his band live? Brentwood Forest Brompton Forest Sherwood Forest Three Acre Wood

Where does the singer in "Oh! Susanna" come from? Arcadia Arkansas Arizona Alabama

Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame located? Miami, Florida Cooperstown, New York Washington, D.C. Cleveland, Ohio

Where is the National Football Hall of Fame located? Canton, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Xenia, Ohio

Where is the world's largest bronze statue? Madrid, Spain Cairo, Egypt Washington, D.C. Rome, Italy

Which Mark Twain novel is set in the Middle Ages? "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" "Roughing It" "The Mysterious Stranger" "Tom Sawyer"

Which of these kings did William Shakespeare NOT write about? King Richard III King Henry V King Lear King Louis XIV

Which of these novels is associated with the Great Depression? "The Great Waldo Pepper" "The Grapes of Wrath" "The Great Santini" "The Great Gatsby"

Which of these novels is associated with the Jazz Age? "The Grapes of Wrath" "The Bonfire of the Vanities" "Life on the Mississippi" "The Great Gatsby"

Which of these was developed during the Renaissance? Tile Tempera Oil paint Watercolor

Who captained the Green Bay Packers in the 1967 Super Bowl? Joe Montana Bart Starr Mike Ditka Johnny Unitas

Who composed "The Magic Flute"? Ludwig van Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Philip Glass Leonard Bernstein

Who directed "Citizen Kane"? Alexander Korda Howard Hawks Orson Welles Michael Curtiz

Who directed the 1933 film "King Kong"? Michael Curtiz King Vidor Alexander Korda Merian C. Cooper

Who directed the Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now"? Francis Ford Coppola Steven Spielberg George Lucas Harrison Ford

Who directed the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark"? Harrison Ford Francis Ford Coppola George Lucas Steven Spielberg

Who hit three home runs in the last game of the 1977 World Series? Reggie Jackson Barry Bonds Vida Blue Hank Aaron

Who painted "American Gothic"? Grant Wood George Grantham Leonard Wood Ulysses S. Grant

Who painted "Mona Lisa"? Titian Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

Who replaced Pete Best as the drummer for The Beatles? John Bonham Charlie Watts Ringo Starr Paul McCartney

By what name was Batman also known? Clark Kent Lamont Cranston Wolverine Bruce Wayne

Which composer was known as the "March King"? John Philip Sousa John Paul Jones John Quincy Adams John Smith

Who was known as the "King of Swing"? Louis Armstrong Elvis Presley Benny Goodman Gene Krupa

Who was Robin Hood's principal foe? King Louis XIV Sheriff of Nottingham Leroy Brown The Joker

Who was the creator of Mickey Mouse? Walt Rostow Will Rogers Walt Disney Walt Whitman

Who was the film "Pride of the Yankees" about? Satchel Paige Ernie Banks Roy Campanella Lou Gehrig

Who was the first African American to play major league baseball in the 20th century? Satchel Paige Edgar Arlington Robinson Jackie Robinson Hank Aaron

Who was the first president of the National Football League? Jim Brown Pele Archie Manning Jim Thorpe

Who was "The Shadow" by day in the famed radio show? Daddy Warbucks Clark Kent Lamont Cranston Bruce Wayne

Who wrote "Camptown Races" and "Oh! Susanna"? Stephen Foster Stephen Crane Stephen Sondheim Stephen King

Who wrote "God Bless America? Francis Scott Key George Washington Kate Smith Irving Berlin

Who wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever"? Edgar Souse Susan Sontag John Philip Sousa John Philip Law

Who wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"? Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Julia Ward Howe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Who wrote "This Land Is Your Land"? Arlo Guthrie Jethro Tull A.B. Guthrie Woody Guthrie

Who wrote "Life on the Mississippi"? Mark Twain Nathaniel Hawthorne Harriet Beecher Stowe Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Who wrote the Elvis Presley hit song "Blue Suede Shoes"? Carl Perkins Diana Ross John Philip Sousa Willie Nelson

Who wrote the tune to "Happy Birthday"? Stephen Sondheim Francis Scott Key Patty Smith Hill Irving Berlin

With which present-day state is the writer Jack London associated? Alabama Alaska Vermont Tennessee

As of 2010, how many U.S. presidents were born in Virginia? 14 1 12 8

For whose grandson was Camp David, the presidential retreat, named? George Washington John Adams Dwight Eisenhower Ronald Reagan

How long does a U.S. president's term in office last? Six years Eight years Two years Four years

How many U.S. presidents have served more than two terms? Three One Four Two

In which city did the first presidential inauguration occur? Boston Trenton New York City Washington, D.C.

In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated? Houston Washington, D.C. Miami Dallas

In which month is the election of the U.S. president held? January July November October

In which month is the inauguration of the U.S. president held? January April November December

In which state is John F. Kennedy buried? Massachusetts New York Virginia Illinois

In which state is Richard Nixon's presidential library located? New York California New Jersey Connecticut

In which state is the presidential retreat of Camp David located? Maryland Virginia New York Pennsylvania

In which state was President George W. Bush born? New York Texas Connecticut Georgia

In which year did George Washington become the first president of the United States? 1789 1800 1791 1776

To which British political figure was Franklin D. Roosevelt distantly related? William Penn Clement Attlee Winston Churchill Oliver Cromwell

Which American president implemented the New Deal program? Theodore Roosevelt Richard Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

After which American president was the "teddy bear" named? Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Ted Kennedy Richard Nixon

Which American president is famous for the slogan "Yes, we can"? Barack Obama Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which American president was once a peanut farmer in Georgia? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Woodrow Wilson William Henry Harrison

Which Arthurian nickname was given to the Kennedy White House? "Excalibur" "Camelot" "Morgan le Fay" "Mordred"

Which document did Abraham Lincoln write? Articles of Confederation Gettysburg Address Declaration of Independence Constitution

Which document did Thomas Jefferson write? Articles of Confederation Constitution Gettysburg Address Declaration of Independence

Which oath does a president take upon being inaugurated? Oath of office Oath of fealty Oath of abstinence Oath of allegiance

Which future president commanded the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War? Warren Harding William McKinley Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt

Which future president was first elected to Congress in 1946? Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton John Adams

Which future president was first elected to Congress in 1946? George H.W. Bush Warren Harding Gerald Ford John F. Kennedy

Which future president was the U.S. commander at the Battle of Tippecanoe? Andrew Jackson James Polk William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor

What is the address of the White House? 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 10 Downing Street 1300 Massachusetts Avenue 77 Sunset Strip

What is the primary duty of the vice president, according to the Constitution? Attending parties Declaring war Acting as president during the president's vacations Serving as president of the Senate

Which poet read at the inauguration of Bill Clinton? Gregory Corso Ezra Pound Maya Angelou Robert Frost

Which poet read at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy? Robert Frost Marianne Moore Lawrence Ferlinghetti Robert Lowell

Which president became chief justice of the United States after leaving office? Millard Fillmore Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson William Howard Taft

Which president famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"? Theodore Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Franklin Pierce Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which president helped found the League of Nations? Millard Fillmore Warren Harding Ronald Reagan Woodrow Wilson

Which sitting vice president killed a man in a duel? James Madison Aaron Burr Spiro Agnew Alexander Hamilton

Which song is traditionally played in the presence of the American president? "Hail, Caesar" "Pomp and Circumstance" "The Presidential Polka" "Hail to the Chief"

What was George Washington's first line of work? Explorer Soldier Surveyor Sailor

What was George Washington's home called? Mount Vernon The Taj Mahal Hyde Park Monticello

What was the first name of the wife of President John Adams? Dolley Abigail Michelle Martha

What was the first name of the wife of President John F. Kennedy? Julia Janice Jacqueline Joanne

What was the first name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife? Elaine Sarah Sally Eleanor

What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home? Mont Blanc Monte Vecchio Monticello Mount Vernon

What was the political scandal that ended the presidency of Richard Nixon called? Irangate Nixongate Watergate Whitewater

Where was Richard Nixon's "Western White House"? Reno, Nevada Tucson, Arizona Denver, Colorado San Clemente, California

Which of these U.S. presidents was also an actor? Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt John Adams Ronald Reagan

Which one of these presidents does NOT appear on Mount Rushmore? George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Richard Nixon

Which president once worked as a bartender? Zachary Taylor Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Martin Van Buren

Which president was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook"? Martin Van Buren James Polk Calvin Coolidge James Madison

Which program is associated with President Lyndon Johnson? High Society Social Security Great Society New Society

Which two U.S. presidents died on the same day? John Adams and Woodrow Wilson John Adams and Millard Fillmore Ronald Reagan and Calvin Coolidge Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Which U.S. president lived at Monticello in Virginia? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Barack Obama James Madison

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? Howard Johnson Andrew Johnson Sam Houston Andrew Jackson

Who became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office? Warren Harding Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman Theodore Roosevelt

Who elects the president of the United States? The Electoral College The Senate The people The House of Representatives

Who is the commander in chief of the U.S. military? The chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The vice president The president of the Senate The president

Who made the famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic Convention? William Randolph Hearst John Philip Sousa William T. McKinley William Jennings Bryan

Who ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt on the Republican ticket in 1932? William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Alf Landon Herbert Hoover

Who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"? John F. Kennedy George H. W. Bush Richard Nixon Gerald Ford

Who was a governor of Arkansas before becoming president of the United States? Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Huey Long Orvil Faubus

Who was Barack Obama's opponent in the 2008 U.S. presidential race? George W. Bush John McCain Dwight Eisenhower George Washington

Who was elected president of the United States in 2008? George W. Bush Barack Obama Sarah Palin George H. W. Bush

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's first vice president? John Quincy Adams John Nance Garner Dan Quayle John Paul Jones

Who was Richard Nixon's first vice president? Gerald Ford Henry Kissinger Dean Acheson Spiro Agnew

Who was the 43rd president of the United States? George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush Jimmy Carter

Who was the first president's wife to be called "first lady"? Mary Todd Lincoln Barbara Bush Jackie Kennedy Patricia Nixon

Who was the first president of the United States? John Adams Martin Van Buren Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Who was the first president to live in the White House? Thomas Jefferson John Adams Abraham Lincoln George Washington

Who was the first president to resign from office? Andrew Johnson Bill Clinton Richard Nixon Millard Fillmore

Who was the first president to serve two terms in office? Richard Nixon George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first senator to serve as president? Woodrow Wilson Barack Obama George Washington James Madison

Who was the first state governor elected president? Thomas Jefferson Woodrow Wilson Bill Clinton Theodore Roosevelt

Who was the first U.S. president who was born a U.S. citizen? Andrew Jackson George Washington Thomas Jefferson Martin Van Buren

Who was the last president to represent the Whig Party? Abraham Lincoln Richard Nixon Andrew Jackson Millard Fillmore

Who was the only president, as of 2010, to get married inside the White House? Grover Cleveland Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

Who was the second president of the United States? Millard Fillmore John Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Who was U.S. President Barack Obama's first secretary of state? Hillary Clinton John Foster Dulles Sarah Palin Al Gore

Who wrote "Profiles in Courage"? John F. Kennedy Richard the Lionheart Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan

Who, by law, is NOT allowed to travel with the president? The secretary of defense The first lady The speaker of the House of Representatives The vice president

Which president's daughter married the grandson of his former boss, President Dwight Eisenhower? Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush

Whose library formed the basis of the Library of Congress? Jimmy Carter's George Washington's Woodrow Wilson's Thomas Jefferson's

Which affliction caused Franklin D. Roosevelt to require a wheelchair? Polio Football injury Tendonitis Influenza

At which Revolutionary War battle was the "shot heard round the world" fired? Saratoga Lexington Cowpens Yorktown

What was the nickname of colonial volunteers in the American Revolution? "Military men" "Militiamen" "Mint men" "Minutemen"

In which city did a famous tea party take place before the American Revolution? Braintree Boston Dover Lincoln

In which country was the Liberty Bell made? France Belgium England The United States

In which year was the American Declaration of Independence issued? 1799 1776 1783 1789

The Boston Tea Party was part of which revolution? Canadian French American Russian

Which American Revolutionary War general was called the "Swamp Fox"? William Gates George Washington Francis Marion Benedict Arnold

Which animal appears on the Revolutionary War flag with the legend, "Don't tread on me"? Snake Elk Deer Salamander

What are the leaders of the American Revolution called? Fathers-in-law Founding fathers Church fathers Elders

What colony did Benjamin Franklin represent? Virginia New York Rhode Island Pennsylvania

According to the song, what did Yankee Doodle call the feather he stuck in his cap? Penne all'arrabbiata Macaroni Plumage Tricorn

Which document does the Fourth of July commemorate? Articles of Confederation Constitution Gettysburg Address Declaration of Independence

Which English king is named in the Declaration of Independence? Henry VIII Richard III Edward II George III

What is the first "self-evident truth" stated in the Declaration of Independence? That standing armies should not exist That honesty is the best policy That everyone should have the right to vote That all men are created equal

Which nation was an ally of the United States in the Revolutionary War? Germany Ireland France Great Britain

Which river did George Washington's troops cross to engage in the Battle of Trenton? Delaware Mississippi Potomac Hudson

Which treaty ended the Revolutionary War? Treaty of Versailles Camp David Accord Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Treaty of Paris

What was the first major U.S. victory in the Revolutionary War? Battle of Saratoga Battle of Cowpens Battle of Manassas Battle of Long Island

What was the name of the African-American sailor killed in the Boston Massacre? Cornelius Vanderbilt Cassius Clay Crispus Attucks Cyrus McCormick

What were the Germans who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War called? Huns Hessians Hussars Hermans

Which woman was famed for carrying water to American soldiers in a Revolutionary War battle? Molly Hatchet Molly Pitcher Martha Washington Betsy Ross

According to the Declaration of Independence, what must a government have? A well-armed navy The consent of the governed A strong militia A federal district

When did the United States declare independence from Great Britain? 1750 1776 1800 1500

Where did Britain surrender to the United States in the Revolutionary War? Agincourt Toronto Appomattox Yorktown

Where was George Washington's winter camp in 1777-78? Valley View Clifton Forge Delaware Valley Valley Forge

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought? Roanoke Boston New York Philadelphia

Where was the Battle of Long Island fought? Philadelphia Boston New York Washington, D.C.

Where was the Battle of Saratoga fought? Baltimore Trenton Boston New York

Where was the Battle of Trenton fought? New Jersey New York New Orleans New England

Which of these Revolutionary War battles was NOT fought in New York? Battle of White Plains Battle of Kings Mountain Battle of Oriskany Battle of Saratoga

Which of these Revolutionary War generals was born in Poland? Thaddeus Kosciusko Marquis de Lafayette Charles Cornwallis Baron von Steuben

Which of these songs dates to the Revolutionary War? "Hair" "The Star-Spangled Banner" "Yankee Doodle" "Sweet Betsy from Pike"

Which of these was an important figure in the American Revolution? Henry Thomas Patrick McGoohan Patrick Henry Henry Adams

Which of these was NOT one of the American colonies at the time of the Revolution? Rhode Island Virginia New York Alabama

Who commanded the British army during the Revolutionary War? Bernard Montgomery Gordon Howe Benedict Arnold Henry Clinton

Who drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence? King George III Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Henry Kissinger Patrick Connor Henry Adams Patrick Henry

Who said, "There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses." John Astin John Hancock John Wilkes Booth John Adams

Who said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately"? Samuel Adams Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson

Who was a famous traitor of the Revolutionary War? Benedict Arnold George Washington Nathan Hale Marquis de Lafayette

Who was the first U.S. secretary of the treasury? Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams Abraham Lincoln Marquis de Lafayette

Who was the head of the "Green Mountain Boys"? Ethan Adams Ethan Allen Ethan Hawke Ethan Frome

Who was the king of England at the time of the American Revolution? Edward VII George III Henry VIII George II

Who wrote "Common Sense"? Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Barry Commoner

Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack"? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Richard Nixon Thomas Paine

From which city did New York import the first taxicabs to come to the United States? Cairo Paris Calcutta San Francisco

How many complete trips across the ocean did the RMS Titanic make before it sank? 15 0 3 1

In which U.S. state was telephone service first established between two cities? Connecticut Pennsylvania Massachusetts California

In which decade did television become widely available around the world? 1950s 1990s 1970s 1930s

In which state did the eastward and westward branches of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States meet? Kansas Nevada Texas Utah

In which state was the first sustained manned flight achieved? Virginia California North Carolina New York

In which state was the first television broadcast conducted? New Hampshire California New York Maryland

During which war were airplanes first widely used? World War II World War I Vietnam War Boer War

Which astronaut became the president of an airline? Frank Borman John Glenn Neil Armstrong Yuri Gagarin

Which automobile did Henry Ford name after his only son? Oldsmobile Buick Isuzu Edsel

What did US Airways flight 1549 hit on January 15, 2009? A bald eagle Hail A skyscraper A flock of geese

What metal is associated with the end of the Stone Age? Silver Titanium Bronze Aluminum

What sank the Titanic? An iceberg A torpedo Another ship A coral reef

What Soviet satellite's name means "fellow traveler"? Pravda Soyuz Sputnik Tass

Which spacecraft was the first to land on the moon? Gemini 3 Apollo 8 Gemini 8 Apollo 11

Which state issued the first automotive license plate? New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio

Which structure was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Chrysler Building Pentagon World Trade Center Empire State Building

Which vehicle was invented in 3500 B.C.? Space shuttle Helicopter Bicycle Chariot

What was the Titanic's sister ship called? Horrific Olympic Majestic Pacific

What was the first all-metal aircraft? B-17 bomber Concorde 727 Spad triplane

What was the first building in the world to rise taller than 20 stories? Sears Tower World Trade Center Petronas Towers Chrysler Building

What was the first manned flight around the moon? Apollo 8 Soyuz Challenger Apollo 11

What was the first passenger rail line in the United States? Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The New York City subway Monorail

What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic-crossing airplane? Spirit of Pittsburgh Spirit of Paris Spirit of Science Spirit of St. Louis

What was the name of the Apollo 11 lunar lander? Beagle Bounty Eagle Enterprise

What were the Wright Brothers before they became famous for building airplanes? Bicycle mechanics Nurses Politicians Lawyers

When was the wheel invented? 1000 B.C. 7000 B.C. 3500 B.C. A.D. 1000

Where is the world's largest train station? London New York City Paris Moscow

Where was the bayonet invented? Barcelona, Spain Bombay, India Bayonne, France Bayport, Connecticut

Where was the first electric elevator put into service? London Calcutta New York City Montreal

Which author was the first to use a typewriter? Benjamin Franklin J.K. Rowling William Shakespeare Mark Twain

Which of these women was a famous aviator? Amelia Earhart Carla Bruni Indira Gandhi Abigail Adams

Who developed a vaccine against polio? Jonas Salk Alexander Fleming C. Everett Koop Marco Polo

Who discovered the X-ray? Ray Stevens Wilhelm Roentgen Xerxes Stephen Hawking

Who invented the box camera? George Eastman Louis Daguerre Billy Kodak Thomas Land

Who invented the typewriter? Christopher Sholes Nikola Tesla Thomas Qwerty Louis Pasteur

Who invented the revolver? Samuel Colt Bat Masterson Thaddeus Fokker George Spadding

Who manufactured the first fountain pen? Lewis Waterman Eli Whitney Ferdinand Bic Victoria Cross

Who manufactured the Model T automobile? William Buick Henry Ford Joe Isuzu Ransome Olds

Who patented the first escalator? Jesse Jackson Jesse James Jesse W. Reno Jesse Ventura

Who patented the first telephone? Thomas Edison Guglielmo Marconi Evangeline Slimline Alexander Graham Bell

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth? Scott Carpenter Virgil Grissom John Glenn Neil Armstrong

Who was the first aviator to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean? Wiley Post Charles Darwin Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart

Who was the first human on the moon? Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong Buzz Lightyear Neil Diamond

Who was the first human to orbit Earth? Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong John Glenn Icarus

Who was the first woman in space? Valentina V. Tereshkova Olga Korbut Amelia Earhart Sally Ride

According to the Constitution, which body has the power to declare war? Supreme Court Congress President Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

According to the Declaration of Independence, what must a government do before a people can alter or abolish it? Violate inalienable, natural rights Quarter troops in private homes Tax without representation Declare war on other powers

At what age did Martin Luther King Jr. win the Nobel Peace Prize? 35 45 55 25

At which university was Albert Einstein a resident? University of Texas Oxford Princeton Columbia

At which college was the first printing press in British North America established? Trinity Haverford McGill Harvard

Between which city and Boston was the first regular mail service established in 1773? Bangor New Haven Richmond New York

Between which city and New York was the first stagecoach line established in 1756? Boston Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Hartford

For whom is Pike's Peak named? Zebulon Pike Jedediah Pike Wilbur Pike George Pike

For whom is the District of Columbia named? Nick Columbus Saint Columella Peter Columbus Christopher Columbus

For whose brother is Charles Town, West Virginia, named? John Quincy Adams's George Washington's James Madison's Thomas Jefferson's

From which country did the United States acquire the lands of the Louisiana Purchase? France Spain Mexico Russia

From which writer did the authors of the Declaration of Independence borrow ideas? Plato John Locke Adam Smith Thomas Hobbes

How many mail pouches were lost in the history of the Pony Express? 1,000 1 10 100

How many prisoners successfully escaped from Alcatraz to the mainland? 100 10 5 0

How many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence? 12 110 56 1

In which state was the Battle of the Alamo fought? Texas California Arizona Florida

In which Arizona town did the shootout at the O.K. Corral occur? Tombstone Bisbee Tucson Phoenix

In which city was the Statue of Liberty created? New York Prague London Paris

In which part of the United States in the early 19th century was the plantation system most important? West Northwest Northeast South

In which present U.S. state did the Oregon Trail begin? Missouri Kansas New York South Carolina

In which present U.S. state did the Santa Fe Trail begin? Missouri New Jersey Minnesota Kansas

In which U.S. state did Jesse James' famed Northfield Raid occur? Minnesota North Carolina Ohio Iowa

In which U.S. state did the Wright Brothers first begin their work together? North Carolina Ohio Hawaii Indiana

In which U.S. state was the easternmost stop of the Union Pacific Railroad located in the 19th century? California Nevada Iowa Pennsylvania

In which state was the Erie Canal located? Kentucky New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts

In which state was the Scopes Monkey Trial held? Tennessee Texas New Jersey Ohio

In which year did an earthquake destroy much of San Francisco, California? 1906 2003 1925 1945

In which year did the Pilgrims arrive in Massachusetts? 1530 1492 1620 1800

On a U.S. coin, what does "D" stand for? Delaware Detroit Duluth Denver

On a U.S. coin, what does "P" stand for? Pontiac Phoenix Philadelphia Pensacola

On which country did the "missile crisis" of 1962 center? Angola Cuba Afghanistan China

On which island is the Statue of Liberty located? Liberty Island Long Island Staten Island Ellis Island

On which river was the first U.S. steamboat launched? Potomac Hudson Niagara Delaware

Which African-American woman was famous for refusing to relinquish her seat on an Alabama bus? Rosetta Scott King Shirley Chisholm Maxine Waters Rosa Parks

What U.S. aviator disappeared near Howland Island, in the central Pacific Ocean? Amelia Earhart Wiley Post Charles Lindbergh Orville Wright

Which U.S. city had the first subway? Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Washington, D.C.

Which U.S. city was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1906? San Juan Capistrano San Francisco San Leandro San Diego

Which U.S. city was named for Britain's King Charles II? Charles Town, West Virginia Charlesville, Louisiana Charlotte, North Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

Which American civil rights leader was assassinated on April 4, 1968? Medgar Evers Harry T. Moore Martin Luther King Jr. Ralph Abernathy

Which U.S. college has a building designed by Christopher Wren? Columbia Harvard William and Mary Yale

Which American humorist died in a plane crash in Alaska? Amelia Earhart Will Rogers Charles Lindbergh Wilbur Wright

Which U.S. law made racial segregation illegal? Civil Rights Act of 1964 Panama Canal Treaty Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Hayes Act

Which animal was falsely blamed for the Chicago Fire of 1871? Pig Chicken Cow Horse

What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution? "Fourscore and seven" "We, the people" "When in the" "The only thing"

Which colony did Roger Williams found? Virginia Massachusetts Rhode Island Pennsylvania

Which constitutional amendment bans slavery? 1st Amendment 13th Amendment 18th Amendment 5th Amendment

Which constitutional amendment gives women the right to vote? 19th Amendment 8th Amendment 15th Amendment 1st Amendment

Which corporation takes its name from the term "research and development"? Xencor Honeywell IBM The Rand Corporation

Which crop did the English colony of Jamestown rely on economically? Corn Potatoes Tobacco Wheat

What determined the location of factories in the early United States? Availability of electricity Availability of bank offices Availability of water power Availability of coal

What did the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger help establish? Freedom of passage Freedom of assembly Freedom of the press Freedom of religion

What did the temperance movement concern? Animal rights Voting rights Alcohol Welfare

What do the stars in the U.S. flag represent? States Large cities Presidents Territories

What do the stripes in the U.S. flag represent? Signers of the Constitution Founding fathers Counties of England Founding states

What do we call the promise of loyalty to the United States? Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Authority Plea of Allegiance Promise of Allegiance

What does NASA stand for? National Aviation and Space Administration National Atmosphere and Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Agency

What does the decennial census help determine? A state's number of votes in the Electoral College A state's highway funding A state's number of senators A state's size

What does the Federal Trade Commission regulate? Interstate waterways Interstate commerce Interstate highways Interstate transportation

Which famous feud ended in 1891? Tewksbury-Graham feud Hatfield-McCoy feud Burr-Hamilton feud Ali-Frazier feud

Which foreign policy program developed from U.S. involvement with Latin America? Truman Doctrine Monroe Doctrine Nixon Doctrine Madison Doctrine

Which group helped settle freed African-American slaves in Liberia? American Red Cross American Civil Liberties Union American Legion American Colonization Society

Which holiday did the Pilgrims celebrate for the first time in the United States? Labor Day Mardi Gras Thanksgiving May Day

Which holiday is dedicated to service personnel who have died in battle? Veterans Day Memorial Day D-Day Flag Day

Which holiday is dedicated to those who have served in the military? D-Day Labor Day Memorial Day Veterans Day

Which holiday is dedicated to tree planting? Thanksgiving Day Flag Day Arbor Day Memorial Day

Which holiday is dedicated to working people? Labor Day Arbor Day Memorial Day Flag Day

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005? Delia Katrina Andrew Hugo

Which American Indian fighter surrendered in a place called Skeleton Canyon? Cochise Sitting Bull Geronimo Crazy Horse

Which intellectual movement is associated with the American Revolution? Dadaism Enlightenment Renaissance Neoplatonism

What is the motto of the United States? "E pluribus unum" "Veni, vidi, vici" "E pluribus multum" "Ad astra per aspera"

What is the name of a district administered by a bailiff? Bale Bailey Bail-out Bailiwick

What is the nickname for the old regulations requiring racial segregation? Stone the Crows laws Old Crow laws Jim Crow laws Blue laws

What is the oldest city in the United States? Plymouth, Massachusetts St. Augustine, Florida Washington, D.C. Boston, Massachusetts

Which form of government does the United States have? Monarchy Aristocracy Republic Gerontocracy

Which leader was overthrown by the U.S. invasion of Iraq? Abdel Gamel Nasser Indira Gandhi Saddam Hussein King Saud

Which Louisiana politician was nicknamed "The Kingfish"? Mary Landrieu Ray Nagel William Jefferson Huey P. Long

Which Massachusetts city is renowned for its witchcraft trials? Boston Northampton Salem Haverford

Which modern states did the Natchez Trace join? Mississippi and Tennessee New York and New Jersey Florida and Georgia Ohio and Pennsylvania

Which New York governor promoted the Erie Canal? David Paterson DeWitt Clinton Nelson Rockefeller Theodore Roosevelt

Which nickname is given to the period preceding the Great Depression in America? "The Terrible Teens" "The Roaring Twenties" "The Naughties" "The Rumbling Thirties"

Which organization did J. Edgar Hoover head? Federal Bureau of Investigation United Nations Securities and Exchange Commission Civil Aviation Authority

Which political program is associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt? War on Poverty New Deal Reconstruction Magna Carta

Which popular dance was named after aviator Charles Lindbergh? Gavotte Linzer waltz Watusi Lindy Hop

Which president served under an American flag with 13 stars? Millard Fillmore Abraham Lincoln Woodrow Wilson George Washington

Which president signed the Louisiana Purchase? James Polk George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams

Which Puritan leader founded Rhode Island? Robin Williams Rolfe Williams Rich Williams Roger Williams

Which state did Edward Kennedy represent as a U.S. senator? New York Massachusetts Connecticut Delaware

Which state did the United States purchase from Russia? Oregon Washington Alaska Hawaii

Which state entered the Union as a free state in 1820 as a result of the Missouri Compromise? Georgia Maine Missouri Florida

Which state entered the Union as a slave state in 1820 as a result of the Missouri Compromise? Georgia Maine Missouri Florida

Which state was once called Deseret? Alaska Kansas Utah California

What strategic advantage did the Louisiana Purchase assure the United States? Control of the Gulf of Mexico Control of the Mississippi River Control of California Control of the Ohio River Valley

Which Supreme Court justice headed the commission investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy? Earl Warren Thurgood Marshall William Howard Taft Sandra Day O'Connor

Which title does the head of an U.S. state hold? Chancellor Governor President Attorney general

Which treaty ended the War of 1812? Treaty of Ghent Maastricht Treaty Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Which U.S. congressman was murdered in Jonestown, Guyana? Dan Ryan Harvey Milk Leo Ryan Ryan Reynolds

Which U.S. foreign policy statement warned European governments not to become involved in the Americas? Marbury v. Madison Polk Doctrine Strawberry Statement Monroe Doctrine

What is the period in U.S. history when alcohol was forbidden called? Prohibition Sedition Reconstruction Abolition

Which U.S. secretary of state helped devise the Marshall Plan? Dean Acheson Dean Martin Dean Wurmer Dean Rusk

What was the real name of "Buffalo Bill"? William Shakespeare William Bonney William Cody William Hickok

What was discovered on January 24, 1848, at Sutter's Mill? Molybdenum Gold Silver Argon

What was John Chapman's nickname? "Johnny Quest" "Johnny Weissmuller" "Johnny Carson" "Johnny Appleseed"

What was the name of the Dutch colony that later became New York City? New Amsterdam Staten Island New Zealand New Jersey

What was the 49th state to enter the Union? Florida Alaska Alabama Hawaii

What was the 50th state to enter the Union? Arizona Alaska California Hawaii

What was the belief that endorsed the westward expansion of the United States? Equal rights Abolition Religious liberty Manifest destiny

What was the birth name of the Symbionese Liberation Army's "Tania"? Patricia Neal Patricia Krenwinkel Patricia Hearst Patricia Kennedy

What was the code name of Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate informant? "Deepak Chopra" "Deep Blue" "Deep River" "Deep Throat"

What was the first permanent English colony in North America called? Washington Norfolk Williamsburg Jamestown

What was the first representative assembly in the colony of Virginia called? House of Burgesses House of Lords House of Commons House of Representatives

What was the first state to elect two senators to Congress? New Jersey Ohio Virginia Pennsylvania

What was the first state to enter the Union? Virginia California Pennsylvania Delaware

What was the law of the Plymouth Colony called? Mayflower Compact Rhode Island Treaty Constitution Bill of Rights

What was the name of the service that delivered mail in the Old West? Federal Express Pony Express Conestoga Espresso

What was the name of Pocahontas' father? John Smith Powhatan Pimlico Tuckahoe

What was the name of Pocahontas' husband? John Madison John Williams Rolfe Humphreys John Rolfe

What was the name of the freed slave who helped organize the Underground Railroad? Nat Turner Booker T. Washington Roger Williams Harriet Tubman

What was the name of the American Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark? Sarpedon La Llorona Malinche Sacagawea

What was the name of the pioneer who explored Kentucky? Daniel Defoe Daniel Webster Daniel Boone Daniel Deronda

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the United States? Niu00f1a Titanic Liberty Mayflower

What was the name of the woman who beat fictitious character Phineas Fogg's 80-day speed record for traveling around the world? Amelia Earhart Gertrude Bell Nellie Bly Ima Hogg

What was the printer John Peter Zenger tried for in 1735? Plagiarism Libel Inflated advertising rates Toxic ink

What was William H. Bonney's nickname? "Bonnie Prince Charlie" "Billy Bonney" "Billy the Kid" "Bill Murray"

What Watergate figure was the author of several spy novels? Richard Nixon Charles Colson John Dean E. Howard Hunt

What were the immigrants to California in the Gold Rush called? Forty-niners Forty-fivers Forty-eighters Forty-seveners

When did "The Star-Spangled Banner" become the official U.S. national anthem? 1812 1916 1776 1931

When did Texas gain its independence from Mexico? 1836 1776 1914 1812

When did the current government of the U.S. come into being? 1776 1789 1812 1790

When did Washington, D.C., become the capital of the United States? 1886 1830 1800 1776

Where did the unsuccessful 1961 invasion of Cuba take place? Bay of Biscay Guantanamo Bay Havana Bay Bay of Pigs

Where did the U.S. Senate first meet, before moving to Washington, D.C.? New York City Boston Trenton Richmond

Where is the Declaration of Independence housed? Library of Congress National Archives The Capitol White House

Where on the moon did Apollo 11 land? Sea of Mirrors Sea of Tranquility Sea of Love Sea of Holes

Where was the 1939 World's Fair held? London Berlin Paris New York City

Which American colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Virginia New York Maryland Georgia

Which Cherokee scholar developed an alphabet for his people's language? Sequoya Powhatan Seattle Tecumseh

Which document led to the creation of a court system? Treaty of Ghent Declaration of Independence Magna Carta Articles of Confederation

Which historical period takes its name from a Mark Twain novel? Prohibition Reconstruction Gilded Age Cold War

Which of these American colonies was founded as a penal colony? Virginia New York Maryland Georgia

Which of these battles involved large numbers of American Indians? Little Round Top Little Bighorn Little Chalons Little Bulge

Which of these does NOT belong to the executive branch of the U.S. government? President Supreme Court Vice president Cabinet

Which of these American Indian peoples lived in Florida? Spokane Sioux Seminole Shawnee

Which of these is a famous American Indian leader? Osman Orion Osceola Osiris

Which of these is a symbol of American independence? A dove A cannonball The Liberty Bell A lightning bolt

Which of these is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? The right to own a home The right to freedom of speech The right to a trial The right to bear arms

Which of these libraries belongs to the federal government? Pratt Free Library Library of Congress New York Public Library Carnegie Library

Which of these men was a leader of the Black Power movement? Malcolm X Thurgood Marshall Clarence Thomas Muhammad Ali

Which of these men was an important agricultural researcher? George Washington Carver Booker T. Washington Wilcomb Washburn Ralph Abernathy

Which of these nations became independent from Spain following the Spanish-American War? Cuba Angola Paraguay Australia

Which of these American Indian peoples live in Arizona? Tuscarora Hopi Sioux Arapaho

Which of these American Indian peoples live in New England? Navajo Mashpee Apache Sioux

Which of these states did NOT come into U.S. possession as a result of the Mexican-American War? Arizona Florida California New Mexico

Which of these universities is in New York City? Columbia Dartmouth Harvard Yale

Which of these was a famed Apache leader? Osceola Tecumseh Cochise Handsome Lake

Which of these was a famed Black Muslim leader? Ali Rafsanjani Malcolm Muggeridge Malcolm X Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Which of these was a famed outlaw in the Old West? Henry James Jesse James James Earl Jones William James

Which of these was a famed Sioux war chief? Tecumseh Crazy Horse Geronimo Powhatan

Which of these was a famous U.S. labor leader? Mother Jones Mother Agnes Moms Mabley Mother Teresa

Which of these was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)? Ralph Bunche Adam Clayton Powell W.E.B. Du Bois Frederick Douglass

Which of these was a leader of the Nez Perce people? Chief Seattle Chief Dan George Chief Joseph Chief Blue Hawk

Which of these was a noted Western outlaw? The Teflon Don Jimmy the Kid Billy the Kid Johnny Be Good

Which of these was a Shawnee chief? Caligula Geronimo Madonna Tecumseh

Which of these was a vehicle used by pioneers? Station wagon Conestoga wagon Cabriolet Surrey

Which of these was an arrival point for many immigrants to the United States? Long Island Coney Island Staten Island Ellis Island

Which of these women was a famed sharpshooter? Annie Potts Little Orphan Annie Annie Oakley Amelia Earhart

Which of these women was a pioneering social worker? Jane Addams Alice Adams Abigail Adams Morticia Addams

Which of these women was an early advocate for women's right to vote in the United States? Laura Bush Marie Antoinette Martha Washington Susan B. Anthony

Who appointed the first surgeon general of the United States? Ulysses S. Grant George Washington Gerald Ford George W. Bush

Who compiled the first dictionary of American English? Sarah Webster William Merriam Noah Webster Daniel Webster

Who designed Manhattan's Central Park? Frederick Law Olmsted Dale Chihuly Frank Lloyd Wright Louis Sullivan

Who established the Pulitzer Prize for journalism? Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst Eugene Pulitzer John Peter Zenger

Who founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus? Beetle Bailey Neil Armstrong P.T. Barnum Willis Barnstone

Who founded the colony of Maryland? Lord Fairfax Lord Dunsany Lord Baltimore Lord Annapolis

Who founded the colony of Massachusetts? Lord & Taylor Massachusetts Bay Company London Company British East Indies Company

Who founded the colony of New York? The Duke of York Lord Albany Lord Staten Dick York

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania? Arthur Penn William Penn Thomas Penn Penn Gilette

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute? Walter Washington Booker T. Washington George Washington Carver Ralph Abernathy

Who gave a renowned speech containing the words "I have a dream"? Frederick Douglass Ralph Bunche Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X

Who heads the Supreme Court? The chief justice The president The attorney general The speaker of the House of Representatives

Who invented the first U.S. submarine? Cornelius Vanderbilt Captain Nemo Elmo Zumwalt Robert Fulton

Who is the president of the U.S. Senate? The secretary of state The speaker of the House of Representatives The president The vice president

Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald? Jack Ruby Jack Lord Jack London John Connelly

Who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831? Harriet Tubman Nat Turner Nathaniel Hawthorne Tom Turner

Who led the Mormon pioneers into Utah? Joseph Smith Jedediah Smith Jeremiah Johnson Brigham Young

Who prosecuted Charles Manson and his followers for murder? F. Lee Bailey Johnny Cochran Vincent Bugliosi William Kunstler

Who published the first German-language newspaper in British North America? Hermann Hesse John Peter Zenger Max Ernst Benjamin Franklin

Who ran against Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election? Ralph Nader Ross Perot Wendell Wilkie John Anderson

Who ran against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election? Wendell Wilkie George Wallace John Anderson Ross Perot

Which leader famously said, "I've been to the mountaintop"? Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Jr. Sir Edmund Hillary Al Sharpton

Who selects Supreme Court justices? Congress The president The voters The vice president

Who spoke of the "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" he was prepared to offer his country? Winston Churchill Martin Luther King Jr. Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler

Who was a famed marshal in Tombstone, Arizona? Wally Cox Wiley Post Wyatt Earp Wile E. Coyote

Who was a famed organizer of migrant farmworkers in the 1960s and 1970s? Cesar Chavez Cesar Romero Cesar Robles Julius Caesar

Who was the defense attorney in the Scopes Monkey Trial? Thurgood Marshall William Jennings Bryan Alan Dershowitz Clarence Darrow

Who was the first African-American student to enter the University of Mississippi in 1962? Martin Luther King Jr. Ralph Abernathy Jesse Jackson James Meredith

Who was the first African-American to be depicted on a postage stamp? Bill Cosby Barack Obama Arthur Ashe Booker T. Washington

Who was the first African-American to be elected governor of a state? Julian Bond Douglas Wilder Barack Obama David Paterson

Who was the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate? Barack Obama Hiram R. Revels Douglas Wilder Adam Clayton Powell

Who was the first African-American to serve as U.S. secretary of state? Barack Obama Colin Powell Thurgood Marshall Condoleezza Rice

Who was the first African-American woman elected to Congress? Shirley Chisholm Barbara Jordan Maxine Waters Michelle Obama

Who was the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state? Maxine Waters Madeleine Albright Michelle Obama Condoleezza Rice

Who was the first American to explore the Colorado River by boat? John Wesley Harding John Wesley Powell Zebulon Pike Adam Clayton Powell

Who was the first child born to English parents in North America? Virginia Adair Virginia Dare Virginia Gordon Virginia Howe

Who was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation? Edward Elgar J. Edgar Hoover J.R. Ewing Edgar Arlington Robinson

Who was the first first lady to serve as a U.S. senator? Eleanor Roosevelt Rosalyn Carter Hillary Clinton Michelle Obama

Who was the first Latino to be elected to the U.S. Senate? Octaviano Larrazolo Pete Domenici Loretta Sanchez Mel Martinez

Who was the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? Hillary Clinton Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sandra Day O'Connor

Who was the first honorary U.S. citizen? Indira Gandhi Winston Churchill Marquis de Lafayette Alexander Hamilton

Who was the first American Indian to be elected to the U.S. Senate? N. Scott Momaday Charles Curtis Stand Watie Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Who was the first Spanish conquistador to enter what is now Arizona? Francisco Pizarro Christopher Columbus Hernando Cortez Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Who was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress? Margaret Chase Smith Hillary Clinton Nancy Kassebaum Shirley Chisholm

Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate? Hillary Clinton Shirley Temple Black Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway Kay Bailey Hutchison

Who was the first woman to pilot a plane across the Atlantic Ocean? Sarah Bernhardt Wiley Post Amelia Earhart Sally Ride

Which priest became famous as a critic of Franklin D. Roosevelt's on his popular radio program? Father Coughlin Father Time Father Escalante Father Flanagan

Who was the surgeon general during Ronald Reagan's presidency? C. Everett Koop Francis Schaeffer Jonas Salk Richard Carmona

Who was U.S. secretary of state under President Bill Clinton? Madeleine Albright Marilyn Martin Henry Kissinger Michelle Obama

Who were the first English people to settle in Massachusetts? Anglicans Quakers Puritans Cavaliers

Who wrote the U.S. national anthem? Francis Drake F. Scott Fitzgerald Scott Glenn Francis Scott Key

Who wrote the Watergate memoir "Blind Ambition"? Jeb Stuart Magruder H.R. Haldeman Richard Nixon John Dean

Who, in the 1960s, said, "Turn on to the scene; tune in to what's happening; drop out"? Richard Nixon John Lennon Timothy Leary Ram Dass

In whose honor was the Washington Monument built? Washington Lee Thomas Jefferson George Washington Washington Irving

Which celebrity's baby was kidnapped in 1932? Groucho Marx's Charles Lindbergh's Nelson Rockefeller's William Loeb's

Why were the Pilgrims called Separatists? They had separated from their wives They separated from the Church of England They lived in separate towns They advocated separation of church and state

Against which power did the Allied forces fight in the Pacific during World War II? Australia China Japan Indochina

Approximately how many years ago were the Pyramids of Giza built? 1,000 10,000 4,500 15,000

At which battle did the Wars of the Roses end? Battle of Antietam Battle of Bosworth Field Battle of Hastings Battle of Britain

At which battle was Napoleon defeated? Battle of Thermopylae Battle of the Bulge Battle of Lepanto Battle of Waterloo

For whom is Hudson Bay named? Harrison Ford Hal Hudson Henry Hudson Hudson Knutson

For whom is Lake Champlain named? Dennis Champlain Pierre Champlain Henry Champlain Samuel de Champlain

For whom is St. Petersburg named? Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Lorre Peter the Great Peter Rabbit

For whom was Bolivia named? Simon Cowell Eduardo Bolivar Oliver Cromwell Simon Bolivar

From which Celtic tribe does Belgium take its name? Belugas Belgae Boleyns Baluchis

How many terracotta soldiers are buried in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang? 7,000 1 million 700 10

In which city is Trafalgar Square located? Athens Rome Madrid London

In which city did Sigmund Freud practice psychiatry for most of his career? Berlin London Vienna Bonn

In which city is Trajan's Column located? Athens Cairo London Rome

In which city did Jack the Ripper commit his infamous murders in 1888? Paris New York London Pittsburgh

In which city was Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated? Sarajevo Belgrade Ljubljana Zagreb

In which city was Christopher Columbus born? Rome Genoa Barcelona Madrid

In which city were the famed hanging gardens of the ancient world located? Damascus Uruk Babylon Jericho

In which country is Angkor Wat located? Vietnam Laos Thailand Cambodia

In which country did Mount Pinatubo erupt in 1991? The Philippines Italy China Vietnam

In which country did the Battle of Waterloo take place? Germany Belgium France The Netherlands

In which country did the Khmer Rouge once hold power? Vietnam Cambodia Thailand Laos

In which country does mainland Europe's sole volcano lie? Spain Norway Germany Italy

In which country is Altamira Cave located? France Spain Italy The Netherlands

In which country was Leon Trotsky assassinated? Germany Russia Mexico Turkey

In which country was the Battle of Agincourt fought? England France Andorra Belgium

In which country was the Boer War fought? Germany Egypt The Netherlands South Africa

In which country was the first university founded? Italy France India Norway

In which English cathedral were Prince Charles and Diana Spencer married? Saint Paul's Bristol Winchester Westminster

In which historical event was British King William was victorious? Industrial Revolution French Revolution American Revolution Glorious Revolution

In which Italian city is the Uffizi Gallery located? Bologna Rome Florence Milan

In which modern country are the ruins of Troy to be found? Egypt Bulgaria Italy Turkey

In which modern country did the Battle of Stalingrad take place? Belarus Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan

In which modern country is the Appian Way located? Italy Switzerland Albania Greece

In which ocean did the mutiny on the HMS Bounty take place? Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean Indian Ocean

In which summer month did the Romans' "dog days" occur? July June August May

In which war did the nurse Florence Nightingale serve? Crimean War Vietnam War Civil War Russo-Japanese War

In which world capital is Karl Marx buried? London Beijing Washington, D.C. Prague

In which year did Charles Darwin publish his "Origin of Species"? 1715 1859 1650 1985

In which year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas? 1493 1494 1492 1495

In which year did the Roman Empire come to an end? AD 19 AD 521 AD 1500 AD 476

In which year did World War II begin in Europe? 1939 1950 1912 1943

In which year was the Battle of Hastings fought? 1066 1061 1011 1055

On which date was Julius Caesar assassinated? 1-May 15-Mar 22-Sep 4-Jul

On which island did Napoleon Bonaparte die? Saint Helena Sri Lanka Sicily Corsica

On which mountain did the ancient Greek gods live? Etna Everest Ida Olympus

To which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated? Athena Aphrodite Hekabe Artemis

To whom did Emperor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal as a memorial? His favorite wife Queen Victoria His favorite general Alexander the Great

Which African country once practiced a policy called apartheid? South Africa Senegal Libya Mozambique

Which animals did Hannibal use in invading Italy? Elephants Eagles Dogs Tigers

Which British cathedral was designed by Christopher Wren? Saint Paul's Westminster Saint John's Winchester

Which British colony achieved independence following the Easter Rising of 1916? Canada Ireland The United States India

Which British prime minister preceded Winston Churchill? Tony Blair Neville Chamberlain Harold Wilson Clement Attlee

Which Carthaginian general invaded ancient Italy? Horace Hector Hermione Hannibal

Which cathedral lies on an island in the Seine River? Chartres Rheims Notre Dame Lyons

Which city was founded, according to legend, by twins named Romulus and Remus? Delhi Tehran Athens Rome

Which city was the enemy of Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Rome Sparta Piraeus Tiryns

Which coin would one have used in Venice during the Renaissance? Yen Renmin yuan Ducat Dollar

Which color, traditionally, is a pirate's flag? Red Black Orange White

Which country did British King William III come from? England The Netherlands Scotland Ireland

Which country did the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus work for? Portugal France Italy Spain

Which country was ruled by the House of Romanov? England India Russia Germany

Which country was Vasco da Gama from? United States Spain Germany Portugal

Which of the following did the Maya and Egyptian civilizations NOT have in common? Pyramids Kings Writing Mummies

What does the Arch of Titus commemorate? Surrender of Alexandria Invasion of Germany Sack of Jerusalem Conquest of Britain

Which English king is notorious for having had six wives? Edward VIII Henry II Henry VIII Richard III

Which epic poem concerns the Trojan War? "Hiawatha" "The Iliad" "Robin Hood" "The Song of Roland"

Which epic poem was written about an event in the reign of Charlemagne? "The Song of Bernadette" "The Song of Songs" "The Song of Roland" "The Song of Hiawatha"

Which European country has two independent nations within its borders? Italy Germany France Spain

Which European explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River? Samuel de Champlain Jacques Cartier John Cabot Sebastian Cabot

Which event removed Tsar Nicholas II from power? Russian Civil War World War II Kronstadt Rebellion Russian Revolution

Which famed prehistoric site can be found on England's Salisbury Plain? Avalon Westminster Abbey Stonehenge Camelot

Which famous traveler was from Italy? Mark Twain Marco Polo Henry Hudson Meriwether Lewis

The failure of which crop was involved in the Irish migrations to America and Australia? Potato Maize Spinach Tomato

Which German World War II general was known as the "Desert Fox"? Hans Guderian Harvey Keitel Erwin Rommel Alfred Jodl

Which illness caused 20 million deaths in 1918? Influenza The common cold Flat feet Measles

What is Europe's oldest republic? Spain France San Marino Switzerland

What is Europe's smallest sovereign state? Monte Carlo San Marino Andorra Vatican City

What is the address of the British prime minister's residence? 221B Baker Street The Tower of London 10 Downing Street Great Leicester Square

What is the earliest known system of laws? Rigveda Florentine Codex Code of Hammurabi Rosetta Stone

What is the longest marked footpath in the world? Royal Road of the Inca Silk Road Appian Way Appalachian Trail

What is the name for an embalmed body in ancient Egypt? Money Mummy Monkey Mommy

What is the name of the great stadium built in ancient Rome? Hippodrome Colosseum Alhambra Velodrome

What is the name for the temple-lined hill that overlooks Athens, Greece? Mount Etna Acropolis Capitoline Alps

What is the name of a government headed by a king or queen? Democracy Monarchy Oligarchy Principality

What is the name of the steel tower that rises above Paris, France? Eiffel Tower Pantheon Arc de Triomphe Champs Elysees

Which lieutenant of Fidel Castro's came from Argentina? Ernesto "Che" Guevara Jose Marti Raul Castro Diego Rivera

Which member of the Russian royalty was speculated to have escaped being executed in 1918 by the Bolsheviks? Olga Anastasia Maria Alexandra

Which museum opened on London's Baker Street in 1834? Tate Gallery Tower of London Museum Victoria and Albert Museum Madame Tussaud's

Which nation did Napoleon Bonaparte rule? England France India The United States

Which purpose did the Pantheon, in Rome, serve? A temple An art museum A judicial chamber A meeting room

Which South African leader was once sentenced to life in prison? Jan Smuts Nelson Mandela F.W. de Klerk P.W. Botha

Which Soviet leader called for "glasnost"? Joseph Stalin Vladimir Lenin Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin

Which Soviet leader took his name from Russia's Lena River? Lina Wertmuller Lena Horne Vladimir Lenin Leon Trotsky

Which Soviet writer helped expose the secret prison system known as the Gulag? Mikhail Bulgakov Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Victor Pelevin Andrei Bely

Which tax did Mahatma Gandhi's 1930 march to the sea protest? Pepper tax Sugar tax Vinegar tax Salt tax

Which treaty established the European Union? Maastricht Treaty Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Which war was also called The Great War? Cold War World War I Civil War World War II

Which war was fought on June 5-11, 1967? Hundred Years' War Six-Day War Peloponnesian War Spanish-American War

What was Adolf Hitler's regime called? Third Reich First Reich Second Reich Fourth Reich

What was Napoleon's nickname? "Old Ironsides" "The Little Corporal" "Old Lughead" "The Little Emperor"

What was Saint Petersburg, Russia, called during the Soviet era? Moscow Leningrad Stalingrad Volgograd

What was T.E. Lawrence's nickname? "Tom Thumb" "Lawrence of Arabia" "Tom Swift" "D.H. Lawrence"

What was the ancient Roman winter festival called? Venusiana Martia Saturnalia Plutonia

What was the family name of the last Russian tsar? Bulgakov Ivanov Simonov Romanov

What was the first name of the Russian ruler called "the Terrible"? Sven Mikhail Ivan Yuri

What was the former South African policy of racial segregation called? Apartheid Acrophobia Anomie Anti-colonialism

What was the German doctrine of swift, devastating invasion in World War II called? Trench warfare Encirclement Blitzkrieg Containment

Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand? Lee Harvey Oswald Edgar Allan Poe John Wilkes Booth Gavrilo Princip

What was the name of the first man of European descent to climb Mount Everest? Edmund Hillary Joe Simpson Reinhold Messner Francesco Petrarch

What was the name of the Viking who discovered Greenland? Erik the Red Dane Cook Lothar of the Hill People Sven the Bold

What was the name of Tsar Nicholas II's wife? Alexandra Angela Alicia Alexa

What were the pyramids of Egypt used as? Administrative centers Command posts Shrines Tombs

What were the religious wars fought in the European Middle Ages called? War of 1812 Crimean War Boer War Crusades

Which term is used to describe the Americas before the arrival of Christoper Columbus? Pre-European Prehistoric Pre-Columbian Prototypical

What were Edward Teach, Anne Bonny and Henry Morgan? Teachers Pirates Mechanics Historians

Which word means "of the Middle Ages"? Medial Medieval Mediocre Mechanical

Which world capital was badly damaged by earthquake in January 2010? Port-au-Prince Havana Kingston Mexico City

When was the armistice ending World War I issued? 1925 1920 1915 1918

When was the modern State of Israel established? 1949 1979 1959 1969

Where is a famous Leaning Tower located? New York City Pisa, Italy Paris, France London, England

Where is the Alhambra? Lisbon, Portugal Granada, Spain Marseilles, France Paris, France

Where is Europe's oldest university located? Moscow, Russia Beijing, China Cairo, Egypt Bologna, Italy

Where was Alexander the Great from? The United Kingdom Macedonia Egypt France

Which country fought against Great Britain in the Falklands War? Germany Argentina Japan Uruguay

Which country was NOT a member of the Axis during World War II? Turkey Germany Hungary Slovakia

Which king signed the Magna Carta? King George King James King John King Henry VIIII

Which of these African countries was never colonized by a European power? Libya Egypt Gabon Ethiopia

Which of these British possessions was originally a penal colony? Australia South Africa New Zealand Canada

Which of these countries did NOT occupy Germany after World War II? France The Soviet Union Great Britain Italy

Which of these did the Romans NOT employ in battle? Siege engines Steel bolts Submarines Missile launchers

Which of these empires was NOT founded in the Americas? Maya Inca Assyrian Aztec

Which of these former English colonies does NOT have a parliament? India USA New Zealand Canada

Which of these groups did NOT invade England? Normans Vikings Aztec Romans

Which of these Indian civilizations was located in Mexico? Aztec Sioux Inca Powhatan

Which of these nations colonized New York, Indonesia, and Suriname? Germany France England The Netherlands

Which of these peoples once ruled Norway? Zulu Romans Aztec Vikings

Which of these peoples ruled over ancient Mexico? Taino Tarahumara Aztec Carib

Which of these secretaries-general of the United Nations died in office? U Thant Dag Hammarskju00f6ld Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan

Which of these secretaries-general of the United Nations served in the German army during the Nazi era? Trygve Lie Dag Hammarskju00f6ld Kurt Waldheim U Thant

Which of these temples overlooks Athens, Greece? Olympus Pantheon Sounion Parthenon

Which of these wars was fought in Russia? War of 1812 Sepoy Mutiny Soccer War Crimean War

Which of these was a philosopher during the Renaissance period? Karl Popper Charles Darwin Jean-Paul Sartre Erasmus

Which of these was NOT a World War II battle? Battle of Anzio Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Okinawa

Which of these women was NOT a queen of England? Queen Mary Queen Victoria Cleopatra Queen Elizabeth I

Which of these was NOT an Egyptian pharaoh? Tutankhamen Amenhotep Ramses Julius Caesar

Which of these was once a British colony? India Gabon Brazil Kazakhstan

Which of these world leaders was NOT present at the Yalta Conference? Winston Churchill Benito Mussolini Joseph Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which of these would you likely find in an Egyptian tomb? A belt A scarab A mummer A scarf

Which one of these was NOT one of Christopher Columbus' ships? Santa Maria Golden Hind Pinta Niu00f1a

Which war was the longest in history? World War II Peloponnesian War Vietnam War Hundred Years' War

Who built the Eiffel Tower? Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Leonardo da Vinci Le Corbusier Frank Lloyd Wright

Who designed the Duomo, or cathedral, of Florence, Italy? Filippo Brunelleschi Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Fra Filippo Lippi

Who founded Constantinople? Constable Commodius Constantine Hadrian

Who founded the Egyptian city of Alexandria? Alexander the Great Cleopatra Amenhotep Ramses

Who founded the Holy Roman Empire? Charles de Gaulle Charles the Bald Charlemagne Karl Marx

Who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India? Mother Teresa Mother Agnes Mother Mary Mother Jones

Who gave the Pacific Ocean its name? Ferdinand Magellan Hernando Cortez Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus

Who is buried in the Hotel des Invalides in Paris? George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Jim Morrison King George III

Who is considered the father of modern socialism? Karl Marx Otto von Bismarck Karl Popper Karl Malden

Who is considered the founder of evolutionary theory? Henry Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Lyell Isaac Newton

Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"? Hippocrates Hesiod Augustus Herodotus

Who made the first flight over the South Pole? Roald Amundsen Robert Peary Commodore Perry Richard Byrd

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo Donatello Leonardo da Vinci Titian

Together with Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest? Yukio Mishima Ralph Norcross Walter Mignolo Tenzing Norgay

Who ruled the Soviet Union during the years of World War II? Leon Trotsky Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin

Who was England's king when the Tower of London was built? King Henry VIII King Henry V King George III William the Conqueror

Who was Germany's leader during World War II? Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II? Benjamin Disraeli Henry VIIII Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill

Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty when its crew mutinied? Admiral Nelson William Bligh James T. Kirk John Paul Jones

Who conquered the Inca Empire? Christopher Columbus Sir Francis Drake Francisco Pizarro Hernan Cortez

Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia? Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Putin Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin

Who was the first wife of Henry VIII? Catherine of Aragon Jane Seymour Catherine Parr Anne of Cleves

Who was the leader of China during the Cultural Revolution? Kim Jong Il Mao Zedong Jiang Zemin Chou En-Lai

Who was the mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I? Queen Mary Jane Seymour Catherine the Great Anne Boleyn

Who was the Roman emperor when Rome burned? Vespasian Augustus Caligula Nero

Who was the sixth wife of Henry VIII? Jane Seymour Catherine Parr Catherine Howard Anne of Cleves

Who was Italy's leader during World War II? Joseph Stalin Benito Mussolini Leon Trotsky Boris Yeltsin

Who was victorious at the Battle of Hastings? Ethelred the Unready King Harold King George III William the Conqueror

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009? Mahatma Gandhi Barack Obama Nicolas Sarkozy Bono

With which philosopher did Alexander the Great study? Herodotus Pythagoras Anaximander Aristotle

Which material did factories in Pittsburgh and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, historically produce? Clay Textiles Steel Glass

Which crop dominated agricultural production on Southern plantations in the Civil War era? Raspberries Cotton Wheat Potatoes

Which president made a speech in which he said, "Our long national nightmare is over?" Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter

In which city is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport located? Paris Milan Rome Geneva

Which explorer is said to have introduced tobacco to England? Henry Hudson Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Drake Edmund Hillary

Which country singer was known as the "Man in Black?" Johnny Paycheck Buddy Knox Johnny Nash Johnny Cash

Which country singer wrote "Okie from Muskogee?" Jimmy Rogers Buck Owens Merle Haggard Johnny Cash

Whose last novel was called "The Mystery of Edwin Drood?" Lewis Carroll Raymond Chandler John Steinbeck Charles Dickens

According to the 2000 Census, which U.S. state had the largest American Indian population? New Hampshire Massachusetts Oklahoma Michigan

Which American woman scandalized the people of England with her affair with King Edward VIII? Marilyn Monroe Wallis Warfield Simpson Jackie Kennedy Louisa May Alcott

In which war is Stephen Ambrose's book "Band of Brothers" set? World War II Vietnam American Revolution World War I

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award? Halle Berry Sidney Poitier Hattie McDaniel Richard Pryor

In which city is Disneyland located? Anaheim Phoenix Seattle San Diego

In which city is Disney World located? Savannah Tampa Orlando Miami

With which American politician did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev hold the so-called Kitchen Debate? Jimmy Carter Warren Harding Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

Which two former American presidents died on the same day, July 4, 1826? Thomas Jefferson and George Washington John Adams and John Quincy Adams Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Which architect designed Dulles Airport, outside Washington, D.C.? I.M. Pei Eero Saarinen Frank Gehry Frank Lloyd Wright

Which organization--famous for raising money at Christmas with bell-ringing Santas--did William and Catherine Booth found in 1876? Coxey's Army UNESCO The Salvation Army The Army of the Potomac

Which founding father wrote, "A penny saved is a penny earned?" John Hancock James Madison Franklin Pierce Benjamin Franklin

Which two countries share Niagara Falls? Mexico and Guatemala Canada and U.S. Canada and Greenland U.S. and Mexico

In the 1851 novel Moby-Dick, what was the name of Captain Ahab's ship? Humpback Rainbow Warrior Pequod Whaler

Which treaty formally brought World War I to an end? Treaty of Paris Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Treaty of Ghent

Who was the first U.S. president to visit the Soviet Union? Ronald Reagan Warren Harding Franklin D. Roosevelt John Quincy Adams

In which city did the so-called Saint Valentine's Day Massacre take place? Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago San Francisco

What notorious outlaws were killed by police in Louisiana in 1934? Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Roy Hatfield and David McCoy Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

In which state is Hershey, "the city that chocolate built," located? Delaware Pennsylvania New York Maine

In which city was Motown Records founded? Chicago Detroit Memphis Los Angeles

In which city is Sun Studio, where Elvis Presley got his start, located? Memphis Austin New York City Chicago

Where was the Bridge on the River Kwai? China Japan Thailand Hawaii

What was Australopithecus? A ship that explored Australia An early human ancestor An extinct reptile A kind of fruit

Which of these was NOT a U.S. president? Grover Cleveland Henry Ford Zachary Taylor John Tyler

Who is credited with saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Louis Leakey Henry Stanley Mary Kingsley Shaka Zulu

Which of these was a warrior in the Arabian desert? E.O. Lawrence D.H. Lawrence F.L. Lawrence T.E. Lawrence

Which of these was a British prime minister? Victoria Woodhull Woodrow Wilson Margaret Thatcher Adam Smith

Which English leader did Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan American Indian chief, rescue? Andrew Smith Charles Smith John Smith Adam Smith

What was the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin, the naturalist, sailed around the world? Penguin Beagle Turtle Seagull

What was the name of Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? Saratoga Serapis Invincible Victory

Who commanded the U.S. warship Bonhomme Richard against the British ship Serapis in a great naval battle in 1779? Matthew Perry George Washington Chester Nimitz John Paul Jones

What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine? Ironsides Merrimack Constitution Nautilus

What was the name of the ship in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world? Santa Maria Titanic Golden Hind Enterprise

Which of these men is associated with the shootout at the O.K. corral? Doc Watson Dr. Schweitzer Doc McCoy Doc Holliday

Which of these was a kind of horse-drawn wagon used to cross the Great Plains during the pioneer era? Prairie Schooner Prairie Dog Sailing Schooner Coupe de Ville

What was driven into the ground at Promontory, Utah, in 1869 to mark the completion of the transcontinental railroad? Gold Doubloon Golden Spur Golden Slipper Golden Spike

Which of these might a cowboy carry? Glockenspiel Laproscope Lariat Laurel wreath

Which of these was a legendary British outlaw? Red Riding Hood John Bell Hood Thomas Hood Robin Hood

Which of these presidents did not own slaves? Ulysses S. Grant Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson George Washington

About many patents did Thomas Edison, the famed inventor, hold? 1 10,000 1,000 20

Of which country was Eamon De Valera the prime minister? Ireland England Wales Scotland

Which American showman was famous for having the "Greatest Show on Earth" in his three-ring circus? Phineas Fogg Mark Twain P.T. Barnum Walt Disney

Who became president of the United States only weeks before World War II ended? Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy Gerald Ford Harry Truman

Which U.S. president commanded a ship in World War II called PT-109? Harry Truman Calvin Coolidge John F. Kennedy Jimmy Carter

Which U.S. president was commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II? Calvin Coolidge Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower Jimmy Carter

Which of these was not a famous singing cowboy? Roy Rogers Gene Autry Tex Ritter Clint Eastwood

Which famous piece of textile artistry commemorates the Norman invasion of England in 1066? Bayeux Tapestry Shroud of Turin The Last Supper Mona Lisa

In which country did the Boxer Rebellion of 1898-1901 take place? India England China France

What is the present-day name of Cathay, the region to which Marco Polo traveled? Australia Sri Lanka China France

What overland trade route once linked Europe to China? Grand Route Road to Mandalay Silk Road Great Trunk Road

Which Viking sailor landed in North America 1,000 years ago? Haldor Laxness Erik the Viking Leif Ericson Erik the Red

In which city can you find Beale Street, famed as the birthplace of the blues? Chicago Memphis Miami Charlotte

In which British city did the Beatles get their start? Leeds Newcastle London Liverpool

With which sport is Civil War general Abner Doubleday associated? Lacrosse Football Baseball Soccer

What was the great Spanish fleet that sailed against England in 1588 called? Armagnac Argosy Armada Armadillo

Which of these sports was invented by the American Indians of the eastern woodlands? Baseball Soccer Lacrosse Bowling

In which city did gangster and bootlegger Al Capone mainly operate? Chicago Los Angeles Boston Cleveland

Which of these ancient Greek philosophers died by drinking hemlock while in prison? Plato Anaximander Aristotle Socrates

Who was the world's first communist head of state? Mao Zedong Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky

Who was China's first communist head of state? Chang Kai-Shek Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai Vladimir Lenin

Who was known as "El Liberador," meaning "the Liberator," for his work in freeing the Spanish colonies in South America? Theodore Roosevelt Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Fidel Castro Simon Bolivar

Which French revolutionary leader was himself executed after ordering the executions of hundreds of aristocrats? Jean-Jacques Rousseau Maximilien Robespierre Emile Zola Jean-Paul Marat

What was the name of the lawyer who led the Cuban Revolution in 1959? Che Guevara Simon Bolivar Ho Chi Minh Fidel Castro

Who rode through the night at the beginning of the American Revolution warning of the British approach? Benjamin Franklin Paul Revere Thomas Jefferson Nathan Hale

Which of these men was executed by the British for being an American spy during the American Revolution? Nathan Hale Paul Revere Alan Hale Benedict Arnold

Who was the principal author of "The Communist Manifesto?" Joseph Stalin Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Mao Zedong Karl Marx

In which present-day U.S. state did the Battle of Little Bighorn occur? California Montana Virginia Colorado

Who was the author of a book of quotations popularly known as the "Little Red Book?" Mao Zedong Friedrich Engels Karl Marx Friedrich Nietzsche

Who was Kenya's first president? Joseph Mobutu Jomo Kenyatta Ngugi wa Thiong'o Kwame Nkrumah

What was the first British colony attempted in North America? Jamestown Roanoke Florida Plymouth

Which event took place in the New Mexico desert in July 1945? First flight of an airplane First assembly of the United Nations First test of an atomic bomb First launch of a satellite

Which of these scientists first formulated the laws of gravity? Stephen Hawking Nicholas Copernicus Sir Isaac Newton Galileo Galilei

Which one of these was not a U.S. president? Harry Truman Bill Clinton Robert E. Lee Richard Nixon

Which of these battles was not fought at sea? Coral Sea Jutland Midway Gettysburg

Which one of these was NOT a Roman emperor? Titus Nero Hadrian Attila the Hun

Which one of these was not a well-known African explorer? Daniel Boone David Livingstone Henry Stanley Mungo Park

Which one of these explorers first led American settlers over the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky? Meriwether Lewis John Fremont Kit Carson Daniel Boone

Which of these was not a noted American painter? Joshua Reynolds Winslow Homer N.C. Wyeth Grandma Moses

Which of these World War I battles was fought at sea? Jutland Marne Ypres Somme

In which war did Manfred von Richthofen, "the Red Baron," become famous as an ace combat pilot? Korean War World War II World War I Crimean War

Which nickname was given to American soldiers in World War I? Doughboys Redcoats Aussies Jerries

Which nickname was given to British soldiers in World War I? Jerries Jimmies Tommies Bobbies

In which ocean was the Battle of Midway fought? Southern Indian Arctic Pacific

Which city was Heinrich Schliemann hoping to discover when he excavated a site in search of traces of a wooden horse? Corinth Troy Sparta Memphis

In which city can you find the ancient Temple of Jupiter, the Pantheon and the Forum? Mexico City Paris Rome Munich

Whose tomb did the famed Egyptologist Howard Carter explore in 1922? Amen Ra Amenhotep Tutankhamen Sun Ra

In Greek mythology, what was a minotaur? Half man, half bull Mermaid A man would could fly A horse with a horn

Which of these world capitals did Vikings found in A.D. 874? Dublin Reykjavik London Paris

Which Eastern European nation did the Soviet Union invade in 1968? Albania Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary

Who served as U.S. president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated? Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson Franklin Roosevelt

Who served as U.S. president during World War I? Millard Fillmore Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson

Which country did the Shah, who was overthrown in 1979, rule? Afghanistan Iran Iraq India

in which country was Pope John Paul II, the head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, born? Italy Poland Germany Austria

What was the name of the first Soviet cosmonaut to travel in space? Yuri Andropov Andrei Gromyko Yuri Gagarin Alexei Leonov

For which skill was Annie Oakley best known? Chess Ballet Diving Marksmanship

Which country did Nadia Comaneci represent as a gymnast in the 1976 Olympic Games? The United States The Soviet Union Bulgaria Romania

By what title is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known? Supreme Leader Chief Minister President Pope

In which U.S. territory, now a state, did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occur? Hawaii California Alaska Oregon

Which of William Shakespeare's plays was based on the life of an actual Scottish king? "The Taming of the Shrew" "Othello" "Henry V" "Macbeth"

Which of these "seers" was a member of the court of Catherine de Medici? Joan of Arc Nostradamus Grigory Rasputin Edgar Cayce

Which one of these Russian historical figures was a confidant of Alexandra, the last tsarina? Vladimir Lenin Grigory Rasputin Leo Tolstoy Rosa Luxembourg

Which of these French heroes was burned at the stake by the English in 1431? Catherine Deneuve Marianne Charles the Bald Joan of Arc

What position did baseball star Joe DiMaggio play? Shortstop Center field Catcher Pitcher

Which 19th century U.S. folk hero was known as the "king of the wild frontier"? Sam Houston Paul Bunyan Paul Revere Davy Crockett

Which U.S. president founded the University of Virginia? James Monroe Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison

Which U.S. secretary of state was born in Germany? Condoleezza Rice Henry Kissinger Colin Powell Madeline Albright

Who was the first woman to be named U.S. secretary of state? Madeleine Albright Hillary Clinton Dolley Madison Condoleezza Rice

Which U.S. battleship was present at Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landing and the invasion of Okinawa? Arizona Missouri Alabama Nevada

Which of these was NOT the code name of a Normandy beach on which Allied troops landed on D-Day? Anzio Sword Omaha Juno

Which U.S. president both was born and died in New York City? Theodore Roosevelt Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who was the partner of Henry Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid? Billy the Kid Pretty Boy Floyd Butch Cassidy Bat Masterson

Which famed American actor was disqualified from serving as a pilot during World War II because of colorblindness? Paul Newman John Wayne Tom Cruise Ronald Reagan

Who was secretary of state in George Washington's presidency? Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Benedict Arnold Molly Pitcher

Who was president during the so-called Teapot Dome scandal of 1923? William Howard Taft Warren Harding Woodrow Wilson Calvin Coolidge

Which president was known as "Silent Cal?" Calvin Coolidge William Henry Harrison James Polk Jimmy Carter

What was the nickname given by American soldiers to several Japanese women who broadcast propaganda urging them to surrender? "Tokyo Sally" "Tokyo Rose" "Yokohama Mama" "Axis Sally"

Which Southern town was never under Confederate control during the Civil War? Atlanta Richmond Key West Charleston

Which future African-American baseball star was court-martialed while in the U.S. Army for refusing to move to the back of a bus? Darryl Strawberry Willie Mays Jackie Robinson Barry Bonds

Which Southeast Asian country, conquered by Communists after a long civil war, did the 1984 film "The Killing Fields" concern? Cambodia Thailand Vietnam Laos

Which U.S. presidential candidate flew 35 bomber missions over Nazi-occupied Europe, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery under fire? George McGovern Michael Dukakis Ross Perot Bob Dole

Which U.S. president operated a hamburger stand in the Pacific Theater during World War II? Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter George W. Bush Ronald Reagan

Which founding father invented bifocal spectacles? Benjamin Franklin John Hancock Philip Glass Thomas Jefferson

Which U.S. president sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory? Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison John Adams

In which country are the "halls of Montezuma" in the "Marine Corps Hymn" located? Mexico France Guatemala Canada

What was the name of the German airship that exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937? Bismarck Graf Spee Hindenburg Hindemith

What color were all of Henry Ford's Model T cars painted? White Orange Black Maroon

Which U.S. president had shantytowns named after him during the Great Depression? Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Harry Truman Calvin Coolidge

Which of these American inventors, with partner Horace Smith, developed the repeating rifle? Samuel Colt Oliver Winchester Daniel Wesson Richard J. Gatling

Who, in 1849, was the first American woman to earn a medical degree? Elizabeth Blackwell Louisa May Alcott Jocelyn Elders Clara Barton

Who, in 1851, invented the continuous-stitch sewing machine? Herbert Hoover William Norelco George Westinghouse Isaac Singer

Who, in 1881, founded the American branch of the Red Cross? Clara Barton Elizabeth Blackwell Florence Nightingale Walt Whitman

Which of these Civil War nurses was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield"? Clara Barton Walt Whitman Elizabeth Blackwell Florence Nightingale

Which of these actors portrayed General George S. Patton in the biographical film "Patton?" George C. Scott George Clooney Karl Malden Matt Damon

Which journalist covering the Blitz in World War II-era London had the trademark closing, "Good night, and good luck?" Eric Sevareid Edward R. Murrow Walter Cronkite H.L. Mencken

Which celestial body was considered a planet from 1930 until 2006? Pluto Jupiter Saturn Uranus

What was the name of the Serbian immigrant to the United States who competed with Thomas Edison to establish an electrical standard? Gavrilo Princip Nikola Tesla Charles Baud Alexander Hemon

Which American governmental official, in 1964, released a report connecting cigarette smoking and lung cancer? Surgeon general Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Speaker of the House of Representatives Attorney general

Which animal is featured on the $1 Susan B. Anthony coin? Eagle Mountain lion Yak Falcon

What was the name of the artist who designed the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.? Andy Warhol Jasper Johns Maya Lin Augustus Saint-Gaudens

What is the name of the passenger train engineer whose death in a railroad collision is the subject of a popular folk song? Henry Ford Casey Jones John Henry Cornelius Vanderbilt

By what collective name are the writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, popular in the 1950s and beyond, often known? Generation Y Beat Generation Blank Generation Lost Generation

By what collective name are the writers Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Edna St. Vincent Millay, popular in the 1920s and beyond, often known? Blank Generation Beat Generation Baby Boom Generation Lost Generation

Which U.S. state touches four of the five Great Lakes? Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Illinois

According to American folklore, which giant timber cutter dug out the Grand Canyon with a pick? Paul Bunyan Johnny Appleseed Pecos Bill Richard Hammond

In which city's Old North Church will you find the oldest church bells in the United States? Boston Miami Saratoga New York City

Which of these U.S. state capitals is not named after a city in England? Phoenix Hartford Boston Dover

What seven-letter word appears on all U.S. coins? "Freedom" "Deposit" "Liberty" "Alabama"

Which of these is technically not a state, but a commonwealth? Virginia Utah California Kansas

For which musical style are the Mississippi Delta-born musicians W.C. Handy, B.B. King and Muddy Waters known? Classical Barbershop Blues Jazz

With which U.S. state is the musical style known as bluegrass most closely associated? California Ohio Vermont Kentucky

Which U.S. state, once colonized by France, uses Napoleonic Code as the basis of its laws? Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana

What is the only major U.S. city that lies below sea level? Los Angeles Boston New Orleans Miami

What animal did William F. Cody's Wild West show introduce to audiences in London, including Queen Victoria, in the 1880s? Yak Porcupine Bison Horse

What popular publication, the best-selling periodical in the United States for many years, was founded in 1953 by Walter Annenberg? "Reader's Digest" "Wired" "Time" "TV Guide"

What was the first name of the young girl who wrote to the "New York Sun" in 1897 to ask if Santa Claus was real? Eliza Rebecca Diana Virginia

Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Barack Obama Ralph Bunche Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X

When he first appeared as a symbol of the United States in 1852, what did Uncle Sam lack? A beard Suspenders Eyes Hair

Which American oath was written to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas? Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Oath of Office Pledge of Allegiance

Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Emma Lazarus Francis Scott Key Francis Bellamy Benjamin Franklin

Who piloted the command module of Apollo 11, which put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon? John Glenn Virgil I. Grissom Sally Ride Michael Collins

Which one of these ships did NOT land English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607? Santa Maria Goodspeed Discovery Susan Constant

Which popular singer made his home in Graceland, a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee? Elvis Presley Jerry Lee Lewis Isaac Hayes Johnny Cash

Which famed French engineer designed the interior structure of the Statue of Liberty? Emile Baudot Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Charles Renard Jacques Montgolfier

About how much did the United States pay Russia per acre for the land that is now Alaska? $5 2 cents $125 $1

What had the notorious gangster John Dillinger just done when police officers gunned him down in Chicago? Seen a movie Robbed a bank Stolen a car Shot a policeman

Which holiday was outlawed in Puritan Massachusetts? Thanksgiving New Year's Eve Easter Christmas

In which language did a Philadelphia newspaper first publish the news that the Declaration of Independence had been signed? French Spanish Latin German

Which famed suffraggette and activist--whose real first name was Margaret--survived the sinking of the Titanic? Molly Truman Molly Brown Mary Astor Kate Winslet

Which famed multimillionaire died in the sinking of the Titanic? Nelson Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Carnegie John Jacob Astor

Which city did the French architect Pierre L'Enfant design? Washington, D.C. Houston New York City Charlotte

Which famed outlaw staged what is believed to have been the first train robbery in U.S. history? Pretty Boy Floyd Billy the Kid Jesse James Ike Clanton

Who was the first American to orbit the earth? Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong Yuri Gagarin John Glenn

Where is the U.S. Constitution kept? National Archives Supreme Court White House Library of Congress

Who was the president of the United States when the Panama Canal was opened in 1914? Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Gerald Ford Thomas Jefferson

Which president of the United States created the League of Nations, an organization the United States never joined? Grover Cleveland George Washington Jimmy Carter Woodrow Wilson

Who was the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms in office? Franklin D. Roosevelt Grover Cleveland Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan

Which New York City political institution was famous for fostering a politics based on cronyism, bribery, and corruption in the 19th century? Metropolitan Transit Authority Tammany Hall Wall Street New York Public Library

Which religious hymn, English in origin, is closely associated with the abolitionist movement? "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" "Te Deum" "Amazing Grace" "Doxology"

Which Louisiana governor, famed during the Depression, was nicknamed the "Kingfish"? Bobby Jindal Huey P. Long Russell Long Jimmy Davis

As what did the American patriots who executed the Boston Tea Party disguise themselves? Mohawk Indians British soldiers Policemen King George III

What were the punitive measures passed by the British parliament pass in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party called? Stamp Act Patriot Act Alien and Sedition Act Intolerable Acts

How many lanterns were to be hung in the Old North Church of Boston if the British Army arrived by sea? Two Four Five One

Which Revolutionary War patriot manufactured the copper sheeting used on the hull of the great warship known as "Old Ironsides?" Nathan Hale George Washington Paul Revere Thomas Paine

On which historic site does Robert E. Lee's home, known as the Lee-Custis mansion, now stand? Washington Monument U.S. Capitol Arlington National Cemetery White House

Which U.S. president nominated Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court? Grover Cleveland Ronald Reagan John Quincy Adams Bill Clinton

Which U.S. airport is known by the initials LAX? LaGuardia Airport Leonardo da Vinci Airport Los Angeles International Airport Newark-Liberty International Airport

After which war was the Central Intelligence Agency founded? Revolutionary War World War II Vietnam War Persian Gulf War

Which famous Old West lawman was once a dentist? Doc Holliday Wyatt Earp Virgil Earp Bat Masterson

Which American poet wrote the poem "The Ride of Paul Revere" just before the outbreak of the Civil War? Henry David Thoreau Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Kissinger Henry Adams

Which American city was named in the first tranmission by astronauts from the surface of the moon? Houston New Orleans Washington, D.C. New York

Who was the first American woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador? Ruth Bader Ginsberg Nancy Reagan Ruth Bryan Owen Condoleeza Rice

Which hugely popular child star later went on to serve as a U.S. ambassador? Judy Garland Elizabeth Taylor Rodney Allen Rippy Shirley Temple

Which American sportswoman is considered one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, performing in basketball, track and field and golf? Nancy Williamson Billie Jean King Althea Gibson Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Where was the first major women's rights convention in the United States held in 1848? Reisterstown, Maryland Cornish, New Hampshire Chillicothe, Ohio Seneca Falls, New York

Which famed Hawaiian anthem did the Kingdom of Hawaii's last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani, write? "Aloha Oe" "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" "Hello, Goodbye" "Tiny Bubbles"

Which of these states was not named after a British monarch? Virginia Massachusetts Georgia Maryland

Which infamous gangster protested that he was merely a used furniture dealer in Chicago? Al Capone Joe Bonanno Carlo Gambino Lucky Luciano

Which infamous gangster was deported to Italy in 1946 and died there in 1962, only to be buried in New York City? Carlo Gambino Joey Gallo Lucky Luciano Al Capone

Which word did Alexander Graham Bell want telephone users to adopt by way of greeting? "Bonjour" "Howdy" "Ahoy" "Halloo"

In which African country did the events depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down" occur? Libya Tunisia Uganda Somalia

To which nation was Benjamin Franklin sent as ambassador following the American Revolution? Germany China France Mexico

For which 19th-century U.S. ambassador to Mexico is a popular plant, often seen at Christmas, named? Elijah Wood Louis de Bougainville Joel Poinsett Charles Pine

Which organization has this motto: "Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"? F.B.I. U.S. Postal Service C.I.A. I.R.S.

What was the name of the U.S. pioneers who, when stranded in a snowy mountain pass in 1846, resorted to cannibalism? Tea Party Dahmer Party Pike Party Donner Party

In which state is the Pentagon, the administrative center of the U.S. military, located? Virginia New York Georgia Maryland

Inside of what loop roadway are "Washington insiders" said to live? Grand Trunk Road Periferico Beltway Broadway

Which of these presidents was not killed by an assassin? James Garfield William McKinley Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

What 13-year-long era in American history ended in December 1933? Civil Rights Movement Revolutionary War Reconstruction Prohibition

Who led U.S. government forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Andrew Jackson George Custer Robert E. Lee Sam Houston

What was the slogan of Louisiana governor Huey Long's "Share the Wealth" program during the Great Depression? "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" "Let them eat cake" "A chicken in every pot" "Every man a king"

Which president did an insane man named Charles J. Guiteau shoot on July 2, 1881? Chester Arthur Theodore Roosevelt James Garfield Thomas Jefferson

Which president did an anarchist named Leon F. Czolgosz shoot in 1901? John F. Kennedy William McKinley James Garfield Abraham Lincoln

Which Supreme Court case was the first to declare a law passed by Congress to be unconstitutional? Marbury v. Madison Brown v. Board of Education Plessy v. Ferguson Gibbons v. Ogden

Which Supreme Court case upheld the idea that African Americans should be segregated, so long as they received equal treatment? Brown v. Board of Education Thor Power Tool v. United States Marbury v. Madison Plessy v. Ferguson

Which U.S. Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson to require that public schools be desegregated? Dred Scott v. Sandford Brown v. Board of Education Gibbons v. Ogden Marbury v. Madison

What were extremely wealthy 19th-century industrialists like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould nicknamed? Rough and Readys Jack the Rippers Robber Barons Red Barons

Which U.S. president was nicknamed "Old Hickory" because of his legendary toughness? Jimmy Carter Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Bill Clinton

Which World War II-era American general and future president was nicknamed "Ike?" Matthew Ridgway Lucien V. Truscott George S. Patton Dwight Eisenhower

Which president bore the nickname "Big Bill," so called because he weighed more than 300 pounds? Bill Clinton William Henry Harrison William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson

Which U.S. president said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? Franklin D. Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln George Washington John F. Kennedy

Which U.S. president, in calling for war against Germany, said, "The world must be safe for democracy?" Theodore Roosevelt George Washington John F. Kennedy Woodrow Wilson

On which South Dakota mountain did sculptor Gutzon Borglum carve the faces of four U.S. presidents? Mount Jefferson Mount Rushmore Mount McKinley Mount Wilson

The acquisition of which territory in 1867 was referred to as "Seward's Folly"? Texas Hawaii Alaska California

From which country did the United States acquire what is now Alaska? Germany Russia France Spain

What was the rallying cry of Americans eager to go to war with Spain in order to free Cuba in 1898? "Long live Cuba!" "Remember the Maine!" "Vive l'empereur!" "Down with the kaiser!"

Who wrote the book "Silent Spring," which helped launch the modern environmental movement? Kit Carson Carson Daly Rachel Carson Carson McCullers

Which American holiday, first celebrated in the 1970s, is devoted to the environment? Earth Day Flag Day Mardi Gras May Day

Who wrote the book "The Feminine Mystique," which helped launch the feminist movement in the mid-1960s? Betty Hutton Betty Fussell Betty Friedan Bette Midler

What was the name of the businessman who, in the late 19th century, organized the Standard Oil trust? John D. Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Which president's grandfather was a Boston political boss nicknamed "Honey Fitz" for his charming manner? John F. Kennedy Rutherford B. Hayes George W. Bush Bill Clinton

Which Confederate general's father was a hero of the Revolutionary War, nicknamed "Light-Horse Harry"? Thomas Jonathan Jackson Robert E. Lee Jubal Early Braxton Bragg

Which U.S. president came to power in the Compromise of 1876? Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes William Howard Taft Chester Arthur

In which state was Ronald Reagan, who lived many years in California, born? Illinois Oregon Alaska Hawaii

Which famed general was given the nickname "Black Jack" after commanding African-American soldiers during World War I? Ambrose Burnsides Douglas MacArthur John F. Kennedy John J. Pershing

Which 1794 uprising occurred in Pennsylvania when Congress imposed a tax on certain kinds of liquor? Pontiac's Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Battle of Brandywine Creek

Which animal did Benjamin Franklin depict in a political cartoon urging the colonies to "join or die?" Owl Snake Deer Eagle

Which animal did Benjamin Franklin propose be the symbol of the United States, rather than the eagle? Alligator Owl Bison Turkey

What event occurred on "Black Thursday," October 24, 1929? San Francisco earthquake Stock market collapse "Black Jack" Pershing retired Chicago Black Sox win World Series

Which African-American slave was executed after instigating a slave uprising in Virginia in 1831? Denmark Vesey Dred Scott Nat Turner Sojourner Truth

Which African nation was founded by freed African-American slaves? Liberia Sierra Leone Ghana Ivory Coast

Which African-American woman was active in both the abolitionist and women's rights movements before the Civil War? Sojourner Truth Harriet Beecher Stowe Sally Hemings Vilet Lester

Who was the African-American slave with whom Thomas Jefferson probably had several children? Sojourner Truth Sally Hemings Harriet Tubman Phillis Wheatley

Aboard which ship did slaves famously revolt in 1839? Constitution Mashpee Amistad Bounty

Which runaway slave become an important figure in the struggle for emancipation, including publishing an abolitionist newspaper? Sojourner Truth Dred Scott Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglass

Which African-American activist, a native of Jamaica, advocated the founding of an independent black nation in Africa? Marcus Garvey Frederick Douglass Bob Marley Malcolm X

Which 1787 piece of legislation declared that a slave would be counted as less than one person in the census? Three-Fifths Compromise Crittenden Compromise Missouri Compromise Great Compromise

Which 1947 invention allowed radio sets to become so small that they could be carried by hand? Vacuum tube Capacitor Electrical cord Transistor

Who invented the process of quick-freezing foods that led to a food company bearing his name? Gene Del Monte Sanford Dole Clarence Birdseye General Mills

How long did it take for news of the colonial victory at the Battle of Lexington to reach George Washington in New York? 2 months 4 days 15 minutes 4 hours

Which Scottish immigrant to the United States was famous as a steel magnate and a philanthropist? Andrew Mellon Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller James Buchanan Brady

What was the name of the pioneering photographer who documented many battles of the Civil War? James Buchanan Brady Mathew Brady Ansel Adams Matthew Perry

Which African-American woman was famously fined for refusing to move to the back of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955? Coretta Scott King Sojourner Truth Shirley Chisholm Rosa Parks

Which of these is the tallest monument in the United States? Empire State Building Coit Tower Washington Monument Gateway Arch

In which state can one find Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired? South Carolina Florida New York Virginia

What was the nickname of the federal government employee who secretly provided reporters information about the Watergate scandal? "Big Blue" "Blabbermouth" "Deep Throat" "Big Bertha"

Which state capital is located along the James River, upstream of the colonial settlement called Jamestown? Albany Richmond Trenton Charlotte

Which state capital is located along the Chesapeake Bay? Philadelphia Albany Annapolis Richmond

Which state capital is located along the Hudson River? Springfield Albany Philadelphia Poughkeepsie

What Portuguese navigator and sailor traveled around the world in 1519-1522? Ferdinand Magellan Vasco da Gama Prince Henry the Navigator Christopher Columbus

Which geological feature is named for a British surveyor who drew extensive maps of the Indian subcontinent? Mount Whitney Mount Everest Kilimanjaro Mount Washington

From which African country was gold mined and made into English gold coins of the same name? Guinea Benin Ghana Gabon

Which South American country, colonized by Portugal, has been one of the world's leading suppliers of sugar? Guyana Brazil Argentina Ecuador

Which Pacific island, famed for its prehistoric stone carvings, is known by its inhabitants as Rapa Nui? Easter Island Pitcairn Island Selkirk Island Ascension Island

Which African country was called Rhodesia before it declared independence in 1965? Egypt Benin Zimbabwe South Africa

What was the name of the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with 37 elephants? Hambone Hamilcar Hannibal Hamilton

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Sir Edmund Hillary Roald Amundsen

Who is the only woman to be elected prime minister of Israel? Rachel Mair Goldie Hawn Minnie Marx Golda Meir

Which French monarch was called the "Sun King" for the splendor of his court? Louis XIV Pepin the Short Jacques Chirac Charles Martel

What was the name of the Germanic tribe for whom France is named? Gauls Alemani Visigoths Franks

What was the route of the forced migration of American Indian tribes from the East Coast to what is now Oklahoma in the 1830s called? Trail of Thoughts Trail of Treachery Trail of Tears Trail of Destiny

How many terms, full and partial, did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as president of the United States? 4 1 6 12

What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954? Nemo Challenger Nautilus Enterprise

In which city was the last battle of the War of 1812 fought? New Orleans Nashville Washington, D.C. Toronto

What was the real name of the man who called himself Stalin, which means "made of steel" in Russian? Leon Trotsky Ioseb Dzhugashvili Andrei Bely Joseph Goebbels

In which country was the world's first iron bridge built in 1779? Italy England China India

What was the secret U.S. program that led to the development of the atomic bomb called? Bronx Project Massanutten Project Manhattan Project Broadway Project

Which American movie star married Prince Rainier of Monaco? Grace Kelly Ginger Rogers Betty Grable Anne Hathaway

In which city is the headquarters of the International Criminal Court located? London Seoul Kinshasa The Hague

Which is the only one of the Great Lakes that the United States does not share with Canada? Michigan Huron Ontario Superior

How did Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, arrive in that country? As a tourist As a slave As a missionary As an exchange student

According to widely known myth, which instrument did the Roman emperor Nero play while Rome burned in A.D. 64? Banjo Tambourine Fiddle Guitar

Which famed Russian writer went into exile in the U.S. but returned following the collapse of the U.S.S.R.? Jerzy Kosinski Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Mikhail Sholokov Vladimir Nabokov

Which British queen was married to Prince Albert? Mary Victoria Elizabeth I Anne Boleyn

Which American athlete won the bicycle race called the Tour de France seven times between 1999 and 2005? Florence Joyner Evel Knievel Derek Bonds Lance Armstrong

Which of these state capitals is not named after a U.S. president? Jackson Lansing Lincoln Jefferson City

Which congressional mandate allowed the U.S. president to send combat troops to Vietnam but did not formally declare war? Treaty of Versailles Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bay of Pigs Resolution Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

In which city was the Presidential Mansion located before the White House was built? Atlanta Washington, D.C. New York City Boston

Which vice president was forced to resign from office for tax evasion in 1973? Dick Cheney Dan Quayle Nelson Rockefeller Spiro T. Agnew

In which country did Leonardo da Vinci spend the last years of his life, which might explain why some of his paintings now hang in the Louvre? France England Germany Australia

What is the architectural style of the period of Britain's King George III called? Merovingian Victorian Edwardian Georgian

In which country was ballet developed, largely based on a style of dance popular in the court of King Louis XIV? Italy Russia England France

Who discovered the Hall of Bulls, a rich site of prehistoric art and archaeology in Lascaux Cave, France? A hiker Four boys and a dog A satellite Jacques Cousteau

What is the world's tallest waterfall? Angel Falls Victoria Falls Niagara Falls International Falls

What is the name of the notorious prison that stood on an island in San Francisco Bay and is now part of the U.S. national park system? Alhambra San Quentin Soledad Alcatraz

Until 1931, what was the tallest building in the world? Pantheon Eiffel Tower Flatiron Building Taj Mahal

Which notortious dictator is said to be a fan of American sports and owns a basketball signed by Michael Jordan? Saparmurat Niyazov Robert Mugabe Fidel Castro Kim Jong Il

What is the only major world city to lie on two continents? Beijing Paris Istanbul New York City

Which of these, historically, was not considered a city-state? Washington, D.C. Vatican City Monaco Athens

Who was the first woman to be elected prime minister of Germany? Indira Ghandi Golda Meir Angela Merkel Margaret Thatcher

Which was the only city in the world to have a metropolitan population of 10 million in 1950? Geneva St. Petersberg Dusseldorf New York City

What former Pakistani prime minister was assassinated in 2007 after returning from exile? Benazir Bhutto Indira Gandhi Golda Meir Aung San Suu Kyi

Who, in about 1450, invented a special type of printing press that used moveable metal type? Heinrich Heine Johannes Gutenberg Andreas Springer Leonardo da Vinci

Which of these was a sign of making peace in some American Indian communities? Shooting off fireworks Chopping down a cherry tree Burying a hatchet Tap dancing

What was the name of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne's father, who was notably shorter than his son? Frederick the Great Aethelred the Unready Charles the Bald Pepin the Short

Which famed American woman, born blind and unable to speak, became an important pioneer of the rights of disabled people? Helen Keller Anne Sullivan Charles Gallaudet Laura Ingalls Wilder

Which American author chronicled the life of children on the 19th-century frontier? Jane Austen Anne Tyler Harriet Beecher Stowe Laura Ingalls Wilder

What was the name of the early French people in North America whose descendents were deported to Louisiana and are now called Cajuns? Amish Aztec Acadians Alaskans

Which is the only U.S. state to have once been directly ruled by a king or queen? Nebraska Georgia Hawaii Virginia

Which of these presidents was born in a log cabin? George W. Bush George Washington Abraham Lincoln Jimmy Carter

In which war was penicillin first widely available as an antibiotic for treating wounds? Revolutionary War Vietnam War World War II Civil War

Which California city, settled by Spanish pioneers in the 18th century, was originally called Nuestra Seu00f1ora de los Angeles de la Porciuncula? Los Angeles San Diego Alameda San Anselmo

Approximately how old is the Egyptian hieroglyphic system of writing? 50 years 5,000 years 10,000 years 500 years

On what date did the United States declare itself an independent country? December 7, 1941 July 4, 1776 July 1, 1783 May 1, 1848

What was the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938 called? Antwort Antigua Anschluss Anchorage

The face of which founding father appears on the modern $100 bill? Benjamin Franklin John Hancock George Washington Thomas Jefferson

The face of which founding father appears on the modern $1 bill? John Hancock Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Who was the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury? Paul Volcker Ben Bernanke Judah P. Benjamin Alexander Hamilton

The face of which U.S. president appears on the modern $5 bill? Andrew Johnson Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Harrison

The face of which U.S. president appears on the modern $20 bill? Calvin Coolidge Andrew Johnson Andrew Jackson Rutherford B. Hayes

Which aviation pioneer faced criticism after voicing sympathy with certain aspects of Adolf Hitler's philosophy? Charles Lindbergh Howard Hughes Amelia Earhart Eddie Rickenbacker

Which noted filmmaker was also a pioneering manufacturer of large aircraft, including the so-called Spruce Goose? Charles Lindbergh Howard Hughes Irving Thalberg Orson Welles

Which U.S. general retired with a speech in which he said, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away"? Dwight Eisenhower George C. Marshall Douglas MacArthur John J. Pershing

Which former military leader and U.S. president warned of the dangers of the military-industrial complex? Dwight Eisenhower George H. W. Bush George Washington John F. Kennedy

Which singer first became popular in the early 1960s for his protest songs such as "The Times They Are A-Changing?" Ed Sanders Paul Simon Bob Dylan Paul Anka

What was outlawed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1631 following several devastating fires? Matches Gasoline Wooden chimneys Barbecue pits

What, literally, did Jay Gould invent that set him on the road to becoming a multimillionaire industrialist? An automobile A cure for baldness An automatic dishwasher A better mousetrap

Which U.S. president was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University? George W. Bush Bill Clinton George Washington Millard Fillmore

Which policy did the Truman Doctrine of 1947 articulate in the Cold War fight against communism? Surrender Appeasement Mutually assured destruction Containment

What iconic amusement park opened in Anaheim, California, in the summer of 1955? Magic Mountain Disneyworld Six Flags Over Texas Disneyland

Which president met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in a series of talks to reduce nuclear weapons? Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter Barack Obama

Who was the first U.S. president to be born after World War II? Barack Obama Bill Clinton Richard Nixon George W. Bush

Which former U.S. vice president won an Academy Award in 2006 for best documentary film? Dan Quayle Spiro Agnew Joe Biden Al Gore

Which of these presidents had no formal education at all? Bill Clinton Andrew Jackson Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy

Who was the only U.S. president to be elected by a unanimous vote of the Electoral College? Franklin D. Roosevelt Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln George Washington

Who was the only president who did not live in Washington, D.C., during his presidency? Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison Theodore Roosevelt

What animals, brought from the West during the Lewis and Clark expedition, did Thomas Jefferson keep on the White House lawn? Turkeys Bears Ocelots Rattlesnakes

Which first lady's brother fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War? Julia Grant Mary Todd Lincoln Martha Jefferson Martha Washington

Which Chinese leader's widow was sentenced to death as a member of the Gang of Four? Mao Zedong Sun Yat-Sen Jiang Zemin Zhou Enlai

In which U.S. state was polygamy legal until 1890? Hawaii Virginia Utah New York

Which noted U.S. food company declared in 1896 that it made "57 varieties" of products--even though it really made many more? Nestle Hershey Heinz Baskin-Robbins

Whose books were first banned from schools in 1905, prompting him to say, "I wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' for adults exclusively?" Allen Ginsberg Edgar Allan Poe Herman Melville Mark Twain

Which crime was Italian immigrant Charles Ponzi convicted of committing in the 1920s? Fraud Murder Arson Kidnapping

Which Union general is best known for his "March to the Sea"? William Tecumseh Sherman Abner Doubleday Phil Sheridan Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the first president to learn to drive an automobile? Warren Harding Ronald Reagan Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

Which crime-fighting organization first issued its "Ten Most Wanted Criminals" list in 1950? FBI BBC CIA OSS

Which renowned U.S. general and future president's mother was a pacifist and refused to allow him to read books about war as a child? William Tecumseh Sherman Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower Norman Schwarzkopf

Which U.S. president became the first and only president to ever resign from office in August 1974? Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Millard Fillmore George W. Bush

What was peanut farmer Jimmy Carter's brother Billy allergic to? Peanuts Carrots Fame Beer

Whose State of the Union address from 1995 was, at one hour and twenty minutes, the longest such address ever made? George W. Bush George H. W. Bush Barack Obama Bill Clinton

Which future U.S. president played a wounded American soldier in the 1949 film "The Hasty Heart?" Herbert Hoover Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Harry Truman

In which city was the first apartment building to take up a full city block built in 1909? Montreal Los Angeles New York City London

What is the name of baseball's most famous poem, written by Ernest Thayer in the early 1900s? "Take Me out to the Ball Game" "Casey at the Bat" "Batman" "Strike Three"

What were the South Vietnamese Communist fighters informally called? Viet Lao Viet Minh Viet Mam Viet Cong

Which foreign capital did U.S. troops occupy in March 2003? Vientiane London Khartoum Baghdad

In which city was the U.S. embassy occupied by student protestors in 1979 and 1980? Toronto Baghdad Buenos Aires Tehran

What were "Whigs" and "Tories" in 18th-century England? Clothing styles Political parties Flowers Carriage models

In which country was Adolf Hitler, the German dictator, born? France Austria Switzerland England

What words did Samuel Morse send by telegraph from Baltimore, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., in 1844? "Don't Give up the Ship" "What Hath God Wrought" "Come Here, Watson, I Need You" "The Eagle has landed"

Who fought against Muhammad Ali in the boxing match billed as the "Fight of the Century"? George Foreman Max Baer Sonny Liston Joe Frazier

Who directed the 1930 antiwar film "All Quiet on the Western Front?" Lewis Milestone Ron Howard Steven Spielberg King Vidor

What was Diana Spencer, the Princess of Wales, affectionately called by the British? Hi Di Lady Di Lady Godiva Lady Madonna

In what year was America named for the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci? 1507 1800 1620 1492

For what crime was Mary Surratt executed in 1865? Jaywalking Treason Conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln Spying for the Confederacy

Which Caribbean nation achieved independence from France following a slave revolt? Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Belize

In which vehicle did John Jeffries and J.P. Blanchard cross the English Channel in 1785? Hovercraft Balloon Schooner Kayak

Who was the first baseball player to break Babe Ruth's career home run record? Hank Aaron Barry Bonds Pete Rose Joe DiMaggio

How many films did 1950s star James Dean appear in before losing his life in an automobile crash? 15 100 3 1

From what substance did Michelangelo carve his famous sculpture "David?" Wood Bronze Glass Marble

Which U.S. president established the CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency? Thomas Jefferson George H. W. Bush Harry Truman Ronald Reagan

Which U.S. president was once the head of the Central Intelligence Agency? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton

Who was Pancho Villa? A Spanish film star An Uruguayan cowboy An Argentinean equestrian A Mexican revolutionary

What is the name of the calendar we use today? Julian Ordovician Darwinian Gregorian

During which war was Valley Forge a winter military encampment? Vietnam War Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War

Which famed boxer was called the "Brown Bomber"? Joe Walcott Max Schelling Muhammad Ali Joe Louis

Which New York street was famed for its music publishing industry? Tin Pan Alley Mulberry Street The Bowery Spring Street

Adolf Hitler's headquarters on the Russian Front in World War II shared a name with what monster of filmdom? Invisible Man Werewolf Vampire Zombie

Which characteristic do Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush all share? Color-blindness Near-sightedness Left-handedness Age

In the days of silent film, who was known as "America's sweetheart?" Carole Lombard W.C. Fields Shirley Temple Mary Pickford

Which foodstuff did the Spanish keep secret from other Europeans for more than half a century before allowing it to be traded? Chocolate Tomato Sugar Potato

On whose show did the Beatles famously appear in February 1964? Frank Sinatra Ed Sullivan Dave Garroway Tony Bennett

Which famed baseball player had a lifetime average of .340 and never missed a game in almost 14 years? Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Ty Cobb Randy Johnson

What was the name of the popular radio channel that broadcast news and music from the U.S. to countries behind the Iron Curtain? Voice of America BBC NPR Pirate Radio

Which popular automobile was first built in Nazi Germany in 1936 by designer Ferdinand Porsche? Toyota BMW Volkswagen Audi

In which mountain range was the Inca Empire located? Alleghenies Alps Andes Rockies

Which cowboy movie star once owned the California Angels baseball team? Roy Rogers Chuck Connors Gene Autry Ronald Reagan

Which African-American composer and performer was known as the "King of Ragtime"? Muddy Waters Scott Joplin Jimi Hendrix W.C. Handy

Who built the first film studio in the United States? Irving Thalberg Thomas Edison David Geffen Louis B. Mayer

Before becoming a railroad tycoon, what kind of company did Cornelius Vanderbilt build? Streetcar Steamship Automobile Stagecoach

In which city would you find the Brickyard, the site of a 500-mile-long automobile race inaugurated in 1909? Ames Denver Indianapolis Sacramento

What was signed at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, ending World War I? The surrender of Italy A truce between Russia and Finland An armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers A lease on the battlefield

With which literary and philosophical movement is Ralph Waldo Emerson most closely associated? Transcendentalism Nihilism Zoroastrianism Pointillism

Which popular hero did the American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs create in 1914? Johnny Appleseed Batman Superman Tarzan

Which American product was initially marketed as "an esteemed brain tonic and intellectual beverage"? Coca-Cola Schweppes Tonic Water Maxwell House Coffee Canada Dry Ginger Ale

Which film temptress once reputedly said, "Come up and see me sometime"? Carol Channing Martha Ray Jean Harlow Mae West

Which baseball team was Arnold Rothstein accused of using to fix the 1919 World Series? Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Washington Senators

In which East Coast city did the Los Angeles Dodgers play before moving west in 1958? Boston Biloxi Binghamton Brooklyn

Which Egyptian queen committed suicide at the age of 39 by snakebite? Hatshepsut Cleopatra Faroukh Nefertiti

The Soviet Union's invasion of which country caused some 60 nations to withdraw from the 1980 Olympic Games? Poland Afghanistan Hungary The United States

Which public figure does Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River, honor? W.H. Hoover Robert Hoover J. Edgar Hoover Herbert Hoover

Which American author wrote "Elmer Gantry," "Babbitt" and other critiques of society? Sinclair Lewis Kurt Vonnegut John Steinbeck Edgar Allen Poe

Which American author wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden," chronicling rural life in California? John Steinbeck Sinclair Lewis Upton Sinclair Kurt Vonnegut

Which political movement adopted the swastika, an ancient symbol for the sun, as its emblem? Nihilism Communism Nazism Veganism

What was the nickname of the Depression-era outlaw born Charles Arthur Floyd? "Scarface" "Pretty Boy" "Little Caesar" "Baby Face"

From which country did the Pennsylvania Dutch, who call themselves "Deutsch," immigrate? Canada Germany Dahomey Denmark

What did Elisha G. Otis invent in 1852? The jet engine The safety elevator Football The interlacing ock

What nation was the first to use the decimal monetary system but not the decimal measurement system? England The United States Saudi Arabia Thailand

What was the nickname of U.S. Senator Thomas P. O'Neill, who insisted, "All politics is local"? "Tubby" "Tap" "Timmy" "Tip"

Which U.S. technology firm built Deep Blue, the computer that beat world champion chess master Garry Kasparov in 1996? Dell Apple Microsoft IBM

Which U.S. swimmer won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympic Games? Melissa Belote Greg Evegan Mark Spitz Michael Phelps

Which U.S. president wrote a book called "Profiles in Courage"? Jimmy Carter John Adams John F. Kennedy John Quincy Adams

Which U.S. president wrote a memoir called "Keeping Faith"? Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Jimmy Carter

Which East Coast airport is named after a former U.S. secretary of state? Ronald Reagan International Airport La Guardia Airport Dulles International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport

Which historic stagecoach and transport company evolved into a bank? Pony Express Chase Manhattan Wells-Fargo AT&SF Railroad

Which now-famous character did Walt Disney's first animated cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," feature? Donald Duck Mortimer Snerd Clarabella the Cow Mickey Mouse

What was the name of the Polish labor group that, beginning in the late 1970s, challenged Communist rule? Solidity Solitude Solarity Solidarity

Why did British sailors have the nickname "Limey"? They came from Lyme Regis Their ships were made of limestone They wore lime green uniforms They drank lime juice to prevent scurvy

What did Elias Howe invent in 1846 that transformed the textile industry? Sewing machine Coal shuttle Loom Cotton gin

Which inventor was an important figure in the early cotton industry in the United States? Cyrus McCormick Thomas Edison Nicola Tesla Eli Whitney

What job did Will Rogers have before emerging as a popular humorist and performer in the 1920s? Accountant Sharpshooter Pilot Cowboy

At which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbor located? Kauai Hawaii Oahu Molokai

In which historic event did G. Gordon Liddy and John Dean play important roles? Battle of Little Bighorn Watergate War of 1812 Cuban Missile Crisis

Who did Dwight D. Eisenhower twice defeat in presidential races? Adlai Stevenson William Howard Taft George Wallace Roger Banister

Which presidential candidate in 1972 had years before insisted, "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever"? George McGovern Wendell Wilkie George C. Wallace Richard Nixon

For which record company did the Funk Brothers record hit after hit - though never appearing by that name? Capitol EMI Motown Decca

Which record company did Turkish immigrant Ahmet Ertegun found in New York City in 1947? Motown Atlantic Decca Sun

At which Memphis recording studio did Sam Phillips help Elvis Presley make his earliest hits? Record City Motown Stax Records Sun Records

Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam during much of the Vietnam War? Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai Ho Chi Minh Nguyen Cao Ky

Which film star was on U.S. President Richard Nixon's so-called enemies' list? Mae West Hedda Hopper Paul Newman Groucho Marx

Which famed film star was a vocal supporter of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? Mae West Jane Fonda Donald Sutherland John Wayne

In which Alfred Hitchcock movie do spies, a biplane and Mount Rushmore appear? "The Birds" "Vertigo" "Psycho" "North by Northwest"

What kind of animal appeared on the Revolutionary War banner bearing the words "Don't tread on me"? Rattlesnake Eagle Bear Lion

Which state, before joining the Union, was known as the Bear Republic and still has a bear on its flag today? Alabama Nevada California New Mexico

According to folklore, what baseball tradition originated with President William Howard Taft in 1910? Seventh-inning snitch Seventh-inning stretch Seventh-inning slouch Seventh-inning speech

Which singer's hit album "Thriller" in 1983 was one of the best-selling records of all time? Diana Ross Shakira Linda Ronstadt Michael Jackson

Which popular singer is descended from German and Mexican immigrants to the United States? Charo Linda Ronstadt Ricky Martin Jose Feliciano

What did American pilots refer to as "ack-ack" during World War II? Anti-aircraft fire Atomic fallout Affirmative orders Acerbic comments

In which Washington Irving story does the protagonist sleep straight through the American Revolution"? "Rip Van Winkle" "The Alhambra" "The Last of the Mohicans" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Which American novelist wrote about life in the Great Plains and Southwest in books such as "O Pioneers!" and "My Antonia"? Washington Irving Willa Cather Mark Twain John Steinbeck

Which satirical 1961 novel by Joseph Heller painted a dark, surrealist picture of American aviators in World War II? "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Something Happened" "The Painted Bird" "Catch-22"

Which 1960 Harper Lee novel exposed the legacy of racism in the South? "Manchild in the Promised Land" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Native Son" "Go Tell it on the Mountain"

Which noted artist began publishing "Birds of America" in 1827? John Singleton Copley John James Audubon Charles Willson Peale Rembrandt van Peale

Which musical form, traced to the late 19th century, is considered to be uniquely American? Chanson Jazz Reggae Folk

In which city was the Flatiron Building, an early steel skyscraper, erected in 1902? Toledo New York City Buffalo Chicago

What Washington, D.C., work of architecture was completed in 1990 after having been begun 83 years earlier? National Cathedral Tidal Basin Vietnam Memorial Roosevelt Memorial

In which country did the Taliban take power in 1996? Hindustan Uzbekistan Kurdistan Afghanistan

Which U.S. volcano erupted in 1980 after lying dormant for more than 123 years? Mount McKinley Mount Rainier Mount Saint Helens Mount Hood

What did an Oklahoma City grocery store owner invent in 1937 in order to increase sales? Cash register Shopping cart Carousel Refrigerator

Who released "Thriller," the best-selling album in the history of popular music, in 1982? Shakira Janet Jackson Michael Jackson Tito Jackson

What young Jewish girl kept a now-famous diary while in hiding from the Nazis during World War II? Ann Bancroft Anne Sullivan Anne Carson Anne Frank

What former British colony was returned to China in 1997? Xinjiang Hong Kong Tibet Shanghai

What are the English settlers who arrived in the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts in 1620 called? Pietists Pilgrims Partisans Patrollers

In which country did the infamous Bataan Death March of U.S. prisoners of war occur? Japan Australia The Philippines Germany

Which American city is known as the center of the country music industry? Detroit Atlanta San Francisco Nashville

Which constitutional principle did the 1735 trial of newspaper publisher John Zenger help establish? Freedom of religion Freedom of assembly Freedom of the press Freedom of movement

Which of these U.S. presidents once served as governor of Texas? George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Andrew Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson

Which was the first state admitted to the Union following the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? Ohio Virginia New York Texas

What automobile manufacturer paid his workers twice the prevailing wage in 1914? Karl Daimler Ransom Olds Ishigo Toyoda Henry Ford

Who, in 1929, was the first person to fly over the South Pole? Sven Hedin Charles Lindbergh Matthew Peary Richard Byrd

Who, in 800, was crowned the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? Julius Caesar Charles De Gaulle Charlemagne Charles Martel

What leader of the Free French government was in exile during World War II? Queen Wilhelmina Charles De Gaulle Marshal Foch Nicolas Sarkozy

What was Henry Hudson looking for when he sailed into the bay that bear his name? Whales Northwest Passage Oil Gold

Which of these battles ended the reign of the French Emperor Napoleon I in 1815? Battle of Nile Battle of Bulge Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Waterloo

On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled in 1815? Saint Helena Devil's Island Ascension Easter Island

In which German city were the trials of Nazi officials for World War II crimes conducted? Berlin Bonn Nuremberg Potsdam

What are journalists who exposed government corruption during the "Gilded Age" called? Know-Nothings Muckers Muckrakers Mugwumps

To which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong before joining the Republican Party in 1854? Democratic Whig Green Federalist

Which U.S. city was the site of looting and riots in 1992, related to Rodney King's court case? San Francisco Phoenix Los Angeles Reno

Who is famous for nailing his 95 Theses to a church, at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in Europe? Grigory Rasputin Martin Luther John Paul II Billy Graham

Which kind of building was often the home of impoverished immigrants in 19th-century New York? Tenement Cloister Wharf High-rise

Which controversial act was part of the Compromise of 1850? Reconstruction Act Fugitive Slave Law Emancipation Proclamation Alaska's annexation

What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense call on American colonists to do? Honor the monarchy Accept Parliamentary rule Surrender Declare independence

Which disease proved instrumental in the collapse of the Aztec and Inca empires? Heart disease Tuberculosis Polio Smallpox

Who served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787? John Hancock John Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Which founding father was governor of Virginia during the Revolutionary War? Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Monroe

Which body of water separating Alaska from Russia was once a land bridge between North America and Asia? Torres Strait Strait of Hormuz Bering Strait Magellan Strait

What 19th-century Massachusetts educator is considered the founder of the U.S. public school system? Horace Greeley Elizabeth Cady Stanton Horace Mann Melvil Dewey

What U.S. vice president resigned from office after being charged with corruption and accepting bribes? Henry Wallace Spiro T. Agnew John Quincy Adams Harry S. Truman

Which popular food item was renamed "liberty cabbage" after the United States went to war with Germany in 1917? Pickles Cole slaw Sauerkraut Knockwurst

Which writer was briefly jailed for his opposition to the U.S. war with Mexico? Louisa May Alcott Henry David Thoreau Herman Melville Walt Whitman

Which waterway did Great Britain and France seize in 1956, against Dwight D. Eisenhower's protests? St. Lawrence Seaway Suez Canal Panama Canal Erie Canal

Who founded the chain of missions that extends along the California coast from San Diego to San Francisco? American gold-seekers Lewis & Clark Russian whalers Franciscan priests

In which present-day state did the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon supposedly find a "fountain of youth"? Virginia Tennessee Florida Texas

What did George Washington supposedly do to cause him to say, "I cannot tell a lie"? Told a fib Stole a coin Shot a soldier Felled a tree

What 1862 law opened up lands in the American West to settlement, encouraging Americans to migrate westward? Emancipation Proclamation Missouri Compromise Stamp Act Homestead Act

In which range is Mount Rushmore, with its huge carvings of four U.S. presidents, located? Ozark Mountains Black Hills Appalachian Mountains Cheviot Hills

In which modern state was George Washington born? Maryland Virginia Delaware Pennsylvania

Which president, in 1936, won the office by the largest electoral landslide in U.S. history? Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Alf Landon

Which ancient city did the German explorer Heinrich Schliemann excavate for gold in the late 19th century? Ithaca Cairo Troy Rome

What modern country were the Persians trying to conquer in the Persian Wars of antiquity? Italy Egypt Greece Spain

Which ancient Greek city-state is considered the birthplace of modern democracy? Athens Sparta Corinth Megara

Which Italian people, whose name is represented in the word "Tuscany," ruled as kings of ancient Rome for nearly 100 years? Samnites Etruscans Lombards Oscans

Which date is traditionally considered to constitute the fall of the Roman Empire? 476 1675 64 600

What do we call the medieval political system in which political power came with land ownership? Fascism Monarchism Territorialism Feudalism

In which modern country did the Renaissance begin? Russia Hungary England Italy

Which is the word for scholars of the Renaissance period who revived the ancient Greek and Latin classics? Hominids Humanitarians Humanoids Humanists

Who wrote The Divine Comedy, which is considered the greatest literary work of the Middle Ages? Michelangelo Buonarroti Bertrand de Born Dante Alighieri William Shakespeare

Which is a 16th-century series of revolts that divided Western Christianity between Protestantism and Catholicism? Restitution Reformation Renaissance Restoration

Which English king broke away from the Catholic Church after being refused permission to divorce? Charles II Richard III Henry VIII Henry V

What is the Catholic Church's campaign to crush Protestantism in Europe called? Counter-Reformation Counterpoint Counterattack Crusades

Who did George Washington appoint as the first chief justice of the United States? William Howard Taft John Marshall John Jay William Rehnquist

What was the period following the Civil War called, in reference to the rebuilding of the defeated Confederacy? Republicanism Restitution Reconstruction Reformation

In which state did the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island occur in 1979? California Texas Montana Pennsylvania

What was the early 20th century anti-alcohol movement in the U.S. called? Permission Proscription Prediction Prohibition

What famed anti-alcohol activist carried a hatchet with her, using it to break open beer barrels? Aimee Semple McPherson Carry Nation Elizabeth Cady Stanton Carrie Fisher

Which president's White House was nicknamed Camelot, a reference to the court of the ancient British King Arthur? Jimmy Carter Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon

Which U.S. president installed solar-power panels atop the White House in 1979? Ronald Reagan Gerald R. Ford Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter

Which of these animals did Spanish soldiers introduce to American Indian peoples in the late 15th century? Dog Passenger pigeon Horse Bison

Which of these foods did Spanish conquistadors take to Europe from South America? Coffee Lettuce Tomato Radish

Which U.S. president had the nickname "Honest Abe"? Abraham Lincoln Martin Van Buren F. Murray Abraham Andrew Jackson

In which modern country is the ancient land called Mesopotamia located? Iraq Greenland Israel Syria

In which modern country is the ancient land that the Romans called Gaul located? France Greece Libya Russia

From which continent did the Moors come to conquer Spain in 711? Africa Asia North America Australia

Which was the last nation in the Americas to declare slavery illegal? Brazil Mexico United States Greenland

In which city did a great fire that was supposedly started by a cow occur in 1871? Buffalo Toronto Chicago Detroit

From which language are California place names such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and Alameda taken? Spanish Italian Russian French

From which language are Michigan place names such as Detroit, Grosse Pointe and Marquette taken? Spanish German Russian French

Which language was spoken by the founders of New Orleans, Louisiana? Norwegian French Gaelic Chinese

In the colonial era, before newspapers, what was the title of the person who called out the news to the neighbors? Town jester Town caller Town crier Village idiot

What was the longest war in history? World War II Thirty Years' War Vietnam War Hundred Years' War

Which disease did Captain James Cook help combat by feeding his sailors citrus fruits? Measles Tuberculosis Scurvy Polio

What did President Lyndon B. Johnson declare war on in 1964? Poverty Polio Soviet Union North Vietnam

What kind of majority did Richard Nixon claim was his greatest support as president? Silent White Blue-collar Wealthy

Which symbol was typically emblazoned on a pirate flag? Star Hammer and sickle Crescent moon Skull and crossbones

Where is the Amundsen-Scott Station located, commemorating two of the area's explorers? Antarctica Greenland Australia Namibia

To which modern country did Great Britain exile some 165,000 convicted criminals between 1787 and 1850? Ireland Canada Denmark Australia

In which country were 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days, beginning in 1979? Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan Iran

On what day do Americans celebrate their declaration of independence from Great Britain? 24-Nov 15-Apr 25-Dec 4-Jul

What African-American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, supposedly infuriating Adolf Hitler? Jack Johnson Althea Gibson Joe Louis Jesse Owens

What National Football League running back holds the record for most career yards rushed? O.J. Simpson Marshall Faulk Jim Brown Emmitt Smith

Which Philadelphia seamstress is widely credited with sewing the first official flag of the United States? Betsy Jones Betsy Ross Betty Crocker Bootsy Collins

Who refused to attend Charles and Diana's 1981 wedding because of a dispute over the ownership of Gibraltar? King of France King of Portugal King of Monaco King of Spain

With which ocean does the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, join the Caribbean Sea? Arctic Atlantic Pacific Southern

Which town in the Old West was the jurisdiction of lawman Wyatt Earp? Tombstone Dodge City Wichita Reno

What issue did hundreds of women meet about at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848? Abortion Traffic problems Women's rights Prohibition

What Cherokee Indian reformer developed a written alphabet for the language of his people? Handsome Lake Sequoyah Sitting Bull Tecumseh

What legendary Greek slave created now-famous fables about animals? Aesop Aristophanes Romulus Socrates

Which British pop band was known as the Fab Four? The Rolling Stones The Beatles The Who The Monkees

On which island did a British ship sent to rescue the Jamestown Colony break apart? Jamaica Sumatra Greenland Bermuda

Who was the first commissioner of Major League Baseball? Willie Mays Babe Ruth A. Bartlett Giamatti Kennesaw Mountain Landis

What daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn became queen of England? Diana Spencer Elizabeth I Anne of Cleves Mary Tudor

Which U.S. president was the only one who DID NOT represent a political party? George Washington George W. Bush Calvin Coolidge Thomas Jefferson

Which U.S. president was the only one in history to run unopposed? George Washington Chester Arthur James K. Polk John Adams

Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.? Samuel Adams George Washington John F. Kennedy Thomas Jefferson

As of 2010, who, at 5'4", was the shortest U.S. president? James Madison Chester Arthur Abraham Lincoln Calvin Coolidge

Which U.S. president spoke Dutch at home with his wife? Thomas Jefferson Martin Van Buren Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt

Which U.S. president was the first to be born after World War II? Bill Clinton Barack Obama George W. Bush Jimmy Carter

Which U.S. president was the first to be born in the 20th century? Barack Obama George H.W. Bush John F. Kennedy Bill Clinton

Which U.S. president was the first to wear a beard? Grover Cleveland Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant

Which U.S. president established the first national park? George H.W. Bush Warren G. Harding Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Jackson

Which now-annual holiday tradition did Rutherford B. Hayes establish at the White House during his presidency? Caroling Cookie baking Easter egg hunt Halloween costume contest

What did the so-called "nativists" of 19th-century America oppose? American Indians Immigration Slavery Smoking

Which U.S. president dedicated the Statue of Liberty in 1886? Ronald Reagan Woodrow Wilson Ulysses S. Grant Grover Cleveland

Which U.S. president coined the term "White House," using it instead of "Executive Mansion"? Franklin Pierce George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Warren G. Harding

Which U.S. president was the first American and the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Theodore Roosevelt Barack Obama Abraham Lincoln George Washington

In which state is Abraham Lincoln's tomb located? Kentucky Illinois Indiana Ohio

In which state is George Washington's tomb located? Virginia Washington New York North Carolina

In which state is Thomas Jefferson's tomb located? Washington New Jersey Virginia Tennessee

Which state's capital is named for Thomas Jefferson? Virginia Missouri Alabama Hawaii

Which U.S. president served as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II? John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower George H.W. Bush Richard M. Nixon

Which U.S. president was the only one to serve as a military officer in both World War I and World War II? Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt Warren G. Harding George W. Bush

Which U.S. president, while a college student, suffered a football injury playing against sports great Jim Thorpe? Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Bill Clinton

Who was the first U.S. president to name an African American to his Cabinet? Barack Obama Lyndon B. Johnson George Washington Ulysses S. Grant

Which U.S. president taught school in Texas before entering politics? George W. Bush Lyndon B. Johnson George H.W. Bush Andrew Jackson

Who was the first U.S. president to visit China? Rutherford B. Hayes Franklin D. Roosevelt Richard M. Nixon Theodore Roosevelt

Who was the oldest U.S. president at the time of his inauguration? Thomas Jefferson Ronald Reagan Chester Arthur Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first U.S. president to have won two Grammy Awards before entering office? Barack Obama Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Harry Truman

Which nation invaded Afghanistan in 1979, causing the United States to boycott the Olympic Games? Iran China Soviet Union Germany

Which mythological creature's statue stands guard over the Great Pyramids of Egypt? Cerberus Circe Sphinx Harpy

What ancient Peruvian civilization built the mountain city called Machu Picchu? Cherokee Maya Aztec Inca

Which Russian city was under Nazi siege for more than 900 days during World War II? Leningrad Kiev Vladivostok Moscow

Which country's flag flies over Gibraltar, in southern Spain? United Kingdom France Spain Morocco

What is the huge plaza at the center of Moscow, Russia, called? Berkeley Square Tiananmen Square Temple Square Red Square

What is the huge plaza at the center of Beijing, China, called? Palace Square White Square Tiananmen Square Red Square

What is the complex of former imperial palaces and offices in Beijing, China, known to foreigners as? Lost City Forbidden City Forgotten City Red City

During which war does Gone with the Wind take place? Civil War Spanish American War Revolutionary War World War I

In which country, torn by revolution and civil war, is the classic film Doctor Zhivago set? Finland Spain United States Russia

Which was the first book to be set in type in a European language? The Odyssey Don Quixote The Aeneid The Bible

Which city's founding is chronicled in the epic poem The Aeneid? Oslo Rome Athens Paris

What was the name of the magician who worked wonders at the court of King Arthur? David Copperfield Merlin Mongo Mandrake

Which sliding event returned to the Winter Olympics in 2002 after a 54-year absence? Luge Skeleton Bobsled Telemark

Which luxury automobile takes its name from the French founder of the city of Detroit, Michigan? Lexus Lamborghini Cadillac Rolls-Royce

On the shores of what island nation did the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion occur in April 1961? Dominican Republic Jamaica Iceland Cuba

Which country is the world's only surviving grand duchy, a land ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess? Vatican City Andorra San Marino Luxembourg

What is the world's smallest country? Luxembourg Vatican City Monaco Liechtenstein

Who is the ruler of Vatican City, the world's smallest country? French president Italian king U.S. president Pope

Which country is known for its red-coated police officers called Mounties? United States Canada United Kingdom China

What international law-enforcement organization was founded in 1923? Mossad KGB FBI Interpol

Which was the only vulnerable part of the Greek warrior hero Achilles' body, according to ancient legend? Neck Heel Shoulder Torso

What famed explorer was set adrift by a rebellious crew in a body of water that bears his name? Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson Sebastian Cabot Francis Drake

In which industry did the American tycoon John D. Rockefeller make his fortune? Plastics Oil Banking Aviation

Which pioneering American women's rights advocate is depicted on a dollar coin? Gloria Steinem Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Bella Abzug

In which modern country did Joan of Arc once lead a rebellion against the invading English? Greece Sweden France Andorra

In which American city was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in 1968? Albuquerque Birmingham Memphis New York

Which language do the citizens of San Marino, the world's oldest republic, speak? Bhutanese German Norwegian Italian

Which railroad line, completed in 1916 and extending nearly 5,000 miles, is the longest in the world? Trans-Canada Trans-Siberian Orient Express Sunset Limited

Which U.S. city is nicknamed the Mile-High City? Denver Sacramento Juneau Chicago

What kind of spy plane was Francis Gary Powers flying when he was shot down over Russia in 1960? U-2 Concorde Stealth Bomber Tardis

Which date is inscribed on the tablet the Statue of Liberty holds in her left hand? April 12, 1861 7-Dec-41 January 1, 1800 July 4, 1776

Who, in 1963, became the first African-American man to win an Academy Award? Denzel Washington Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby Morgan Freeman

In which Canadian city did the 2010 Winter Olympics take place? Toronto Churchill Vancouver Halifax

What Paris prison did French revolutionaries storm in 1789, in an event still commemorated on July 14? Arc de Triomphe Les Invalides Monte Cristo Bastille

Which U.S. state was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845? Vermont Texas California Oregon

Which item of clothing lent its name to a series of riots in California in 1942? Handkerchief Fedora Zoot suit Sombrero

Which U.S. president engineered the Camp David Accords in 1978? George W. Bush Herbert Hoover Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan

Which was the largest port in colonial New England? Boston Portsmouth New York Providence

What group of people was the colony of Georgia originally intended to house? Textile workers Traders Miners Debtors

What religious group first settled in colonial Pennsylvania? Jews Quakers Roman Catholics Shakers

What religious group first settled in colonial Massachusetts? Quakers Presbyterians Puritans Mennonites

Which iconic U.S. structure was set on fire by British soldiers during the War of 1812? Statue of Liberty Independence Hall Brooklyn Bridge White House

Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Millard Fillmore Abraham Lincoln James K. Polk Ulysses S. Grant

Which of these countries was NOT a U.S. opponent during World War II? Italy Japan Mexico Germany

Where did George Washington's army spend the winter of 1777-1778? Long Island Baltimore Morristown Valley Forge

Which of these men conspired with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln? John Hale William Seward Andrew Johnson Lewis Powell

Which Civil War general is featured on the $50 bill? James Longstreet Robert E. Lee George Meade Ulysses S. Grant

What color were the jackets worn by the British Army during the Revolutionary War? Blue Red Green Orange

What color were the uniforms worn by Union soldiers during the Civil War? Blue Red Orange Green

Which of these Civil War battles was fought in the state of Pennsylvania? Charleston Gettysburg Chancellorsville Manassas

In which city did the famous "tea party" that led up to the American Revolution take place? Philadelphia Dover Boston New York

Which city's automotive industry form an important part of the U.S. economy throughout the 20th century? Dallas Detroit San Francisco New York

At what Kentucky military installation are U.S. gold reserves kept? Fort Paducah Fort Campbell Fort Knox Fort Hood

Who was the captain of the Golden Hind, which sailed around the world in the 16th century? Christopher Columbus John Cabot Henry Hudson Francis Drake

Which of these awards is the highest U.S. military honor? Distinguished Service Medal Medal of Honor Purple Heart Distinguished Flying Cross

What was Buffalo Bill's last name, which is now also the name of a town in Wyoming? Cody Oakley Horne Hickok

Which famed king of the Huns ruled from 434 to 453? Attila Genghis Khan Hannibal Caesar

Which city was the capital of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire? Constantinople Paris Belgrade Rome

Which is the name of the presidential retreat in the Maryland mountains, once known as Shangri-La? White House North Rose Garden Monticello Camp David

What is the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps, which means "always faithful" in Latin? Sic semper tyrannis Astra per aspera Semper fidelis Sic transit mundi

Which two countries lie on either side of the strategically important Khyber Pass? Pakistan and India Russia and China Afghanistan and Russia Afghanistan and Pakistan

Which was the northernmost of the overland trails available to American pioneers traveling to the Far West? Canadian Trail Mormon Trail Oregon Trail Santa Fe Trail

Which president sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their historic expedition in 1804? James Monroe Thomas Jefferson George Washington John Adams

What was the name of the Roman governor of Judea who oversaw the trial of Jesus Christ? Pontius Pilate Belisarius Julius Caesar Tarquinius

Which continent has long been home to more than half the world's people? Europe Asia South America North America

What king of ancient Greek legend was said to be able to turn anything he touched into gold? Croesus Midas Minos Pericles

In which present-day country was the Berlin Wall located? Russia Germany France Norway

Which country surrounds the European republic of San Marino? Italy Denmark Russia Germany

In which city did Benjamin Franklin once form a fire department? Trenton Scranton Boston Philadelphia

What did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774? Penicillin Germs Oxygen Polio vaccine

What was the name of the U.S. bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945? Enola Gay Excelsior Enterprise Spirit of St. Louis

Which U.S. president traveled to Ireland to visit relatives in 1963? Calvin Coolidge George H.W. Bush Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy

Which is the only building in the United Kingdom that the monarch may not enter? House of Commons Buckingham Palace House of Lords Tower of London

Which American author wrote a long book of poems called Leaves of Grass? Walt Whitman Wallace Stevens Edgar Allan Poe Vachel Lindsay

What survey line is known as the North-South dividing line in the United States? 40th Parallel Mason-Dixon Line Tropic of Capricorn Prime Meridian

Which of the following correctly describes the Washington Monument? Pentagon Triangle Obelisk Freeform

What street is known as the center of the American finance industry? Bull Street Trinity Place Wall Street Broadway

What is the hymn of the U.S. Navy called? "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" "Bennie Havens' Tavern" "Anchors Aweigh" "Wild Blue Yonder"

Which are the opening words of the U.S. Marine Corps hymn? "From the halls of Montezuma" "Oh beautiful' "Semper Fi" "Attention Marines"

What was the name of the town in which Wilbur and Orville Wright flew their first plane in 1903? Elizabeth City Nags Head Kitty Hawk Wilmington

To which branch of the U.S. government does Congress belong? Judiciary Protective Legislative Executive

To which branch of the U.S. government does the presidency belong? Proscriptive Legislative Executive Legislative

To which branch of the U.S. government does the Supreme Court belong? Legislative Competitive Judiciary Executive

Which is the word for a change to a provision of the U.S. Constitution? Emendation Deletion Absorption Amendment

What federal law enforcement agency, founded in 1908, was headed for many decades by J. Edgar Hoover? CIA Secret Service FBI NATO

What is the name of the building just outside Washington, D.C. that houses the administrative offices of the U.S. military? Quadrangle Capitol Fort Hood Pentagon

Following a power struggle, who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as the head of the Soviet Union? Andrei Gromyko Vladimir Nabokov Nikolai Bakunin Joseph Stalin

What does the acronym NATO stand for? Northern Alliance of Treaty Obligations North American Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization New American Touring Ordinance

Who led the All-India Congress Party in the decades-long struggle for independence from Great Britain? Mohandas Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Indira Gandhi Sonja Gandhi

What was the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War? "Sweet Home Alabama" "Virginia Plain" "Dixie" "Suwannee River"

What Boston-area patriot is rumored to have made a set of false teeth for George Washington? John Adams Paul Revere George Peale Archie Bunker

What global conflict was called "the war to end all wars"? World War II World War I Civil War Vietnam War

Which was the name of the massive rock music festival held in New York state in August 1969? Woodstock Altamont Monterey Lollapalooza

What famous ice-cream shop first opened its doors in 1948 in Glendale, California, offering 31 flavors for sale? Blue Bunny Baskin-Robbins Tastee-Freez Dunkin' Donuts

How many stars were on the U.S. flag in 1958, before Alaska and Hawaii were admitted into the Union? 48 40 39 45

In which U.S. state would you find Stone Mountain, with its huge granite cliff depicting heroes of the Confederacy? Georgia Mississippi Alabama North Carolina

Which conservative politician ran against Lyndon B. Johnson for president in 1964? Hubert Humphrey Harry S. Truman Barry Goldwater Richard Nixon

Who assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963, and was himself killed on live television? John Wilkes Booth Mark David Chapman Lee Harvey Oswald Charles Manson

What silent film star made the sound movie The Great Dictator in 1940? Fatty Arbuckle Mack Sennett Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin

What novel by Harriett Beecher Stowe addresses the evils of slavery? North Star Roots Uncle Tom's Cabin The Souls of Black Folk

What series of military campaigns was mounted by medieval European rulers to drive Muslims out of Jerusalem? Crusades War of the Roses Hundred Years' Wars Jerusalem Wars

On which continent would you have found the ancient Inca civilization? Asia North America Europe South America

In which century did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas? 18th 15th 16th 17th

In which modern country was the core of the Persian Empire located? China Iran India Turkey

In which modern country was the Aztec Empire located? Venezuela Mexico Puerto Rico Panama

Which modern country was once the site of several ancient Phoenician cities? Germany Greece Lebanon Italy

What are megaliths? Large stones Giant beads of glass Long metal tubes Ancient monsters

During which conflict did the Battle of the Bulge take place? Spanish American War World War I Korean War World War II

During which conflict did the Battle of Verdun take place? World War I World War III Cold War War of 1812

During which conflict did the Tet Offensive take place? Vietnam War War of Jenkins' Ear Mexican American War World War I

In which city would you find Scotland Yard? Paris Edinburgh New York London

Where was the first major battle of the Civil War fought? New York City Abilene, Texas Washington, D.C. Manassas, Virginia

Who was the author of the classic 1906 novel The Jungle? Upton Sinclair Jack London Sinclair Lewis Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which industry did the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 regulate? Banking Meat packing Shipping Auto manufacturing

Over which country did the House of Romanov once rule? France Russia China United Kingdom

Which president's name appears on a plaque that the Apollo 11 crew left on the moon? Franklin D. Roosevelt Gerald Ford Dwight Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon

What is the Japanese word for "divine wind" that refers to suicide airplanes during World War II? Karate Kamikaze Origami Karaoke

For which country were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty of spying in 1951? Soviet Union Spain United States Great Britain

Who was known as the "Iron Chancellor" because of his firmness in creating a unified Germany? Franz Ferdinand Adolf Hitler Otto von Bismarck Kaiser Wilhelm

Which city was the site of a War of 1812 battle that took place well after the war had officially ended? New York New Orleans Atlanta Baltimore

Who was the first veteran of the U.S. Navy to serve as U.S. president? Jimmy Carter Gerald R. Ford John F. Kennedy Woodrow Wilson

What popular dance of the Jazz Age was named after a famed aviator? Watusi Charleston Line Dance Lindy Hop

What famed garden did the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar build in about 600 B.C.E? Garden of Versailles Hanging Gardens of Babylon Madison Square Garden Garden of Eden

After Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River, which European nation claimed what is now eastern Canada? Great Britain Germany France Spain

Which U.S. general of World War II was nicknamed "Old Blood and Guts"? Dwight Eisenhower George Patton Omar Bradley George Marshall

What political philosopher wrote a book called The Prince during the Renaissance? Lucrezia Borgia Niccolu00f2 Machiavelli Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Buonarroti

With whom did Karl Marx write The Communist Manifesto with in 1848? V.I. Lenin Karl Malden Friederich Engels Mao Zedong

Which Florida city was founded by Spanish soldiers in 1565? Orlando Miami Tampa St. Augustine

Which country was the first to found a colony on the site of present-day New York City? Spain Great Britain Netherlands Germany

Who was the military leader of the first pilgrim colony, in Plymouth, Massachusetts? Cotton Mather Miles Standish Constance Beazley William Penn

Which ship brought the pilgrims to Plymouth Colony in 1620? Half Moon Mayflower Excelsior Titanic

After which English political figure and Quaker leader was Pennsylvania named? William Penn Arthur Penn Sean Penn Penn Gillette

Which was the last British colony founded in North America, in 1733? Virginia North Carolina Massachusetts Georgia

In which British North American colony was religious freedom first guaranteed by law in 1649? Maryland Virginia Georgia New York

In which year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain? 1776 1905 1800 1750

Which founding father published the first known American political cartoon? Benjamin Franklin William Henry Harrison George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Which of these was NOT one of the burdens placed on the American colonists by the British "Intolerable Acts" in 1774? Abolition of slavery Closing Boston Harbor Quartering British soldiers Enlarging Quebec's boundary

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, which American general captured the strategically important Fort Ticonderoga? Benedict Arnold George Washington Nathan Hale John Vincent Peale

Whom did the Continental Congress appoint in 1775 to lead the American army against Great Britain? Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison William Lee

Which of these men is famous for his naval service during the American Revolution? George Rogers Clark Nathan Hale John Paul Jones Benedict Arnold

In which modern state did the British surrender at Yorktown take place in 1781? Virginia Georgia Kentucky North Carolina

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2005? Doria Andrew Katrina Celia

Under which document was America governed during the Revolutionary War? Continental Agreement U.S. Constitution Articles of Confederation Bill of Rights

Which of the following was a Congressional action paved the way for increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam? Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Missouri Compromise Tet Offensive Domino Theory

Who defeated John Adams in his bid for reelection to the U.S. presidency in 1800? Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams George Washington Abigail Adams

Who was the first secretary of the treasury in U.S. history? Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr Millard Fillmore Thomas Jefferson

Which state was the first to be added to the United States after the original 13 colonies? Ohio Michigan Florida Vermont

Which American inventor devised the cotton gin in 1793? Eli Whitney Nikola Tesla Cyrus McCormick Thomas Edison

Which did U.S. Congress prohibit in 1807? Selling cotton Use of alcohol Piracy Importing slaves

Which Supreme Court case was the first to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, in 1803? Dred Scott v. United States Plessy v. Ferguson Marbury v. Madison Brown v. Board of Education

Which group was defeated by U.S. forces in North Africa in 1805? Bolsheviks Janissaries Barbary pirates Ottoman Empire

Which president is known as the "Father of the Constitution"? James Madison George Washington George W. Bush James Monroe

Which treaty, signed in 1815, ended the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States? Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Treaty of Paris

Which U.S. state was a dominion of Spain until the United States annexed its eastern portion in 1819? Texas Arizona Florida Wisconsin

What does "gerrymandering"--a term named after Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry in 1812--refer to? The establishment of a personal income tax The creation of legislative districts The establishment of poll taxes The legalization of federalized farmland

What was the January 1968 surprise attack by the North Vietnamese on South Vietnam called? Hanoi Withdrawal Tet Offensive Vietnamization Hue Invasion

In 1765, the British Parliament passed which controversial act imposing a tax on all printed materials in the American colonies? The Colonial Tax Act The American Revenue Act The Stamp Act The Coercive Act

Which July 1863 battle had the largest number of casualties of the Civil War and is considered a turning point toward the Union's ultimate victory? Battle of Gettsyburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Shiloh Battle of Antietam

In 1972, which Soviet premier took part in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with Americans Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon? Nikita Khrushchev Yuri Andropov Leonid Brezhnev Mikhail Gorbachev

Which country did Manuel Noriega lead in the 1980s? Panama Honduras Guatemala Ecuador

What is the name of the series of essays published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay in the 1780s? Genuine Information The Letters of Brutus Observations on the New Constitution The Federalist Papers

Which city had the first subway system in the U.S.? Washington, D.C. New York Boston Baltimore

Which American war is sometimes called the "Second War of Independence"? Civil War World War II War of 1812 World War I

During the Vietnam War, what was North Vietnam's National Liberation Front commonly called? Red Berets Buddhist Resistance Red Peril Viet Cong

In which American colony were hundreds of residents accused of witchcraft in 1692? Pennsylvania Massachusetts Maryland Florida

In which city did the world's first subway system open in 1863? Budapest, Hungary Glasgow, Scotland St. Petersburg, Russia London, England

Which American colony was the only one that DID NOT send a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774? Georgia New York Massachusetts Virginia

What is the name of the belief that if communists succeeded in controlling Vietnam they would eventually dominate all of Southeast Asia? Domino Theory The Communist Epidemic The Cold War Vietnamization

In 1973, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for conducting talks that led to what? End of the Vietnam War Du00e9tente between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Improved China-U.S. relations Peace in the Middle East

What did prohibitionist Carry Nation became famous for in 1900? Dumping cases of liquor in Boston Harbor Being arrested for public intoxication Destroying saloons with a hatchet Leading a torchlight march through Atlantic City

What caused the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania in 1915? A collision with an iceberg A German submarine torpedo A collision with the cruise ship Mauritania An explosion in its cargo compartment

The Nativist movement of the 19th century supported which of the following? Moving Native Americans to reservations Increased emphasis on middle-class, Protestant values Providing charity to third-world nations Temperance and urban reform

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court found school segregation unconstitutional in which landmark case? Brown v. Board of Education Curran v. Davidson Milliken v. Bradley Plessy v. Ferguson

During the U.S. Civil War, General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" ended in which city? Beaufort, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Charleston, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia

In the 1830s, which U.S. president ordered the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia? Martin Buchanan Abraham Lincoln John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson

Which of the following men DID NOT sign the Declaration of Independence? Edward Rutledge George Washington Samuel Chase John Adams

Which territory was purchased by the U.S. in 1867 and popularly referred to at the time as "Seward's Folly"? Guam The Philippines Hawaii Alaska

During World War I, which flying ace downed more enemy planes than any other American pilot? Chesley Sullenberger Eddie Rickenbacker Charles Lindbergh John Glenn

Pocahontas is best known for doing what? Leading Lewis and Clark across the American West Talking to animals and trees Leading the Powhatan people in rebellion Saving John Smith from execution

In 1953, Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for allegedly doing what? Providing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union Organizing a terrorist effort to bomb the Capitol Selling top-secret military information to the Chinese Kidnapping the Lindbergh baby

In 1867, the first elevated railroad in the U.S. was built in which city? Chicago New York New Orleans Dallas

On May 5, 1961, who became the first American in space? Alan Shepard Neil Armstrong John Glenn Michael Collins

What was the first music video to air on the MTV Network? "Money for Nothing" "Video Killed the Radio Star" "Rio" "Another Brick in the Wall"

Which group did industrialist Henry Clay Frick employ to break the 1892 Homestead steelworkers' strike? Hungarian immigrants Pinkerton detectives Pennsylvania National Guard Off-duty Pittsburgh police

What did Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation do? Eliminated war reparations Gave freed slaves 40 acres and a mule Freed slaves residing in rebelling Confederate states Pardoned Confederate generals

Where did the English first attempt to establish a North American colony? Philadelphia Jamestown Roanoke Plymouth

Abolitionist John Brown's failed attempt to free Southern slaves culminated in an 1859 raid on the federal arsenal located where? Independence, Missouri Harpers Ferry, Virginia Pottawatomie, Kansas Charleston, South Carolina

A system of government in which the state is controlled by a particular religion is known as what? Theocracy Monarchy Oligarchy Democracy

In which plane did Charles Lindbergh make the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight? The Spruce Goose The Spirit of St. Louis Meadowlark Electra

Which 1960s counterculture leader was known for exhorting his followers to "Turn on, tune in, drop out"? Ken Kesey Abbie Hoffman Allen Ginsberg Timothy Leary

During the Boston Massacre of 1770, which man led the crowd of civilians fired upon by the British and was the first to be killed? George Washington Samuel Adams Paul Revere Crispus Attucks

Who was the Democratic candidate for U.S. president in 1968? Jimmy Carter Hubert Humphrey Barry Goldwater Robert Kennedy

For which controversial 1915 film was director D.W. Griffith famous? The Sheik Tradition Birth of a Nation The Jazz Singer

When it was a Dutch colony, New York City was known as what? Phillipsburg Van Cortlandt City Brooklinde New Amsterdam

Who is often credited with developing the modern department store? Barney Smith John Wanamaker William Kelly John D. Rockefeller

Which conquistador overthrew the Aztecs? Hernan Cortes Christopher Columbus Juan Ponce de Leon Ferdinand Magellan

Which of these women was NOT one of Henry VIII's wives? Catherine Howard Anne of Cleves Jane Seymour Elizabeth Blount

Who patented the first electric razor in 1923? Jacob Schick J.C. Penney Marshall Field Thomas Edison

In the American Revolution, where was the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 actually held? Breed's Hill Battle Hill Fort Ticonderoga Monmouth

In 1927, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed after a controversial conviction of which crime? Drug Trafficking Extortion Murder Espionage

Where did the United Auto Workers pioneering 1936-37 sit-down strike occur? Oldsmobile plant in Dearborn, Michigan Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan Ford plant in River Rouge, Michigan

Where did the USS Maine explode in 1898, precipitating the Spanish-American War? Manila, Philippines Port of Spain, Trinidad San Juan, Puerto Rico Havana, Cuba

The term "yellow journalism" was created to describe the reporting style of newspapers owned by whom? James Gordon Bennett Charles A. Dana William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer

What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's close circle of advisors popularly known as? The Bonus Army The New Dealers The Brains Trust The CCC

Who was the first president of the American Federation of Labor? Terence V. Powderly Charles Moyer Eugene Debs Samuel Gompers

What was the first feature-length film with sound? The Wizard of Oz Birth of a Nation The Jazz Singer The Sheik

Frank J. Sprague is known for developing which 19th century urban convenience? Electric trolley car Elevator Elevated train Skyscraper

Who comprised the "Bonus Army" that marched on Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression? African Americans Teenagers World War I veterans Retirees

Sinclair Lewis was known for which 1922 satirical novel about American culture? "Sister Carrie" "The Jungle" "Babbitt" "The Cliff-Dwellers"

Which Connecticut city was the center of the early 20th century hat industry? Waterbury Hartford Danbury Bristol

What does a "yellow dog" contract specify about a company's employees? They must sign a confidentiality agreement They can't join a union They must join a union They must work overtime

What is the only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution? Slander Murder Treason Perjury

During the War of 1812, who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner," which later became the U.S. national anthem? Francis Scott Key Thomas Paine George Washington Kate Bush

Who was a founder of the American Red Cross and led relief for the 1889 Johnstown flood victims? Patricia Shea Clara Barton Florence Nightingale Elizabeth Blackwell

What was America's first national park? Yosemite National Park Grand Canyon National Park Yellowstone National Park Everglades National Park

The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886, a violent incident between striking laborers and police, occurred in which Midwest city? Chicago, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa Boise, Idaho

Which island, in San Francisco Bay, was used as an entry point for Asian immigrants to the U.S. between 1910 and 1940? Ellis Island Isla Yerba Buena Angel Island Alcatraz Island

In which war were chemical weapons, including mustard gas, first used effectively? World War I Korean War World War II Vietnam War

Which man DID NOT serve as vice president to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt? Henry Wallace John Garner Harold Ickes Harry Truman

Opened in California in 1955, what was the first themed amusement park in the U.S.? Westworld Marine World Disneyland Knott's Berry Farm

Which baseball great, known as the "Iron Horse," was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1939? Cy Young Lou Gehrig Joe Jackson Ty Cobb

In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley was shot by an anarchist at the Pan-American Exposition held in which city? St. Louis, Missouri Buffalo, New York Cleveland, Ohio Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Which gel-like incendiary material, an ingredient in bombs and flamethrowers, was used extensively during the Vietnam War? Agent Orange Napalm Lewiste Plastique

Who was the first European to sight what is now known as New York Harbor? Henry Hudson Samuel de Champlain Peter Stuyvesant Giovanni da Verrazano

In 1959, the U.S. postmaster general banned which book from the mail on the grounds of indecency? "Huckleberry Finn" "Vanity Fair" "Lady Chatterley's Lover" "Catcher in the Rye"

Which American discovered a process for making vulcanized rubber? Jacques Michelin Charles Goodyear Thomas Edison Andrew Carnegie

Who won the first-ever Indianapolis 500 auto race in 1911? Al Unser, Jr. Ray Harroun Albert Jennings Carl Fisher

Which representative cast the sole dissenting vote when the U.S. Congress voted to declare war against Japan in 1941? Jeannette Rankin Shirley Chisholm Virginia Barrett Alicia Dandrich

What was the novelty toy Silly Putty originally intended to be? An inexpensive, synthetic rubber A form of plastic explosive An eraser A waterproof caulking material

Who originated the phrase "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes"? Mark Twain Thomas Paine Benjamin Franklin Theodore Roosevelt

In the mid-19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in the U.S. to formally enter which profession? Politics Military Medicine Law

Where was America's first drive-in movie theater located? Camden, New Jersey Latham, New York Sarasota, Florida Hollywood, California

Who was the director of the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos, New Mexico? J. Robert Oppenheimer Edward Teller Wen Ho Lee Neils Bohr

Who was the leader of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret police? Heinrich Himmler Hermann Goring Heinrich Glockler Adolf Eichmann

Which controversial Alabama governor said "segregation now, segregation tomorrow" in his 1963 inauguration speech? John Patterson George Wallace Jim Folsom Asa Carter

In the 1930s, for what was Father Charles Edward Coughlin famous? Politically charged radio sermons Protesting the Vietnam War Delivering Sunday mass on TV Founding an orphanage

Who was first African-American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall Clarence Thomas Abe Fortas Byron Raymond White

Which World War II battleship was the site of the Japanese surrender to the Allies? USS Laconia USS Missouri USS Allegheny USS Antares

Samuel Clemens' pen name, Mark Twain, was inspired by what? A boatman's call on the Mississippi A Confederate army marching chant A gambling term A travelling minister

In 1979, who seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran? Supporters of the deposed Iranian Shah Radical student supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini Osama bin Laden Zionist extremists

The Alamo, which the Mexican army laid siege to in 1836, originally served as what? A San Antonio courthouse A Roman Catholic mission A fortress built by Texas defenders An armory

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority formed to bring to communities along the Tennessee River? Public schools Clean water Electric power Groceries

Who did Pocahontas, daughter of a Powhatan Indian chief, marry in 1614 in Virginia? John Smith James Edward Oglethorpe John Rolfe Walter Raleigh

The Progressive Party of 1912, formed by Theodore Roosevelt, was also called what? Independent Party Democratic Party Bull Moose Party Reform Party

What was famed magician and escape artist Harry Houdini's birth name? Ehrich Weiss Harry Edmund Eldridge Houdini David Wilcox

Which 19th century journalist had herself committed to a mental institution to expose the plight of the mentally ill? Meghan Shea Ida Tarbell Nellie Bly Nora Moore

U.S. President Zachary Taylor was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" for his heroics in which war? Second Seminole War War of 1812 World War II World War I

Passed in 1971, what did the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do? Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 Legalized the death penalty Raised the national drinking age from 18 to 21 Outlawed sexual discrimination in the workplace

What does Sinn Fein, the name of a nationalist Irish organization founded in 1905, mean in Gaelic? "We ourselves" "Independence" "To the death" "Ever striving"

Which right-wing organization was formed in 1958 to combat the perceived infiltration of communism into America? The John Birch Society The Joe McCarthy Consortium The 500 Club The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

What play was Abraham Lincoln attending when he was assassinated in 1865? "Twelfth Night" "Macbeth" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Our American Cousin"

Passed in 1865, what did the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do? Abolished slavery Instituted a national income tax Gave women the right to vote Outlawed gun ownership in cities

Which profitable crop began to be cultivated in the Jamestown, Virginia, colony in 1612? Soybeans Cotton Tobacco Corn

Cumberland Road, one of the first major highways in the U.S., connected Baltimore, Maryland, to which city? Los Angeles, California Vandalia, Illinois Jacksonville, Florida Houston, Texas

What did the 1917 Zimmerman Telegram, sent by an envoy of Germany to Mexico, propose? A plan to sink the Lusitania Plans for a surprise German U-boat attack on the U.S. Offered U.S. territory to Mexico if it allied with Germany A German declaration of "total war" on the U.S.

Which War of 1812 event inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"? The Battle of Lundy's Lane The siege of Baltimore's Fort McHenry The adoption of the Treaty of Ghent The burning of the White House

Who filled the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by Thurgood Marshall in 1991? Ruth Bader Ginsburg David Souter Clarence Thomas Stephen Breyer

What was the code name for the first phase of U.S. military escalation in Vietnam? The Tet Offensive Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Full Affront Operation Infinite Justice

What were U.S. President George Washington's last words? "Jefferson still lives" "'Tis well" "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of my countrymen" "I die hard, but I am not afraid to go"

In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was killed in which Roman building? Baths of Caracalla Colosseum Pantheon Senate House

Which Cold War leader famously warned Americans, "We will bury you!" Mikhail Gorbachev Josef Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Lenin

After the assassination of Julius Caesar, who became the Roman emperor? Brutus Augustus Cicero Nero

Which event sparked the 1991 Crown Heights riots in Brooklyn, New York? A synagogue was firebombed A yeshiva student was killed by a group of black men A street fair outside a Jewish temple Two black children were struck by a rabbi's motorcade

Which president signed legislation to establish the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1802? John Quincy Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

Which product did Edwin Cox, a door-to-door salesman, invent, hoping to improve sales of his aluminum cookware? Oven mitts Scouring pads Slotted spoon Aluminum foil

What is Dr. Jack Kevorkian best known for championing? Heart transplants Physician-assisted suicide Gastric bypass surgery High-protein diets

On which space shuttle did astronaut Sally Ride go to space in 1983? Atlantis Discovery Challenger Voyager

Which famous amusement-park attraction was added to Coney Island in 1927? Sideshow by the Seashore Jumbo the Elephant Cyclone roller coaster Nathan's hot dogs

Baseball legend Lou Gehrig was nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for doing what? Playing in spite of a severe knee injury Fielding without errors for three seasons Playing for 14 years without missing a game Breaking the single-season record for home runs

Which U.S. Civil War battle was the bloodiest in terms of loss of life in one day? Antietam Shiloh First Bull Run Chancellorsville

Which was NOT part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program in 1933? Social Security Act Agricultural Adjustment Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Persian Gulf War was a result of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by which country? Iran Saudi Arabia Iraq Libya

In 1989, the U.S. invaded Panama to arrest its leader Manuel Noriega on charges of what? Terrorism Attempted assassination of the U.S. president Drug trafficking Human rights violations

In response to which event was NASA created? The U.S.S.R.'s launch of Sputnik President John Kennedy's inaugural speech A U.S.S.R. space station Nikita Khrushchev's consolidation of power in the U.S.S.R

Who was the first vice president of the United States? Chester Arthur Aaron Burr John Adams Thomas Jefferson

Which famous duo led the shootout at the O.K. Corral in 1881? Billy the Kid and "Windy" Cahill Wyatt Earp and "Doc" Holliday "Wild Bill" Hickok and "Calamity Jane" Canary Frank and Jesse James

Who was a co-founder, in 1909, of the NAACP? Frederick Douglass Harriet Beecher Stowe W.E.B. Du Bois Harriet Tubman

In January 1959, which was the 49th U.S. state admitted to the Union? Hawaii New Mexico Montana Alaska

In 1835, who became the first U.S. president to suffer an assassination attempt? Herbert Hoover William Harrison Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson

During the American Revolution, where was General George Washington's first victory? Trenton, New Jersey Princeton, New Jersey Lexington, Massachusetts New York, New York

Who was the founder of the Mormon Church? Brigham Young Marc Marshall Joseph Smith Charles Finney

Where was U.S. President Abraham Lincoln born? Ohio Illinois Kentucky Missouri

Which president gave the "Checkers" speech? Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy

Which architect designed the White House? James Hoban Frederick Law Olmsted Frank Lloyd Wright Pierre L'Enfant

What state, which shares borders with Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma, joined the Union in 1845? Kansas Arizona Texas Missouri

What 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of social segregation and advanced the "separate but equal" doctrine? Plessy v. Ferguson Abrams v. United States Brown v. Board of Education Marbury v. Madison

Who designed the Statue of Liberty, which was given to the U.S. by France in 1886? Claude Monet Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Auguste Rodin Pierre-Auguste Renoir

In 1919, the Volstead Act prohibited the sale, manufacture and transportation of which substance? Dynamite Tobacco Arsenic Alcohol

What was the name of billionaire Howard Hughes' wooden airplane? The Ash Aerostar Old Splinter Nose The China Clipper The Spruce Goose

Which two European cities does the Chunnel connect? Dublin and Paris Folkestone, England, and Calais, France Madrid and Lisbon Belfast and London

In 1953, who became the first people to summit Mount Everest? Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay Zebulon Pike and Meriwether Lewis Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard

Which was the world's longest suspension bridge at the time of its completion in 1883? Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Brooklyn Bridge, New York George Washington Bridge, New York

Which of the following is nicknamed the "Pelican State" and joined the Union in 1812? Missouri West Virginia Kentucky Louisiana

In which city was the first World's Fair was held? London, England Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York Los Angeles, California

In October 1938, how did Orson Welles make headlines? Saying "Film is the most expensive mistress that anyone could have" Marrying actress Rita Hayworth Broadcasting his radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" Releasing his film "Citizen Kane"

The 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago involved the rival gangs of Al Capone and whom? Meyer Lansky "Lucky" Luciano "Bugs" Moran Dutch Schultz

In 1964, what did the U.S. Congress approve with the passing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam Expanded U.S. involvement in Vietnam War A prisoner exchange with North Vietnam Formal declaration of war in Vietnam

After high school, Alabama native Willie Mays joined which Negro American League baseball team? Brooklyn Royal Giants Kansas City Monarchs Pittsburgh Crawfords Birmingham Black Barons

In 1916, where did Margaret Sanger open the first U.S. birth control clinic? Brooklyn, New York Evanston, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio Los Angeles, California

In 1951, what did General Douglas MacArthur famously say before the U.S. Congress? "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away" "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" "Semper Fi" "I have not yet begun to fight"

Which famed player helped organize The Virginia Slims Tour, an important women's tennis championship with big prizes? Billie Jean King Jimmy Connors Chris Evert Bobby Riggs

What helped motivate the U.S. Congress to pass the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act? An outbreak of food poisoning in the congressional cafeteria Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" Lobbyists for the canned goods industry A nationwide epidemic of tainted pork

After World War II, with what did Winston Churchill accuse Josef Stalin of separating the Soviet Union from the rest of Europe? A Red plague An iron curtain "The Russian bear at the door" The Berlin Wall

In 1925, what was public school teacher John Scopes tried in court for teaching? Sex education Creationism Evolution Civil rights

Between 1946 and 1958, what major event occurred in the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands? Native uprisings over food shortages Remnant fighting after WWII Expansive resort development Atomic bomb testing

In 1972, which car passed the Model T as the most-produced car in history? Ford Thunderbird Volkswagen Beetle Plymouth Road Runner Pontiac GTO

Which U.S. president's second-term campaign slogan was "He kept us out of war"? Woodrow Wilson Millard Fillmore Jimmy Carter Franklin Roosevelt

What was Samuel Morse's profession before he invented the telegraph? Architect Artist Drama coach High school teacher

Established in 1607, what was the first permanent English settlement in America? Jamestown, Virginia Plymouth, Massachusetts Oglethorpe, Georgia St. Augustine, Florida

Which company made the first modern motorcar? Chevrolet Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft Porsche Ford

Published in 1776, what was the pamphlet by Thomas Paine that advocated American independence? "Separate but Equal" "Common Sense" "Our Manifest Destiny" "We Hold These Truths"

Eli Whitney's process of interchangeable parts revolutionized the manufacture of which product? Washing machines Stagecoaches Guns Steam turbines

In 1900, which army officer built the first rigid airship, more than 100 of which later were used in World War I? Paul Hindenburg Henri Giffard Robert van de Graaf Ferdinand Zeppelin

Why was the colony of Georgia originally established? Debtors colony Tobacco plantation Tuberculosis sanitarium Peanut plantation

What kind of business did Jack Ruby, who killed JFK's assassin, own in Dallas? Movie theater Dry cleaner Nightclub Auto repair shop

In 1933, where did Adolf Hitler build Nazi Germany's first concentration camp? Buchenwald Berlin Munich Dachau

What was the nickname given to members of the Industrial Workers of the World labor union? Scabs Debs Indies Wobblies

Who was the first U.S. president to travel to a foreign country while in office? Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln George Washington Woodrow Wilson

In 1913, under which brand name did R. J. Reynolds Tobacco debut its first cigarettes? Spud Camel Murad Silk

In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld which requirement for becoming a Boy Scout? Being male Having passing grades in school U.S. citizenship Belief in God

What were opportunistic Northerners who moved South after the U.S. Civil War derisively known as? Carpetbaggers Redeemers Scalawags Sharecroppers

In which city was the first Winter Olympics held in 1924? Athens, Greece Chamonix, France Reykjavik, Iceland Vancouver, Canada

What did George Washington Carver want to replace cotton as the staple crop of the South? Peanuts Indigo Rice Lettuce

Which U.S. island chain did Japan occupy part of from 1942 to 1943? Aleutian Islands Hawaiian Islands Caribbean Islands Marshall Islands

Which state did Robert F. Kennedy serve as U.S. senator before campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination? Maryland Massachusetts New York Illinois

Who was the first chief justice of the United States? James Madison John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Jay

How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last? Several days Six weeks One day Over a year

In which war were aircraft carriers first used extensively? Vietnam War Korean War World War II Civil War

What was the first nationwide detective agency in the U.S.? Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency National Strategic Services, Inc. Pinkerton National Detective Agency

In 1903, where did Orville Wright make the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine? Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Cedar Point, Ohio Nags Head, North Carolina Seven Mile Beach, New Jersey

Who invented the first bifocal eyeglasses? Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson Thomas Edison Eli Whitney

To which period of years does the term Reconstruction refer? After the U.S. Constitution was signed Before the War of 1812 Between World War I and World War II After the U.S. Civil War

Which 19th century scientist developed products from peanuts and sweet potatoes in an effort to diversify Southern agriculture? Robert C. Weaver George Washington Carver Booker T. Washington Langston Hughes

In 1964, which civil rights activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent leadership? Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton Martin Luther King Jr. Ralph Abernathy

In the 1830s, from which nation did Texas win independence? Great Britain Spain Mexico France

What is the largest country in South America? Chile Peru Brazil Argentina

Which explorer reached the Bahamas in 1492? Hernan Cortes Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus Eric the Red

In the 1800s, which material did many settlers in the Great Plains use to build their homes? Steel Brick Sod Grass

Which U.S. president declared a national holiday of Thanksgiving be observed on the last Thursday of November? Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Herbert Hoover Theodore Roosevelt

Which president's address was the first transcontinental TV broadcast in the U.S.? Dwight Eisenhower Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Herbert Hoover

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in U.S. states that had seceded from the Union? Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas James Buchanan John Brown

Which piece of land was once connected to Asia by a land bridge? South America North America Africa Europe

"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen..." was the description of which U.S. president after his death? John Kennedy Thomas Jefferson George Washington Franklin Roosevelt

Where did the European Renaissance, a cultural movement of the 15th and 16th centuries, begin? Greece Ireland Sweden Italy

During which U.S. civil rights event did Martin Luther King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech? 1957 Little Rock Integration Crisis 1963 March on Washington 1961 Freedom Rides 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott

Which explorer reached Mexico in 1519? Eric the Red Hernan Cortes Christopher Columbus Hernando de Soto

Which 17th century inventor built his first telescope in 1609? Galileo Galilei Leonard da Vinci Copernicus Isaac Newton

When Henry Hudson sailed up the U.S. river now bearing his name, what was he looking for? The Mediterranean Sea A new route to India The Mississippi River Quebec

Which country launched Sputnik, the first Earth-orbitting satellite, in 1957? Germany Japan Soviet Union United States

Which document did the Bill of Rights amend? Declaration of Independence Mayflower Compact Articles of Confederation U.S. Constitution

In 1969, who became the first man to set foot on the moon? John Glenn James McDevitt Neil Armstrong Thomas Stafford

Which World War I soldier became a haberdasher and later the 33rd U.S. president? Herbert Hoover Harry Truman Franklin Roosevelt Jimmy Carter

Who invented the lightning rod? Thomas Jefferson Ben Franklin Thomas Edison Alexander Hamilton

Which country has the world's second largest land area? China India Canada U.S.

Which of the following U.S. presidents graduated from West Point? George Washington Franklin Roosevelt Ulysses Grant Millard Fillmore

Which explorer embarked on the first around-the-world voyage but died before it was complete? Meriwether Lewis Ferdinand Magellan John Cabot Ponce de Leon

Who was the oldest person ever to become U.S. president? Abraham Lincoln Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Dwight Eisenhower

In 1959, which of the following became the 50th state to join the Union? Puerto Rico Hawaii Alaska Utah

In which state is the source of the Mississippi River? Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin

Which famous impressionist artist emphasized light and color in outdoor studies? Frida Kahlo Claude Monet Leonardo da Vinci Pablo Picasso

Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in 1869 to form the transcontinental railroad? Twin Lakes, Wisconsin New Orleans, Louisiana Ogden, Utah St. Louis, Missouri

What was the first agreement for self-government put into effect in America? Mayflower Compact Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Articles of Confederation

Which famous American said, "We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately"? Ronald Reagan Abraham Lincoln Jimmy Carter Ben Franklin

Which African-American educator founded the Tuskegee Institute to prepare freed slaves for economic success? George Washington Carver Dred Scott Booker T. Washington Crispus Attucks

Who established a Norse colony in Greenland in 986? Eric the Red Leif Ericson Bjarni Herjulfson Thorfinn Karlsefni

Of which state was Franklin D. Roosevelt governor before he became U.S. president? Pennsylvania New York Illinois Connecticut

Which political activist was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University? Hiram Revels W.E.B. Du Bois W.C. Handy Floyd McKissick

Which is the world's second-largest French-speaking city? Port au Prince New Orleans Paris Montreal

Which of the following U.S. presidents was assassinated? Woodrow Wilson James Garfield Herbert Hoover Andrew Jackson

What is the name of George Washington's Virginia plantation? Oakhill The Hermitage Mount Vernon Monticello

During which war was the White House attacked and burned? American Revolutionary War U.S. Civil War War of 1812 Spanish-American War

Which founding father was killed as a result of wounds sustained in a duel? Chester Arthur Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton John Jay

In which state is the easternmost point of land in the U.S.? Delaware Florida North Carolina Maine

Which country's emperor built the Taj Mahal as a monument to his deceased wife? Ceylon India Iran China

Who was the youngest baseball pitcher to win 20 games in one major league season? Dwight Gooden Sandy Koufax Tom Seaver Roger Clemens

Which term was used in the 1840s to describe a belief in the inevitability of U.S. territorial expansion? Manifest Destiny Domino Theory Big Stick Policy Jingoism

Which document did English noblemen force King John to sign in 1215? Bill of Rights Sussex Pledge Magna Carta European Accord

Which is the only U.S. state that borders four out of the Great Lakes? Michigan Minnesota New York Indiana

Who was the most decorated American soldier of World War II? Norman Schwarzkopf Audie Murphy Dwight Eisenhower George Patton

In 1781, the surrender of the British at which town effectively ended the American Revolution? Yorktown, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia Fort Sumter, South Carolina Jamestown, Virginia

What is the world's highest mountain? Mount Makalu Mount Everest Mount McKinley K-2 (Mount Godwin Austen)

Who was the first major league baseball pitcher to strike out 4,000 batters? Johnny Padres Sandy Koufax Nolan Ryan James "Hoyt" Wilhelmd

Which women's rights activist became the first woman to run for U.S. Congress in 1866? Lucretia Mott Susan B. Anthony Lucy Stone Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In which war was the Badge of Military Merit, a forerunner to the Purple Heart, created? U.S. Civil War World War II American Revolution World War I

In the 19th century, which Scottish immigrant became the largest steelmaker in the U.S. and amassed a great fortune? J.P. Morgan John D. Rockefeller James J. Hill Andrew Carnegie

Who was the only member of Congress to vote against U.S. participation in both world wars? Dorothy Day Andrew Volstead Jeannette Rankin James Sherman

Who founded the first circulating library in America? Ben Franklin George Washington Betsy Ross King George III

What was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program aimed at creating a more fair U.S. society called? Head Start Square Deal New Deal Great Society

In the U.S., who succeeds the president if the vice president is unable to do so? Secretary of State Speaker of the House President pro tempore National Security Advisor

What is the largest animal that ever lived? African elephant Blue whale Brontosaurus Tyrannosaurus Rex

Who assumed the U.S. presidency after the assassination of William McKinley? Theodore Roosevelt Chester Arthur Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman

Which was the first state to grant voting rights to women? Wyoming Utah Florida Mississippi

Which one-time governor of New Jersey was the only U.S. president to hold an earned doctorate? Franklin Roosevelt Ronald Reagan James Garfield Woodrow Wilson

Which man, a native of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, was the only U.S. president born on July 4th? Gerald Ford Calvin Coolidge Thomas Jefferson Ronald Reagan

Which inventor patented Dynamite was patented in 1867? Charles Parsons Alfred Nobel Thomas Edison Joseph Monier

Where was the first major women's rights convention in the U.S. held? Peoria, IL Seneca Falls, NY Memphis, TN San Francisco, CA

Who invented the mercury thermometer? Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Joseph Centigrade Gabriel Fahrenheit

Who built the first railroad sleeping car? John Rockefeller J.P. Morgan Thomas Edison George Pullman

Who wrote "These are the times that try men's souls" in a pamphlet designed to bolster the morale of the Continental Army? George Washington Abraham Lincoln Paul Revere Thomas Paine

What is the oldest college in the U.S.? Dartmouth College College of William and Mary Duke University Harvard College

What was the name of the first antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928? Neomycin Streptomycin Aureomycin Penicillin

Who, in 1952, discovered the first polio vaccine? Albert Sabin Paul Ehrlich Benjamin Dugger Jonas Salk

Where is the world's tallest building located? Chicago, Illinois Toronto, Canada Paris, France Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Who was the first woman to serve as both a U.S. congresswoman and a U.S. senator? Margaret Chase Smith Bella Abzug Gloria Steinem Hillary Clinton

Founded by Roger Williams, which was the first English colony in America to grant complete religious tolerance? North Carolina Rhode Island Pennsylvania Florida

What is the world's largest body of water? Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean

Which U.S. president made the first "fireside chat," a nationwide radio address? Franklin Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Richard Nixon John Kennedy

Where was the first permanent European settlement in North America? Guale, Georgia San Mateo, Florida Roanoke Island, North Carolina St. Augustine, Florida

What is the world's southernmost capital city? Wellington, New Zealand Buenos Aires, Argentina Cape Town, South Africa Canberra, Australia

The Greek alphabet, which became the basis of all other Western alphabets, was based on the alphabet of which people? Phoenicians Persians Mongolians Chinese

Which 2,348-mile river is the longest in the U.S.? Missouri River Rio Grande Ohio River Mississippi River

Which frontiersman and law enforcement officer brought peace to Dodge City, Kansas? Davy Crockett Bat Masterson Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday

Which novel sold 1 million copies in six months in 1936? "Of Mice and Men" "Tender is the Night" "The Good Earth" "Gone with the Wind"

In 1932, who became the first female aviator to cross the Atlantic in a solo flight? Amelia Earhart Jacqueline Cochran Harriet Quimby Bessie Coleman

In ancient Egypt, which animal had temples built in its honor? Cow Dog Cat Rabbit

Which runaway African-American slave, nicknamed Moses, led other slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad? Frederick Douglas Harriet Tubman Nat Turner Elijah Lovejoy

In 1947, which U.S. air force captain became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound? Charles Yeager John Glenn Alan Shepard Virgil Grissom

Under whose command were the Confederate forces who fired the first shots of the U.S. Civil War at Fort Sumter in 1861? P.G. T. Beauregard Benjamin McCulloch Sterling Price Thomas Jackson

Which Ohio native became the first U.S. president to ride in an auto when he took a drive in a Stanley Steamer? Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt

In 1896, where were the first modern Olympics Games held? Athens, Greece St. Louis, Missouri London, England Paris, France

Which U.S. state was the first to secede from the Union, prior to the Civil War? South Carolina Maryland Florida Kentucky

What was the name of the secret atomic bomb development project authorized by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt? Manhattan Project Oppenheimer Project Los Alamos Project Oak Ridge Project

What was the U.S. program of financial assistance that helped rebuild Europe after World War II called? Eisenhower Doctrine Truman Doctrine Fourteen Points Marshall Plan

In which country did paper-making originate? China Iran India Russia

Which of the following was NOT housed at Alcatraz Island? A golf course A U.S. penitentiary California's first lighthouse A U.S. military fort

Which U.S. president was NOT in office during the Vietnam War? John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Franklin Roosevelt Richard Nixon

In which state did the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott take place? Alabama New York Louisiana Georgia

Where was Central High School, which was integrated by nine African-American students in 1957, located? Dayton, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa Little Rock, Arkansas New Orleans, Louisiana

Which U.S. president sent in federal troops to escort the nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in 1957? Dwight Eisenhower Woodrow Wilson John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

Where is Alcatraz Island located? New Jersey California New York Florida

Which of the following criminals did NOT spend time behind bars at Alcatraz? John Gotti Robert "Birdman" Stroud Al Capone George "Machine Gun" Kelly

Who is the only U.S. president to be sworn in by his father? George Bush Calvin Coolidge Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton

Which U.S. president was involved in the Watergate scandal? George Bush Richard Nixon John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

Who was America's oldest former president at the time of his death at age 93 in 2006? Ronald Reagan John Adams Gerald Ford Herbert Hoover, in 1929

Which U.S. city claims to have the biggest Chinese New Year parade outside of Asia? Miami Chicago San Francisco New Orleans

Which U.S. president pardoned Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal? Gerald Ford Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter John Kennedy

Which word did Revolutionary War general Benedict Arnold's name became synonymous with? Traitor Statesman Philosopher Patriot

With which crisis was U.S. president Herbert Hoover most closely associated? Great Depression Panic of 1893 Cuban Missile Crisis Watergate

Where did most of the people processed at California's Angel Island immigration station arrive from? Asia South America Europe Africa

Which U.S. immigration station was called the "Ellis Island of the West"? Padre island Angel Island Alcatraz Island Santa Catalina Island

Which president signed a law in 1931 making "The Star-Spangled Banner" America's national anthem? Herbert Hoover Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy George Washington

What were the Great Depression-era shantytowns built by the homeless across the U.S. nicknamed? Levittowns Hoovervilles Tent Towns Depressionvilles

Which of the following products is Eli Whitney credited with inventing? The grandfather clock The typewriter The sewing machine The cotton gin

Who became youngest first lady when she married a U.S. president at age 21? Michelle Obama Frances Folsom Cleveland Hillary Clinton Jacqueline Kennedy

Of which country was Bartolomeu Dias, the first European explorer to round the southern tip of Africa, a native? Switzerland France Portugal England

Which of the following was a key ingredient in early birth control pills? Beets Yams Gourds Pumpkins

Who founded the American Birth Control League, which became Planned Parenthood? Susan B. Anthony Florence Nightingale Margaret Sanger Gloria Steinem

Which state, the 38th to join the Union, is known as the Centennial State? New York Colorado Florida California

Which U.S. explorer is one of Colorado's famous 14,000-foot peaks named for? Walter Raleigh James Cook Daniel Boone Zebulon Pike

Which Colorado city has the biggest population? Denver Grand Junction Boulder Colorado Springs

Which state is nicknamed the Sunshine State? Florida Arizona California Texas

In which state are the majority of America's oranges and grapefruit grown? California Illinois South Carolina Florida

Which two world leaders were at the center of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Lyndon Johnson and Joseph Stalin John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev John Kennedy and Vladimir Lenin

Which state is the birthplace of TV personality Oprah Winfrey and novelist William Faulkner? New York Illinois Missouri Mississippi

Which of the following states did NOT secede from the Union in the U.S. Civil War? South Carolina Florida Mississippi Ohio

Which state produces the majority of America's farm-raised catfish? Pennsylvania Colorado Indiana Mississippi

Which Swedish diplomat saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from extermination by the Nazis during World War II? Dag Hammarskjold Raoul Wallenberg Kofi Annan Alfred Nobel

Which of the following statesmen did NOT serve in the Continental Congress during the American Revolution? George Washington Ben Franklin Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

Where did America's Continental Congress hold its first meeting in 1774? Chicago Los Angeles New Orleans Philadelphia

Where is Walt Disney World Resort, the planet's most visited recreational resort, located? Florida Texas California Arizona

Which U.S. president was assassinated just six months after taking office? James Garfield Millard Fillmore John Kennedy Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following states does the Mississippi River NOT travel through? Illinois Minnesota Louisiana Alabama

Which 19th century inventor founded a gun-manufacturing company that still bears his name? Charles Goodyear Alexander Graham Bell Samuel Morse Samuel Colt

Who was a U.S. congressman, U.S. senator and U.S. vice president before becoming president? Bill Clinton Lyndon Johnson Jimmy Carter John Kennedy

Who was the only U.S. president to resign from office? Franklin Roosevelt Richard Nixon Zachary Taylor James Garfield

Which U.S. president declined to run for a second full term in office during the Vietnam War? Lyndon Johnson Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower Richard Nixon

Which American Revolution figure is famous for his 1775 "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech? Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry

What were American colonists protesting during the Boston Tea Party of 1773? Taxation by the British A lack of table manners British military action Poor tea quality

What did the Stamp Act of 1765, imposed on American colonists by the British, place a tax on? All paper documents Tea and coffee Alcohol Cotton

Whichof the following men was NOT a Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War? Ulysses S. Grant Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Braxton Bragg Robert E. Lee

What was Confederate general Thomas Jackson nicknamed for his steadfastness in the face of an enemy? Ol' Fuss-n-Feathers Stonewall Ol' Blood and Guts Old Ironsides

Which new invention did Samuel Morse send his first message from in 1844? Telegraph Semaphore Fax machine Carrier pigeon

What did the first telegraph message, sent by its inventor Samuel Morse in 1844, say? "One small step for man" "Watson, come here" "There's nothing to fear but fear itself" "What hath God wrought!"

What was the name given to gardens planted by Americans as an alternative to rationing during World War II? Victory Garden Garden to Win Blackout Garden Roosevelt Garden

Who was the name of the four-term Alabama governor who became a prominent enemies of racial integration in the 1960s? George Wallace Eugene "Bull" Connor Bobby Frank Cherry J. Edgar Hoover

What were most parishioners in the 16th Street Baptist Church doing at the time of the 1963 bombing? Organizing a civil rights march Attending Sunday School classes Attending a wedding Holding a bake sale

Which landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional? Plessy v. Ferguson Loving v. Virginia Brown v. Board of Education Marbury v. Madison

Who was the attorney general who sent federal troops to protect a black man trying to integrate Ole Miss in 1962? Nicholas Katzenbach Harlan F. Stone Janet Reno Robert F. Kennedy

Which international honor did Martin Luther King, Jr. win in 1964, the year before the Selma to Montgomery March? Nobel Peace Prize Man Booker Prize Pulitzer Prize Palme d'Or

Which landmark piece of legislation did President Lyndon Johnson sign in the summer of 1965? Federal-Aid Highway Act Civil Rights Act Fair Housing Act Voting Rights Act

What did Thomas Jefferson call the Charlottesville, Virginia mansion that he designed himself? Hickory Hill Monticello La Casa Pacifica Mount Vernon

What new evidence emerged in 1998 to suggest that Thomas Jefferson had children with his slave, Sally Hemings? Jefferson's diary DNA link between their descendants Official birth certificates Old love letters

In 1993, which author became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize? Toni Morrison Alice Walker Zora Neale Hurston Maya Angelou

Which domestic craft produced some of the earliest examples of African-American folk art? Scrapbooking Carpentry Baking Quilting

Which legendary singer earned the name "The Queen of Soul"? Diana Ross Aretha Franklin Billie Holiday Mahalia Jackson

The Supremes, begun as a girl group in Detroit's projects, went on to 1960s pop stardom after signing with which upstart record label? PolyGram Motown Arista Columbia

Which former slave turned abolitionist helped some 300 slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Frances Harper Maria Stewart

In 1972, who was the first African-American woman to run as a major party candidate for U.S. president? Angela Davis Condoleezza Rice Carol Moseley Braun Shirley Chisholm

After she quit amateur tennis in 1958, Althea Gibson went on to play which other sport professionally? Basketball Ice hockey Golf Baseball

Which track and field athlete won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was dubbed "the fastest woman in the world"? Jackie Joyner-Kersee Wilma Rudolph Alice Coachman Florence Griffith-Joyner

On the night before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that included which historic statement? "I have a dream" "Four score and seven years ago..." "I've seen the promised land" "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

Which leading black politician worked as one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s closest aides, and was with him in Memphis at the time of his assassination? Colin Powell Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton David Dinkins

Which event helped pave the way for the speedy passage of the Fair Housing Act in April 1968? Watts race riots The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Selma to Montgomery March Birmingham church bombing

According to the Fair Housing Act of 1968, it is illegal to discriminate against potential tenants or buyers based on which factor(s)? Religion All of these Race National origin

The student sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina in February 1960 were protesting segregation in what type of establishment? Library City bus Public pool Lunch counter

The growing momentum of the sit-in movement in college towns across the South led to the founding of which organization? Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

In August 1965, riots broke out in Watts, a largely African-American neighborhood in which major U.S. city? Chicago Atlanta Los Angeles New York City

What was the popular term used for the illegal manufacture and sale of liquor during Prohibition? Moonshining Counterfeiting Salooning Bootlegging

Which notorious Chicago gangster profited handsomely from bootlegging, gambling and speakeasy operations during Prohibition? Bugsy Siegel Al Capone Frank Costello Lucky Luciano

"Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" was a slogan coined by youth voting rights activists in response to which action by President Roosevelt? Declaring war on Germany in 1941 Creating the National Recovery Administration in 1933 Signing the Social Security Act in 1935 Lowering the minimum draft age to 18 during World War II

Who won the first presidential election to be held after the 26th Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote? Richard M. Nixon Dwight D. Eisenhower Bill Clinton John F. Kennedy

Who was NOT on the five-man committee charged with drafting the Declaration of Independence in the summer of 1776? George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin

In 1785, Thomas Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as the United States minister to which European country? Germany France Switzerland Spain

From 1892 to 1954, some 12 million immigrants to the United States passed through the federal immigration station located on which famous island? Alcatraz Island Ellis Island Manhattan Nantucket

Before 1965, U.S. immigration policy was governed by a quota system based on what? Employment potential Gender Education Country of origin

Kenneth Arnold compared the movement of the nine "UFOs" he saw in June 1947 to that of which common kitchen item? Bowl Spoon Teacup Saucer

Kenneth Arnold's widely reported UFO sighting led which military organization to begin official inquiries into UFOs in 1947? U.S. Air Force U.S. Marines U.S. Navy U.S. Army

How did authorities at the U.S. Army base in Roswell, New Mexico explain witness reports of seeing a crashed UFO there in the summer of 1947? Alien abduction Military test flight Crashed weather balloon Optical illusion

What was the name of the U.S. Air Force's longest-running official inquiry into unidentified flying objects (UFOs)? Operation E.T. (Extra-Terrestrial) Project Blue Book Manhattan Project Code Blue

Which president used the term "silent majority" in a 1969 speech? Gerald Ford Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Dwight Eisenhower

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist participated in the anti-Vietnam War March on the Pentagon in October 1967 and later wrote a book about the experience? Toni Morrison Norman Mailer John Updike Philip Roth

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the USSR in October 1957? Sputnik Yuri Gagarin Apollo Explorer

Who made the famous statement "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind," in reference to the first man walking on the moon? Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin John F. Kennedy John Glenn

In which war were dolphins used to detect underwater mines? World War I Persian Gulf War World War II Vietnam War

Which country did General Douglas MacArthur advocate for an atomic attack against in 1950? China Vietnam Soviet Union Great Britain

Which Native American group was attacked by the U.S. 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee? Wampanoag Cherokee Sioux Navajo

Who famously led an air raid on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor? William Mitchell Jimmy Doolittle Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Chuck Yeager

Which job did World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker hold prior to the war? Doctor Mailman Teacher Racecar driver

Which product, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton, was originally marketed as "the ideal brain tonic"? Mars bar Malomars Coffee Coca-Cola

What was the name of Ethan Allen's band of special forces during the American Revolution? Redcoats New England Cavalry Green Mountain Boys Minutemen

Who was the commander of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II? Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Colin Powell John K. Cannan Booker T. Washington

In which city did Paul Revere meet with his "Liberty Boys" in the 1770s? New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore

What Native American tribe did the U.S. Marines ask to develop a code during World War II? Apache Cheyenne Navajo Shoshone

What made the Gatling gun unique when it was invented in 1862? Cheaper bullets Longer range Fired faster than other guns Light weight

What is the Spanish-American War sometimes also called? The Soldiers' War The Splendid Little War The Bloody War The Great War

What is the ending of this popular World War II propaganda slogan? "When you ride alone..." "...you kill a solder." "...you waste rubber." "...you ride with Hitler." "...you hurt the war effort."

Who was the last Hawaiian monarch? King Kalakaua King Kamehameha Queen Liliuokalani King Cook

Who called America "the arsenal of democracy" during World War II? Franklin D. Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Winston Churchill Benito Mussolini

What does the "D" in "D-Day" stand for? Destruction Defeat Destiny Designation

Which nation did Saddam Hussein invade shortly before the start of the Persian Gulf War? United States Israel Kuwait Oman

Who commanded the combined U.N. forces at Operation Desert Storm? Robert McFarlane Norman Schwarzkopf Colin Powell Marlin Fitzwater

Who said "War is hell"? Douglas MacArthur George Washington John Paul Jones William T. Sherman

Which was the first American colony to ratify the U.S. constitution? Delaware Pennsylvania Virginia New Jersey

Which state is nicknamed the Sooner state? Oklahoma Nebraska Indiana South Dakota

Which state is nicknamed the Evergreen state? Washington Florida Nevada Hawaii

Which Revolutionary War hero said "I have not yet begun to fight!" George Washington Johan DeKalb John Paul Jones Nathanael Greene

Which four-time Olympic medal winner said after the Olympics "I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House...either"? Jesse Owens Gail Devers Carl Lewis Evelyn Ashford

Who lit the torch at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta? Jackie Joyner-Kersee Florence Griffith Joyner Sugar Ray Leonard Muhammad Ali

Why was Pete Rose banned from Major League Baseball? Beating up a player Taking steroids Cheating in a game Betting on baseball

What controversial doctor build a "suicide machine" to aid assisted suicides? Ruth Westheimer Benjamin Spock Theodore Geisel Jack Kevorkian

Which baseball hero died in a plane crash on his way to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims? Rod Carew Roberto Clemente Tony Perez Luis Tiant

Who was the first Latino elected to baseball's hall of fame? Jose Canseco Roberto Clemente Roberto Alomar Estaban Bellan

Who was executed in June 2001 for his involvement in the Oklahoma city terrorist attack? Richard Reid Jonathan Walker Lindh Theodore Kaczynski Timothy McVeigh

Who was nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender?" Gerald Ford Theodore Roosevelt Ulysses S. Grant Ronald Reagan

How many full terms can a U.S. president serve, according to the 22nd Amendment? Four Eight Two One

How old do you need to be to vote in the United States? 16 18 25 21

How many electoral votes are required to win the U.S. presidential election? 400 270 12 50

What is the minimum age requirement for a U.S. president elect? 28 60 35 40

In which year was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated? 1899 1932 1804 1865

In which year did Operation Desert Storm begin? 1991 2002 1914 1941

In which year did the pilgrims land near Plymouth Rock? 1620 1820 1920 1720

Which one of Richard Nixon's TV speeches became famous for its use of his dog? Chuckles speech Millie speech Rover speech Checkers speech

Which material did DuPont scientists originally call Polymer 6.6 when it was first produced in 1935? Pleather Nylon Rubber Plastic

Which sports great refused to be drafted during the Vietnam War? Babe Ruth Ted Williams Lawrence Taylor Muhammad Ali

Which media magnate started acquiring newspapers and magazines in 1912? Kerry Packer Walter Mitty William Randolph Hearst Rupert Murdoch

President Jimmy Carter helped broker the 1978 Camp David Accords between which two nations? Egypt and Israel Iran and Iraq Russia and U.S. North and South Korea

Who did John Wilkes Booth shoot? George Washington Abraham Lincoln Rutherford B. Hayes John F. Kennedy

Which U.S. president was the governor of California before being elected? Jimmy Carter Grover Cleveland Ronald Reagan Rutherford B. Hayes

"Hero of New Orleans" is a nickname for which U.S. president? William H. Taft Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Rutherford B. Hayes

Which Native American assisted in the peace pact between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621? Sam Sasquatch Billy Squanto

Who is thought to have gained control of the Gambino crime family when he ordered the murder of Paul Castellano? Neil Dellacroce Sammy Gravano Frank Decicco John Gotti

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement, established in 1607, in the United States? Greg's Place Bob's Town Sam's Club Jamestown

Which Supreme Court justice underwent treatment for thyroid cancer in 2004? Antonin Scalia William Rehnquist David Souter Sandra Day O'Connor

What is the maiden name of first lady Michelle Obama? Robinson Williams Malia Boggs

Which California city did an earthquake and three-day fire ravage in April 1906? San Francisco Anaheim Los Angeles Santa Clara

In which country were 41 Americans killed in a bombing while Ronald Reagan was president? Lebanon Saudi Arabia Egypt Iraq

The 2nd Amendment explains that the right to bear arms is necessary to what? Hunting for meat Revenge The security of a free state Peaceful succession

Which group of people did British Parliament guarantee freedom of religion in 1689? Buddhists Protestants Pagans Scientologists

Which breed of dog did Lyndon Johnson have at his ranch? Bulldog Doberman Beagle Scottish Terrier

Who swears in the U.S. president and vice president? Secretary of Defense Chief Justice Speaker of the House Outgoing president

Which cabinet position did President George W. Bush nominate Henry Paulson to fill? Treasury Secretary Secretary of Energy Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Transportation

What did the U.S. Pony Express do in the Old West? Transport passengers Protect the public Race horses Deliver mail

What did famous gangster Al Capone make most of his money doing? Selling alcohol Gambling Selling cigarettes Robbing banks

What happened in the Senate when Andrew Johnson faced impeachment in 1868? Measure fell one vote short He resigned before the vote Senate was deadlocked Senate removed him from office

Which of these did Prohibition outlaw in the U.S. in the 1920's? Guns Sale of alcohol Sex Gambling

Who shot and killed musician John Lennon in 1980? Mark David Chapman Shooter is unknown Lee Harvey Oswald John Hinckley Jr.

Which is the highest U.S. Armed Forces award for valor in action against an enemy force? Medal of Honor Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart

How long is a single U.S. presidential term of office? Two years Eight years Four years Six years

Which was the main cause of the Indian Wars? Slavery Indians stealing livestock Religious differences Conflict over Indian Territory

Which did the U.S. Homestead Act offer westbound pioneers? Free land Wives Slaves Money

Which was the nickname given to the infamous bank robber Charles Floyd? Slick Pretty Boy Baby Face Easy

With which chronic ailment was U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt afflicted? Polio Flat feet Small pox Depression

Which animal is used to represent the Republican Party in the United States? Donkey Snake Moose Elephant

What did the Iroquois use to make hunting in the snow easier? Rubber boots Snowshoes Cross-country skis Snowmobiles

What 1944 program funds the college educations of those who serve in the military? The Manhattan Project The G.I. Bill Health Maintenance organizations Social Security

Which program, founded in 1935, is known for its "12 steps"? Social Security Greenpeace Alcoholics Anonymous Weight Watchers

What was discovered in the Yukon Klondike in 1896? Emeralds Gold Rubies Soda

Who was Robert E. Lee? Confederate general Jeans manufacturer Song writer for Elvis Film director

After whom were North America and South America named? Christopher Columbus King America Amerigo Vespucci America Ferrara

Which state was declared by the British to be in rebellion as a prelude to the Revolutionary War? South Carolina Utah Massachusetts Delaware

From which nation did the young refugee Elian Gonzalez hail? Bosnia Cuba South Korea Jamaica

In 1974, which organization kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst? al-Qaeda Symbionese Liberation Army Minutemen Communists of America

From which country was explorer Jacques Cartier? Spain England Canada France

From which country did the United States declare independence on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia? Spain Great Britain France Japan

From which country was European explorer Henry Hudson? England Spain Portugal France

Which colony formed after the defeat of the Aztecs in South America? Little Spain Spain II New Spain New Mexico

In what war were the ironclad battleships the Monitor and the Merrimac involved? The Civil War World War I World War II The Spanish-American War

Which bird is the emblem of the United States of America? Bald Eagle Sparrow Turkey Hawk

What kitchen convenience did Betty Crocker introduce in 1948? Spatulas Step stool Electric mixer Cake mix

When John F. Kennedy became president, into what office did he place his brother Robert? Majority leader Speaker of the House Chief of Staff Attorney general

Which children's television show was popular during the 1950s? The Smurfs Batman And Robin The Mickey Mouse Club Speed Racer

In 1974 and 1975, what began earlier than usual in response to the energy crisis? Tax season Christmas break Daylight Savings Time Summer

Which pre-Revolutionary War British law set a tax on all American paper documents? The Stamp Act The Xerox Act The Staple Act The Notepad Act

Which is a nickname for the U.S. flag? Old Glory Old Smokey Star Bright Stripes

From what materials were the teepee homes of the Plains Indians peoples made? Bricks and mortar Steel beams Flat stones Wooden poles and buffalo hides

Which Supreme Court justice announced her retirement in 2005? Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsberg Anita Hill Sandra Day O'Connor

Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? Abraham Lincoln George Washington Carver Stephen King Thomas Jefferson

Where is President George W. Bush's ranch located? Stillwater, Oklahoma Rock Springs, Wyoming Hobbs, New Mexico Crawford, Texas

Of which secret society was George H.W. Bush a member while a student at Yale? Stone Cutters Skull And Bones Black Tigers The Sphinx

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do on a bus in 1955? Turn down her radio Give up her seat to a white person Stop chewing gum Get off the bus

Who did Harry Truman defeat for the presidency in 1948? Dwight D. Eisenhower Thomas Dewey Alben Barkley Strom Thurmond

Which politician promised to stand in a schoolhouse doorway to halt integration during the civil rights movement? George Wallace Spiro Agnew Ronald Reagan Strom Thurmond

Which is the name of a dance club famous for its large number of celebrity patrons in the 1970s? Studio 54 Studio 78 Studio 99 Studio 21

In 2006, the United States restored full diplomatic ties with which African country? Libya Sudan South Africa Egypt

By what nickname was notorious gangster Alphonse "Al" Capone known in the 1930s? Big Al The Kid Sundance Scarface

What cabinet post did John Ashcroft hold under President George W. Bush? Attorney general Postmaster general Head of the CIA Surgeon general

Who founded Ms. magazine? Susan B. Anthony Hillary Clinton Elizabeth Cady Stanton Gloria Steinem

From which country did President James Polk acquire California? France Tibet Mexico Swaziland

On which country did France declare war on July 25, 1689? Finland England Sweden Norway

What holiday honoring women across America was created in 1914? Sweetest Day Mother's Day Secretary's Day Valentine's Day

Who was Thurgood Marshall? U.S. president Soviet leader U.S. Supreme Court justice Talk show host

What puzzle, invented in 1981, was a cube made of 26 colored pieces that rotated? Connect Four Rubik's Cube Erno's Cube Sudoku

What were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed for in 1927? Teaching Evolution Spying Kidnapping Robbery and murder

Which scandal are Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward credited with uncovering? Teapot Dome Monica Lewinsky Watergate Iran-Contra

Which notorious mass murderer was able to sell paintings he made of clowns? John Wayne Gacy Ted Bundy Charles Manson The Son Of Sam

Who did Richard Nixon defeat in the 1972 election? George McGovern Lyndon B. Johnson Ted Kennedy John Kennedy

What senator was officially condemned for his conduct during the 1950s HUAC hearings? Joseph McCarthy Ted Kennedy Adlai Stevenson Strom Thurmond

Which U.S. president lived in the now-famous residence Monticello? Thomas Jefferson Teddy Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Harry S. Truman

Black Monday, or October 20, 1987, was the date of what type of catastrophic crash? Passenger train Telecommunications Cargo jet Stock market

In which field was William Boeing a pioneer? Food processing Aircraft construction Oil refining Telephone manufacturing

In the early 1900s, John Larson invented the polygraph, which is commonly known as what? CB radio CAT scan Lie detector Telescope

Which famed children's television show, featuring both puppet and human characters, made its debut in 1969? Blues Clues Sesame Street Mr. Rogers Teletubbies

From which state does 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards hail? Texas Kentucky North Carolina Georgia

Which was the name of Roosevelt's Spanish-American War volunteer group? Texas Rangers Scout Riders Big Red One Rough Riders

The president's and vice president's terms officially end on what day of the year? Thanksgiving Day January 20th December 25th May 14th

Which decade is known as the Golden Age of Television? 1940s 1950s 1920s 1930s

Which of the following social movements began in the 1950s? Civil Rights Movement Suffrage Movement Peace Movement Gay Rights Movement

In 1956, the creation of the interstate highway system marked the end of which famous road? The Appalachian Trail The Natchez Trail The Trail of Tears Route 66

Which did Henry Ford develop in 1913? Telephone Cotton Gin Assembly line Wheel

What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War? Battle Of Bunker Hill Battle of Long Island Battle of Boston Battle of Yorktown

What did Thomas Jefferson write that declared the 13 American colonies free and independent? U.S. Constitution Declaration Of Independence Pledge Of Allegiance Bill Of Rights

What did the Dutch name the colony that would eventually be called New York? New Amsterdam Queens The Bronx Gotham City

Which of the following U.S. landmarks was completed in 1943? U.S. Capitol Building Grand Canyon Statue Of Liberty Mount Rushmore

Which war did the Treaty of Ghent, signed in 1814, end? The War Of 1812 The Mexican War The Civil War The American Revolution

Which was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to America in 1620? Mayflower Cornish Speedwell Plimoth

Which disease decimated the Native American population of New England in 1616? HIV Smallpox Common flu Cancer

Who won the American Civil War? Confederacy Redcoats British Union

What was the religious movement that was inspired by Jonathan Edwards in 1734 called? The Great Awakening Judgment Day The Enlightenment The Wake Up

What was the governing document of the U.S. before the U.S. Constitution was ratified? The Federalist Papers The Articles of Confederation The George Washington Papers The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was a big concern in writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution? The sale of tobacco Translating it into Latin Balance of power Acquiring more land

What was the name of the long non-military struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union? Vietnam War Thirty Years War Cold War Domino Theory

Which group's arrival in the United States started "The British Invasion"? The Beatles The Redcoats Hippies The Royal Navy

What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939? Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Football Hall of Fame Basketball Hall of Fame Baseball Hall of Fame

Who approves the appointment of a Supreme Court justice? The president The attorney general The House Of Representatives The Senate

Which was the name of Thomas Paine's famous 1775 pamphlet urging independence from Britain? On Independence Common Sense The Art Of War The Prince

Which group settled in Utah to escape religious persecution? Mormons Quakers Shoshone Forty-Niners

During colonial times, which act placed a tax on every document printed in the colonies? The Intolerable Acts The Tea Act The Quartering Act The Stamp Act

In 1955, which famous American landmark opened in Anaheim, California? Golden Gate Bridge Disneyland The Statue Of Liberty Gateway Arch

Which popular British rock band appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964? The Yardbirds The Beatles Cream The Rolling Stones

Which American military force was established on November 28, 1775? Secret Service Peace Corps Navy Coast Guard

What was the ship called that brought young women to Jamestown in 1620? The Pinta The Mayflower The Bride Ship Ship of Fools

To which organization did Warren Buffett donate a large share of his fortune? The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Red Cross The Rockefeller Foundation UNICEF

Which was the title of Booker T. Washington's autobiography, published in 1901? The Souls Of Black Folks Up From Slavery Roots Native Son

The words "O beautiful for spacious skies" are from what song? "Stars and Stripes Forever" "Yankee Doodle" "The Star-Spangled Banner" "America the Beautiful"

What invention did Alexander Graham Bell patent in 1876? Microwave oven Radio Steam engine Telephone

Where did Robert Peary place an American flag in 1909? Mars The North Pole The Sun The Moon

What was the period of poverty after World War I called? The Roaring Twenties The Big Band Era The Swing Era The Great Depression

Which of the following products was invented by Samuel Morse? Telegraph Telephone Elevator Radio

Which was the main route for settlers heading west in the mid-1800s? Highway 101 The Oregon Trail The Trail Of Tears Route 66

Which was responsible for the Whiskey Rebellion? Tax increase on whiskey A whiskey shortage The selling of poisoned whiskey A government ban on whiskey

Who is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. government? Supreme Court justices The attorney general The president The vice president

Which was the name of the war the United States fought during the 1950s? The Civil War The Korean War The Persian Gulf War The Vietnam War

What 1920s club was famous for performances by Lena Horne and Cab Calloway? Studio 54 The Viper Room The Cotton Club Copacabana

After which event did Japan surrender, ending World War II? Mass defection of troops Loss of their allies The atomic bombing of two cities An economic depression

Which is not a reason the pioneers traveled west? They searched for farm land They wanted religious freedom They were on vacation They were looking for gold

On which charge were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted and executed in 1951? Spying Murder Armed robbery Kidnapping

What do the 13 stripes on the current U.S. flag represent? Original 13 colonies 13 members of Congress 13 ships in Boston Harbor 13 British regiments

Who was born William Jefferson Blythe IV? Bill Clinton Thomas Jefferson Jesse Jackson Gerald Ford

Which U.S. president is known as "The Father of our Country"? John Adams Thomas Jefferson George Washington Abraham Lincoln

Who was born in 1809 and is known as "The Great Emancipator"? Thomas Jefferson George H.W. Bush Abraham Lincoln William Henry Harrison

Which two Revolutionary War figures, both American presidents, died on July 4, 1826? Thomas Jefferson and Sam Adams George Washington and John Adams John Adams And Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton and Ben Franklin

After which event did the U.S. declare war on Japan in 1941? Japan declared war on Britain Bombing of Pearl Harbor Atomic bombing Sinking of the Lusitania

What was the purpose of the American Colonization Society, which was founded in 1816? To colonize Antarctica To colonize the moon To return freed slaves to Africa To colonize Cuba

What was the mission of the Manhattan Project, which was launched in 1941? To reform election laws To build a nuclear bomb To design the New York subway To end World War II

President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bombing of which two Japanese cities? Tokyo and Hiroshima Osaka and Tokyo Tokyo and Nagasaki Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What modern sport evolved from Native American intertribal ball play? Baseball Lacrosse Football Bowling

Which treaty did the Continental Congress write to try to prevent the Revolutionary War? The Treaty Of Versailles The Olive Branch Treaty The White Flag Treaty The Second Treaty of Paris

In October 1871, what event decimated Chicago? Hurricane Tsunami Fire Locusts

How many ships did Christopher Columbus have with him when he discovered America? 2 3 1 12

Abraham Lincoln is pictured on which denomination of U.S. paper currency? $5 bill $20 bill $50 bill $100 bill

In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the legal voting age to what? 18 16 25 21

What billion-dollar energy corporation collapsed after a 2002 financial scandal? Enron Tyco Halliburton WorldCom

At which university did Charles Whitman kill 13 people from atop a school tower in 1966? University of Texas U.C.L.A. Baylor Harvard

Which group is associated with the slogan "Be All You Can Be"? Air Force Army U.S. Navy Marine Corps

What was the name of the first operational nuclear-powered submarine in history? U.S.S. Potemkin U.S.S. Nautilus U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S.S. Seawolf

Which U.S. general had the middle name Tecumseh? William Sherman Ulysses Grant George McClellan Stonewall Jackson

Which U.S. president said, "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master"? Bill Clinton Ulysses S. Grant John Quincy Adams Abraham Lincoln

Physicist Robert Oppenheimer was the head of what 1950s government initiative? Public Works Administration Marshall Plan United Nations Manhattan Project

On which college campus did the National Guard kill four students in 1970? Ball State University Kent State University University Of California At Berkley Clark State University

Which Navy ship was attacked by terrorists in 2000? U.S.S Cole U.S.S. Constitution U.S.S. Ronald Reagan U.S.S. New Jersey

In 1849, which state did people rush to looking for gold? California South Dakota Utah Colorado

What name is used for the people who came to America on the Mayflower? Pilgrims Vacationers Immigrants Mayflowerians

Which state was Hillary Rodham Clinton elected to serve in the Senate in November 2000? New Jersey Connecticut New York Arkansas

In a 1941 speech to Congress, what did U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt famously speak about? Four Freedoms Four Virtues Four Leaders Four Food Groups

With which issue did the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education deal? Immigrants' rights School segregation Illegal boycotts Voter fraud

Who did Richard Nixon defeat in the 1968 election? John Kennedy Joe Biden Hubert Humphrey Walter Mondale

Which war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end in 1848? Mormon War Mexican War Civil War War Of 1812

What did abolitionists want to end? War Of 1812 Tobacco use Prohibition Slavery

Which U.S. president was nicknamed "Dubya"? George Walker Bush Bill Clinton Woodrow Wilson George H.W. Bush

Which U.S. president was nicknamed "The Great Communicator"? Herbert Hoover Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush Warren G. Harding

In which city is the Liberty Bell located? Boston Washington New York City Philadelphia

Which U.S. president weighed 340 lbs. on his inauguration day? George Washington Bill Clinton Herbert Hoover William Taft

Where was Barack Obama born? Washington, D.C. Honolulu Chicago Wichita

In which city is the Ben Franklin National Monument located? Chicago Washington, D.C. Boston Philadelphia

Where is the U.S. Naval Academy located? Albany, NY West Point, NY Annapolis, MD Baltimore, MD

What plant did the Native Americans teach the Pilgrims to grow? Corn Wheat Fish Oats

Who wrote the best-selling book Uncle Tom's Cabin? Susan B. Anthony Harriet Beecher Stowe William Lloyd Garrison Louisa May Alcott

The Warren Report was written about the assassination of which president? William McKinley Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy James Garfield

Whose profile began being featured on the U.S. penny in 1909? Richard Nixon William Taft Abraham Lincoln George Washington

Which all-time baseball great retired in 1935? Hank Aaron Babe Ruth Willie Mays Barry Bonds

Who was the U.S. commander of Operation Desert Storm? Colin Powell H. Norman Schwarzkopf Bill Clinton David Petraus

Which gun was known as "The Peacemaker"? Colt .45 Winchester Derringer Remington Navy

Who famously said "Ich bin ein Berliner" in 1963? John F. Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev Winston Churchill Richard Nixon

What liquid substance, invented in 1926, is added to a car's cooling system? Motor oil Gasoline Wiper fluid Antifreeze

Which U.S. president was assassinated in 1901? Grover Cleveland Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley

During which war did the British capture the White House and set it on fire? World War I War Of 1812 Civil War Mexican-American War

What did the Treaty of Versailles put to an end? World War II Communism World War I Murder

Which war memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in 1982? World War II Memorial Korean War Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial World War I Memorial

Whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore? Presidents Scientists Abolitionists Writers

Which of these was NOT a U.S. government scandal? XYZ Affair Credit Mobilier Teapot Dome Cottage Cheese Incident

What traditional Native American boat was often made from birch bark? Dinghy Canoe Hydrofoil Yacht

What college did Abraham Lincoln attend? Harvard College Of William And Mary He didn't go to college Yale

What internet search engine was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998? Bing Ask Jeeves Yahoo Google

Who took over the U.S. presidency after Abraham Lincoln was shot? Millard Fillmore John Tyler Zachary Taylor Andrew Johnson

Who wrote Unsafe at Any Speed? Ralph Nader A.J. Foyt Lance Armstrong Ross Perot

Which U.S. president ordered the internment of Japanese Americans? Harry Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt Ronald Reagan Woodrow Wilson

In what year did the American Civil War begin? 1861 1912 1962 1987

When was Ronald Reagan elected to his second term as U.S. president? 1980 1964 1984 1974

What is the length of a Supreme Court justice's term? 10 years 4 years 2 years Life

What 1850 law made it legal to force runaway slaves in free states to return to bondage? Runaway Bill Fugitive Slave Act 13th Amendment 26th Amendment

How old do you have to be to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? 15 42 25 50

How old must a person be to serve as president of the United States? 42 35 21 50

During which century was the television popularized? 16th 21st Sixth 20th

In 1962, Andy Warhol made art news with a famous painting of which grocery item? Carton Of eggs Dixie Crystals sugar PET milk Campbell's soup

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he discovered the New World? Good fishing spot Sea route to Asia Vacation spot Sea route to Spain

What cannot stand when "divided against itself," according to Abraham Lincoln? A flag A house A man The Constitution

What is the name of George Washington's estate? Biltmore Mount Vernon Camp David Monticello

Who is the only person that can commute your sentence if you're convicted of a U.S. federal crime? High school principal U.S. president State governor Senator

Which natural disaster struck the American Midwest in 1930? Massive flooding Series of major earthquakes Electrical storms The Dust Bowl

Who became president of the United States in 1901, and inspired a popular stuffed animal? George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Bill Clinton Abraham Lincoln

Which organization physically protects the president of the United States? Internal Revenue Service Mafia Acme Security Company Secret Service

Which has been the standard issue assault rifle for the U.S. military since 1975? AK-47 AR-15 M-16 M-1 Grand

Who was Jimmy Carter's vice president? Walter Mondale Al Gore Spiro Agnew Bill Clinton

Which former Vermont governor ran for president in 2004? Alan Keyes Dick Gephardt Howard Dean John Kerry

Which is the only U.S. state that was formerly a kingdom with a ruling monarch? Hawaii Florida Alaska Texas

Which inventor created the first assembly line? Albert Einstein Henry Ford Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell

What was the most common killer of the nearly 2,000 men that died at Valley Forge? Friendly fire Bombing Alcoholism Disease

Which inventor started his own electric light company in 1878? Eli Whitney Alexander Graham Bell Benjamin Franklin Thomas Edison

Which future president served as the American colonies' first ambassador to Great Britain? Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton Paul Revere John Adams

What Revolutionary War hero appears on the U.S. $10 bill? Alexander McDougall Nathan Hale Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin

Which of these Native American tribes settled in the Plains? Cheyenne Algonquin Apache Chipewyan

Who flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic in 1927? Charles Lindbergh William Boeing Roy Brown Amelia Earhart

To which Native American tribe did Sitting Bull belong? Arapahoe Anasazi Pueblo Sioux

What 1996, 2000 and 2004 presidential candidate declared the Corvair unsafe at any speed? Bob Dole Ross Perot Andre Ferrou Ralph Nader

Who was the first Republican president? George Washington Andrew Jackson Bill Clinton Abraham Lincoln

Whose famous horse ride was immortalized in a poem by Longfellow? Benedict Arnold Andrew Jackson Paul Revere Edgar Allan Poe

Which of the following presidents did NOT serve in the military? Franklin D. Roosevelt Andrew Jackson Ulysses S. Grant John F. Kennedy

Which U.S. president was born in 1890 and was commonly called "Ike"? Andrew Jackson Warren G. Harding Dwight D. Eisenhower William Henry Harrison

Who was born in 1858 and is known as "The Hero of San Juan Hill"? Andrew Johnson Lyndon B Johnson Theodore Roosevelt Andrew Jackson

Who served as both president and vice president but was never elected to either office? Chester A. Arthur Gerald Ford Lyndon B. Johnson Andrew Johnson

What Louisa May Alcott novel was published in 1868? The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Anne Of Green Gables Little Women The Secret Garden

Who was assassinated two months after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death? John F. Kennedy Anwar Sadat Robert Kennedy Malcolm X

Who treated John Wilkes Booth's injuries while he was on the run from authorities after killing President Lincoln? George Atzerodt Lewis Powell Samuel Mudd Mary Surratt

Which of the following warships was NOT sunk at Pearl Harbor? Enterprise Arizona Oklahoma Utah

What was the occupation of Christa McAuliffe, a civilian killed in the Challenger explosion in 1986? Scientist Astronaut Teacher Doctor

Which James Joyce novel did the U.S. Post Office destroy 500 copies of in 1922? Ulysses Atlas Shrugged The Great Gatsby The Metamorphoses

Which food item, invented in 1928, was originally mocked by bakers? Sheet cakes Sliced bread Bagels Donuts

With which issue does the Brady Bill, signed into law by President Clinton, deal? Balanced budget Education Gun control War crimes

What did the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1913, authorize? Alcohol Firearms The draft Income Tax

Which U.S. senator is known for running hearings into Communist influence in the United States? Edward Kennedy Bill Bradley Barbara Boxer Joseph McCarthy

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought? Battle Hill Barnum's Hill Bunker Hill Breed's Hill

Which of these battles was fought in 1890 is South Dakota? Wounded Knee New Orleans Little Big Horn Saratoga

Which animal did the Native Americans of the Great Plains once depend on for survival? Buffalo Bear Horse Deer

When is the only time the vice president can vote in the senate? After a filibuster To break a tie vote In times of war Before Christmas break

Which of the following U.S. presidents were father and son? Andrew and Lyndon Johnson Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt John and John Quincy Adams Ben and John Harrison

What 1920s canine star was credited with saving Warner Brothers from bankruptcy? Benji Lassie Pluto Rin Tin Tin

Which is the name of the almanac that Benjamin Franklin published for the first time in 1732? Benji's Book Farmer's Almanac Poor Richard's Almanac Frank's Predictions

Which iconic doll, sold in a pink box, made her debut in 1959? Cabbage Patch Kid Barbie Holly Hobby Raggedy Ann

Who was the first woman nominated as a candidate for U.S. vice president? Geraldine Ferraro Martha Washington Betty Ford Hillary Clinton

Which U.S. president did an anarchist shoot in 1901? Bill Clinton George W. Bush Richard Nixon William McKinley

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty as a gift to the U.S.? France Japan Bill Gates China

What was the nickname of the secret informant who supplied the press with information during the Watergate Scandal? Deep Throat Agent X The Thin Man Black Hat

Which three tribes make up the Sioux nation? Blackfoot, Crow and Cheyenne Illinois, Iroquois and Shawnee Navajo, Crow and Shoshone Lakota, Dakota and Nakota

What was U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's middle name? Barry Billings Baines Bard

Who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history, on May 20 and 21, 1927? Amelia Earhart Bob Dole Anne Of Green Gables Charles Lindbergh

Which term refers to Americans who were loyal to the British crown during the American Revolution? Scousers Tories Bobbies Canucks

What is wampum? Beaded bracelets Headdresses Boots Shells used as currency

Where is John F. Kennedy buried? Arlington National Cemetery Boston At sea Dallas

In which American city was there a major earthquake on April 18, 1906 that left 500 people dead? San Francisco New York Los Angeles Houston

By which name was the Boston militia more commonly known during the Revolutionary War? Minutemen Redcoats Townies Tories

Which former wrestler served as governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003? Bruno Sammartino Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Hulk Hogan Jesse Ventura

What was Elvis Presley's home called? Biltmore Priscilla's House Dollywood Graceland

What did the Supreme Court order to be integrated in 1955? Public schools Bathrooms Movie theaters Buses

Who granted President Richard Nixon a full pardon? Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford George W. Bush

Which of the following toys became a big fad in the 1950s? Pet rock Hula Hoop Rubik's Cube Cabbage Patch Kids

What territory did President McKinley annex in 1898, which later became our 50th U.S. state? Alaska Guam California Hawaii

Which state was Hillary Clinton elected to represent in the U.S. Senate? Arkansas California Nebraska New York

Which state is home to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum? Maryland Texas Massachusetts Maine

Which U.S. president declared war on Germany in April of 1917? Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Warren G. Harding

Where did U.S. spy planes spot nuclear missiles in 1962? Vietnam Mexico Cuba Cambodia

Who did William Henry Harrison fight in the Battle of Tippecanoe? British Redcoats Canadian Mounties Japanese troops Shawnee and Creek Indians

With the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. government promised to aid any government that resisted what? Tyranny Communism Terrorism Trade

What Detroit music institution did Berry Gordy found in 1959? Capitol Records Atlantic Records Motown Records EMI Records

Which U.S. president famously proclaimed, "I am not a crook"? Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter

Who disappeared while attempting to fly around the world in 1937? Charles Lindbergh Orville Wright Amelia Earhart Richard Branson

Whose was the voice behind the 1938 radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds"? Rudolph Valentino Orson Welles Cary Grant Charlie Chaplin

Where did the assassin's bullet strike Abraham Lincoln? Back Head Neck Chest

In which city was President John F. Kennedy assassinated in 1963? Portland Dallas Tempe Chicago

Which country ceded Florida to the United States in 1819? Japan Canada Spain China

Which car company implemented the first large-scale moving assembly line in 1913? Chrysler Chevrolet Mercedes Ford

Which group's primary objective is it to protect the president of the United States? CIA NSA FBI Secret Service

Which American general was relieved of his Korean command in 1951? Douglas MacArthur George Patton Colin Powell Oliver North

Which Virginia city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War? Norfolk Richmond Virginia Beach Charlottesville

Which holiday was first observed by all 50 states in 1993? Thanksgiving Martin Luther King Jr. Day Labor Day Presidents' Day

Which product was introduced at 1939's World's Fair, but wasn't found in many homes until after World War II? Air conditioning Telephone Television Radio

What is the technique used in the U.S. Senate to delay or prevent a vote on a controversial issue? Quid pro quo Quorum Filibuster Gerrymander

What popular Parker Brothers board game was first sold in 1934? Monopoly Scrabble Life Checkers

Whom did Herbert Hoover label "Public Enemy No. 1"? Al Capone Dalton Brothers Baby Face Nelson John Dillinger

Which does the D.C. in Washington, D.C. stand for? District of Columbia Division of Congress Development Corporation District of Congress

Of which war is Senator John McCain a veteran? World War II Desert Storm The Vietnam War The War of 1812

For what 1924 crime were Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb arrested? Disorderly conduct Treason Robbery Murder

Who was the first U.S. director of Homeland Security? Colin Powell Donald Rumsfeld Tom Ridge Condoleezza Rice

What October 24, 1929 event heralded the start of the Great Depression? San Francisco earthquake Dust storm Stock Market crash End of World War I

With which 1839 invention is Charles Goodyear credited? Rubber vulcanization Anti-lock brakes Seat belt Safety lock

Who created the character of Mickey Mouse? Warner Brothers William Hanna Stan Lee Walt Disney

How many seats is every state guaranteed in the House of Representatives? One Five Two Three

How many days does the president have in which to veto a bill? 30 10 Seven Five

Which country was NOT a U.S. ally during World War II? Great Britain Australia Italy Russia

How often does the United States conduct a census? Every 10 years Every six months Every year Every 20 years

Which U.S. president coined the phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick"? George W. Bush Harry S Truman Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley

Which is the name of Al Gore's Oscar-winning 2006 documentary on climate change? The Blue Planet Super Size Me Fahrenheit 9/11 An Inconvenient Truth

Who served as Ronald Reagan's vice president? George H.W. Bush Al Gore Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

Under which president did Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright serve as secretaries of state? Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W. Bush

Which president joked "Honey, I forgot to duck" after being shot? Ronald Reagan Andrew Jackson Gerald Ford William McKinley

What famous gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931? Al Capone Pretty Boy Floyd Baby Face Nelson John Dillinger

Which U.S. president ordered that an atomic bomb be dropped on Japan? Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Harry S Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt

On what day of the week is Election Day in the United States? Tuesday Friday Monday Wednesday

Who led the American troops in the Vietnam War? William Westmoreland Oliver North Dwight Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War? Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson

Who was the only former U.S. president to join the Confederacy during the Civil War? Martin Van Buren Abraham Lincoln John Tyler Andrew Jackson

Which U.S. president signed the Louisiana Purchase? Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams George Washington James Madison

In which state were the most major battles of the American Civil War fought? Virginia Florida Georgia Tennessee

Who became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated? Lyndon B. Johnson George W. Bush George Washington Gerald Ford

Who was the president of the United States during most of World War II? Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy

Who helped the FBI identify the Unabomber? A neighbor His mother Geraldo Rivera His brother

Which nation was the first to pull out of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? Ireland Germany Soviet Union South Africa

First appearing in 1950, what became the most commercially successful comic strip of the 20th century? Peanuts Doonesbury Blondie Cathy

Which organization did Betty Friedan found in 1966? National Organization For Women Mothers Against Drunk Driving American Civil Liberties Union Girl Scouts

What do the Miranda Rights, read by police when a person is arrested, protect the listener from? Getting a ticket Going to jail Losing a driver's license Self-incrimination

On what date were seven of Al Capone's rivals gunned down in a garage in Chicago? Valentine's Day, 1929 Good Friday, 1929 Columbus Day, 1931 Christmas Eve, 1930

Which play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated? Hamlet Uncle Tom's Cabin Prologue To Glory Our American Cousin

Who was the first U.S. president of Dutch descent? Benjamin Harrison William Taft Theodore Roosevelt Martin Van Buren

Which two of the five senses did Helen Keller, born in 1880 in Alabama, lack? Sight and taste Sight and hearing Hearing and touch Sight and smell

Which book did John Lennon's murderer carry with him on the day of the shooting? The Koran The Catcher In The Rye Helter Skelter The Holy Bible

Which U.S. president died in office in 1945, during World War II? Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Herbert Hoover Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which were the two candidates for president in 1988? George Bush and Michael Dukakis Bill Clinton and George Bush Bob Dole and Lloyd Bentsen Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter

What is the name of the statement that begins with "You have the right to remain silent"? Hippocratic Oath 2nd Amendment Nicene Creed Miranda Warning

Of which city was Fiorello LaGuardia elected mayor in 1933? Hollywood Las Vegas New York Cleveland

Which was the official cause recorded when Marilyn Monroe was found dead on August 5, 1962? Overdose of sleeping pills Asphyxiation Homicide Natural causes

For which industry's workers does the UAW advocate? Auto Restaurant Telecommunications Hotel

Which body served as the American government at the start of the Revolutionary War? Committees of Correspondence Continental Congress The Supreme Court The House Of Representatives

Who was assassinated on November 22, 1963? Huey Long John F. Kennedy John Lennon Robert F. Kennedy

What was the bacteriologist Alexander Fleming credited with discovering on a piece of bread in 1928? Insulin Estrogen Hydrogen isotopes Penicillin

Which Native American leader famously said "I will fight no more, forever?" Crazy Horse Luther Standing Bear Sitting Bull Chief Joseph

In which Olympic sport was Dick Button the first man ever to win consecutive gold medals? Luge Bobsled Downhill skiing Figure skating

Which did Clarence Birdseye invent in 1923? Freon Ice trays Frozen food Popsicles

Which European nation is credited with helping the Americans win the Revolutionary War? Poland Iceland France Germany

In which state did Mount St. Helens erupt, killing 57 people in May 1980? Utah Oregon Idaho Washington

Of which U.S. state did Sarah Palin become the governor in 2006? Alaska Washington Idaho Texas

Which western state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003? California Wyoming Washington Idaho

Which country captured pilot Gary Francis Powers in 1960? China Iran Japan USSR

On which of these nations did the United States impose a commercial embargo in the 1960s? Germany Venezuela Cuba Italy

Who assassinated President James Garfield? James Earl Ray Lee Harvey Oswald John Wilkes Booth Charles A. Giteau

Who saved crucial documents and a portrait of Washington as the British stormed Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812? Dolley Madison Thomas Jefferson James Madison Alexander Hamilton

Who was America's first secretary of the treasury under George Washington in 1789? James Madison Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

Which U.S. president organized the unsuccessful Bull Moose Party? James Polk Theodore Roosevelt William Taft James Monroe

Who did former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy marry in 1968? She never remarried Aristotle Onassis Herschel Mankowitz James Seymour

During the Civil War, who served as president of the Confederacy? Jeb Stuart Jefferson Davis Nathan Forrest Robert E. Lee

Which president fathered several children with his slave Sally Hemings? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Andrew Johnson Jefferson Davis

Who was Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 U.S. presidential election? Michael Dukakis Geraldine Ferraro Jesse Jackson Dan Quayle

What African-American sports great died of AIDS on February 6, 1993? Jesse Owens Magic Johnson Arthur Ashe Ryan White

Which president declared a war on poverty in 1964? Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Lyndon B. Johnson

Who participated in the first televised U.S. presidential debates? Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon and George McGovern Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey

Who mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel? Patrick Henry Samuel Adams Aaron Burr John Adams

With whom did Abraham Lincoln engage in a famous series of debates? Henry Clay John Brown Stephen A. Douglas James Buchanan

Which U.S. president started the Social Security Administration? Richard Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt Lyndon Johnson John F Kennedy

Who was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968? John F. Kennedy Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Kennedy

Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964? John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Franklin Roosevelt Lyndon Johnson

Who wrote a majority of the Bill of Rights? Alexander Hamilton John Hancock James Madison George Washington

Who was Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president from 1965 to 1968? Richard Nixon James Packard John Kennedy Hubert Humphrey

Which U.S. president is known as "Ol' Tippecanoe"? William H. Taft William Henry Harrison Franklin Delano Roosevelt John Quincy Adams

What famous lawman led a team of Chicago law enforcement agents called "The Untouchables"? Wyatt Earp Eliot Ness Judge Roy Bean J. Edgar Hoover

By what name was NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar known until 1971? Bill Russell Julius Irving Irving Johnson Lew Alcindor

Who was the first woman ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? Christa McAuliffe Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sandra Day O'Connor

Who famously said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"? King George III Betsy Ross Nathan Hale Thomas Jefferson

In March 1960, the United States announced that troops were going to be sent to what country? Korea Kuwait France Vietnam

Of which baseball team was President George W. Bush once a managing partner? L.A. Dodgers Florida Marlins Texas Rangers Houston Astros

What cream-filled cookie did Nabisco introduce in 1912? Ladyfinger Nilla Wafer Fudge Round Oreo

What was Frank Lloyd Wright's profession? Lawyer Physician Politician Architect

What is the head of the U.S. Supreme Court called? Court jester Chief justice Lead justice General

What was the name of the political group started by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin? Lefties Hippies Yippies Yuppies

Which future Supreme Court justice worked on the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case? Thurgood Marshall John Paul Stevens Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. Harry Blackmun

Where did General Cornwallis surrender to end the American Revolution? Yorktown Appomattox Courthouse Boston Lexington

About how far away was Richmond, the Confederate capital, from Washington, D.C., the Union capital? 100 miles 500 miles 1,200 miles 1,000 miles

During the Civil War, which of these states was not a member of the Confederacy? South Carolina Texas Kentucky Tennessee

How many years is "four score and seven years ago"? 87 years 27 years 107 years 67 years

In which conflict did the Battle of Bull Run-also called Manassas-occur? Revolutionary War War of 1812 Vietnam War Civil War

Near which Southern city is Fort Sumter located, the place where the opening shots of the Civil War were fired? Savannah Atlanta Charleston Dallas

What did Southerners call the Battle of Bull Run? Battle of Shiloh Battle of Manassas Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg

What happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the Civil War? Executed by U.S. authorities Imprisoned for treason Ordered to pay a fine Escaped to England

What was Robert E. Lee's job after the Civil War? Soldier Surgeon Minister College president

What was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War? Gettysburg Annandale Chancellorsville Antietam

What were the men who brought supplies to the South by sea during the Civil War called? Blockade runners Abolitionists Carpetbaggers Copperheads

Where did the westernmost battle of the Civil War take place? California New Mexico South Carolina Arizona

Where was the first capital of the Confederacy, before it was relocated to Richmond, Virginia? Montgomery, Alabama Clifton Forge, Virginia Tallahassee, Florida Memphis, Tennessee

Which of these Civil War leaders graduated second in his class at West Point? Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson George Meade Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant

Which of these Confederate generals was accidentally shot by his own men? Jubal Early Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Robert E. Lee Thomas Hood

Which of these slave states did not secede from the Union during the Civil War? Georgia Delaware Tennessee Virginia

Which of these Union generals, an opponent of the Emancipation Proclamation, ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1864? George Armstrong Custer George Bush George McClellan George Meade

Which of these states was the first to secede from the Union during the Civil War era? South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Virginia

Which Union general commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? George Meade George Armstrong Custer George McClellan George McGovern

Which Union victory was achieved immediately before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Cold Harbor Gettysburg Antietam Shiloh

Who was Abraham Lincoln's first choice to head the Union Army? Joshua Chamberlain Robert E. Lee George McClellan Ambrose Burnsides

In which modern nation would you find Mesopotamia, called "the cradle of civilization"? Uzbekistan Pakistan Iraq Saudi Arabia

In which ocean did an earthquake occur on December 26, 2004, causing a tsunami that killed thousands of people? Indian Atlantic Arctic Southern

Which state's capital takes its name from President Abraham Lincoln? Florida California Nebraska New York

What was the original name of Thailand before it changed its name in 1939? Cambodia Atlantis Siam Burma

Which of these nations is not located on two continents? Turkey Egypt Russia Canada

Which state is nicknamed "the Equality State" because it was the first to give women the right to vote? New York California Wyoming Vermont

After the invasion of which country did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany, thus beginning World War II? Belgium France Poland Hungary

After which war did most of the nations that made up the British Empire become independent? World War I World War II Boer War Crimean War

Why were no U.S. aircraft carriers damaged during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor? They were camouflaged They had already been sunk by U-boats The U.S. had no carriers The carriers were out at sea

During which of these World War II battles did the iconic flag-raising now depicted at the Marine Corps Memorial occur? Iwo Jima Guadalcanal Peleliu Okinawa

Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, how many members of the U.S. Congress voted against declaring war on Japan? 150 419 1 12

Which city's "shores" are mentioned in the Marine Hymn? Washington, D.C. London Tripoli New York

In the U.S. Army, what symbol does a major wear? maple leaf oak leaf pine tree palm frond

In which country did the Boer War take place? Romania Egypt Russia South Africa

In which country did the Soviet Union fight a war for most of the 1980s? Afghanistan Poland Germany China

In which nation was the Osirak nuclear plant, which Israeli jets bombed in 1981, located? Iraq Iran Kuwait Jordan

In which war did the U.S. Marine Corps not take part? French and Indian War Civil War World War II Revolutionary War

On which of these continents has a major military engagement never taken place? Asia North America Europe Australia

What body of water did Allied troops have to cross in order to land on the beaches of Normandy in World War II? English Channel Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea Irish Sea

What country was freed from its Iraqi invaders with Operation Desert Storm? Saudi Arabia Kenya Kuwait Syria

What do the Russians call World War II? German War Allied War World War III Great Patriotic War

What is the mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps? bull whale armadillo bulldog

What islands were at the center of a war between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982? Falkland Islands Seychelles Lesser Antilles Balearic Islands

What was the Allied code name for the invasion of Normandy? Overlord Market Garden Bulldog Nightwatch

What was the German code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941? Barbarossa Hohenstaufen Blue Devil Hitler

What was the name of the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with war elephants to attack Rome? Hannibal Hasdrubal Hamilcar Harvey

What was the name of the huge aerial battle between Germany and Great Britain in the summer of 1940? Battle of Britain Battle of Tobruk Battle of El Alamein Battle of the Bulge

What was the name of the much-feared German air force during World War II? Luftwaffe Foreign Legion Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine

What was the name of the U.S. Navy ship that was damaged by Al Qaeda terrorists in 2000? USS Missouri USS Cole USS Enterprise USS Nimitz

What was the nickname of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan? Spirit of St. Louis Enola Gay Excalibur Bockscar

What were the American pilots who flew in China during World War II called? Flying Dragons Flying Lions Flying Jaguars Flying Tigers

What were the German soldiers who fought on the British side in the Revolutionary War collectively called? Swabians Bavarians Prussians Hessians

What were the three conflicts between Rome and Carthage called? War of 1812 Peloponnesian War Punic Wars Trojan War

What, along with a globe, is the symbol of the United States Marine Corps? Palm tree Ship Pistol Anchor

Where did the first major defeat of Nazi German forces during World War II take place? Casablanca Moscow Tobruk Stalingrad

Which American city did British troops burn during the War of 1812? New York Boston Washington, D.C. Atlanta

Which American general was the commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf War? Anthony Zinni Norman Schwarzkopf George S. Patton Colin Powell

Which city did the Russians burn so that Napoleon Bonaparte's invading army could not capture it? Kiev Saint Petersburg Moscow Odessa

Which country dropped bombs on the mainland United States during World War II by means of floating balloons? Germany Iceland Mexico Japan

Which former capital was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1975, following the Communist victory in Vietnam? Beijing Saigon Hanoi Da Nang

Which historical event did Franklin D. Roosevelt deem "a day which will live in infamy"? Bombing of Dresden Fall of Crete Attack on Pearl Harbor Invasion of Ethiopia

Which military force is known for its light-blue helmets? U.S. Army Red Army British Army U.N. peacekeepers

Which nation did Great Britain fight in the Falklands War of 1982? Iceland Chile Argentina Brazil

Which of these ancient cities was conquered when, according to legend, enemy soldiers emerged from a wooden horse brought within its walls? Utica Sparta Carthage Troy

Which of these conflicts lasted for less than a week in 1967? Seven Years' War Hundred Years War Gulf War Six-Day War

Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers? Germany Japan Italy China

Which of these is NOT a nickname for U.S. Marines? devil dog leatherneck jarhead flyboy

Which of these ships was sunk by Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor and is now the site of a national memorial? USS Constitution USS Pueblo USS Arizona USS Nimitz

Which of these World War II battles took place in Italy? Arnhem Bridge Tobruk Battle of the Bulge Anzio

Which Prussian officer helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge? Frederick von Steuben Erwin Rommel Johann Rall Benedict Arnold

Which river did George Washington's forces cross on Christmas night, 1776, to attack Trenton? Potomac Hudson Sewanee Delaware

Prior to the Gulf War, which world leader predicted it would be "the mother of all battles"? George H.W. Bush Deng Xiaoping Tony Blair Saddam Hussein

Which World War I flying ace often flew with his Great Dane alongside him? Manfred von Richthofen Merian Cooper Billy Mitchell Eddie Rickenbacker

Who invented the AK-47 automatic rifle? Mikhail Kalashnikov George Gatling Samuel Colt William Winchester

Who was the leader of Iraq at the time of the U.S. invasion of 2003? Hosni Mubarak King Hussein Mahmoud Abbas Saddam Hussein

Who was the most decorated American soldier in World War II? George S. Patton Audie Murphy Alvin York Chesty Puller

In which city was the first 18-hole golf course in the United States built? Chicago Los Angeles Miami Beach New York

For which achievement is Roger Bannister famous? Founding the American Red Cross Serving two terms as U.S. president Inventing the escalator Breaking the four-minute mile

What song did Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie write in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Africa? "Don't Worry, Be Happy" "Do they know it's Christmas?" "The Circle of Life" "We Are the World"

Where is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located? Seoul Washington, D.C. Mexicali Toronto

Which country star helped organize the first Farm Aid concert in 1985? Tammy Wynette Garth Brooks George Jones Willie Nelson

Which famed movie actor served as a bomber pilot during World War II, eventually rising to the rank of general? Alan Hale James Stewart Jason Robards John Wayne

Which film, set in North Africa, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1943? Raiders of the Lost Ark Hidalgo Sahara Casablanca

Which game did Canadian-born athletic coach James Naismith invent in 1891? Baseball Volleyball Soccer Basketball

Which North American city hosted the 1968 Olympic Games? Atlanta Squaw Valley Mexico City Vancouver

Which of these American novelists was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature? Emily Dickinson Laura Ingalls Wilder Alice Munro Pearl S. Buck

Which of these cartoon characters made his first appearance in a 1928 cartoon by Walt Disney? Betty Boop Mickey Mouse Spiderman Superman

Which of these dances was popular in the 1920s? Tootsie Roll Twist Charleston Watusi

Which of these famed athletes went on to portray Tarzan in films? Knute Rockne Diamond Jim Brady Jim Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller

Which of these literary figures takes his name from an ancient king of Israel? Nicholas Nickleby Jay Gatsby Oliver Twist Captain Ahab

Which of these novels takes place during the Civil War? The Red Badge of Courage The Grapes of Wrath The Great Gatsby Roughing It

Which U.S. state hosted the 1980 Winter Olympic Games? New York California Texas New Jersey

Who was the author of the Depression-era novel The Grapes of Wrath? William Faulkner John Steinbeck Pearl S. Buck John Dos Passos

Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Bessie Smith Madonna Janis Joplin Aretha Franklin

In which state did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 occur? Kentucky Iowa New York Illinois

What president was praised as being "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt James Madison

Which first lady appeared in more than 10 movies before marrying her husband, himself a movie star? Florence Harding Nancy Reagan Martha Washington Bess Truman

Which first lady regularly served alcohol in the White House during Prohibition? Laura Bush Abigail Adams Patricia Nixon Florence Harding

Which first lady is known for helping to restore the White House, which had fallen into disrepair by the early 1960s? Patricia Nixon Jacqueline Kennedy Mamie Eisenhower Betty Ford

Which first lady was well known for her work with the elderly and mentally ill in the 1970s? Nancy Reagan Rosalynn Carter Patricia Nixon Mamie Eisenhower

Which of these first ladies had a widely syndicated newspaper column in the 1940s? Mamie Eisenhower Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt Lou Hoover

Which of these presidents did NOT wear a beard? Ulysses S. Grant George Washington Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln

Which of these presidents publicly confessed to hating the taste of broccoli? George H.W. Bush Jimmy Carter George Washington John Adams

Which of these presidents was inaugurated in New York City? John Quincy Adams Calvin Coolidge George Washington Theodore Roosevelt

Which of these U.S. presidents was shipwrecked during a campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II? John F. Kennedy Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon

Which president established that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November? Richard M. Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt George Washington Abraham Lincoln

Which president formulated the Truman Doctrine, meant to contain communism in the early years of the Cold War? Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Millard Fillmore George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

Which president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which president said, "how little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!"? Ronald Reagan Thomas Jefferson Woodrow Wilson Andrew Jackson

Which president said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"? Theodore Roosevelt Richard Nixon Woodrow Wilson John Quincy Adams

Which president said, "Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally"? Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln

Which president used Bruce Springsteen's song "Born in the USA" in his 1984 reelection campaign? Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Harry S Truman Jimmy Carter

Which president was commemorated on a half-dollar coin, beginning in 1964? John Paul Jones John F. Kennedy John Adams John Quincy Adams

Which president was forced to flee the White House during a British attack in the War of 1812? James Madison Andrew Jackson James K. Polk Abraham Lincoln

Which president was inaugurated at almost the very moment that the American hostages held in Iran were released? Gerald R. Ford Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter

Which president was indicted and tried for impeachment, but then acquitted in 1999? Richard Nixon George W. Bush Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan

Which president wrote the Fourteen Points following the end of World War I? Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

Which president was the youngest ever to be elected? Gerald R. Ford John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Jimmy Carter

Which president said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"? Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman Warren G. Harding

Which U.S. president survived two assassination attempts, both committed by women? Dwight D. Eisenhower Gerald R. Ford Richard M. Nixon Jimmy Carter

Which U.S. president was the first born west of the Mississippi River? Richard Nixon George Washington Thomas Jefferson Herbert Hoover

Which U.S. president was the first to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court? Ronald Reagan Calvin Coolidge Bill Clinton Martin Van Buren

Which U.S. president, while promising not to raise taxes, used the phrase, "Read my lips"? Bill Clinton George W. Bush Franklin D. Roosevelt George H.W. Bush

Which U.S. president's body was exhumed in 1991 to test whether he had been poisoned? Abraham Lincoln George Washington Zachary Taylor Ronald Reagan

Who was the first president to be elected to a third term? George Washington Chester Arthur John Quincy Adams Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who assumed the U.S. presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office? Dwight D. Eisenhower Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman Richard Nixon

Who succeeded President James Garfield after he was assassinated? Thomas Jefferson Ronald Reagan Chester Arthur Theodore Roosevelt

Who was George W. Bush's vice president? James Watt Dick Cheney Ronald Reagan Colin Powell

Who was the first licensed attorney to become first lady? Jacqueline Kennedy Mamie Eisenhower Hillary Rodham Clinton Michelle Obama

Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached? Bill Clinton Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon Andrew Jackson

Whom did Richard Nixon defeat in the presidential race of 1968? Lyndon B. Johnson Gerald R. Ford George McGovern Hubert Humphrey

In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed? Boston New York Washington, D.C. Philadelphia

In which colony was the "shot heard round the world" fired at the outset of the American Revolution? Virginia North Carolina New Jersey Massachusetts

In which famous historical document do we find the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."? Declaration of Independence Gettysburg Address Patriot Act Constitution

Near which city was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought? New York Annapolis Boston Philadelphia

Which nation's navy provided help to the Americans at the Battle of Yorktown that proved essential to their victory? Great Britain Italy Spain France

What official position did Benjamin Franklin hold before the Revolutionary War? Mayor Attorney general Postmaster Minister of education

What was the name of the French aristocrat who provided essential leadership to the Americans during the American Revolution? Friederich von Steuben Marquis de Lafayette Baron Hausmann Thaddeus Kosciusko

What was the name of the group that staged the Boston Tea Party? Sons of Liberty Loyalists Minutemen Sons of Freedom

What was the name of the inspirational pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote in favor of the American Revolution? Poor Richard's Almanack Sense and Sensibility The Boston Commons Common Sense

What was the name of the American patriot who allegedly said, "I only regret I have but one life to give for my country"? Benedict Arnold George Washington Nathan Hale John Paul Jones

What were the names of the two other men who rode with Paul Revere to warn of an impending British attack? William Dawes and Samuel Prescott Henry Adams and William Walker Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Where did the first Continental Congress meet in 1774? Manchester Schenectady Philadelphia Hanover

Which American fort did Benedict Arnold plan to hand over to the British? Fort McHenry Fort Worth Fort Ticonderoga West Point

Which American general in the Revolutionary War was victorious at the Battle of Princeton? Lord Cornwallis Horatio Gates Francis Marion George Washington

Which American officer helped win the Battle of Saratoga, only to become a traitor later in the Revolutionary War? George Washington Horatio Gates Francis Marion Benedict Arnold

Which animal did Benjamin Franklin believe would make a more suitable symbol of the United States than the eagle? Pigeon Lion Armadillo Turkey

Which founding father said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately"? John Adams Thomas Jefferson George Washington Benjamin Franklin

Which founding father wrote "Haste makes waste" in his almanac? George Washington Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson

Which future U.S. president defended the British soldiers who were charged in the Boston Massacre? John Adams John Quincy Adams Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Which hero of the Revolutionary War was sentenced to death during the French Revolution? George Washington Thomas Paine John Adams Benjamin Franklin

Which of these founding fathers was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, at 70 years old? George Washington Benjamin Franklin John Adams John Hancock

Which of these first saw action during the Revolutionary War? Submarine Tank Helicopter Chariot

Which of these philosophical movements contributed to the ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence? Neoplatonism Neoclassicism The Counterreformation The Enlightenment

Which of these Revolutionary War officers was called the Swamp Fox? Horatio Nelson Francis Marion Marquis de Lafayette Horatio Gates

Which one of these rights is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? The pursuit of happiness The right to assemble The right to a speedy trial The right to bear arms

Which patriot proclaimed, "... as for me, give me liberty or give me death"? Patrick Henry Andrew Jackson George Washington Nathan Hale

Which patriot was a member of the group that staged the Boston Tea Party? Samuel Adams Adam Smith Henry Adams John Quincy Adams

Which patriot wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls"? John Paul Jones Thomas Paine Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson

Which war did the Treaty of Paris end? American Revolution Korean War Civil War War of 1812

Which woman has been credited for designing the earliest version of the U.S. flag? Betsy Ross Martha Washington Molly Pitcher Abigail Adams

In which state did the Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989, causing a huge oil spill? California Alaska Texas New Jersey

What did Charles Lindbergh do for a living before flying solo across the pilot? Worked an assembly line Designed building Farmed Flew a mail plane

What disease did Edward Jenner develop a vaccine for in 1796? Polio Tuberculosis Smallpox Malaria

What was Chuck Yeager the first person to do? Skydive Break the sound barrier Bly an airplane Land on the moon

What was the first book that Johannes Gutenberg printed with moveable type? Divine Comedy Apology Bhagavad Gita Bible

What was the name of the first space shuttle, launched on April 12, 1981? Apollo Columbia Discovery Challenger

What was Thomas Alva Edison's nickname? Lightbulb King Wizard of Menlo Park Sorcerer's Apprentice Magic

Which astronaut said, in July 1969, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"? Virgil Grissom Neil Armstrong Alan Shepard Chuck Yeager

Which country was the first to put an animal--a dog named Laika-- into orbit? Finland France Soviet Union United States

Which Italian inventor came up with a flying machine called an ornithopter? Franco Olivetti Leonardo da Vinci Giuseppe Verdi Niccolo Machiavelli

Which of these foods was invented in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1853? French fries Potato chips Graham crackers Corn tortillas

Which of these did an Iowa inventor named Daniel Hess create in 1860? Safety pin Vacuum cleaner Telephone Motorcycle

Which of these did Elisha Otis invent in 1852? Carousel Elevator Locomotive Enchilada

Which of these did the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta invent in 1800? Submarine Elevator Electric battery Helicopter

Which of these popular drinks was invented in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia? Lemonade Coca-Cola Vodka Beer

Which of these scientists developed the idea that the earth revolved around the sun? Copernicus Aristotle Galileo Leonardo da Vinci

Which of these scientists discovered penicillin by studying mold on bread? Louis Pasteur Marie Curie Jonas Salk Alexander Fleming

Which of these women is considered a pioneer of computer science? Sally Ride Clare Booth Luce Ada Lovelace Amelia Earhart

Which disaster prompted newsman Herbert Morrison to exclaim, "Oh, the humanity!"? Explosion of the Hindenburg 1906 San Francisco earthquake Eruption of Krakatoa Sinking of the Titanic

Who became the first American woman in space in 1983? Sally Ride Barbara Bush Christa McAuliffe Madonna

Who was the first woman in space, orbiting Earth in 1963? Valentina Tereshkova Sally Ride Jacqueline Kennedy Christa McAuliffe

During which conflict did the U.S. government first begin to print paper money? World War II Civil War War of 1812 Spanish-American War

For which nation was CIA agent Aldrich Ames convicted of spying in 1994? Israel Soviet Union Australia Germany

For which Revolutionary War hero is Fort Wayne, Indiana, named? Mad Anthony Wayne Marquis de Lafayette John Wayne George Washington

From which country did the Pennsylvania Dutch emigrate to the U.S.? The Netherlands Italy Germany Belgium

From which world power did the United States purchase Alaska in 1867? France Greece Russia Great Britain

From what did presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald die? Electric chair Hanging Gunshot wound Suicide

In what year did women receive the right to vote in the United States? 1920 1776 1989 1940

In which battle did George Armstrong Custer lose his life? Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Bulge Battle of Cowpens Battle of Little Bighorn

In which city can you find the Freedom Trail, commemorating important sites of the Revolutionary War? Boston Detroit Los Angeles Chicago

In which famed document does the phrase "fourscore and seven years ago" appear? Gettysburg Address Declaration of Independence "I Have a Dream" Constitution

In which modern state was the Battle of the Alamo fought? Alabama Virginia Texas Minnesota

In which state is Menlo Park, Thomas Edison's famed laboratory, located? New Mexico New York New Jersey New Brunswick

In which year did the United States celebrate the bicentennial of its independence? 1976 1846 1876 2006

From which material did early settlers on the Great Plains construct their homes? Metal Glass Bricks Sod

What did the Northwest Ordinance prohibit in the territories that became Ohio and Michigan? Slavery Railroads Commerce Hunting

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit? colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains foreign travel independent colonial assemblies winemaking

What are the French-speaking people who were expelled from Canada and resettled in Louisiana called? Cajuns Canadians Montrealers Saints

What happened to presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth two weeks after he killed Abraham Lincoln? He committed suicide He surrendered He escaped to Mexico He was killed

What is the oldest European city in North America? Tucson Montreal New York City St. Augustine

What tree was named after the creator of the Cherokee alphabet? Sequoia Spruce Juniper Cedar

What was discovered at John Sutter's California sawmill in 1848? Diamonds Bronze Gold Silver

What was the name of the California site where gold was discovered in January 1848? Sutter's Mill Santa Barbara Big Sur Laguna Beach

What was the name of the famed Nez Perce Indian leader who promised, "I will fight no more forever"? Chief Joseph Powhatan Geronimo Sitting Bull

What was the name of the first American political party to form after the Revolution? Federalist Party Know-Nothing Party Democratic Party American Independent Party

What was the name of the American Indian credited with helping the Pilgrims at Plymouth? Geronimo Squanto King Philip Tecumseh

What was the name of the woman implicated in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln? Jo March Mary Surratt Mary Todd Louisa May Alcott

What was the Seven Years' War called in the North American colonies of Britain? Revolutionary War Civil War French and Indian War King Philip's War

What Washington, D.C., structure is approximately 55 feet wide on each side at the base and 555 feet tall? Washington Monument White House Lincoln Memorial Jefferson Memorial

Where is the Declaration of Independence now housed? Library of Congress White House Museum of Modern Art National Archives

Where is the United States Military Academy, founded in 1802, located? Fort Leonard Wood, MO Minneapolis, MN West Point, NY Baltimore, MD

Where is the United States Naval Academy, founded in 1845, located? New York, NY Annapolis, MD San Diego, CA Mystic Harbor, CT

Where was the federal arsenal that abolitionist John Brown and his followers attacked in 1859? Washington, D.C. Harper's Ferry Fort McHenry Fort Knox

Which American city was hit by a devastating earthquake in April 1906? Phoenix San Francisco St. Louis Los Angeles

Which famed Indian leader traveled for a time with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show? Sitting Bull Tecumseh Cochise Geronimo

Which federal agency raided the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in 1993? National Park Service FBI U.S. Army BATF

Which newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Watergate affair? The Hartford Courier The Boston Globe The Washington Post The New York Times

Which of these states was once a part of Massachusetts, before separating in 1820? New York Virginia Connecticut Maine

Which of these women crusaded for more humane treatment of the mentally ill? Dorothea Dix Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Clara Barton

Which Pennsylvania city was destroyed by a flood when a dam collapsed in 1889? Pittsburgh Altoona Philadelphia Johnstown

Who was the author of Little Women, as well as a champion of abolition and women's rights? Charlotte Bronte Susan B. Anthony Emily Dickinson Louisa May Alcott

Who was the first president of the National Organization of Women, founded in 1966? Gloria Steinem Susan B. Anthony Betty Friedan Bella Abzug

Who was the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government for committing a capital crime? Ethel Rosenberg Mary Surratt Mata Hari Virginia Gregg

Who wrote the lyrics to the national anthem of the United States? John Cougar Mellencamp Francis Scott Key Stephen Foster Ira Gershwin

How did German dictator Adolf Hitler die? Execution Suicide Old age Gunshot wound

In which country is Damascus, one of the world's oldest cities, located? Egypt Iraq Turkey Syria

From which country did Pope John Paul II hail? Russia Poland Italy United States

In which direction did Christopher Columbus sail from Spain in order to reach America? East North West South

In which Middle Eastern city would you find Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Wailing Wall? Cairo Amman Jerusalem Baghdad

In which Moscow plaza was V.I. Lenin's mummified corpse displayed for decades after his death? Red Square Orange Square White Square Blue Square

Which country did the brutal leader Pol Pot rule until being overthrown in 1979? Albania Vietnam China Cambodia

What did Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Peace Prize is named, invent? Teletype machine Dynamite Internal combustion engine Gunpowder

What did the Nazis call the mass murder of Jewish prisoners during World War II? the Night of the Long Knives the Eternal Question the Missouri Compromise the Final Solution

What famed work of art commemorates the Norman invasion of England, among other historical events? Bayeux Tapestry Book of Kells Mona Lisa Shroud of Turin

What Italian landmark was temporarily closed in 1990 because it was thought to be in danger of collapse? Duomo of Florence Leaning Tower of Pisa Quirinale Colosseum

What political system was dismantled in South Africa at the end of the 20th century? Fascism Apartheid Democracy Feudalism

What was the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, called during the Soviet era? Stalingrad Leningrad Novgorod Novosibirsk

What was the name of the body of laws established by the French Emperor Napoleon I? Code Blue Magna Carta Napoleonic Code Code of Hammurabi

What was the name of the Romanian Communist dictator who was overthrown and executed in 1989? Lech Walesa Andrei Tarkovsky Egon Schiele Nicolae Ceausescu

What was the name of the Scottish patriot who rose in rebellion against England in the 13th century? William Wallace Tam O'Shanter Robert Scott Sir Walter Scott

Which Canadian province adopted French as its official language in 1976? Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Quebec

Which church was created by order of King Henry VIII? Presbyterian Church Assembly of God Eastern Orthodox Church of England

Which country did Moammar Qaddafi come to rule in 1969? Egypt Afghanistan Libya Iraq

Which country did the Soviet Union invade in 1956, suppressing a popular uprising? Hungary Yugoslavia Bulgaria East Germany

Which country does the Mediterranean island of Corsica belong to? France Italy Portugal Spain

Which European city did the Soviet Union blockade in 1948, requiring supplies to be brought in by airlift? Budapest Bonn Vienna West Berlin

Which European nation contests Great Britain's ownership of neighboring Gibraltar? France Malta Portugal Spain

Which Italian traveler became famous after making his way to China along the Silk Route? Amerigo Vespucci Giovanni Caboto Leonardo da Vinci Marco Polo

Which of his wives did Henry VIII accuse of witchcraft, for which she was then executed? Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Anne of Cleves Jane Seymour

Which of these European capitals suffered two terrorist train bombings in March 2004? Madrid Paris Berlin London

Which of these men wrote The Wealth of Nations, a highly influential work in economic history? John Stuart Mill Henry George Adam Smith John Maynard Keynes

Which of these Roman cities was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 CE? Rome Florence Pompeii Milan

Which of these Soviet leaders once trained to be a priest? Joseph Stalin Yuri Andropov Leon Trotsky Vladimir Putin

Which of these women served as prime minister of Israel? Bella Abzug Golda Meir Barbra Streisand Jehan Sadat

Who became the first democratically elected president of Haiti in 1991? Charles De Gaulle "Baby Doc" Duvalier Jean-Baptiste Aristide "Papa Doc" Duvalier

Who was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River? Jacques Cartier Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus Henry Hudson

Who was the last Egyptian pharaoh? Cleopatra Ramses Akhenaton Tutankhamen

Who was the last president of the Soviet Union? Mikhail Gorbachev V.I. Lenin Leon Trotsky Vladimir Putin

Who wrote the book Night, based on his experience as a boy during the Holocaust? Simone Weil Thomas Mann Simon Wiesenthal Elie Wiesel

During which conflict did West Virginia secede from Virginia? War of 1812 Revolutionary War Civil War Mexican American War

In which decade did the U.S. Civil War take place? 1860s 1880s 1830s 1890s

To which of these Union generals did Confederate forces surrender at Appomattox in April 1865? George Armstrong Custer Ulysses S. Grant Ambrose Burnside John C. Fremont

What was the largest Civil War battle ever waged, with more than 50,000 soldiers killed, wounded or captured? Cold Harbor Shiloh Second Manassas Gettysburg

What was the profession of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Jockey Actor Dentist Politician

What were the states that rebelled against the United States, leading to the Civil War, called? Real States of America Confederate States of America Southern States of America States of Rebellion

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? Fort Sumter, South Carolina Fort Lee, New Jersey Fort Moultrie, Virginia Fort Ticonderoga, New York

Which of these battles, fought in Northern Virginia, was one of the first major engagements of the Civil War? Fredericksburg Spotsylvania Courthouse First Manassas (First Bull Run) New Market

Which of these Civil War battles, fought in Maryland, is also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg? Battle of San Jacinto Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Cold Harbor

Which of these Confederate generals surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, in April 1865? Thomas Jonathan Jackson Stand Watie Braxton Bragg Robert E. Lee

Which of these photographers first became well known for his images of Civil War battlefields? Mathew Brady Louis Daguerre Henri Cartier-Bresson Ansel Adams

Which of these was an ironclad ship that fought in a famed Civil War naval battle? Bismarck Constitution Enterprise Monitor

Which Union general became famous-or infamous-for the path of destruction that he cut through the South? William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S. Grant Phil Sheridan George Armstrong Custer

Who was in command of the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart Thomas Hood Thomas Jonathan Jackson

Who was in command of the Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? George Custer George Meade George Patton George McClellan

For whom is Edison, New Jersey, named? Consolidated Edison Edison Ames Thomas Alva Edison Edsel Ford

In which city was the 19th-century Tin Pan Alley, known for its music publishing houses, located? New Orleans New York Atlanta Philadelphia

In which direction did Christopher Columbus sail in 1493 in order to return from the New World to Spain? East North West South

In which modern country would you find the Spice Islands, to which European and Arab traders made long sea voyages in days of old? India Indonesia Australia Japan

What is the modern name of the ancient land of Abyssinia, the legendary home of the Queen of Sheba? Iraq Egypt Israel Ethiopia

Which of these nicknames refers to New Hampshire? Empire State Lone Star State Granite State Volunteer State

Which of these nations, once a part of the Soviet Union, is called "White Russia"? Belgium Belarus Benin Burma

Which of these nations, when part of the British Empire, was called Ceylon? Bangladesh Burma India Sri Lanka

Which of these U.S. cities is named for William Pitt the Elder, the British prime minister during the first years of the American Revolution? Pottstown, Pennsylvania Williamsburg, Virginia Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Which of these U.S. cities is nicknamed the Big Apple, after a popular dance of the 1920s? Appleton New York Pittsburgh Boston

Which of these U.S. states entered the Union in 1876, thus earning the nickname "the Centennial State"? Colorado Alaska Delaware Hawaii

Which of these U.S. states, once ruled by France, is divided into parishes rather than counties? Florida Louisiana Kansas Maine

Against which nation did the United States NOT fight in World War II? Germany Italy Japan Soviet Union

At which of these battles did forces under Sam Houston defeat Mexican dictator Antonio de Santa Anna, winning independence for Texas? San Jacinto Gettysburg Veracruz Alamo

In what Asian nation did the United States fight a war in the 1960s and 1970s? Burma Nepal Vietnam India

In which decade did most of World War II take place? 1920s 1960s 1940s 1950s

In which war did the Battle of the Bulge occur? Korean War Cold War World War II World War I

In which war did the U.S. Air Force NOT take part? Korean War Persian Gulf War Civil War Vietnam War

What did sailors call the German submarines that fought in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II? Wolf packs Elephant herds Bee swarms Whale pods

What do the initials "G.I." stand for? General insurance General issue Government issue General information

What is June 6, 1944, known as? V-J Day D-Day V-E Day Armistice Day

What was the name of the larger campaign in which the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought? Apache War Trail of Tears Modoc War Black Hills War

What was the name of the long North Vietnamese supply route for Communist forces during the Vietnam War? Ho Chi Minh Trail Saigon Trail Trail of Tears Sargon Trail

What was the name of the military operation that followed Desert Shield called, initiating the Persian Gulf War? D Day Desert Storm Stormin' Norman Iraqi Freedom

What was the name of the top-secret project in which Allied agents deciphered German radio broadcasts during World War II? Ultra Extra Mantra Intra

Where is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located? U.S. Naval Observatory Arlington National Cemetery Central Park Boston Commons

Which branch of the service did the U.S. Air Force belong to, before being made independent in 1947? Army Navy Coast Guard Marines

Which country signed a "non-aggression pact" with Nazi Germany in 1939? Soviet Union Belgium Finland France

Which event was the immediate cause of the U.S. entry into World War II? Sinking of the Lusitania Lend-Lease Act Election of Adolf Hitler Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Which famed general did President Harry S. Truman relieve of command for insubordination during the Korean War? Douglas MacArthur Colin Powell George Patton Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which of these languages was used as code by the American military during World War II? English Navajo Japanese German

Which of these ships was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in 1915, causing great loss of life? Arizona Andrea Doria Titanic Lusitania

Which of these was NOT a Civil War battle? Battle of Antietam Battle of the Bulge Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Manassas

Which of these was NOT a World War II battle? Battle of the Bulge Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of El Alamein Battle of the Somme

Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme during World War I? Chariot Jet fighter Tank Submarine

Which World War II battle is said to have been the largest tank battle in history? Anzio Stalingrad Kursk Tobruk

From which country does Tour de France-winning bicyclist Lance Armstrong hail? Ireland France United States Scotland

How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in the 1927 season to break baseball's single-season home run record? 60 40 20 80

In which city were the 1972 Olympic Games held, in which Palestinian terrorists attacked and murdered Israeli athletes? Cairo Munich Tel Aviv Paris

In which North African country is the film Casablanca set? Morocco Algeria Egypt Tunisia

Released in 1927 and starring the great performer Al Jolson, what was the first feature film to have sound? The Jazz Singer The Wizard of Oz Avatar Silent Movie

What was the name of the African-American baseball player who "crossed the color line" in 1947? Satchel Paige Willie Mays Hank Aaron Jackie Robinson

What was the name of the radio play, broadcast on Halloween night 1938, that convinced thousands of Americans that Martians were attacking Earth? War of the Worlds Them! Invaders from Mars Mars Attacks!

What was the real name of the writer Mark Twain? Edgar Allan Poe Sam Adams Samuel Clemens Nathaniel Hawthorne

Where did two New York baseball teams, the Giants and the Dodgers, move in 1957? France New Jersey California Texas

Which famed British comedy troupe, starring John Cleese and Eric Idle, made its television debut on October 5, 1969? Wallace and Ladmo Beyond the Fringe Monty Python's Flying Circus The Muppets

Which of these African-American writers is associated with the Harlem Renaissance? James Baldwin Maya Angelou Langston Hughes Alice Walker

Which of these American composers was known as the "March King" for such tunes as "Stars and Stripes Forever"? Aaron Copland John Philip Sousa Stephen Foster Charles Ives

Which of these American women was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Janis Joplin Joan Jett Beyonce Knowles Aretha Franklin

Which of these books is about the Trojan War? The Iliad Moby-Dick The Divine Comedy War and Peace

Which of these books is based on the story of a real-life shipwrecked sailor? Moby-Dick Robinson Crusoe Two Years Before the Mast 2001: A Space Odyssey

Which of these playwrights based a play called The Tempest on a real-life 1609 hurricane? Tennessee Williams William Shakespeare Ben Jonson Herman Melville

In which state was President Abraham Lincoln born? Vermont Kentucky New York Virginia

What is the name of the airplane in which the president of the United States travels? Navy One Army One NASA One Air Force One

Where was an invasion of Cuba attempted during John F. Kennedy's presidency? Bay of Biscay Bay of Pigs Bay of Bengal Bay of Fundy

What was the name of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book that John F. Kennedy wrote before becoming president? Profiles in Courage The Making of the President, 1960 Camelot PT-109

Which first lady served as the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, helping adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948? Margaret Truman Hillary Clinton Jacqueline Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt

Which future president is believed to have been the first person to grow tomatoes in the United States? George Washington James K. Polk Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

Which future president left school at the age of 13 in order to fight in the Revolutionary War? James Madison James K. Polk Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson

Which of these founding fathers never became president of the United States? George Washington John Adams Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson

Which of these presidents did NOT fight in World War II? Dwight D. Eisenhower Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon George H.W. Bush

Which of these presidents had a grandson who also served as president? George Washington George H.W. Bush William Henry Harrison John Adams

Which of these presidents never lived in the White House? Theodore Roosevelt John Adams George W. Bush George Washington

Which of these presidents once served as U.S. minister to France? Thomas Jefferson George W. Bush Abraham Lincoln Woodrow Wilson

Which of these presidents was instrumental in founding Habitat for Humanity, which builds houses for the poor? Jimmy Carter Franklin D. Roosevelt Bill Clinton Barack Obama

Which of these U.S. presidents also served as the president of Columbia University, in New York? George Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Woodrow Wilson George W. Bush

Which president delivered the Gettysburg Address? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson

Which president did a man named John Hinckley attempt to assassinate in 1981? Bill Clinton Franklin D. Roosevelt Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter

Which president is nicknamed "the Father of His Country"? Bill Clinton Abraham Lincoln George Washington Millard Fillmore

Which president received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring an end to a war between Russia and Japan? Richard Nixon Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Harry S. Truman

Which president received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 for his work in international diplomacy immediately after World War I? Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Grover Cleveland

Which president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth? William McKinley Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Chester Arthur

Which president, born in 1767, had the nickname Old Hickory? Andrew Johnson Andrew Jackson Woodrow Wilson Millard Fillmore

Which presidential candidate did the Chicago Tribune mistakenly say beat Harry S. Truman in the 1948 presidential election? Dwight D. Eisenhower Thomas Dewey Richard Nixon John Dewey

Which state did Ronald Reagan govern before becoming president of the United States? Arizona New York Texas California

Which U.S. president is honored with a statue in London's Trafalgar Square-even though he swore he would never set foot on British soil? Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Jimmy Carter George Washington

Which U.S. president resigned as a result of the Watergate affair? Richard M. Nixon Ronald Reagan Dwight D. Eisenhower Bill Clinton

Who was the president of the United States during World War I? Woodrow Wilson Ronald Reagan Herbert Hoover Theodore Roosevelt

How many signatures will you find on the Declaration of Independence? 435 100 56 13

In which city is Faneuil Hall, also called the Cradle of Liberty, located? New York Augusta Boston Philadelphia

What famous Revolutionary War figure rode on the night of April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts patriots of a British march against them? Samuel Adams John F. Kennedy John Adams Paul Revere

What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War? Saratoga Yorktown Bunker Hill Cowpens

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? Saratoga Bunker Hill Lexington Yorktown

Which American Revolution figure was later sentenced to death in the French Revolution? Nathan Hale George Washington Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson

Which future first lady once wrote to her husband "Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could"? Michelle Obama Laura Bush Abigail Adams Martha Washington

Which of these states was NOT one of the original 13 colonies? New Jersey South Carolina Tennessee Virginia

How big was Sputnik, the Soviet satellite that went into orbit in 1957? The size of a softball The size of a basketball The size of a golf ball The size of a baseball

In which field did Marie Curie win the Nobel Prize? Astronomy Chemistry Literature Geology

Which astronomer spent the last eight years of his life under arrest for having declared that the earth revolved around the sun? Galileo Galilei William Herschel Harlow Shapley Johannes Kepler

Which modern company resulted from an 1892 merger with Thomas Alva Edison's company Edison Electric? Microsoft General Electric General Motors General Mills

Which of these American industrialists introduced the assembly line to his automobile plant early in the 20th century? David Buick Henry Ford Ransom Olds Milton Hershey

Which of these American inventors registered nearly 1,100 patents in his lifetime? Lawrence Livermore Thomas Alva Edison Luther Burbank Alexander Graham Bell

Which of these things did Thomas Edison NOT invent? Long-lasting light bulb Stock ticker Record player Telephone

Who said "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"? Dwight D. Eisenhower Thomas Alva Edison John F. Kennedy Alexander Graham Bell

At which university did National Guard troops kill four student protestors against the Vietnam War in May 1970? Clemson Columbia Berkeley Kent State

By what name were advocates of women's voting rights in the early 20th century United States known? Sufferers Sophists Sophisticates Suffragettes

In what southern city did Rosa Parks refuse to give her bus seat to a white rider? Birmingham Montgomery Atlanta Columbia

In which Arizona town did the famed "Shootout at the O.K. Corral" take place? Kingman Yuma Phoenix Tombstone

In which city did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I have a dream" speech on August 28, 1963? New York City Atlanta Memphis Washington, D.C.

In which country was Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist, born? United States France Philippines Scotland

In which country were U.S. diplomats taken hostage and held for more than a year, beginning in 1979? France Iran Chile Lesotho

Which state was the first to permit women to vote in national elections? Massachusetts New York Maryland Wyoming

In which year did women gain the right to vote in the United States? 1900 1920 1776 1850

Of what state was Huey Long, also called "Kingfish," governor before being assassinated in 1935? New York Louisiana California Illinois

What did the nickname "iron horse" refer to? Helicopter Railroad Steamship Submarine

What did the United States buy from France in 1803? Wine Louisiana Purchase Statue of Liberty Alaska

What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag represent? The signers of the Constitution The founding fathers The original 13 colonies The counties of England

What do the seven points on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent? The first seven colonies The planets The world's oceans The seven continents

What document prohibited American colonists from moving west over the Appalachian Mountains? Bill of Rights Articles of Confederation Declaration of Independence Proclamation of 1763

Which historic event was touched off by a stock market crash in October 1929? World War I World War II Dust Bowl Great Depression

What is the official name of the Statue of Liberty? Lady in the Lake Mona Lisa Lady Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World

What material covered the covered wagons that crossed the prairies in the 19th century? Eiderdown Canvas Wood Nylon

What motto appears on the Great Seal of the United States? Et Multa Alia Sic Semper Tyrannis Semper Fidelis E Pluribus Unum

What Revolutionary War-era document begins, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"? Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Treaty of Ghent Articles of Confederation

Which was the first U.S. state to abolish capital punishment? California New York Texas Michigan

Who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy in 1968? John Wilkes Booth Lee Harvey Oswald Sirhan Sirhan James Earl Ray

What was the name of the Old West gunfighter who was shot down on August 2, 1876, in Deadwood, South Dakota? Crazy Horse Bat Masterson Wild Bill Hickok Kid Shelleen

What is the route along which the Cherokee Indians were removed to Oklahoma in the 1830s now known as? Natchez Trace Trail of Tears Oregon Trail Santa Fe Trail

What was the name of the U.S. aid program that helped rebuild the war torn nations of Western Europe after World War II called? Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Monroe Doctrine NATO

What was the official name of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Corps of Discovery Pacific Explorers, Inc. Quantrill's Raiders American Expeditionary Force

What was the popular name of the drought-stricken region from which so many "Okies" migrated to California in the Depression era? Rose Bowl Dust Bowl Sugar Bowl Cotton Bowl

What was the professional name of Erik Weisz, the magician who became internationally famous for his escape tricks in the early 1900s? Ricky Jay David Copperfield Harry Houdini Karnak the Magnificent

Where is the Sea of Tranquility, on which, in 1969, a human set foot for the first time? Antarctica Mars The moon Asia

Of which state were Wilbur and Orville Wright natives? Dayton, Ohio Los Angeles, California Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Paris, France

Which African-American civil rights leader was the youngest person, at the age of 35, ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Ralph Bunche Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Martin Luther King Jr.

Which animal has been a symbol for the United States since the days of the Revolution? Serpent Whale Bear Eagle

Which document's text is carved on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.? Constitution Gettysburg Address Declaration of Independence Emancipation Proclamation

Which document was drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787? Constitution Declaration of Independence Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Pentagon Papers

Which famed abolitionist and insurrectionist was captured by Robert E. Lee at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1859? Mark Twain Nat Turner George Meade John Brown

Which famed aviator's baby was kidnapped in 1932, capturing the attention of people around the world? Charles Lindbergh Wiley Post Chuck Yeager Amelia Earhart

Which nation established the first permanent European settlement in North America? England Germany Spain France

Which of these American Indian leaders did not take part in the Battle of Little Bighorn? Sitting Bull Geronimo Crazy Horse Gall

Which of these American Indian leaders is being honored with a huge stone sculpture not far from Mount Rushmore? Sitting Bull Geronimo Tecumseh Crazy Horse

Which of these American Indian women married an Englishman named John Rolfe? Sacagawea Tiana Bighorse Sarah Winnemucca Pocahontas

Which of these American women disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world? Eleanor Roosevelt Bessie Smith Anne Morrow Lindbergh Amelia Earhart

Which of these architects help lay out the city plan for Washington, D.C.? Pierre L'Enfant Louis Sullivan Frank Lloyd Wright I.M. Pei

Which of these cities was not established in the colonial era? Washington, D.C. New York Philadelphia Boston

Which illness caused the deadliest epidemic in U.S. history in 1918 and 1919? Influenza Cholera AIDS Measles

Which of these famed architects designed the frame of the Statue of Liberty? I.M. Pei Frank Lloyd Wright Leonardo da Vinci Alexander Eiffel

Which of these figures on the Underground Railroad became known as the "Moses of her people" for helping so many slaves escape to freedom? Harriet Tubman Louisa May Alcott Sojourner Truth Rosa Parks

Which of these figures was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? Ralph Bunche W.E.B. DuBois Julian Bond Jesse Jackson

Which of these frontier figures served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee before meeting his end at the Alamo? Jim Bowie Davy Crockett Kit Carson Daniel Boone

Which of these industrialists was also a famed film producer? Howard Hughes Cyrus McCormick Edsel Ford Eli Whitney

Which of these is NOT a U.S. national holiday? Thanksgiving Veterans Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Easter

Which of these places marks the spot where the transcontinental railroad met in 1869? Golden Spike National Historic Site Golden Gate Liberty Island Westward Expansion National Memorial

Which of these prominent labor activists had the nickname "Mother"? Ida Tarbell Mary Harris Jones Jane Addams Eleanor Roosevelt

Which of these women was famed as an orator who spoke against slavery? Coretta Scott King Marian Anderson Sojourner Truth Martha Washington

Which of these women was the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate? Carol Moseley-Braun Michelle Obama Coretta Scott King Shirley Chisholm

Which state is nicknamed "the Volunteer State" because of its contributions to military service throughout history? Tennessee Virginia Nevada Alaska

Which U.S. city was destroyed by a huge earthquake on April 18, 1906? San Francisco Honolulu St. Louis Los Angeles

Where did a U.S. nuclear reactor suffer a partial core meltdown in 1979? Palo Verde Massanutten Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon

Which U.S. state was heavily settled by debtors and convicts from England? Georgia Virginia Hawaii New Hampshire

Which weapon is known as the "gun that won the West"? Derringer pistol Gatling gun Colt revolver Winchester rifle

Who flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis? Charles Lindbergh Harry Houdini Wiley Post Amelia Earhart

Who was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? Martin Luther King Jr. Arthur Ashe Barack Obama Ralph Bunche

Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress? Bessie Coleman Shirley Chisholm Carol Moseley-Braun Michelle Obama

Who wrote the "The New Colossus," the poem that is engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty? Emily Dickinson Rita Dove Emma Lazarus Louisa May Alcott

Who, in 1893, was arrested in Massachusetts on the charge that she "gave her mother forty whacks"? Clara Barton Mary Todd Lincoln Lizzie Borden Emily Dickinson

Who became first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007? Barbara Boxer Hillary Clinton Nancy Pelosi Sarah Palin

As of December 31, 1999, what country owns the Panama Canal? China Venezuela United States Panama

By what name was Germany's government known following the collapse of imperial rule at the end of World War I? Second Reich Weimar Republic Holy Roman Empire Hanseatic League

How did the Egyptian queen Cleopatra kill herself? Drug overdose Hanging Snakebite Drowning

In what nation was the Red Cross, founded in 1864, first established? Germany Great Britain Switzerland United States

In which country did the Boxer Rebellion take place? England Russia China United States

In which country was the Magna Carta issued in 1215? Hungary France United States England

In which modern country was Christopher Columbus born? Italy Spain France Portugal

Of what North African country did Muammar el-Qaddafi become dictator in 1969? Tunisia Libya Morocco Egypt

Which country did Golda Meir serve as prime minister? Yugoslavia Great Britain Israel Canada

On which mountain did the famed British climber George Mallory die in 1924 while attempting to reach its summit? Kilimanjaro Mont Blanc Everest McKinley

To which ancient empire did the Central American cities of Uxmal and Chichen Itza belong? Toltec Inca Maya Aztec

What country did Argentina battle in the Falklands War of 1982? United States South Africa Great Britain Chile

Which country was England's enemy during the Hundred Years War? Germany Scotland France United States

What famed artwork depicts the Battle of Hastings, fought in England in 1066? Guernica Bayeux Tapestry The Last Supper Mona Lisa

What international body was established in 1945, immediately following World War II? North Atlantic Treaty Organization United Nations League of Nations World Health Organization

What legendary outlaw, perhaps based on a real-life figure, stole from the rich to give to the poor? King Arthur Jesse James Billy the Kid Robin Hood

Who did Gavrilo Princip assassinate, setting off World War I? Adolf Hitler King Wilhelm II Prince von Metternich Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What was the name of the Chinese dictator who launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966? Deng Xiaoping Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai

What was the name of the Egyptian queen who fell in love with the Roman general Marc Antony-and possibly with Julius Caesar, too? Amenhotep Shah Jahan Cleopatra Jena Sadat

What was the name of the French revolutionary who organized the "Reign of Terror," which he himself fell victim to? Ronald Reagan Maximilien Robespierre Nicolas Sarkozy Grigory Rasputin

What was the nickname of the English pirate Edward Teach? Bluebeard Blackbird Blackbeard Redhead

What were the revolutionaries who ousted the czar of Russia in 1917 known as? Jacobins Gagarins Montagnards Bolsheviks

Which African nation elected a former political prisoner its first black president in 1994? South Africa Angola Tunisia Lesotho

Which animal is thought to be responsible for spreading the plague during the Middle Ages? Rat Horse Sparrow Snake

Which Asian country did Marco Polo become famous for visiting? Myanmar Japan China Sri Lanka

Which continent was home to the Inca Empire? Asia Europe South America Antarctica

Which document, drafted in 1864, specifies minimum standards of treatment for soldiers and civilians in wartime? Geneva Convention Oslo Accords Berne Convention Helsinki Agreement

Which document, signed in 1215, is considered one of the founding documents of modern democracy? Magna Carta Gettysburg Address Constitution Declaration of Independence

Which event sparked the migration of more than a million Irish to the U.S. in the 19th century? War Revolution Housing shortage Famine

Who wrote a book called Mein Kampf, or My Battle, while serving time in prison in 1924? Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler Rudolf Hess Adolf Eichmann

Which nation invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968? United States Soviet Union Yugoslavia Germany

Which of these ancient Greek philosophers was put to death for "neglect of the gods" and "corruption of the young"? Plato Thales Aristotle Socrates

Which of these animals did the Roman emperor Caligula once appoint to the Senate? Horse Owl Earthworm Dolphin

Which of these British colonies was originally settled by convicts? Australia Canada Jamaica New Zealand

Which of these conflicts was fought in South Africa in the early 20th century? Balkan War Russo-Japanese War Boer War Crimean War

Which of these African countries was founded by freed slaves? Liberia Senegal Bermuda American Samoa

Which of these Egyptian queens, known only by her statue, was considered the most beautiful woman in the ancient world? Jezebel Nefertiti Bathsheba Queen of Sheba

Which of these explorers landed in North America around the year 1000? Erik the Red Leif Eriksson Christopher Columbus Thor Heyerdahl

What is the water passage between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean called? Pacific Highway Golden Gate Alcatraz Fisherman's Wharf

Which of these explorers was the first person to reach the South Pole? Roald Amundsen Richard Byrd Sir Walter Scott Richard Peary

Which of these generals was famous for bringing his army across the Rubicon? Hannibal Erwin Rommel Tiberius Julius Caesar

Which of these Russian czars was nicknamed "the Terrible"? Ivan Nicholas Mikhail Peter

Which of these Soviet leaders sent hundreds of thousands of people to labor camps, called the Gulag, in Siberia? Mikhail Gorbachev Czar Nicholas II Joseph Stalin Vladimir Putin

Which of these was a student of Socrates in ancient Athens? Cleopatra Plato Julius Caesar Charlemagne

Which of these women helped establish the first modern nursing school? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Florence Nightingale Sojourner Truth Amelia Earhart

Which of these women ruled over Russia during the late 18th century? Catherine the Great Lucrezia Borgia Queen Victoria Catherine de Medici

Which of these, with the Tigris, was a major river of the ancient land of Mesopotamia? Danube Euphrates Volga Nile

Which religious reformer wrote a document called the 95 Theses? Saint Augustine John Knox John Calvin Martin Luther

Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of a wall across northern Britain? Hadrian Claudius Trajan Tiberius

Which Roman general declared, "I came, I saw, I conquered"? Marc Antony Octavian Julius Caesar Caligula

Which South African leader said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"? Jan de Klerk Jan Smuts P.W. Botha Nelson Mandela

Who became the ruler of the Soviet Union when Joseph Stalin died in 1953? V.I. Lenin Vladimir Putin Leon Trotsky Nikita Khrushchev

Who was called "the Virgin Queen," lending her nickname to the colony and commonwealth of Virginia? Anne Boleyn Mary III Elizabeth II Elizabeth I

Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history? King Richard III Queen Victoria Queen Anne King Arthur

Who was the notorious captain of the British ship HMS Bounty? Prince Charles William Bligh Horatio Nelson William Fitzroy

What did the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grant to women? The right to vote The right to own a gun The right to divorce The right to own property

Who was NOT a leader of the women's voting rights movement in the U.S.? Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt Florence Nightingale Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What does the term "woman suffrage" refer to? Poverty among women Violence against women Jobs for women Voting rights for women

What country did Raymond Poincare serve as president of during World War I? Jamaica Egypt America France

What do many scientists believe caused dinosaurs to become extinct? Asteroid collision with Earth Their brains were too small Starvation Disease

Which Nazi doctor conducted brutal medical experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp? Joseph Goebbels Josef Mengele Adolf Eichmann Heinrich Himmler

What is "Kristallnacht" also called? November Destruction Night of Broken Glass Night of Riots Nazi Uprising

What is "Mein Kampf"? Adolf Hitler's former estate A name for the Nazi government Adolf Hitler's political autobiography Adolf Hitler's yacht

Who was the head of the "Schutzstaffel," or SS, the powerful Nazi paramilitary group? Heinrich Himmler Herman Hesse Johannes Gutenberg Bertolt Brecht

Where did Adolf Hitler compose his political autobiography, "Mein Kampf"? In the hospital In prison On a visit to the U.S. At his family's farm

What is Hitler's 1923 attempt to take over the German government called? Beer Hall Putsch Kristallnacht Mein Kampf Lebensraum

What fledgling political group did Adolf Hitler become head of in 1921? Socialist Crusaders Party Brown Shirts Party German Citizen's Party Nazi Party

Who was prosecuted at the Nuremberg trials following World War II? Nazi war criminals Chinese Communists Japanese military officials Russian soldiers

How did Adolf Hitler die in 1945? He was poisoned by his enemies He committed suicide He had a heart attack He was executed by Allied forces

What happened to the Nazi Party after Germany's defeat in World War II? It was outlawed It changed its name to the German Workers' Party It was allowed to exist for 20 more years It was allowed to exist for 10 more years

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in 1991 when it collapsed? Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin Joseph Stalin Vladimir Lenin

Which Soviet leader is known for the reform concepts of "perestroika" and "glasnost"? Vladimir Putin Leonid Brezhnev Mikhail Gorbachev Joseph Stalin

Which two superpowers had a rivalry, from 1945 to 1991, called the Cold War? India and U.S. Soviet Union and China Great Britain and France Soviet Union and U.S.

Who launched Sputnik, the first-ever artificial satellite to orbit earth? U.S. Soviet Union England France

Who was the second person to set foot on the moon, in 1969? John Glenn Buzz Aldrin Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong

Who famously said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"? Inventor Henry Ford Writer Mark Twain U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt Astronaut Neil Armstrong

What was the first animal to orbit earth, aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II in 1957? Igor the cat Yuri the rabbit Laika the dog Natasha the bird

Which U.S. space mission landed the first humans on the moon? Explorer 1 Apollo 1 Mercury-Atlas 6 Apollo 11

Who became the first U.S. woman, in 1983, to enter space? Judith Resnik Janice Voss Sally Ride Valentina Tereshkova

Which president helped create NASA in 1958 to oversee the U.S. space program? Franklin Roosevelt Dwight Eisenhower Harry Truman John Kennedy

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II? Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Mikhail Gorbachev

Who was the German emperor during World War I? Paul von Hindenburg Hohenzollern I Adolf Hitler Wilhelm II

Whose 1914 assassination triggered World War I? King Philip V of Spain Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Queen Victoria of Great Britain

Which war was ended by the Treaty of Versailles, a 1919 peace settlement? Seven Years' War World War II World War I U.S. Civil War

Which country's first emperor was buried with a terracotta army near the city of Xian? Italy Germany China Sweden

Which country is not a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? Portugal Russia Iceland U.S.

Which military alliance, formed by the Soviets and their allies in 1955 in Poland, was a NATO rival? Marshall Plan Treaty of Brussels Communist Coalition Warsaw Pact

Which city was partitioned between the U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union after World War II? London Berlin Rome Prague

Which country was not a member of the Warsaw Pact military alliance? Bulgaria Soviet Union U.S. Albania

Which U.S. president had a son who also became president? John Adams Franklin Roosevelt George Washington Ulysses Grant

Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House, built in 1800? Thomas Jefferson George Washington Andrew Jackson John Adams

Which U.S. president has a university in Virginia named for him? Jimmy Carter James Madison Thomas Jefferson John Tyler

Which U.S. president's home is called Montpelier? Thomas Jefferson James Madison Andrew Jackson George Washington

Who was NOT a U.S. founding father? James Madison Andrew Jackson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson

Which U.S. president died in 1881 after serving less than a year in office? John Adams Andrew Jackson James Garfield Herbert Hoover

Which war was the Tet Offensive a part of? World War II Persian Gulf War World War I Vietnam War

Who is credited with inventing the first telephone? Theodore Vail Henry Ford Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison

Who did explorer John Smith credit with saving his life? Sacagawea John Rolfe Pocahontas Powhatan

What was the first major military engagement between Native Americans and European settlers called? French and Indian War Pequot War American Revolution Boston Massacre

Who is famous for leading a successful slave revolt in Haiti in 1793? Jean-Bertrand Aristide Frederick Douglass Francois Duvalier Toussaint L'Ouverture

In which state is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate located? North Carolina Virginia Maryland South Carolina

Who wrote the influential book on economics, The Wealth of Nations? John Locke Alexander Hamilton Adam Smith Henry Paulson

Which U.S. city is nicknamed the "city of brotherly love"? Philadelphia Baltimore Boston New York

What did European settlers originally call New York City? Stuyvesant Town Hudsonville New Amsterdam New City

What is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord celebrated as in Boston? Patriots' Day St. Patrick's Day Day of Service Redcoats Day

Which founding father signed the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris and the Constitution? James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

In which U.S. city is the famous French Quarter located? New Orleans Nashville New York San Francisco

Where did the brokers of America's first stock exchange meet? In a library Under a tree On a pier At a store

What city served as the U.S. capital while the city of Washington was under construction? Philadelphia Richmond New York Boston

Which president completely took the U.S. dollar off the gold standard? Bill Clinton Richard Nixon William McKinley Dwight D. Eisenhower

What phrase was first printed on American paper money in 1957? E Pluribus Unum Annuit Coeptis God, Liberty, Law In God We Trust

Who was the first woman to appear on U.S. currency? Pocahontas Martha Washington Susan B. Anthony Eleanor Roosevelt

What U.S. city is home to the country's first stock exchange? Washington, D.C. New York Philadelphia Boston

Which former U.S. secretary of the treasury was killed in a duel? James Madison Salmon P. Chase Alexander Hamilton Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

What unpopular fiscal measure sparked a 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania that was suppressed by President George Washington himself? The demonetization of silver A tax on whiskey The federal income tax Increased tariffs on sugar

How did John Jacob Astor--the richest man in America when he died in 1848--make his first million? Shipping Railroads Fur Oil

Who was the first female director of the U.S. Mint, and the first woman governor of a U.S. state? Ann Richards Frances Perkins Nellie Tayloe Ross Janet Napolitano

Under what kind of tree did 24 American stockbrokers sign the historic Buttonwood agreement, which led to the founding of the New York Stock Exchange? Sycamore Maple Elm Willow

Which U.S. president was featured on $100,000 bill? Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt John Quincy Adams Herbert Hoover

What was the world's first billion-dollar corporation? U.S. Steel American Tobacco Company General Electric Standard Oil

Which U.S. president signed Executive Order 6102, requiring all citizens to relinquish their private stashes of gold? Franklin D. Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan

How much money did the United States pay France for the Louisiana territory in 1803? $5 million $15 million $100 million $300 million

Who was the first self-made female millionaire in the United States? Amelia Earhart Martha Stewart Mary Kay Ash Madam CJ Walker

In what year did the automated teller machine (ATM) make its public debut in the United States? 1982 1969 1988 1955

Baron von Steuben helped George Washington transform the Continental army into a professional fighting force. Where was he from? Prussia France Russia England

Who was Great Britain's monarch during the American Revolution? King George III Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth II King John

In which state did the Revolutionary War battle of Saratoga take place? Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts New Jersey

What was sometimes referred to as the "peculiar institution?" Democracy Congress Free-market economy Slavery

What were whales primarily used for in the United States before the Civil War? Lamp oil Leather Jewelry Meat

What is the world's longest river? Amazon River Mississippi River Nile River Orinoco River

Which Native American tribe was forced to leave their traditional home in Georgia on the "Trail of Tears"? Iroquois Lenape Navajo Cherokee

Which building is currently America's tallest? Empire State Building U.S. Bank Tower Chrysler Building Willis (Sears) Tower

Which city was home to America's first skyscraper? St. Louis New York Chicago Boston

Who founded Mormonism? Moroni Steve Young Joseph Smith Brigham Young

Which of the following men led a slave revolt in 1831? William Lloyd Garrison Nat Turner Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln

Who called himself "the greatest showman on earth"? Stephen Sondheim Buffalo Bill Cody P.T. Barnum Donald Trump

Where is the Smithsonian Institution located? Baltimore Washington, D.C. Boston New Orleans

Which invention played a key role in the Renaissance? Rifle Telegraph Electricity Printing press

Which inventor is credited with creating the World Wide Web? Steve Jobs Bill Gates Sergey Brin Tim Berners-Lee

Which building is widely regarded as the first skyscraper? Empire State Building Woolworth Building Home Insurance Building Chrysler Building

Who designed New York City's Central Park? Andrew Jackson Downing Pierre L'Enfant Thomas Jefferson Frederick Law Olmstead

From which state did President Andrew Jackson hail? South Carolina Tennessee New York California

Who is the only person ever to graduate from West Point without a single demerit? Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Dwight D. Eisenhower Norman Schwarzkopf

From which college did Ronald Reagan graduate? New York University Harvard University Eureka College University of Texas

Which country did Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, invade in 1990? Oman United States Kuwait Iraq

Who said "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal"? Franklin Roosevelt Richard Nixon George Washington Warren Harding

Which fast-food chain was begun by entrepreneur Ray Kroc? Burger King Wendy's Roy Rogers McDonald's

Which fruit did Cesar Chavez promote boycotting in the late 1960s? Grapefruits Grapes Apples Strawberries

Which popular singer was once known as Robert Zimmerman? Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan James Taylor Billy Joel

In which state is the St. Lawrence Seaway located? Florida New York Michigan California

In which state was the infamous Love Canal toxic waste dump located? Ohio Pennsylvania New York New Jersey

Which U.S. president first warned of the dangers of the military-industrial complex? Theodore Roosevelt Ronald Reagan Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Jefferson

In which branch of the armed services did John F. Kennedy serve? Army Air Force Marines Navy

Under which U.S. president was the federal minimum wage enacted? John Adams Ronald Reagan Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which women's rights pioneer wrote The Feminine Mystique? Eleanor Roosevelt Elizabeth Cady Stanton Betty Friedan Sojourner Truth

Which famous rock-and-roller sang "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"? Chubby Checker Del Shannon Jerry Lee Lewis Elvis Presley

Which of these writers was NOT a member of the Beat Generation? William S. Burroughs Jack Kerouac F. Scott Fitzgerald Allen Ginsberg

What does the economic term "GNP" stand for? Gasoline National Program Gross National Product Growing National Production Gain New Products

Of which nation is Kim Jong-il the leader? South Korea Vietnam North Korea China

Who said "An army marches on its stomach"? Napoleon Bonaparte Julia Child Erwin Rommel Douglas MacArthur

Who said "An eye for an eye only ends up making the world blind"? Mahatma Gandhi Adolf Hitler Napoleon Bonaparte Hannibal

Who said "In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes"? Donald Trump P.T. Barnum Andy Warhol Ronald Reagan

Who said "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock--that rock landed on us"? Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Barack Obama Bill Gates

In which New England state did the Narragansett live primarily? Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont

Which key document, signed aboard a famous ship, became the foundation for the government of Plymouth Colony? Pilgrim Constitution Thanksgiving Declaration Mayflower Compact Declaration of Independence

Which Native American tribe dined with the Pilgrims in what become known as the First Thanksgiving? Cheyenne Wampanoag Narragansett Sioux

Where were American sailors captured by the British during the Revolutionary War often imprisoned? Great Britain Army barracks Underground Prison ships

During the Revolutionary War, Continental troops used Fort Ticonderoga as a base for planning an invasion of what country? France Mexico Great Britain Canada

The group of Vermont militiamen led by Ethan Allen during the Revolutionary War were known by what name? Greencoats Green Mountain Boys Mountain Goats Mountaineers

Where did George Washington's army camp during the long, cold winter of 1777-78? Valley Forge Jockey Hollow Germantown Philadelphia

"Yankee Doodle Dandy," a folk song popular during the American Revolution, is the official song of which U.S. state? California Connecticut Virginia Massachusetts

The Battle of Bemis Heights is another name for which momentous Revolutionary War battle? The Second Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Cowpens The Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Yorktown

The American victory in the Battles of Saratoga convinced which country to officially recognize American independence? Spain Great Britain France Russia

The historic Battle of the Alamo was fought near which present-day Texas city? Dallas San Antonio Houston Austin

Which legendary American frontiersman and politician was killed in the Battle of the Alamo? Davy Crockett Paul Bunyan Daniel Boone Andrew Jackson

Which now-famous denim brand began as a dry-goods company in San Francisco in the years immediately following the Gold Rush? Lucky Jeans Levi's Guess Jeans Wrangler

What were the new arrivals in California who hoped to make their fortune by mining during the Gold Rush nicknamed? Dreamers Gold Seekers Cowboys 49ers

What kind of wagons were used to haul freight in the U.S. in the 18th century? Station wagons Conestoga wagons Radio flyers Open wagons

Which kind of animals were used to haul Conestoga wagons during the 18th century? Donkeys Dogs Mules Horses

Which legendary frontiersman was responsible for blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in 1775? Davy Crockett Abraham Lincoln Daniel Boone Paul Bunyan

Which lake was created by the construction of the Hoover Dam? Lake Powell Lake Mead Lake Tahoe Lake Michigan

Before it was renamed for President Herbert Hoover in 1947, what was the original name for Hoover Dam? Glen Canyon Dam Grand Coulee Dam Boulder Dam Three Gorges Dam

Before becoming known for using interchangeable parts to assemble a musket, Eli Whitney was responsible for which historic invention? Cotton gin Electricity Peanut butter Automobile

Which of these firearms was NOT used during the American Civil War? Colt Revolver Spencer carbine Thompson submachine gun Springfield rifle-musket

In 1885, what kind of institution did railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife Jane found in Palo Alto, California? A railroad museum A bank A university A library

Seeking to avoid being confined to reservations in 1877, Black Elk and other Sioux tribe members traveled north to join which chief in Canada? Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Long Hair Red Cloud

Which bloody battle effectively marked the end of Native American military resistance in the American West? Battle of the Rosebud Battle of Tippecanoe Battle of Wounded Knee Battle of the Little Big Horn

Which geometric shape best describes the design of New York City's Flatiron Building? Diamond Triangle Square Rectangle

Which New York City neighborhood was featured in "How the Other Half Lives," Jacob Riis' classic 1890 book about tenement life? Lower East Side Harlem Greenwich Village Brooklyn Heights

In the 1860s, which new type of building came into vogue in New York City as a "respectable" multiple-family dwelling (as opposed to a tenement)? Condominium complex Apartment house Townhouse Skyscraper

Before the major oil strike at Spindletop in Texas in 1901, which U.S. state produced more oil than any other? California Pennsylvania Arizona Delaware

Of what type of car were 15 million produced beginning in 1908? Ford Model T Ford Taurus Volkswagen Beetle Chevrolet Corvette

Which government agency was finally able to find evidence to convict Al Capone, the nation's most notorious gangster, in 1930? U.S. Attorney's Office Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

In the late 1920s, how much money was Capone reportedly making per year from his racketeering activities? $60 million $200 million $20 million $1 million

What title did American newspapers bestow on Al Capone after he featured atop a list of Chicago's most prominent gangsters in 1930? Top Dog Scarface Public Enemy No. 1 Notorious B.I.G.

What did the killers in the St. Valentine's Day massacre disguise themselves as? Firemen Policemen Clowns Doctors

What was the subject of FDR's first public radio address, or "fireside chat"? The banking crisis War in Europe Global warming Health care

What was the slogan printed on the famous 1942 Rosie the Riveter poster? "Just Do it" "Be All You Can Be" "All for One and One for All" "We Can Do it!"

The Trinity site, where scientists tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945, was located in which U.S. state? Arizona New York California New Mexico

What as the name of the top-secret U.S. program that developed the atomic bombs dropped on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Project X Manhattan Project Plutonium Project Nuclear Research Project

Which U.S. statesman appears on the $100 bill? Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Ulysses Grant

Where was entertainment icon Michael Jackson born? Gary, Indiana Chicago, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio Detroit, Michigan

Which was the first U.S. national park? Yellowstone Sequoia Denali Acadia

Which state is nicknamed the Hoosier State? Mississippi Illinois Indiana Ohio

Which language is spoken by more people than any other? Arabic Mandarin Chinese English Spanish

Who founded Rolling Stone magazine? William Randolph Hearst Jann Wenner Henry Luce Graydon Carter

What island is occupied by Haiti and the Dominican Republic? Luzon Hispaniola Dominica Java

Which continent has the smallest land mass? Australia North America Europe Antarctica

Which newspaper reporters famously investigated the Watergate scandal? Jacob Riis and Walter Cronkite Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Seymour Hersh and Robert Burns H.L. Mencken and Walter Winchell

Which U.S. city is nicknamed "The Big Easy"? New Orleans Chicago New York Savannah

Which Beat Generation writer penned the novel "On the Road"? Jack Kerouac Allen Ginsberg William Burroughs Hunter Thompson

What is NOT one of North America's five Great Lakes? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Tahoe Lake Ontario

Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"? Charlotte Bronte Emily Bronte Jane Eyre Jane Austen

Which presidential scandal is featured in the book "All the President's Men"? Iran-Contra Credit Mobilier Watergate Teapot Dome

Who was editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal? Katharine Graham Ben Bradlee Howell Raines William Randolph Hearst

Who was the first female U.S. secretary of state? Hillary Clinton Nancy Pelosi Condoleezza Rice Madeleine Albright

Where is Badlands National Park? Nebraska Montana South Dakota Wyoming

Who was the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California? Orville Wright Howard Hughes Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart

What is the highest mountain in the U.S.? Mount Everest Mount McKinley (Denali) Mount Kilimanjaro Mount St. Helen

What Cuban boy was at the center of a highly publicized U.S. custody case in 2000? Andy Garcia Elian Gonzalez Xavier Cugat Raul Castro

Which cause was political leader Mohandas Gandhi most closely associated with? Animal rights Indian independence Environmentalism AIDS awareness

Which organization did Malcolm X help lead? Nation of Islam NAACP Black Panther Party Weather Underground

What type of breed is presidential dog Bo Obama? Springer Spaniel Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Scottish Terrier

What is the official name of the iconic St. Louis arch? Western Arch Gateway Arch Missouri Arch Saarinen Arch

Which of the Great Lakes is the only one located entirely in the U.S.? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Michigan

Which of these presidents declared a "war on poverty" in a State of the Union address? Herbert Hoover Ronald Reagan Lyndon Johnson Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Which Asian nation was formerly called Ceylon? Sri Lanka Bangladesh India Nepal

Which is nicknamed the Buckeye State? Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Florida

Who was the first female vice-presidential candidate from a major U.S. political party? Geraldine Ferraro Bella Abzug Sarah Palin Patricia Schroeder

Which U.S. president said, "Ich bin ein Berliner"? Lyndon Johnson Franklin Roosevelt George Washington John Kennedy

How did Indian political icon Gandhi die in 1948? Heart attack Hunger strike Assassination Cancer

What is U.S. currency paper made of? Cotton and rice Linen and straw Papyrus Cotton and linen

What is Canada's most populous city? Vancouver Toronto Montreal Ottawa

Where is the iconic Taj Mahal located? Bangalore, India Mumbai, India New Delhi, India Agra, India

Which U.S. department has its headquarters at the Pentagon? Defense Justice Homeland Security Transportation

Who painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome? Salvador Dali Michelangelo Galileo Galilei Leonardo da Vinci

Which animal is a symbol of the Republican Party? Elephant Moose Lion Donkey

Who wrote the novel "The Hobbit"? J.K. Rowling Stephen King Dan Brown J.R.R. Tolkien

To which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong? Democratic Party Republican Party Whig Party Know-Nothing Party

What is the world's largest subtropical desert? Kalahari Great Sandy Mojave Sahara

How often is Halley's Comet visible from Earth? Every 100 years Every 17 years Every 20-30 years Every 75-76 years

What is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America? Brazil Guyana Uruguay Venezuela

What was baseball icon Babe Ruth's birth name? Sergio Luigi Ruth Michael Andrew Ruth George Herman Ruth Dante Joseph Ruth

What is the smallest planet in the solar system? Neptune Mercury Mars Earth

Who went to war over the Falkland Islands in 1982? United Kingdom and Peru France and Paraguay United States and Brazil United Kingdom and Argentina

What is the largest planet in the solar system? Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Where was musician Bob Marley born? Jamaica Barbados Florida Martinique

Which novel opens with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? "To Kill a Mockingbird" "The Sound and the Fury" "A Tale of Two Cities" "Of Mice and Men"

Who said, "April is the cruelest month"? T.S. Eliot Maya Angelou Willard Scott F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who won an Academy Award for directing "Schindler's List"? George Lucas Roman Polanski Francis Ford Coppola Steven Spielberg

What was the Indian city of Mumbai formerly known as? Bombay Surat Delhi Calcutta

Which Canadian province is Toronto located in? Quebec Ontario British Columbia Alberta

Where did diarist Anne Frank die in 1945? Secret annex in Amsterdam Auschwitz concentration camp Hospital in Paris Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

What was inventor Thomas Edison's middle name? Albert Elba Bernard Alva

Who said, "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"? George Wallace Malcolm X George Washington Henry Ford

What is the world's second largest country by area? China United States Sudan Canada

Which novel features the character Bilbo Baggins? "The Hobbit" "Great Expectations" "Moby Dick" "The Lost Compass"

Where did the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion take place? Normandy, France Paris, France Lyons, France Birmingham, England

Which IBM computer defeated human chess champion Gary Kasparov? Deep Blue Sky Blue Chess Mess Game On

Where is the rock-climbing destination El Capitan? Yosemite National Park Acadia National Park Sequoia National Park Yellowstone National Park

Who is the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II? Prince Phillip Prince George Lord Saxon Duke of Marlborough

Where is the reported home of the Loch Ness Monster? Wales Scotland Ireland England

Where is the province of Saskatchewan located? England Russia Canada Iceland

Where is the geyser "Old Faithful" located? Arches National Park Yosemite National Park Yellowstone National Park Shenandoah National Park

Which battle marked the end of French emperor Napoleon's rule? Battle of the Bulge Battle of Waterloo Battle of the Somme Battle of Gettysburg

Where is Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas"? Peru Chile Argentina Mexico

Which South Pacific island is home to huge ancient statues called "moai"? Devil's Island Kaffeklubben Island Easter Island Pitcairn Island

What was the nickname for The Washington Post's informant in the Watergate scandal? Deep Throat Silent Partner Loose Lips Deep Background

Who wrote the play "A Streetcar Named Desire"? Eugene O'Neill Tennessee Williams Truman Capote Neil Simon

What did the 1985 hit song "We Are the World" raise money for? Cancer research Education reform African famine relief Environmental reform

Who did Confederate general Robert Lee surrender to in April 1865? Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Stonewall Jackson Ulysses Grant

What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba? Halifax Montreal Winnipeg Saskatoon

What state is nicknamed the Silver State? California Nevada Oregon Colorado

Who first said, "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration"? Michael Jordan Bill Gates Albert Einstein Thomas Edison

What subject is Dr. Benjamin Spock known for writing about? Cancer AIDS Insomnia Child care

Which research ship did Charles Darwin sail to the Galapagos in 1835? Bounty Golden Hind Beagle Mayflower

Which is NOT a Canadian territory? Yukon Palau Northwest Territories Nunavut

Which artist painted the "Mona Lisa"? Claude Monet Leonardo da Vinci Pablo Picasso Vincent van Gogh

What is the name of Elvis Presley's former estate? Graceland The Hermitage Manderley Neverland

What was Indian political icon Gandhi's first name? Karamchad Mohandas Mohammad Sunil

Where is Glacier National Park located? Vermont Alaska Montana Maine

Which U.S. president was nicknamed "Ike"? Dwight Eisenhower Harry Truman Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge

Where are the Andes Mountains? North America Asia Europe South America

Which novel opens with "Call me Ishmael"? "Animal Farm" "A Clockwork Orange" "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Moby Dick"

Where is the Grand Ole Opry House? New Orleans Memphis St. Louis Nashville

Which state did Barack Obama represent in the U.S. senate? Hawaii Illinois Indiana Iowa

Which magazine frequently featured Norman Rockwell's cover illustrations? "The Saturday Evening Post" "Vogue" "Sports Illustrated" "House and Garden"

Which state is nicknamed the Hawkeye State? Iowa Oklahoma Missouri Ohio

Which president had a home called The Hermitage? Jimmy Carter Andrew Johnson Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln

Which state is nicknamed the Golden State? California Nevada Arizona Florida

Which British filmmaker made "Psycho" and "Vertigo"? Elia Kazan Alfred Hitchcock Darryl Zanuck John Ford

What is the lightest element in the periodic table? Sodium Lithium Hydrogen Helium

What was Anne Frank's nickname for her diary? Barbie Mittens Kitty Apple

Who was the only Congress member to vote against U.S. entry into World War II? Jeannette Rankin Joseph McCarthy Everett Dirksen Daniel Inouye

What was the world's first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell? Bessie the cow Donny the goat Dolly the sheep Igor the mule

What motto appears on U.S. coins? "God Bless the U.S." "America the Beautiful" "In God We Trust" "Deo Optimo Maximo"

Where was diarist Anne Frank born in 1929? Frankfurt, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands Brussels, Belgium Paris, France

Which state is NOT part of Yellowstone National Park? Montana Colorado Idaho Wyoming

Where is the musical "The Music Man" set? Sioux Falls, South Dakota Omaha, Nebraska River City, Iowa Bismarck, North Dakota

Who was the first child born in America to English parents, in 1587? Betsy Ross Virginia Dare George Washington John Smith

What was the name of Helen Keller's teacher and companion? Patty Duke Kathleen Callahan Florence Nightingale Anne Sullivan

What is India's majority religion? Hinduism Christianity Sikhism Islam

What is Johannes Gutenberg known for inventing? Telephone Photocopier Typewriter Movable-type printing

Who was an interpreter on Lewis and Clark's expedition? Geronimo Hiawatha Sacagawea Pocahontas

What is filmmaker Woody Allen's birth name? Allen Stewart Konigsberg Allen Albert Kone Woodrow Cohen Allen Woodson

Who was the first Republican U.S. president? Theodore Roosevelt Andrew Jackson Ulysses Grant Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean? Amelia Earhart Amy Phipps Guest Sally Ride Harriet Quimby

Who directed the blockbuster movies "Titanic" and "Avatar"? James Cameron George Lucas Martin Scorsese Francis Ford Coppola

What is South America's smallest country by area? Uruguay Ecuador Suriname Chile

Which movie famously used the tagline: "In space no one can hear you scream"? "Star Wars" "Alien" "War of the Worlds "The Dark Knight"

How did John Kennedy Jr. die in 1999? Plane crash Car crash Sailing accident Cancer

What did early Mormon settlers call present-day Utah? Deseret Smithland Saintland Saltville

When was the Civilian Conservation Corps work relief program in effect? Great Depression Vietnam War World War I U.S. Civil War

What does a seismologist study? Droughts Mammals Earthquakes Floods

What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "E pluribus unum"? "I came, I saw, I conquered" "And so forth" "Out of many, one" "Country first"

What is the study of snow and ice called? Cryology Coldology Freezology Icyology

Where did Mother Teresa do most of her charity work? India Russia United States Philippines

Who created the Renaissance sculpture "David"? Michelangelo Da Vinci Caravaggio Botticelli

Who did NOT contribute to "The Federalist Papers"? Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson John Jay

Which is the only South American nation to use English as its official language? Guyana Chile Paraguay Uruguay

Which artist is known for wrapping buildings and bridges? Cindy Sherman Damien Hirst Jasper Johns Christo

Where did Britain's Princess Diana die in 1997? Geneva, Switzerland Paris, France London, England Madrid, Spain

Which investment expert is nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha"? Warren Buffet Bill Gates John Rockefeller Jimmy Buffet

Who wrote the words to "The Star Spangled Banner"? Irving Berlin Oscar Hammerstein George M. Cohan Francis Scott Key

Where is Grand Teton National Park? Wyoming California Arizona Utah

Which chemical element is represented by "K"? Kerosene Carbon Phosphorus Potassium

Which city was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79? Pompeii, Italy Florence, Italy Harappa, Pakistan Quirigua, Guatemala

What is the largest mountain range in North America? Rocky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains Andes Mountains Appalachian Mountains

Which U.S. general infamously slapped a wounded World War II soldier? Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower Norman Schwarzkopf George Patton

Who did Marlon Brando play in "The Godfather"? Vito Corleone Ronny Cammareri Michael Corleone Christopher Moltisanti

Which board game features Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum? Clue Monopoly Cranium Battleship

What is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains? Mount Massive Mount Elbert Mount Lincoln Pikes Peak

Which city is nicknamed the "City of Light"? Lisbon, Portugal Rome, Italy Tokyo, Japan Paris, France

Which is the only South American nation to use Dutch as its official language? Venezuela Guyana Brazil Suriname

Who wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? Watty Piper Veruca Salt Willie Wonka Roald Dahl

Which 1896 court case permitted racial segregation in the U.S.? Schenck v. United States Wesberry v. Sanders Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education

By what name was Cambodia once called? Democratic Kampuchea Republic of Pol Rougevillea Khmerstan

Which TV show featured the character J.R. Ewing? "Dallas" "Miami Vice" "Dynasty" "Falcon Crest"

Which novel features the character Boo Radley? "The Grapes of Wrath" "Great Expectations" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "The Great Gatsby"

Which was the first U.S. national park east of the Mississippi River? Everglades Shenandoah Acadia Great Smoky Mountains

What network of safe houses was used to help black slaves in the U.S. escape to freedom? Freedom Underground Underground Railway Freedom Trailway Underground Safeway

Which U.S. court case outlawed racial segregation in public schools? Brown v. Board of Education Scott v. Board of Education Wallace v. Board of Education Plessy v. Board of Education

How did French patriot Joan of Arc die in 1431? Burned at stake Stoned Poisoned Hanged

Who first theorized that the sun, not the Earth, was at the center of the universe? Nicolaus Copernicus Edwin Hubble Galileo Galilei Stephen Hawking

Who proved that all objects fall at the same rate? Stephen Hawking Leonard da Vinci Galileo Galilei Enrico Fermi

Which Italian explorer was the namesake for North America? Amerigo Vespucci Americus Abruzzi Christopher Columbus Amerigo Nobile

What was the Democratic Republic of Congo formerly known as? Zimbabwe Morocco Zaire Mozambique

What was scientist Niels Bohr known for studying? Dinosaurs Birds Oceans Atoms

Who invented dynamite? Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Henry Ford Alfred Nobel

Who rescued African-American slaves using the Underground Railroad? Florence Nightingale Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harriet Tubman Jane Addams

By what name was the nation of Iran known before 1935? Tehranistan Irsia Iranistan Persia

Which colonial power once ruled Angola and Mozambique? France Portugal England Ireland

What was scientist Marie Curie best known for studying? Gravity Radioactivity Evaporation Pollination

Who first defined the laws of motion and universal gravitation? Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Svante Arrhenius Samuel Langley

Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web? Steve Jobs Tim Berners-Lee Bill Gates Ted Turner

Which ancient Greek is considered the father of Western medicine? Hippocrates Socrates Agrippa Plato

Where is the Gobi Desert? Saudi Arabia and Jordan Russia and Azerbaijan Egypt and Sudan China and Mongolia

Which city was the capital of the ancient Inca Empire? Sao Paulo, Brazil San Jose, Costa Rica San Juan, Puerto Rico Cusco, Peru

What did Jonas Salk invent? Aspirin Artificial heart Polio vaccine Penicillin

Which African nation did dictator Idi Amin rule in the 1970s? Sudan Tanzania Kenya Uganda

Which city was the base of Al Capone's crime syndicate in the 1920s? New Orleans Boston Chicago Las Vegas

Which of these people was NOT an ancient Greek philosopher? Socrates Aristotle Plato Freud

Which scales measures the intensity of tornadoes? Vernier scale Richter scale Fujita scale Crandall scale

Which novel opens with "All children, except one, grow up"? "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" "The Adventures of Peter Pan" "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" "Mary Poppins"

What was actor Cary Grant's birth name? Carleton Granton Robin Leach Grant Carson Archibald Leach

Who created the "Star Trek" TV series? Gene Roddenberry Isaac Asimov George Lucas James Kirk

In which country is Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro? Sudan Benin Tanzania Ethiopia

Who are the rival gangs in the musical "West Side Story"? Crows and Rats Vipers and Tigers Jets and Sharks Snakes and Spiders

Which was director Steven Spielberg's first blockbuster movie? "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" "Jaws" "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Which now-deceased auto racer was nicknamed "The Intimidator"? Dale Earnhardt Sr. Ayrton Senna Pierre Levegh Gaston Chevrolet

Which performer was known for his "Little Tramp" character? Rodney Dangerfield Charlie Chaplin Al Jolson Bob Hope

What sport do the Harlem Globetrotters play? Soccer Football Basketball Baseball

Which country did Imelda Marcos serve as first lady? Spain Philippines China Vietnam

How did the actor James Dean die in 1955? Car crash Plane crash House fire Murder

Upon whose life was the film "Citizen Kane" based? William Randolph Hearst John Kennedy Thomas Edison Henry Ford

From which country did India gain independence in 1947? France Italy Spain Great Britain

Which animated character's trademark expression is "D'oh!"? Bart Simpson Fred Flintstone Homer Simpson Bugs Bunny

What is the official language of Austria? French Austrian English German

Which principality is located in the mountains between France and Spain? Andorra Liechtenstein Malta Monaco

What was the name of President Bill Clinton's cat in the White House? Millie Buddy Socks Fala

Who created the "Peanuts" comic strip? Garry Trudeau Walt Disney Charles Schulz Dave Barry

What is the main religion of the Philippines? Roman Catholicism Judaism Hinduism Buddhism

What is the capital of New Zealand? Christ Church Wellington Auckland Caledonia

Who was NOT a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball "dream team"? Michael Jordan Carmello Anthony Magic Johnson Larry Bird

What is the freezing point of water? 0 degrees Fahrenheit 16 degrees Fahrenheit 32 degrees Fahrenheit 35 degrees Fahrenheit

What are the opening words to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? "I have a dream" "My fellow countrymen" "Four score and seven years ago" "All men are created equal"

What was director Steven Spielberg's first feature film? "The Sugarland Express" "Jaws" "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Which nation was ruled by dictator Pol Pot in the 1970s? Cambodia Russia Vietnam China

Which novel opens with "Who is John Galt"? "The Old Man and the Sea" "A Clockwork Orange" "The Fountainhead" "Atlas Shrugged"

What does the Beaufort scale measure? Rainfall Heat Snowfall Wind speed

Where is the Dollywood theme park? Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Orlando, Florida Anaheim, California Branson, Missouri

What is the name of Monaco's ruling family? Monasque Grimaldi Windsor Spencer

To which country are the Maori people indigenous? Bulgaria New Zealand Mexico Jamaica

Who was the last tsar of Russia? Constantine I Ivan VI Nicholas II Alexander I

Where do Tom and Daisy Buchanan live in "The Great Gatsby"? Zelda, New York East Egg, New York Carroway, New York Fitzgeraldville, New York

Where did the U.S. Civil War begin? Fort Jackson, South Carolina Fort Bragg, North Carolina Fort Sumter, South Carolina Fort Eustis, Virginia

Who discovered the molecular structure of DNA? Jonas Salk James Watson and Francis Crick Michael DeBakey and Domingo Liotta Marie Curie

Who created the detective characters Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple? Dashiell Hammett Robert Parker Carolyn Keene Agatha Christie

Who created the Muppets? Shari Lewis Steven Spielberg Jim Henson James Cameron

Which is NOT an Olympic decathlon event? Shot put Pole vault Long jump Archery

What type of government does South Korea have? Autocracy Democracy Theocracy Monarchy

Who wrote the song "White Christmas"? Elvis Presley Irving Berlin Stephen Foster Bing Crosby

Which musician opened Electric Lady Studios in New York City in 1970? Jimi Hendrix Madonna Bruce Springsteen Cher

Which TV show featured the character Archie Bunker? "The Cosby Show" "All in the Family" "Full House" "Eight is Enough"

Which nation has the world's largest Muslim population? Indonesia India Afghanistan Iran

Where did haiku poetry originate? Russia Italy United States Japan

Which 1994 film was a big hit for director Quentin Tarantino? "Four Rooms" "Reservoir Dogs" "Kill Bill" "Pulp Fiction"

What does the Dewey Decimal System organize? Chemicals Books Ships Planets

What was legendary King Arthur's sword called? Excalibur Challenger Rosebud Avenger

What style of architecture is New York City's Chrysler Building known for? Romanesque Etruscan Art Deco Victorian

Where is the Hagia Sophia, a former church and mosque, located? Rome, Italy Paris, France Madrid, Spain Istanbul, Turkey

How did singer Buddy Holly die in 1959? Suicide Plane crash Cancer Car crash

Where is medieval warrior El Cid a national hero? Iceland Spain Poland France

Which South American nation are the Galapagos Islands a province of? Ecuador Venezuela Brazil Colombia

Where is Mount Rushmore? North Dakota South Dakota Washington Montana

Where is the notorious Bermuda Triangle? Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Dead Sea Atlantic Ocean

Which ancient artifact helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphics? Blarney Stone Rosetta Stone Dropa Stones Terracotta Army

What was the deadliest U.S. war? U.S. Civil War World War II Vietnam War World War I

In which country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located? Germany England Italy Spain

What was wrestler Hulk Hogan's birth name? Xavier Hill Terry Bollea Henry Hogan Dwayne Johnson

Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to survive today? Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis Great Pyramid of Giza Statue of Zeus at Olympia

What is the standard boiling point of water? 100 degrees Celsius 114 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 32 degrees Celsius

Which toy company produced the first Barbie doll? Atari Parker Brothers Mattel Hasbro

Which states does the Hoover Dam border? New Mexico and Texas Colorado and Utah Arizona and Nevada California and Nevada

What was director Spike Lee's first feature film? "Malcolm X" "She's Gotta Have It" "Do the Right Thing" "School Daze"

Which U.S. territory was Brigham Young the first governor of? Kansas Utah Nebraska Alaska

Who was Pakistan's first female prime minister? Mary Robinson Golda Meir Benazir Bhutto Indira Gandhi

Which environmentalist founded The Sierra Club in 1892? Wallace Stegner John Muir Ansel Adams Franklin Roosevelt

Which artist is known for "drip" paintings? Andy Warhol Gustav Klimt Jackson Pollock Georgia O'Keefe

What is the largest man-made lake in the U.S.? Lake Powell Lake Guri Lake Mead Lake Volta

What were Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm known for writing? Soap operas Science-fiction novels Murder mysteries Fairy tales

Where were Lego toys invented? Denmark United States Argentina France

Which cartoon character's catchphrase is "Eh, what's up, Doc?"? Donald Duck Bugs Bunny Mickey Mouse Homer Simpson

Which president's birth name was Leslie Lynch King Jr.? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Gerald Ford

What was the name of Cambodia's ruling party under dictator Pol Pot in the 1970s? Khmer Rouge Sendero Luminoso Tonton Macoutes Viet Cong

Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was discovered intact in 1922? Siamun Tutankhamen Nefer Qa'a

Where did the ancient Greeks believe their gods lived? Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Xerovouni Mount Makalu Mount Olympus

Who was the first African-American tennis player to win Wimbledon? Arthur Ashe Venus Williams Serena Williams Althea Gibson

Who was NOT a character in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"? Growly Happy Grumpy Sleepy

Who wrote and directed the blockbuster movie "Star Wars"? George Lucas Quentin Tarantino Steven Spielberg Brett Ratner

Who kept a diary of the Great Plague of London and other 17th century events? Anne Frank Samuel Pepys Ernest Hemingway Charles Dickens

Who manufactured the pioneering video game "Pong"? Sony Nintendo Atari Sega

Who wrote the music for "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"? Johannes Brahms George Gershwin Pyotr Tchaikovsky Wolfgang Mozart

Who wrote the poem "The Raven"? Edgar Allan Poe Maya Angelou Robert Frost Walt Whitman

What was the real name of children's author Dr. Seuss? Bob Lorax Theodor Geisel Sam Guesser Horton Johnson

Who was the first person to break the sound barrier, in 1947? Evel Knievel Neil Armstrong Chuck Yeager John Glenn

Who composed the operas "La Boheme" and "Madame Butterfly"? Richard Wagner Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Schubert Giacomo Puccini

What was the first music video ever shown on MTV? "Born in the U.S.A." "Papa Don't Preach" "Video Killed the Radio Star" "Thriller"

What was controversial director Michael Moore's first feature film? "Sicko" "Bowling for Columbine" "Fahrenheit 9/11" "Roger and Me"

Where was revolutionary Che Guevara born? Argentina Cuba Bolivia Spain

Which event inspired the play "The Crucible"? World War I Watergate Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Salem witch trials

Which river does the Hoover Dam regulate? Colorado River Missouri River Susquehanna River Mississippi River

Who was Eva Peron? First lady of Venezuela First lady of Argentina First lady of Canada First lady of Spain

Which plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Enola Gay Hercules I Challenger Bockscar

What was the ancient Roman name for Ireland? Opryland Celticia Hibernia Galactica

Which TV show featured a car named the General Lee? "The Dukes of Hazzard" "Magnum, P.I." "Knight Rider" "NYPD Blue"

Which British physicist wrote the best-seller "A Brief History of Time"? Malcolm Churchill Ken Jones Steven Hawkes Stephen Hawking

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? Harriet Tubman Louisa May Alcott Dred Scott Harriet Beecher Stowe

Where is the annual Rose Bowl college football game held? Portland, Oregon Pasadena, California Sacramento, California Honolulu, Hawaii

Who sponsored Christopher Colombus' voyages to the New World? Napoleon Bonaparte Pope Pius V Queen Isabella Queen Elizabeth

Which country is home to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay? Spain Puerto Rico Bahamas Cuba

Which novel features the character Atticus Finch? "In Cold Blood" "Angle of Repose" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "A Red Badge of Courage"

Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Colorado Springs, Colorado Cooperstown, New York Canton, Ohio Springfield, Illinois

Which Greek mathematician is called the father of geometry? Euclid Eudoxus Archimedes Pythagoras

Where was the first atomic bomb tested in 1945? New Mexico Montana Hawaii Kansas

Which Chinese leader launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966? Sun Tzu Mao Zedong Chiang Kai-shek Deng Xiaoping

Which English ship was NOT involved in the Boston Tea Party? Golden Hind Dartmouth Beaver Eleanor

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Clara Barton Susan B. Anthony Florence Nightingale

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt? Amenhotep Menes Tutankhamen Cleopatra

Who wrote the James Bond novels? Agatha Christie Ian Fleming Arthur Conan Doyle Alexander McCall Smith

What city is home to China's famous Tiananmen Square? Hong Kong Shanghai Tianjin Beijing

What was entertainment icon Michael Jackson's signature dance move? Jitterbug Catwalk Moonwalk Macarena

Which novel features a ship called the Pequod? "Treasure Island" "Horatio Hornblower" "The Old Man and the Sea" "Moby-Dick"

Which scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel prize? Toni Morrison Marie Currie Jane Addams Doris Lessing

Which present-day nation was home to the ancient Aztecs? Brazil Puerto Rico Portugal Mexico

Who was the first female U.S. attorney general? Hillary Clinton Janet Reno Madeleine Albright Condoleezza Rice

Who was the folklore character Paul Bunyan? A lumberjack A bank robber A fisherman A leprechaun

Which TV sitcom featured the character Cliff Huxtable? "The Brady Bunch" "The Cosby Show" "Family Ties" "The Partridge Family"

Who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, President Kennedy's accused assassin? Robert Randolph John Hinckley Jack Ruby Mark David Chapman

Which singer was nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board"? Frank Sinatra Elvis Presley Madonna Jon Bon Jovi

What does the Zapruder film document? President Richard Nixon's "dirty tricks" President Ronald Reagan's inauguration President John Kennedy's assassination Senator Robert Kennedy's assassination

In what year was the NFL's first Super Bowl played? 1967 1977 1947 1957

Who was the first woman to win a best director Academy Award? Barbra Steisand Oprah Winfrey Jane Campion Kathryn Bigelow

Which Chinese city did the British relinquish control of in 1997? Shanghai Beijing Hong Kong Guanyzhou

Which novel opens with "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"? "A Clockwork Orange" "Animal Farm" "Twilight" "1984"

Who was the first African-American U.S. secretary of state? Colin Powell Condoleezza Rice Eric Holder Thurgood Marshall

Who was the first woman elected to Congress, in 1916? Bella Abzug Jeannette Rankin Geraldine Ferraro Gloria Steinem

What were the Hawaiian Islands once known as? Sandwich Islands Egg Islands Belle Islands Horn Islands

What does the U.S. Marine Corps motto--"semper fidelis"--mean? "Always victorious" "Always prepared" "Always right" "Always faithful"

Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Canton, Ohio Cooperstown, New York

What nightclub did Humphrey Bogart's character own in "Casablanca"? Regine's The Stork Club Rick's Cafu00e9 Americain Studio 54

Where was Robert Kennedy assassinated in 1968? Boston Los Angeles New York San Francisco

What was the marooned charter boat on the TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island"? Beagle Pequod S.S. Minnow Mayflower

Who led the 1917 October Revolution in Russia? Boris Yeltsin Karl Marx Vladimir Lenin Josef Stalin

Where was William Shakespeare born and raised? Dublin, Ireland Cardiff, Wales Stratford-upon-Avon, England Glasgow, Scotland

Which U.S. industry was exposed in the 1906 muckraking novel "The Jungle"? Meatpacking Medical equipment Mining Insurance

Which "teacher astronaut" was killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster? Barbara Morgan Valentina Tereshkova Sally Ride Christa McAuliffe

Which war included the massacre at My Lai? Korean War U.S. Civil War Spanish-American War Vietnam War

Who were Eugene Debs and Samuel Gompers? U.S. senators Nobel prize winners American labor union leaders English explorers

Who succeeded President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination? Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce Andrew Johnson James Buchanan

Who created fictional detective Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle Agatha Christie John Watson Alexander McCall

Which U.S. president is credited with establishing the Peace Corps in 1961? Jimmy Carter Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon John Kennedy

Which U.S. secretary of state initiated America's purchase of Alaska from Russia? William Seward Thomas Jefferson Hamilton Fish Daniel Webster

What was the main issue of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates? Taxes Slavery Immigration policy Prohibition of alcohol

What political party did Vladimir Lenin lead? Tsarists Socialist Democrats Russian Republicans Bolsheviks

Which is NOT a play by William Shakespeare? "King Lear" "The Taming of the Shrew" "The Crucible" "Hamlet"

Which two U.S. presidents were impeached? Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover

What was the starting point on the westbound journey of the Pony Express? Lincoln, Nebraska Springfield, Illinois St. Joseph, Missouri Enid, Oklahoma

Which U.S. initiative aimed to rebuild Europe after World War II? Memphis Plan Versailles Plan Marshall Plan Winston Plan

Who called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy"? Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt John Kennedy

Which U.S. president made a groundbreaking trip to China in 1972? Gerald Ford John Kennedy Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter

Which war officially ended with the 1783 Treaty of Paris? World War I American Revolutionary War Spanish-American War U.S. Civil War

Which American did Britain's King Edward VIII marry after abdicating in 1936? Grace Kelly Jacqueline Onassis Wallis Simpson Marilyn Monroe

What topic did the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial center around? Evolution Birth control Religion Murder

Which war is the setting for the novel "Catch-22"? Vietnam War World War II World War I U.S. Civil War

What are Canada's official languages? English and French French and Spanish English and Swedish English and German

Which architect designed the city of Washington, D.C.? Frank Lloyd Wright Frederick Olmstead Pierre L'Enfant I.M. Pei

What was the term for a 1920s woman who bobbed her hair and wore short skirts? Goth Gibson Girl Preppy Flapper

Which state is nicknamed the "Land of Enchantment"? Arizona Florida California New Mexico

What was the Warren Commission established in 1963 to investigate? Communism in Hollywood Assassination of President John Kennedy Corruption in U.S. Senate Death of Elvis Presley

Where is Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America? Virginia Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland

Who was the target of the unsuccessful 1961 U.S.-supported Bay of Pigs invasion? Cuba Jamaica Puerto Rico Spain

Who founded the first permanent white settlement in Rhode Island at Providence in 1636? William Penn Benjamin Franklin Virgil Rhode Roger Williams

What is China's longest river? Yangtze (Chang Jiang) Yellow (Huang He) Mekong Lop Nur

Which war was called the "Great War"? World War II U.S. Civil War U.S. Revolutionary War World War I

Which mobster was involved in the development of Las Vegas in the 1940s? Bugsy Siegel Al Capone Salvatore Maranzano John Gotti

Where is Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric plant? Australia China India America

Which art movement were painters Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning part of? Cubism Dadaism Abstract Expressionism Impressionism

Who did Texas win its independence from in 1836? England Spain France Mexico

Where was the famous 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Glenwood Springs, Colorado Billings, Montana Tombstone, Arizona Cody, Wyoming

What form of government does Canada have? Dictatorship Absolute monarchy Constitutional monarchy Timocracy

Where is Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat? Michigan Delaware Maryland Virginia

Which U.S. vice president resigned in 1973 following criminal charges? Walter Mondale Spiro Agnew Al Gore Gerald Ford

What does the Russian word "glasnost" mean? Secrecy Government Restructuring Openness

Which ship was sunk by the Japanese in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack? USS Idaho USS Maine USS Arizona USS Iowa

What was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony? New World Constitution Pilgrim Rules Mayflower Compact Plimouth Accord

What was the 1980 Mariel boatlift? A mass exodus of Cubans to Puerto Rico A mass exodus of Haitians to the U.S. A mass exodus of Moroccans to Portugal A mass exodus of Cubans to the U.S.

Which lawyer defended John Scopes and the teaching of evolution in the 1925 Scopes trial? Thurgood Marshall F. Lee Bailey William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow

Which school had Booker T. Washington as its first president? Tuskegee Institute Georgetown University Howard University Ashmun Institute

Which accused murderer's defense attorney popularized the phrase "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"? Ted Bundy Nathan Leopold Charles Manson O.J. Simpson

Which state is nicknamed the Bay State? Massachusetts California Florida Minnesota

What religion did Mary Baker Eddy found? Lutheranism Mormonism Scientology Christian Science

Which company is known for sponsoring New York City's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Microsoft Macy's Bloomingdale's McDonald's

What is the capital of United Arab Emirates? Kuwait City Riyadh Abu Dhabi Dubai

What is the nation of Burma called by its current rulers? East Timor Laos Singapore Myanmar

Who was the first director of the FBI? J. Edgar Hoover Robert Mueller L. Patrick Gray George H.W. Bush

Who is the alter ego of comic book superhero Spider-Man? Bruce Wayne Britt Reid Clark Kent Peter Parker

Who were the primary adversaries in the Cold War? United States and Afghanistan Soviet Union and China Soviet Union and United States United States and India

Who were the first Europeans to settle present-day Manhattan Island? The Spanish The Dutch The Portuguese The French

Which Canadian province shares two land borders with the U.S.? New Brunswick Prince Edward Island British Columbia Nova Scotia

Which was the last state admitted to the Union, in August 1959? Arizona Alaska Hawaii New Mexico

Which college did Bill Gates drop out of to focus on starting Microsoft? Princeton Harvard Oberlin Stanford

What state did Joseph McCarthy, the anti-Communist crusader, represent in the U.S. Senate? Illinois Wisconsin Indiana New York

What is America's largest state by area? Texas Alaska California New York

Which city is located partly in Asia and partly in Europe? Casablanca, Morocco Istanbul, Turkey Novosibirsk, Russia Algiers, Algeria

Where was George Washington sworn in as president in 1789? Boston Philadelphia Washington, D.C. New York City

What is America's smallest state by area? Rhode Island New Hampshire Delaware Connecticut

What was former Filipino first lady Imelda Marcos best known for collecting in large numbers? Books Shoes Pet cats Pianos

What is Canada's smallest province by area? Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Manitoba British Columbia

Where is the annual Kentucky Derby horse race held? Saratoga Race Course Belmont Park Pimlico Race Course Churchill Downs

Who was the first female president of the Philippines? Benazir Bhutto Indira Gandhi Corazon Aquino Imelda Marcos

Where did the Miss America pageant originate in the 1920s? Cleveland, Ohio Baltimore, Maryland Atlantic City, New Jersey Miami, Florida

Who was freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? All slaves in border states Slaves in Confederate states All slaves in America All prisoners of war

Which is NOT a U.S. territory? U.S. Virgin Islands Guam Puerto Rico Dominican Republic

Where did Martin Luther King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech? U.S. Capitol Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Which fictional county is the setting for many of William Faulkner's novels? Minnetonka Hudson Kindle Yoknapatawpha

Which is Canada's most populous province? Quebec Ontario Alberta Newfoundland

Where was the 1862 Battle of Shiloh during the U.S. Civil War? Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Virginia

Where was writer Mark Twain raised? Jackson, Mississippi Memphis, Tennessee Indianapolis, Indiana Hannibal, Missouri

What was Camp Sumter, the military prison established by the Confederates in the U.S. Civil War, also called? Spotsylvania Chancellorsville Andersonville Gettysburg

Which American colony was founded to give Quakers a place to worship? Vermont Pennsylvania New Hampshire Maine

Who was a Roman slave and gladiator? Socrates Spartacus Pythagoras Archimedes

Which film franchise features the character Darth Vader? "Star Wars" "Alien" "Raiders of the Lost Ark" "Harry Potter"

Which was NOT one of America's original 13 colonies? South Carolina Virginia Connecticut Louisiana

Which German theologian inspired the Protestant Reformation that began in 1517? Paul Tillich Karl Barth Thomas Aquinas Martin Luther

Which war is the setting for Ernest Hemingway's novel "A Farewell to Arms"? Spanish-American War U.S. Civil War World War I World War II

Where was "The Andy Griffith Show" set? Mount Airy, Georgia Mayberry, South Carolina Mayberry, North Carolina Mayfield, South Carolina

Which fascist dictator led Italy into World War II? Dante Alighieri Benito Mussolini Mario Scelba Silvio Berlusconi

Which city is home to the 605-foot Space Needle? Portland, Oregon Boston, Massachusetts Seattle, Washington Jacksonville, Florida

Where in the U.S. did the Amish first settle in the early 18th century? Rhode Island Pennsylvania Texas California

Which Egyptian pharaoh is credited with building the Great Pyramid of Giza? Khufu Cleopatra Hatshepsut Tutankhamen

Who created the TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch"? Sherwood Schwartz Aaron Spelling Larry David James Brooks

Who became the first prime minister of independent India in 1947 ? Mahatma Gandhi Mammohan Singh Jawaharlal Nehru Indira Gandhi

Which 17th-century slave was accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts? Binta Kebba Sally Hemmings Crispus Attucks Tituba

Where is Arlington National Cemetery located? Virginia Maryland Delaware Washington, D.C.

Which Confederate general once owned the land that became Arlington National Cemetery? Ulysses Grant Montgomery Meigs Robert E. Lee Braxton Bragg

Who was the first black Major League Baseball player? Satchel Paige Willie Mays Hank Aaron Jackie Robinson

Who was the primary author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln

Who formulated the theory of evolution? Charles Darwin Clarence Darrow William Jennings Bryan Stephen Hawking

Which state is nicknamed the Beehive State? Arizona Utah Ohio Mississippi

Which product earned industrialist Andrew Carnegie the bulk of his fortune? Diamonds Oil Steel Plastic

Which American frontiersman died at the 1836 Battle of the Alamo? Paul Bunyan William "Buffalo Bill" Cody Daniel Boone Davy Crockett

Who was the founder of Standard Oil and America's first billionaire? Andrew Carnegie Donald Trump Cornelius Vanderbilt John D. Rockefeller

Who led the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution? Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Paul Revere Ethan Allen

Who first said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? Benjamin Franklin Franklin Roosevelt John Kennedy Abraham Lincoln

What was photographer Dorothea Lange best known for documenting? Vietnam War POWs 1950s movie stars Migrant workers in the Great Depression U.S. Civil War soldiers

Who hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics that were boycotted by the U.S.? India Soviet Union Japan China

Who was hanged by the British as a spy during the American Revolution? Ethan Allen Nathan Hale Paul Revere Benedict Arnold

Which was NOT a member of the Confederate States of America? Florida Ohio Texas Arkansas

Which architect is known for such works as Fallingwater and Taliesin? Frank Lloyd Wright Richard Neutra James Hoban Richard Meier

Who was Don Johnson's character on the 1980s TV show "Miami Vice"? Sonny Crockett Nash Bridges Ricardo Tubbs Frank Furillo

What is the birth name of U2 lead singer Bono? David Evans Larry Mullen Paul Hewson Adam Clayton

What pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence from British rule? "Ninety-Five Theses" "The Federalist Papers" "Rights of Man" "Common Sense"

Which Spanish city is famous for its annual running of the bulls? Montevideo Pamplona Lisbon Buenos Aires

Who did NOT sign the U.S. Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Samuel Adams John Hancock

Which university is home to the Skull and Bones secret society? Yale University University of Illinois Princeton University Ohio State University

What was the 1862 Battle of Antietam also known as? Battle of Sharpsburg Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of White Hill Battle of Clark's Mill

What is the largest U.S. bill now issued by the U.S. Treasury? $500 $100 $5,000 $1,000

Which American defended in court the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre? John Adams Abraham Lincoln John Hancock George Washington

Who served as U.S. secretary of state for presidents Nixon and Ford? Henry Kissinger Colin Powell Dick Cheney George H.W. Bush

Which nation invaded Kuwait in 1990? Afghanistan Iraq Pakistan Iran

What is the Vietnamese city of Saigon now officially known as? Khe Sanh Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi Hai Phong

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis? Joseph Stalin Mikhail Gorbachev Vladimir Putin Nikita Khrushchev

Where is Walden Pond, made famous by Henry David Thoreau? Worcester, Massachusetts Bennington, Vermont Concord, Massachusetts Kent, Connecticut

What crop was scientist George Washington Carver known for promoting as an alternative to growing cotton? Peanuts Rhubarb Oranges Lettuce

Which is NOT part of the United Kingdom? Ireland Wales Northern Ireland Scotland

Which film features the line "If you build it, he will come"? "Field of Dreams" "Bull Durham" "Avatar" "Bad News Bears"

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"? Scotland Japan Peru Finland

Which Russian city was formerly called Leningrad? Yekaterinburg St. Petersburg Perm Moscow

Who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew the shah? Saddam Hussein Sattar Khan Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Which Republican presidential candidate said, "Read my lips: No new taxes"? Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon George H.W. Bush

What was Paul Revere's main profession? Pastor Lawyer Sailor Silversmith

What is Canada's largest province by area? Manitoba Quebec Alberta Ontario

What was Ralph Nader's groundbreaking 1965 book about safety in the U.S. auto industry? "Unsafe at Any Speed" "Whistle-Blowing" "In Pursuit of Justice" "Fast and Furious"

Which American Revolutionary War colonel reportedly said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"? Robert E. Lee William Prescott Douglas MacArthur George Patton

Which third-party candidate ran against Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election? H. Ross Perot Dennis Kucinich John McCain Jerry Springer

Which famous Grant Wood painting features a farmer with a pitchfork and his daughter? "Iowa Afternoon" "American Gothic" "Nighthawks" "Family Farm"

Which World War II Nazi official was captured in Argentina by Israeli forces in 1960? Adolf Eichmann Adolf Hitler Hermann Goring Josef Mengele

Where was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for almost two decades? Robben Island Chateau d'If McNeil Island Devil's Island

Where did Paul Revere make his famous 1775 midnight ride? Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire New York

Which era was nicknamed the "Me decade" in the U.S.? 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s

Which Austrian neurologist developed the field of psychoanalysis? Sigmund Freud Immanuel Kant John Locke David Hume

Where in Dallas, Texas, was President John Kennedy assassinated? Dealey Plaza Dupont Circle McCormack Place Times Square

Which two states does the Appalachian Trail extend between? California and Washington Georgia and Maine Missouri and Wyoming Illinois and Oklahoma

Where is the Mall of America? Akron, Ohio Cairo, Illinois Bloomington, Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota

Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Fleming Marie Currie Jonas Salk

Which city was the site of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo? Fort Worth, Texas Amarillo, Texas El Paso, Texas San Antonio, Texas

What color uniform did Union soldiers wear in the U.S. Civil War? Gray Blue Red Green

What is the coldest planet in the solar system? Neptune Earth Venus Mars

Where did 20th-century explorer Ernest Shackleton make his best-known expeditions? China India America Antarctica

Who wrote the epic poem "The Waste Land"? George Eliot Langston Hughes T.S. Eliot Walt Whitman

Where did Victorian-era serial killer Jack the Ripper find his victims? Nice, France London, England Madrid, Spain Vienna, Austria

Who traditionally lives at 10 Downing Street in London? Head of Scotland Yard British prime minister British royal family U.S. ambassador to Britain

Which play was President Abraham Lincoln attending when he was assassinated? "The Little Foxes" "Our American Cousin" "The Crucible" "Our Town"

Which movie featured the character Nurse Ratched? "The Sixth Sense" "Misery" "The Shining" "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Who composed the patriotic American march "Stars and Stripes Forever"? John Philip Sousa B.B. King Scott Joplin Francis Scott Key

Which company used the slogan "Where's the beef?" in its 1980s TV commercials? Big Boy Wendy's Burger King McDonald's

Who was the first person to receive honorary U.S. citizenship? Margaret Thatcher Kazimierz Pulaski Winston Churchill Mother Teresa

Which U.S. jazz singer was nicknamed "Lady Day"? Aretha Franklin Jennifer Holliday Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holliday

Who said, "The business of America is business"? Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge

Who was Great Britain's prime minister during World War II? Andrew Bonar Law David Lloyd George John Major Winston Churchill

Who did John Roberts replace as chief justice of the United States? John Marshall Earl Warren William Rehnquist Warren Burger

Which war included the battles of Chickamauga and Spotsylvania? Vietnam War American Revolutionary War World War I U.S. Civil War

Who was Alfred, Lord Tennyson? A French physicist A British prime minister A British poet An Irish explorer

What emblem does Canada's national flag feature? Star Sun Maple leaf Aspen leaf

Which former speaker of the U.S. House famously said, "All politics is local"? Frederick Muhlenberg Tip O'Neill Sam Rayburn Newt Gingrich

What was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, author of "Middlemarch" and other novels? Charlotte Bronte George Eliot Henry James T.S. Eliot

Where is the U.S. Naval Academy? Providence, Rhode Island San Diego, California Annapolis, Maryland New London, Connecticut

Where is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy? Kings Point, New York New London, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Portland, Maine

Which ship, nicknamed "Old Ironsides," is the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat? USS Normandy USS Velocity USS Constitution USS Higbee

Which planet was recategorized as a dwarf planet in 2006? Pluto Venus Uranus Saturn

Which farmer's land was used for the Woodstock music festival in 1969? Peter Joplin Max Miller Max Yasgur Bob Dylan

What state is home to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? Colorado Ohio New York Connecticut

Where is Hadrian's Wall, the ancient Roman-built fortification? England Italy Scotland Ireland

Which U.S. president signed the Social Security Act in 1935? Herbert Hoover Harry Truman Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt

Where is the Giant's Causeway, an area with thousands of basalt columns? Northern Ireland Greenland England Wales

Who wrote a famous poem about Paul Revere's 1775 midnight ride? Elizabeth Barrett Browning William Wordsworth Edgar Allan Poe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Which U.S. Civil War general's facial hair inspired the term "sideburns"? Edward Burns Andrew Sidelman Bridger Burnsman Ambrose Burnside

Which U.S. president won a Pulitzer Prize for the book "Profiles in Courage"? Jimmy Carter Abraham Lincoln John Kennedy Bill Clinton

Which was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, in December 1787? Ohio Massachusetts New York Delaware

Which novel features the character Leopold Bloom? "1984" "Lolita" "The Fountainhead" "Ulysses"

Which is the youngest of the U.S. military academies? U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? Bill of Rights Articles of Confederation Articles of Freedom American Preamble

Which 1215 English legal charter influenced the U.S. Constitution? Articles of Confederation King's Constitution Magna Carta Opus Charter

Which Scottish doctor and missionary was known for his exploration of Africa? William Wallace David Livingstone Edmund Hillary Ernest Shackleton

Which area of New York City is nicknamed "The Great White Way"? Garment district Financial district Diamond district Theater district

Where is Angkor Wat, the ancient temple complex? Tibet Cambodia Thailand Madagascar

Which official can break a tied vote in the U.S. Senate? White House chief of staff U.S. secretary of state Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives U.S. vice president

Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link? Atlantic and Pacific Arctic and Atlantic Atlantic and Indian Indian and Pacific

Whose death is Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" about? Abraham Lincoln Henry David Thoreau James Cook Ulysses Grant

What is the official state animal of Maine? Seal Panther Moose Grizzly bear

Where is the annual Sundance Film Festival held? Park City, Utah Telluride, Colorado Hollywood, California Santa Fe, New Mexico

Whose official residence is on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.? White House chief of staff U.S. vice president FBI director U.S. secretary of defense

Which "fountain of youth" explorer named Florida? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Juan Ponce de Leon Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan

Which U.S. Civil War officer reportedly said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"? George Patton David Farragut Colin Powell William Westmoreland

Who is next in line to succeed the U.S. president after the vice president? President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate U.S. secretary of defense Speaker of the U.S. House CIA director

Which country is the Great Barrier Reef located off the coast of? Indonesia Bermuda Australia New Zealand

Which country does NOT use the euro as its official currency? Germany Austria Greece Argentina

What is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories? Edmonton Winnipeg Medicine Hat Yellowknife

Which country was part of Japan's empire from 1910 to 1945? Vietnam Cambodia Korea Bhutan

Who is classic comic hero Superman's alter ego? Peter Parker Clark Kent Oliver Queen Bruce Wayne

Where does the U.S. vice president live? White House Camp David Little White House Naval Observatory

Which crop became Virginia's first profitable export in the 17th century? Corn Potatoes Sugar Tobacco

Which of the following was NOT among the ships that sailed to Jamestown from England in 1606? The Susan Constant The Discovery The Godspeed The Mayflower

What was the real name of the Native American princess whom John Rolfe married in 1614? Matoaka Pocahontas Lady Rebecca Wikimak

Why was Pocahontas living among the English settlers of Jamestown when she met John Rolfe? She was teaching them the language She was teaching them to grow tobacco She was preparing to travel to England She was being held captive

Which political party did most carpetbaggers and scalawags support during Reconstruction? Whig Republican Green Democrat

What was the original use of the term "scalawag"? A nasty person A rotten ear of corn A bad bushel of cotton A farm animal

Which English city were the Beatles from? Liverpool Sheffield Birmingham Leeds

After Reconstruction, who was the first African-American politician to win election to the U.S. Senate? Carol Moseley Braun (D - IL) Barack Obama (D - IL) Edward Brooke (R - MA) Roland Burris (D - IL)

As of 2010, how many African Americans have served in the U.S. Senate (including the Reconstruction era)? 14 6 8 10

Which Union general promised to give freed blacks in the South "40 acres and a mule" in 1865? Ambrose Burnside George McClellan Ulysses S. Grant William T. Sherman

Which organization did Congress create in 1865 to aid millions of former slaves in the post-Civil War years? Freedmen's Bureau National Recovery Administration United States Housing Authority NAACP

Who was John F. Kennedy's opponent in the 1960 U.S. presidential election? Joseph McCarthy Richard Nixon Dwight Eisenhower Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

John F. Kennedy is the only U.S. president in history to have won which prestigious honor? Congressional Medal of Honor Nobel Peace Prize Pulitzer Prize Navy Cross

As Egypt's queen, Cleopatra associated herself with which ancient Egyptian goddess? Hathor Bastet Isis Sekhmet

What was the name of the sea battle in which the forces loyal to Rome's emperor Octavian defeated those of Cleopatra and Mark Antony in 31 B.C.? Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Naulochos Battle of Mylae Battle of Actium

Which 1973 event sparked an energy crisis? Arab oil embargo Watergate scandal Devaluation of U.S. dollar Election of Jimmy Carter

From which prestigious institution did Jimmy Carter receive his bachelor of science degree in 1946? U.S. Naval Academy Emory University Yale University Harvard University

Who became the first head of the U.S. Treasury in 1789? Andrew Jackson George Washington Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin

What was best-selling author Stephen King's first novel? "'Salem's Lot" "The Shining" "The Stand" "Carrie"

In 1953, Jimmy Carter left submarine duty in the U.S. Navy to take over his family's business. What kind of business was it? Grocery store Peanut warehouse Law firm Dentist's office

Who served as governor of Plymouth Colony for some 30 years, and wrote a detailed journal about the life of the colony? Squanto William Bradford Myles Standish John Smith

In which foreign country had many of the English-born settlers of Plymouth Colony been living before they decided to travel to the New World? Netherlands France Spain Portugal

Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? Constantinople Jerusalem Cairo Rome

Which great cathedral built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) later served as a mosque and is now a museum? Alhambra St. Peter's Notre Dame Hagia Sophia

What is the original name of Easter Island (also the name of the island's original inhabitants and their language)? Hoto-Matua Marquesa Rapa Nui Anakena

What is the name of the light porous rock that Easter Island's huge statues (moai) are made of? Cement Obsidian Granite Tuff

What was the political, military and ideological barrier that separated the communist-controlled states of Eastern Europe from the West after WWII known as? Iron Curtain Steel Fortress Great Divide Iron Wall

Which U.S. president delivered an impassioned speech at the Berlin Wall two years after it was originally constructed? Richard M. Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy

Which celebrated English actor portrayed Mohandas Gandhi in the Oscar-winning 1982 biopic about the renowned Indian leader? Sir Ben Kingsley Sir John Gielgud Sir Michael Caine Sir Ian McKellen

Where is the Eisenhower Tunnel, one of the world's highest vehicular tunnels? Utah Colorado New York California

In which country did the young Gandhi begin his career as an activist and practitioner of passive resistance (satyagraha)? South Africa England United States India

What does the Latin term "Magna Carta" (the name given to the historic legal document signed in 1215 in England) mean in English? Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Great Charter King's Constitution

Who was the English monarch pressured into signing the Magna Carta in 1215? King Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth I King John King Richard I

Which Italian city is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance"? Venice Rome Turin Florence

Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi designed the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence to house the mausoleum for which wealthy Florentine family? Sforza Corleone Medici Uffizi

About how long did it take President Abraham Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address in 1863? 10 minutes Two and a half hours 20 minutes Two minutes

Which phrase does NOT appear in the text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here" "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom" "Four score and seven years ago" "We hold these truths to be self-evident"

Much of what we know today as the Great Wall of China was built during the rule of which powerful Chinese dynasty? Qing (1644-1912) Ming (1368-1644) Tang (618-907) Han (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)

Today, one of China's most popular tourist destinations is the section of the Great Wall located just to the north of which Chinese city? Hong Kong Nanking Shanghai Beijing

Which event or circumstance triggered the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War in early 1991? Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction Iraq's invasion of Kuwait Rise to power of Saddam Hussein War between Iran and Iraq

Who said, "We're more popular than Jesus"? John Lennon Bruce Springsteen Jon Bon Jovi Mick Jagger

Which of the following Middle Eastern nations did NOT join in the military coalition that opposed Iraq during the Persian Gulf War? Syria Egypt Saudi Arabia Jordan

What does a lepidopterologist study? Rocks Leopards Butterflies Snakes

Who was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War? Ulysses Grant Abraham Lincoln William Tecumseh Sherman Jefferson Davis

Which U.S. inventor was nicknamed "The Wizard of Menlo Park"? Alexander Graham Bell Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Henry Ford

Which novel features the character Holden Caulfield? "A Clockwork Orange" "The Catcher in the Rye" "Of Mice and Men" "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Which state is nicknamed the Centennial State? Ohio Colorado New Jersey Nebraska

What is the tallest building in Paris, France? Hotel Concorde la Fayette Notre Dame Cathedral Louvre Museum Eiffel Tower

Who first spoke of "government of the people, by the people, for the people"? George Washington Woodrow Wilson Abraham Lincoln Franklin Roosevelt

Who wrote the poem "The Road Not Taken"? Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost E.E. Cummings Maya Angelou

Who was the first female prime minister of Great Britain? Mary Robinson Margaret Thatcher Angela Merkel Anne Boleyn

Which African nation was founded by freed American slaves? Liberia Ghana Nigeria Libya

What is the name of Scarlett O'Hara's plantation in "Gone with the Wind"? Monticello Butler Manor Manderley Tara

Which country does NOT include Spanish as an official language? Haiti Equatorial Guinea Dominican Republic Nicaragua

How many justices comprise the U.S. Supreme Court? Nine Seven Five Six

Which country has the largest land mass? United States Russia Canada China

Which novel opens with "Happy families are all alike..."? "The Sound and the Fury" "David Copperfield" "War and Peace" "Anna Karenina"

Which scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation? Troopergate Travelgate Iran Contra Watergate

Who wrote the 1969 crime novel "The Godfather"? Henry Hill Al Pacino Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo

What is a googol? A German pastry A mathematical term A Russian soldier A type of handgun

Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"? Franklin Roosevelt Ronald Reagan John Kennedy Theodore Roosevelt

Who used the presidential campaign slogan "He kept us out of war?" Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt

Who wrote the poetry collection "Leaves of Grass"? Henry David Thoreau Langston Hughes Walt Whitman Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Which country does NOT use French as one of its official languages? Belgium Togo Libya Canada

Which state is nicknamed "Land of Lincoln"? Minnesota Kentucky Illinois Iowa

Which novel features the character Humbert Humbert? "To the Lighthouse" "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" "Slaughterhouse-Five" "Lolita"

Who was the first African American to win a best actor Academy Award? Morgan Freeman Denzel Washington James Earl Jones Sidney Poitier

Who became the third woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice in 2009? Madeleine Albright Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor Sandra Day O'Connor

Who was prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials? Colombian drug lords Chinese dissidents Mexican gang leaders Nazi officials

Where is the novel "Lord of the Flies" set? An English castle A research lab A deserted island The Swiss Alps

Which nation gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty? France Italy Germany Mexico

What did the 19th century phrase America's "peculiar institution" refer to? Catfish farms Slavery Coal mining Property taxes

Which country has the largest population? United States Brazil China India

Which country has the smallest population? Monaco San Marino Vatican City Liechtenstein

Which president was in office during the Iran-Contra scandal? Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon Bill Clinton

Which president appointed Sandra Day O'Connor the first female Supreme Court justice? Bill Clinton George Bush Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan

Which U.S. president said, "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is"? George W. Bush Richard Nixon Bill Clinton George Washington

Why is a filibuster used in the U.S. Congress? To count votes To call roll To delay debate or block legislation To elect a majority leader

What state is nicknamed the Pine Tree State? Wyoming Alaska Maine New Hampshire

Who popularized the line "Go West, young man"? William Randolph Hearst Horace Greeley Horace Mann Daniel Boone

Which signers of the U.S. Constitution later became U.S. presidents? Gouverneur Morris, James Madison George Washington, James Madison Benjamin Franklin, James Madison George Washington, Alexander Hamilton

Who was NOT a U.S. Secretary of State? Daniel Webster John Jay Colin Powell Dick Cheney

Who succeeded William Henry Harrison, the shortest-serving U.S. president? Herbert Hoover Harry Truman John Adams John Tyler

What language was Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" first published in? German French English Dutch

Who said, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"? John Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt Mohandas Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.

Where was child beauty pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey murdered in 1996? Madison, WI Portland, OR Phoenix, AZ Boulder, CO

On which U.S. monument are these words inscribed-- "Give me your tired, your poor"? Mount Rushmore Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial Statue of Liberty

What is the name of U.S. President John Tyler's Virginia plantation? Montpelier Sherwood Forest Monticello Mount Vernon

With which war were Hessian soldiers most closely associated? American Revolutionary War World War I World War II Vietnam War

Where is Biltmore House, the 250-room Vanderbilt estate? Newport, Rhode Island East Hampton, New York San Simeon, California Asheville, North Carolina

Where is the Farsi language widely spoken? Mozambique New Zealand Iran Vietnam

Who was America's first vice president? John Adams John Quincy Adams James Madison Thomas Jefferson

Who did Rwanda gain independence from in 1962? Italy Belgium Spain Portugal

Which one-time U.S. vice president was acquitted of treason in 1807? John Adams Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr George Clinton

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia in 2008? Boris Yeltsin Dmitry Medvedev Andrei Gromyko Mikhail Gorbachev

Who did Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia declare independence from in the 1990s? India Russia Great Britain Yugoslavia

Which two groups were involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide? Tutsi, Maasai Igbo, Yoruba Kanuri, Igbo Hutu, Tutsi

Which Italian fashion designer was murdered in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1997? Emilio Pucci Gianni Versace Diana Vreeland Roberto Cavalli

What city is nicknamed the City of Roses? Bridgeport, Connecticut Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon Portland, Maine

Which nation's capital city is Pyongyang? South Korea North Korea Thailand Vietnam

Which U.S. president was born in Hope, Arkansas? Bill Clinton Harry Truman Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

Which film featured the line "What we have here is failure to communicate"? "Dirty Harry" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" "Cool Hand Luke" "Top Gun"

What is the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition also called? Corps of Discovery Corps of the West Pacific Trek Overland Mission

Which U.S. president did NOT have a law degree? Bill Clinton Barack Obama Richard Nixon George W. Bush

Which town is the summer home of George H.W. Bush? Kennebunkport, Maine Hyannis Port, Massachusetts Kittery, Maine Block Island, Rhode Island

Where was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which was bombed in 1995? Kansas City, Kansas Denver, Colorado Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Omaha, Nebraska

Where did first lady Michelle Obama attend law school? University of Chicago University of Florida Georgetown University Harvard University

Which African nation's pirates threatened international shipping in the early 21st century? Rwanda Somalia Nigeria Kenya

Which U.S. Olympic figure skater was infamously clubbed in the knee in 1994? Michelle Kwan Nancy Kerrigan Dorothy Hamill Tonya Harding

Who was vice president under George H.W. Bush? Caspar Weinberger Walter Mondale Dick Cheney Dan Quayle

Which superhero said, "In brightest day, in blackest light, no evil shall escape my sight"? Spider-Man Green Lantern Batman Superman

What type of vehicle did O.J. Simpson ride in during his 1994 police chase? White Ford Bronco White Ford Explorer Silver Chevrolet Tahoe Black Ford Bronco

Where did Capt. Chesley Sullenberger famously land his plane on January 15, 2009? Catskill Creek East River Hudson River Lake Ontario

Which singer was nicknamed The Man in Black? George Jones Elvis Presley Johnny Cash Willie Nelson

Which Cuban president was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959? Raul Castro Che Guevara Jose Marti Fulgencio Batista

Who was the first U.S. president with cabinet members? Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Which U.S. president was NOT a Whig? William Henry Harrison Millard Fillmore George Washington Zachary Taylor

Which first lady banned dancing and card-playing in the White House? Jacqueline Kennedy Dolley Madison Sarah Polk Nancy Reagan

Who became New York City's first African-American mayor in 1990? Al Sharpton Charles Rangel David Dinkins Wellington Webb

Which 1823 doctrine warned European not to interfere with independent countries in the Western Hemisphere? Monroe Doctrine Non-Intercourse Act Madison Doctrine Missouri Compromise

Which TV show popularized the line "Is that your final answer"? "The Price is Right" "Wheel of Fortune" "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" "Jeopardy!"

Where did Barack Obama teach law from 1992 to 2004? Princeton University University of Illinois University of Chicago Harvard University

Which author famously dissed Oprah Winfrey's book club in 2001? J.K. Rowling John Grisham Jonathan Franzen James Frey

Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite during a 1997 boxing match? Joe Frazier Evander Holyfield George Forman Muhammad Ali

Through which city does the River Thames flow? Paris, France Munich, Germany Vienna, Austria London, England

Which is the only state to border just one other state? Florida Washington Maine New Hampshire

Where is the lowest point of elevation in the U.S.? Death Valley, California New Orleans, Louisiana San Francisco, California Council Bluffs, Iowa

Which is India's most populous city? Bangalore Mumbai Delhi Calcutta

Which French leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. in 1803? Nicolas Sarkozy Jacques Chirac King Louis XIV Napoleon Bonaparte

When does the U.S. Supreme Court traditionally begin its new year of cases? October January August March

Which film featured the line "We're gonna need a bigger boat"? "Mutiny on the Bounty" "Titanic" "Jaws" "Poseidon Adventure"

Which date does the "Ides of March" refer to? March 10th March 15th March 21st March 1st

Which type of sports team did George W. Bush once own? Soccer Baseball Basketball Football

What was the first name of children's TV show host Mr. Rogers? Don Jack Fred Ron

Which state were four of America's first five presidents from? Florida Virginia Ohio Massachusetts

Who was President Barack Obama's first chief of staff? Joe Biden Hillary Clinton Sonia Sotomayor Rahm Emanuel

What type of pandemic in 1918 infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide? Influenza Measles AIDS Malaria

Who did NOT play James Bond on-screen? Roger Moore Pierce Brosnan George Lazenby Gabriel Byrne

Which U.S. president said in 1963, "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings"? Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Harry Truman John Kennedy

Whose young son was kidnapped in 1932 in the "crime of the century"? Charlie Chaplin Franklin Roosevelt Charles Lindbergh Babe Ruth

Who is the goddess of victory in Greek mythology? Eros Poseidon Nike Aphrodite

Who wrote a series of novels, "The Leatherstocking Tales," set on the American frontier? Louis L'Amour Walt Whitman James Fenimore Cooper Ernest Hemingway

Which war included a campaign in Alaska's Aleutian Islands? Vietnam War World War II World War I American Revolutionary War

Who led the group that murdered Julius Caesar? Brutus Aristotle Herodotus Thucydides

Which war included the Battle of Iwo Jima? World War II U.S. Civil War Vietnam War World War I

Which state is nicknamed the Bluegrass State? Iowa Indiana Kentucky Maine

Which car maker produced the Thunderbird? Honda Chrysler General Motors Ford

Who was the main target of HUAC investigations in the Cold War era? Communists Drug lords Draft dodgers Immigrants

Which U.S. government official was accused in 1948 of being a Soviet spy? Ethel Rosenberg Aldrich Ames Robert Hannsen Alger Hiss

Which U.S. Olympic athlete has a Pennsylvania town named for him? Shaun White Bruce Jenner Mark Spitz Jim Thorpe

Which African nation's capital, Monrovia, is named for U.S. president James Monroe? Liberia Rwanda Sudan Togo

Which is the official London residence of the British monarch? Buckingham Palace Highgrove House Windsor Castle Balmoral Castle

Which state is nicknamed the Natural State? Massachusetts Illinois Nevada Arkansas

Which company has used the tagline "Think different"? Microsoft FedEx McDonald's Apple

Which U.S. president's daughter had a pony at the White House named Macaroni? Richard Nixon John Kennedy Jimmy Carter Franklin Roosevelt

Which was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution? Rhode Island California Delaware Illinois

Which is a symbol of Islam? A crescent and a star A leaf and a circle A tree and a rose A sun and a moon

Who was the oldest signer of the U.S. Constitution? James Madison George Washington Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton

Which U.S. president once headed the Screen Actors Guild? Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Richard Nixon John Kennedy

Where is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library? Santa Barbara, California Simi Valley, California Sacramento, California Dixon, Illinois

Where was the U.S. Constitutional Convention held in 1787? Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Annapolis

Which movie used the tag line "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water"? "Open Water" "The Deep" "Jaws II" "The Perfect Storm"

Which is the world's largest religion? Judaism Christianity Hinduism Islam

Which U.S. president was nicknamed Tricky Dick? Herbert Hoover Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson

Which religion includes Ramadan, a holy month of fasting? Christianity Islam Hinduism Judaism

How many times a day do Muslims traditionally pray? Three Five Two Eight

What was Chicago's 108-story Willis Tower known as until 2009? McCormick Tower Sears Tower John Hancock Building Water Tower Place

Which company has used the tagline "Just do it"? Apple Microsoft Nike Adidas

Who popularized the expression "Let's kick it up a notch"? Gordon Ramsay Mario Batali Emeril Lagasse Anthony Bourdain

Which African nation did Haile Selassie rule for over 40 years in the 1900s? Sudan Uganda Somalia Ethiopia

Which U.S. president used the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too"? Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Herbert Hoover William Henry Harrison

What country did Augusto Pinochet assume power of via a 1970s coup? Peru Argentina Chile Venezuela

Which entertainer was born Gordon Sumner? Frank Sinatra Bono Sting Rod Stewart

Which mountain range is Mount Everest part of? Himalayas Andes Sierra Madre Rocky Mountains

Which U.S. city was devastated by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake? Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle

Which president had a dog called Millie in the White House? Richard Nixon Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush George W. Bush

Where was the sitcom "Frasier" set? Boston New York Philadelphia Seattle

Who is the only first lady to be elected to public office? Pat Nixon Eleanor Roosevelt Hillary Clinton Jacqueline Kennedy

Who was the first woman to be a U.S. president's wife and a president's mother? Anna Harrison Eleanor Roosevelt Barbara Bush Abigail Adams

Who succeeded Jacques Chirac as France's president in 2007? Alain Poher Valery Giscard d'Estaing Francois Mitterrand Nicolas Sarkozy

Which ex-president of the Czech Republic is also a noted playwright? Mikhail Gorbachev Vaclav Klaus Lech Walesa Vaclav Havel

Which U.S. first lady initiated the "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign? Barbara Bush Pat Nixon Laura Bush Nancy Reagan

Which country's capital is Kathmandu? Bangladesh Mongolia Nepal Pakistan

What is South Africa's most populous city? Johannesburg Pretoria Cape Town Durban

Where did the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" occur? Italy Poland Slovenia Czechoslovakia

What is California's Napa Valley region famous for producing? Computer software Automobiles Boats Wine

Which U.S. president had 15 children? Franklin Roosevelt Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford John Tyler

Which film featured the line "I'm the king of the world!" "Oceans Eleven" "The Godfather" "Goodfellas" "Titanic"

Where were the 1972 Summer Olympics, at which Palestinian terrorists killed Israeli athletes? Tokyo, Japan Madrid, Spain Seoul, South Korea Munich, Germany

What is the capital of Brazil? Brasilia Sao Paulo Salvador Rio de Janeiro

Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, in 1968? Carol Moseley Braun Shirley Chisholm Maxine Waters Barbara Jordan

Which artist is closely associated with New Mexico, where she had a home? Margaret Bourke-White Georgia O'Keefe Frida Kahlo Mary Cassatt

Which country won the 2010 soccer World Cup? Netherlands Brazil Spain England

Which New York City apartment building was the site of John Lennon's murder? The Savoy Windsor Tower The Dakota Regal Place

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations? London Rio de Janeiro Paris New York City

What is Hillary Clinton's maiden name? Blythe Rogers Jefferson Rodham

Who was South Africa's first president after apartheid ended in 1994? Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki Julius Nyerere Jacob Zuma

What is the capital of West Virginia? Huntington Wheeling Charleston Martinsburg

Which comet, one of the brightest seen in decades, was discovered in 1995? Kohoutek Comet Halley's Comet McNaught Comet Hale-Bopp

Where is Afrikaans primarily spoken? Scotland Indonesia Slovakia South Africa

Where is the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building as of 2010? Singapore Israel Dubai Russia

Who is credited with discovering X-rays? George Washington Carver Francis Crick Jonas Salk Wilhelm Rontgen

Which country is NOT part of the Horn of Africa region? South Africa Somalia Ethiopia Eritrea

On which continent is the republic of Djibouti located? South America Australia Africa Europe

Who said in 1903, "The welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally on the welfare of all of us"? John Kennedy George Washington Martin Luther King Theodore Roosevelt

Where was the sitcom "Roseanne" set? DeKalb, Illinois Bedford Falls, Wisconsin Detroit, Michigan Lanford, Illinois

Who led the Argonauts in ancient Greek mythology? Xerxes Jason Raul Edward

Who was NOT a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize? Franklin Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Jimmy Carter Barack Obama

Whose 2003 memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," caused a controversy when it was found to contain fabrications? James Frey Jayson Blair Stephen Glass Glenn Frey

Which of these men co-founded Facebook? Jeff Zucker Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Bill Gates

Which U.S. vice president won the Nobel Peace Prize? George H.W. Bush John Tyler Al Gore Walter Mondale

Which state is nicknamed the Show-Me State? Arkansas Alabama Kansas Missouri

Which governor of the Indiana Territory became a U.S. president? James Monroe Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln William Henry Harrison

Which 19th century French political thinker wrote "Democracy in America"? Alexis de Tocqueville Napoleon Bonaparte Jean-Paul Sartre Jacques Chirac

Who became Germany's first female chancellor in 2005? Eva Braun Angela Merkel Mary Robinson Corazon Aquino

Who was the first U.S. president from the Whig Party? William Henry Harrison Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt George Washington

Where was the Democratic political machine called Tammany Hall dominant? Chicago New York City Los Angeles Detroit

Which African country's capital is Addis Ababa? Sudan Togo Egypt Ethiopia

Which musician was known as the "King of Mambo"? Tito Puente Lawrence Welk B.B. King Carlos Santana

Which Chicago mayor have historians called the last of the big city bosses? Richard J. Daley Al Smith John Lindsay Fiorello LaGuardia

Which president met his wife at Yale Law School? Franklin Roosevelt Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Barack Obama

Which country has a large population of Igbo speakers? Spain Iraq New Zealand Nigeria

Which car company makes Cadillacs? General Motors Chrysler Ford Toyota

Which mobster was dubbed the Dapper Don? Carlo Gambino Al Capone Bugsy Siegel John Gotti

Who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings? Dorothea Lange Anita Hill Paula Jones Monica Lewinsky

Where did the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide-murder take place? Suriname Venezuela Brazil Guyana

What was the title of Sarah Palin's 2009 memoir? "True North" "The Lady in Red" "Going Rogue" "Frontier Dreams"

Who was the last surviving Constitutional Convention delegate when he died in 1836? Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln George Washington James Madison

Which river is George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, located along? James River Mississippi River Hudson River Potomac River

Who became a Nazi hunter after the Holocaust? Raoul Wallenberg Dag Hammarskjold Simon Wiesenthal Adolf Eichmann

How long did Anne Frank hide from the Nazis in a secret apartment? 12 months 3 months 25 months 48 months

What term was used to justify U.S. expansion in the 1840s? Eminent domain Xenophobia Cloture Manifest destiny

Who was U.S. president at the start of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979? Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan

Who smuggled food to Anne Frank while she and her family were in hiding? Raoul Wallenberg Dorothea Lange Miep Gies Simon Wiesenthal

Where were President Barack Obama's parents born? Nebraska and Nigeria Kansas and Kenya Kansas and Ethiopia Nebraska and Sudan

Which ex-NBA player was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor? Magic Johnson Wilt Chamberlain Larry Bird Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Which state is nicknamed the Sunflower State? Georgia Iowa Illinois Kansas

Who was the second U.S. president to die in office, in 1850? John F. Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor

Which country is known as the Hellenic Republic? Greece Iran Egypt Turkey

What was a hoplite in ancient Greece? Citizen-soldier Physician Aristocrat Slave

What is the capital of Vermont? Burlington Rutland Montpelier Stowe

Who were the Spartan helots? Aristocrats Philosophers Serfs Business leaders

Where were 33 underground miners trapped for 69 days in 2010? Chile Peru Argentina Brazil

Who was NOT a U.S. president? William Henry Harrison Benjamin Franklin Millard Fillmore Andrew Johnson

Which actress was baptized Norma Jeane Baker? Marilyn Monroe Meryl Streep Cher Betty White

Which president was dubbed "Young Hickory," an allusion to his mentor Andrew Jackson? Dwight Eisenhower James Monroe James Polk Herbert Hoover

Which state did Rod Blagojevich govern before he was impeached in 2009? Kansas Indiana Illinois Michigan

Whose nicknames include "City of Big Shoulders"? Boston Chicago St. Louis Albuquerque

Who was the tallest U.S. president? Bill Clinton James Madison Ronald Reagan Abraham Lincoln

Who was America's first Catholic president? John F. Kennedy James Buchanan Dwight Eisenhower Jimmy Carter

Who was America's first Catholic vice-president? Joseph Biden Gerald Ford Aaron Burr Dan Quayle

Where was the deadly Alexander Hamilton-Aaron Burr duel? Washington, D.C. Springfield, IL Boston, MA Weehawken, NJ

Which U.S. president was also the grandson of a president? George W. Bush William Henry Harrison John Quincy Adams Benjamin Harrison

Which state is nicknamed the Old Line State and the Free State? Ohio Maryland Pennsylvania New Hampshire

Which party was founded in the early 1830s in opposition to President Andrew Jackson's policies? Know-Nothing Whig Libertarian Democratic

Which U.S. president died in office of natural causes? Richard Nixon Franklin Roosevelt James Garfield William McKinley

Which home is NOT associated with Thomas Jefferson? Sherwood Forest Monticello Tuckahoe Plantation Poplar Forest

Who is the only president buried in Washington, D.C.? George Washington Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson Woodrow Wilson

Which two presidents died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? Jackson, Lincoln Jefferson, Lincoln Adams, Jefferson Washington, Adams

Who was the first son of a U.S. president to become president himself? John Adams John Quincy Adams Sam Adams George W. Bush

Which U.S. president was the first to marry while in office, in 1844? John Tyler George Washington Thomas Jefferson Woodrow Wilson

Which entertainer was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz? Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart Steve Carrell Woody Allen

From which college did Barack Obama graduate? Yale University University of Hawaii Columbia University University of Chicago

What is the title of Barack Obama's 1995 memoir? "The Audacity of Hope" "True Compass" "My Life So Far" "Dreams from My Father"

Where did Barack Obama deliver his November 4, 2008, presidential victory speech? Grant Park, Chicago Faneuil Hall National Mall, Washington, D.C. Central Park, New York City

Where was U.S. vice president Joe Biden born? Orlando, Florida Wilmington, Delaware Scranton, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Which state did Joe Biden represent in the U.S. Senate before he was vice president? Delaware Maryland Kentucky Virginia

How many stories tall is the Empire State Building? 80 165 200 102

Which architect designed New York City's Chrysler Building? Stanford White William Van Alen Frank Lloyd Wright Adolf Loos

Which engineer designed the Brooklyn Bridge? Franklin Edson John Augustus Roebling Othmar Herrmann Ammann Joseph B. Strauss

What's the longest suspension bridge in the world? Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Brooklyn Bridge Golden Gate Bridge

Which engineer designed the Golden Gate Bridge? Louis Henry Sullivan Angelo Joseph Rossi Joseph B. Strauss Le Corbusier

What woman shepherded her sons on a multi-state crime spree in the 1910s-1920s? Belle Starr "Legs" Diamond Kate "Ma" Barker Bonnie Parker

Where did the Barker family's final shootout with the FBI take place? Centerville, WI Chicago, IL Welch, OK Lake Weir, FL

What famous gangster escaped from an Indiana jail using a wooden gun? "Bugsy" Siegel Al "Scarface" Capone John Dillinger "Legs" Diamond

What famous FBI agent led the hunts for John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson and "Pretty Boy" Floyd? Eliot Ness Joe Pistone Fox Mulder Melvis Purvis

What Civil War-era Confederate bandit led a gang that included the young Jesse James? Nathan Bedford Forrest William Quantrill Jubal Early William "Bloody Bill" Anderson

John Dillinger said "They're giving bank robbing a bad name" of what murderous pair? Ma and Pa Barker Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Leopold and Loeb Bonnie and Clyde

What duo kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks to prove they were Nietzschean supermen? Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas The Kray Brothers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

What murderess wrote a poem containing the lines "Some day they will go down together, And they will bury them side by side"? Myra Hindley Caril Fugate Bonnie Parker Ma Barker

What couple took a murderous road trip in the 1950s and was the basis for Oliver Stone's film "Natural Born Killers"? Bonnie and Clyde Caril Fugate and Charles Starkweather Leopold and Loeb Ma and Pa Barker

Which headline-grabbing name, given to a series of killings in the hills above Los Angeles, was actually the work of two men? The Moors Murders The Son of Sam The Hillside Strangler The Zodiac Killer

Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez where known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers" because they found their victims where? The personals column Online Singles Bars Speed-dating

What Brooklyn-born multiple murderer claimed that his neighbor's dog told him to go on a killing spree? Albert Fish The Zodiac Killer David Berkowitz Charle Starkweather

New Jersey-born murderess Martha Place was the recipient of what dubious honor in 1899? First successful insanity plea First to give birth on death row First female serial killer First woman to die in the electric chair

In the 1890s-1920s, Mafia members often sent threatening letters to wealthy families marked with what symbol? A black spot A noose A black hand A cross

Who was the elderly bandit who never fired a shot and held up stagecoaches with a flour sack over his head? The Apache Kid Wild Bill Longley Robert Ford "Black Bart" Charles E. Bolton

What was Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno's innovative solution for disposing of the bodies of mob victims? False bottoms in other people's coffins Dissolving in acid Wood-chipper Cement shoes

Who shot and killed Billy the Kid? Robert Ford Wild Bill Hickock Pat Garrett Doc Holliday

Which alleged co-conspirator in the Lincoln assassination became the first woman to die on the gallows? Emma Goldman Mary Surratt Ann Putnam Bonnie Parker

What dapper serial murderer held a position as assistant director of the Crime Commission in Seattle, WA? John Wyne Gacy Charles Starkweather Ted Bundy Ed Gein

What was Al "Scarface" Capone's other nickname? Snorky Sweet cheeks Bambino Slugger

How did Al Capone receive the injuries that led to his nickname of "Scarface"? War injuries Botched mob hit Shaving accident Working as a bouncer

Why did Robert Parker Cassidy receive the nickname "Butch"? It was his father's name His handlebar moustache He worked as a butcher The derby hat he was known to wear

What was the job of "Butch" Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's female accomplice, schoolteacher Etta Place? She did the shopping She held a gun on the guards She cased banks before robberies She drove the getaway car

After being convicted of the murder of John Lennon, from which novel did Mark David Chapman read? "Portnoy's Complaint" "The Fountainhead" "The Little Prince" "The Catcher in the Rye"

What starlet's daughter stabbed gangster John Stompanato in the back with a butcher knife? Joan Crawford Veronica Lake Lana Turner Bette Davis

Who did laborer and anarchist Leon Czolgosz murder on Sept. 6, 1901? Archduke Ferdinand Andrew Carnegie Nicholas II William McKinley

Which of the following was a famous New York City gang in the 1850s? The Red Devils The Dead Rabbits Manhatten Mayhem Wall Street Traitors

What was the name of "The Lady in Red" who worked with the FBI to bring down John Dillinger? Anna Sage Winnie Ruth Judd Clara Peller Rue Mclanahan

With which first lady was serial killer John Wayne Gacy once photographed? Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Pat Nixon

Who was the Old West's deadliest gunfighter with the most verified kills? Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Wild Bill Hickock Billy the Kid

From his jail cell, what famous crime did Al Capone claim to be able to solve in exchange for clemency? Ice Box Murders The Lindbergh kidnapping The St. Valentines's Day Massacre The Black Dahlia murder

What tragedy struck Charles Lindbergh after his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean? His home burned down His son was kidnapped and killed He declared bankruptcy His plane went down over the Pacific

What agency was hired to track Jesse James and the Wild Bunch and to break up the Homestead Strike? Blackwater The Pinkerton National Detective Agency The FBI The Texas Rangers

Robert Ford earned a living by performing in reenactments of what infamous event? The shooting of Jesse James The Burr-Hamilton duel The battle of Gettysburg The assassination of Lincoln

What Beatles song title did Charles Manson and his followers scrawl on the walls of the Tate-Polanski home? "Helter Skelter" "All You Need is Love" "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" "Revolution No. 9"

What was the press-given name for the group that provided muscle and hit men for the mob in the 1920s-40s? The Black Hand La Cosa Nostra CREEP Murder, Inc.

In which famous gunfight did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday bring down the McLowery-Clanton gang? The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight Variety Hall Shootout Frisco Shootout Gunfight at the OK Corral

Which infamous 1850s gang was led by "Bill the Butcher"? The Dead Rabbits The Five Points Gang The Bowery Boys The Shirt Tails Gang

In 1988, Timothy Spencer was the first person to be convicted and sentenced to death using what crime-solving tool? DNA profiling Security camera footage Wire-tapping Precognition

Who was the most famous woman outlaw in the Old West? Calamity Jane Belle Starr Unsinkable Molly Brown Annie Oakley

What famous turn-of-the-century public figure was murdered after being involved with famed beauty Evelyn Nesbit? Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Rudolph Valentino Stanford White John Barrymore

Where did Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill commit one of the bloodiest slaughters of the Civil War? Lawrence, KS Chancellorsville, VA Antietam, MD Harpers Ferry, WV

What did Charles Manson call the house in the Canoga Park area of LA where he wrote songs and prepared for his crimes? Yellow Submarine The Big Pink Abbey Road Graceland

What outlaw gang operated out of "Hole-in-the-Wall," a remote hideout in the mountains of northern Wyoming? The Clanton Gang The Wild Bunch The Rustlers The Dodge City Gang

Who led a gang of horse and cattle thieves known as "The Rustlers" in New Mexico during the 1870s? John Wesley Hardin Billy the Kid The Apache Kid Jesse James

Who is considered to have robbed more banks than anyone in history? Carl Gugasian John Dillinger Jesse James Bonnie and Clyde

Who led a bloody, yet unsuccessful slave uprising in Virginia, August, 1831? Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass Nat Turner John Brown

What 1927 film was the first feature to use synchronized sound? "The Birth of a Nation" "The Jazz Singer" "Wings" "Napoleon"

What 1915 film adapted Thomas Dixon's novel "The Clansmen" portraying the rise of the Ku Klux Klan? "Gone with the Wind" "Intolerance" "The Birth of a Nation" "The General"

What was "The General" in Buster Keaton's 1926 film of the same name? A Dodge Charger A horse A rifle A train engine

What actor portrayed the Frankenstein monster in Universal's 1931 horror classic? Bela Lugosi Fredric March Peter Cushing Boris Karloff

What was the first commercially exhibited 3-D movie? "Creature from the Black Lagoon" "The Power of Love" "Jaws 3D" "Avatar"

What classic Universal Studios horror film was originally released in 3-D? "Frankenstein" "The Wolf Man" "Creature from the Black Lagoon" "Dracula"

What character debuted in the 1928 film short "Steamboat Willie"? Mickey Mouse The Little Tramp Felix the Cat Buster Keaton

Who was the first hunter to track an early, but not yet named, Bugs Bunny? Porky Pig Daffy Duck Sam Sheepdog Elmer Fudd

What was Groucho Marx's real first name? Karl Leonard Allen Julius

On what television show did "The Simpsons" initially debut as short segments? "SCTV" "The Ben Stiller Show" "Saturday Night Live" "The Tracey Ullman Show"

Which actor was a repertory cast member during the first season of "Saturday Night Live"? Chevy Chase Eddie Murphy Bill Murray Steve Martin

Where did the first movie review appear in 1909? Collier's The New York Times The Saturday Evening Post Le Monde

What film marked the debut of Clint Eastwood's character "The Man With No Name"? "High Plains Drifter" "For a Few Dollars More" "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" "A Fistful of Dollars"

In "A Fistful of Dollars", what was the name given for Clint Eastwood's character? Nobody Harry Blondie Joe

Which actor was among the first eight to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame? Errol Flynn Joanne Woodward Clark Gable Greta Garbo

What was the first film to "sweep" all of the major academy awards (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress)? "It Happened One Night" "Gone With the Wind" "Grand Hotel" "Forrest Gump"

What was the first feature-length, color, 3-D film? "House of Wax" "Dial M for Murder" "Bwana Devil" "Friday the 13th, Part 3"

What celebrity was featured on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly? k.d. Lang Jennifer Aniston Kelsey Grammer Jerry Seinfeld

Who played Moses in Cecille B. DeMille's 1956 Bible epic "The Ten Commandments"? Charlton Heston John Wayne Ronald Reagan Robert Mitchum

What was the first feature-length film broadcast on prime-time television? "Grand Hotel" "Modern Times" "King Kong" "The Wizard of Oz"

What was the first (and only) X-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? "A Clockwork Orange" "Deep Throat" "Last Tango in Paris" "Midnight Cowboy"

What was the first film distributed with a PG-13 rating? "Goonies" "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" "Red Dawn" "Gremlins"

What was the first film to gross over $100 million at the box office? "The Godfather" "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" "Star Wars: A New Hope" "Jaws"

What was the first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award? "Cinderella" "Beauty and the Beast" "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" "Toy Story"

The climactic chase scene in Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" happens atop what famous monument? The White House The Arch Mount Rushmore The Statue of Liberty

The films "Psycho" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" were based on the crimes of what serial murderer? H. H. Holmes Ted Bundy John Wayne Gacy Ed Gein

What film's trailer claimed that "no one will be seated after the start" of the picture? "Psycho" "Alien" "Rosemary's Baby" "The Crying Game"

Who played "Minnesota Fats" in the 1961 film "The Hustler"? Raymond Burr Jackie Gleason Orson Welles Charles Laughton

What was the first toy advertised on national television? Atari Mr. Potato Head Lego blocks G.I. Joe

What was the first color image to be broadcast to television in 1945? The New York skyline A sunrise Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" The American flag

What fictional spokesperson was featured in the first color television commercial in 1951? Uncle Ben Pillsbury Dough Boy The Morton Salt girl Betty Crocker

Television advertisements for what product were banned on Jan. 2, 1971? Lawn Darts Cigarettes Alcohol Contraceptives

Who was featured in the first American commercial shown in the Soviet Union in 1988? Michael Jackson Ronald Reagan Dorothy Hamill Mickey Mouse

The first televised accidental death in a sports competition occurred during what event? Auto-racing Boxing Football High-diving

What was the first television series to show a married couple sleeping in the same bed? "I Love Lucy" "The Honeymooners" "Mary Kay and Johnny" "The Brady Bunch"

What show featured the first inter-racial kiss on an American network television series? "All in the Family" "I, Spy" "Star Trek" "The Twilight Zone"

What was the only soap opera to successfully make the jump from radio to television? "As the World Turns" "The Guiding Light" "The Young and the Restless" "Days of Our Lives"

What show was the longest running (non-news) program in television history? "The Guiding Light" "Saturday Night Live" "Sesame Street" "Monday Night Football"

Who hosted the first "telethon" broadcast in 1949? Jerry Lewis Bob Hope Milton Berle Don Rickles

What character was television's first cowboy hero? The Lone Ranger Roy Rogers "Doc" Holliday Hopalong Cassidy

What was the first western series filmed specifically for television? "The Lone Ranger" "The Gene Autry Show" "Bonanza" "The Cisco Kid"

What television event was seen by a record-breaking 40 million viewers on Jan. 19, 1953? Eisenhower's inauguration Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The Superbowl The birth of "Little Ricky"

What was the Lone Ranger's calling card? A silver bullet A handlebar moustache A white mask Rope tricks

Magnum P.I., played by Tom Selleck, served in combat during what war? The Korean War The Gulf War The Vietnam War World War II

What was the first animated cartoon character, debuting in 1914? Koko the Clown Gertie the Dinosaur Mickey Mouse Felix the Cat

What was the first feature-length animated cartoon? "Gulliver's Travels" "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor" "Steamboat Willie"

What made its first film appearance in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"? A hoverboard A flying saucer A death ray A humanoid robot

Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television? Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower

In which film did Marilyn Monroe make her screen debut? "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim" "Love Happy" "Monkey Business" "The Asphalt Jungle"

What did Geraldo Rivera find in Al Capone's vault on a live TV special? A rusted Mercedes Ledgers Empty bottles A distillery

Who was the first actor to portray Raymond Chandler's famous detective Philip Marlowe? Humphrey Bogart Robert Mitchum Robert Montgomery Dick Powell

What actor was known as "The Man with a Thousand Faces" for his skill with makeup? Al Jolson Bela Lugosi Lon Chaney Boris Karloff

Which Hitchcock film is famous for seeming to be one long, continuous take? "Rope" "The Third Man" "Vertigo" "Lifeboat"

Where did director Peter Jackson primarily shoot "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy? Tasmania New Zealand Australia Wales

Film critic Roger Ebert penned the screenplay to what Russ Meyer-directed film? "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" "Supervixens" "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill" "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"

What was the profession of the character played by Jimmy Stewart in Hitchcock's "Rear Window"? Police officer Photojournalist Private investigator Social worker

What object does Charles Foster Kane drop during the opening scene of "Citizen Kane"? A snow globe A newspaper A pipe A sled

What is unusual about the narrator in Billy Wilder's classic film "Sunset Boulevard"? He's a car He's dead He's from the future He's been poisoned

What did film's Mad Max do for a living before the nuclear war? Policeman Bounty hunter Mechanic Race driver

What composer inspires Alex to commit "ultra-violence" in "A Clockwork Orange"? Richard Wagner Gustave Mahler Ludwig Van Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Peter Sellers portrays the character Clare Quilty in what 1962 film? "The Ladykillers" "Being There" "The Pink Panther" "Lolita"

What actor has portrayed Dracula in the greatest number of films? Frank Langella Christopher Lee Bela Lugosi Max Schreck

Akira Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" is a samurai version of what Shakespeare play? "Hamlet" "King Lear" "Titus Andronicus" "Macbeth"

The troubled teens of the 1985 teen classic "The Breakfast Club" bond during what event? Detention A murder Gym class The prom

In which film did Marlon Brando make his screen debut? "The Men" "A Streetcar Named Desire" "The Wild One" "Julius Caesar"

In the Academy Award-nominated "Dark Victory" Bette Davis plays a socialite battling what disease? Tuberculosis Polio Lung cancer A brain tumor

Who said of the film industry that "In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star"? Gloria Swanson Bette Davis Boris Karloff Charles Laughton

Which was the original name of Godzilla? Zilla Lizard Gojira Sachi

The cartoon character Betty Boop was modeled after what early film sex symbol? Betty Grable Clara Bow Claudette Colbert Marilyn Monroe

What was the name of the fictional country ruled by Groucho Marx in the film "Duck Soup"? Wakanda Freedonia Lemuria Latveria

What classic horror film's working title was "The Babysitter Murders"? "Halloween" "A Nightmare on Elm Street" "Friday the 13th" "The Bad Seed"

What television show was the first to feature Jim Henson and his Muppets? "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" "Captain Kangaroo" "Sesame Street" "Sam and Friends"

Which network was the first to feature Saturday morning children's programming? ABC CBS Fox NBC

The 1979 PBS Special "Springtime for Mr. Rogers" featured Fred Rogers and what other children's TV icon? Shari Lewis and Lampchop Bozo the Clown Captain Kangaroo Big Bird

What long-running nature show was hosted by Marlin Perkins? "The Undersea World" "Nature" "In Search of" "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"

Who was the first actor to give voice to Superman? Kirk Alyn George Reeves Bud Collyer John Rockwell

What was the first sport ever televised in the U.S.? Basketball Football Baseball Auto racing

What actor delivered the famous line "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" in a 1969 film? Dustin Hoffman Al Pacino Robert De Niro Woody Allen

Who is famous for popularizing the term "Rock and Roll"? Dick Clark Alan Freed Bill Haley Elvis Presley

Which science fiction writer introduced the term "robot" in 1920? H.G. Wells Ray Bradbury Karl Capek Isaac Asimov

Which U.S. President initiated NASA's space shuttle program? Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan

Which celestial body lost its official status as a planet in September 2006? Pluto Venus Phobos Uranus

Which German scientist developed the V-2 rocket and was instrumental in the U.S. moon landing? Karl Benz Albert Einstein J. Robert Oppenheimer Wernher von Braun

What was the first animal launched into space? Fruit fly Dog Chimpanzee Squirrel

What was the name of the dog, launched on Sputnik 2, that became the first animal in orbit? Boris Belka Laika Mishka

What was the name of the first space station to orbit the Earth? Kubrick Columbia Mir Salyut 1

Which ancient civilization was the first to use elephants in warfare? Greek Roman Indian Carthaginian

What was the first "cow town"; an entire town devoted to the cattle industry? Abilene, KS Dodge City, KS San Diego, CA Chicago, IL

What architect designed the grounds of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair? Louis Henry Sullivan Le Corbusier Frederick Law Olmsted John Augustus Roebling

What architect designed the plans for Washington, DC? Thomas Jefferson Pierre Charles L'Enfant Frederick Law Olmsted John Augustus Roebling

The grand opening of what famous building was celebrated with fireworks on New Year's Eve, 1904? The Sears Tower The New York Times Building The Empire State Building The Eiffel Tower

What New York building featured the first permanent passenger elevator? The Flatiron building The Woolworth building E. V. Haughwout Building The Empire State building

What iconic New York building is considered the first "skyscraper"? The Empire State building The Flatiron building The Woolworth building The Chrysler building

Where was the first "stair-step" escalator permanently installed after its debut at the Paris Expo? Bloomingdales, New York The Empire State building Gimbels department store, Philadelphia The Woolworth building, New York

What new device is said to have so unnerved users in 1898, that they had to be revived with "smelling salts and cognac"? The airplane The escalator Bumper cars The roller coaster

What was the spire on the Empire State Building originally designed for? A beacon for planes A wartime observation tower A mooring for dirigibles A television antenna

Where was the first steel frame building -- the basis for the skyscraper -- constructed in 1880? Pittsburgh, PA Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA New York, NY

Who patented the Geodesic dome in 1947? R. Buckminster Fuller Albert Einstein Frank Gehry Frank Lloyd Wright

What building was the highest point in Manhattan until 1894? The Woolworth building The Empire State building The Flat Iron building Trinity Church

What was the first planned "suburb"? Westchester County, NY Celebration, FL Bergen County, NJ Levittown, NY

Why is one of the houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright known as "Fallingwater"? It's haunted It's located in Falling Waters, WV The roof leaks It's built over a waterfall

What architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall? Frank Gehry Frank Lloyd Wright Le Corbusier Oscar Niemeyer

What is the name of the Florida residential community developed by the Walt Disney Company? Neverland Mainframe Celebration Pleasure Island

What painting by Pablo Picasso depicts the aftermath of a bombing during the Spanish Civil War? "Guernica" "Three Musicians" "La Reve" "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon"

What artist had a "Blue Period" and a "Rose Period"? Yves Klein Michelangelo Paul Gauguin Pablo Picasso

What Italian artist's sculpture "Pietu00e0" was first shown to US audiences at the 1964 New York World's Fair? Stefano Gabbana Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael

What was the only work that the artist Michelangelo ever signed? The Sistine Chapel ceiling "Pietu00e0" "David" "Mona Lisa"

What 20th-century art movement portrayed subjects as fractured images from multiple viewpoints? Abstract expressionism Modernism Futurism Cubism

Artist Marcel Duchamp drew a moustache on a copy of what famous painting? The "Mona Lisa" "The Birth of Venus" The "Madonna and Child" Williamstown's portrait of George Washington

What famous painting is also known as "La Gioconda"? The "Madonna and Child" "The Birth of Venus" The "Mona Lisa" "The Persistence of Memory"

On what island did Paul Gauguin paint his most famous works? Tahiti Iceland Tenerife Oahu

What Mexican artist's primary subject was self-portraits? Rufino Tamayo Gabriel Orozco Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo

What are artists Jean Claude and Christo best known for wrapping? Architecture and landscapes Their own artwork Presents for art critics Statues in museums

Who first said, "in the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."? Andy Warhol John Lennon H.G. Wells Salvadore Dali

What artist created a famous four-paneled, silk screen image of Marilyn Monroe? Andy Warhol David LaChappelle Roy Lichtenstein Jeff Koons

Where was artist Vincent van Gogh born? France Belgium The Netherlands Germany

Who organized a cross-country air race that came to be known as "The Powder-Puff Derby"? Howard Hughes Amelia Earhardt Charles Lindbergh Floyd Bennett

During which war did the first battle between jet fighters occur? The Korean War The Vietnam War Yom Kippur War World War II

During what war were helicopters first used to bring troops into battle? The Vietnam War The Korean War World War II Yom Kippur War

What country developed the first jet aircraft? Germany Russia Japan United States

Where did the Wright Brothers make their first successful flight? Portland, WA Kitty Hawk, NC Atlanta, GA Morganfield, KY

What first for human-powered flight was accomplished by Paul MacCready in his craft The Gossamer Albatross? He crossed the English Channel He crossed the Grand Canyon He crossed the Atlantic He reached one mile in altitude

During what conflict were the first stealth aircraft used? The Vietnam War The Gulf War The U.S. invasion of Panama The Korean War

Who made the first successful helicopter flight on July 18th, 1940? Charles "Chuck" Yeager Igor Ivan Sikorsky T. C. Calvin Frank Murphy

What pilot was America's first combat "Ace of Aces" with 26 victories by 1918? Manfred von Richthofen Edward Vernon Rickenbacker James Jabara Arthur "Roy" Brown

Who shot down Germany's "Red Baron" during World War I? James Jabara Manfred von Richthofen Arthur "Roy" Brown Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

What was German combat pilot Manfred von Richthofen known as? The Blackhawk The Iron Count The Red Baron The Brown Hornet

What pilot was America's first to receive "Ace" combat status flying a jet? Arthur "Roy" Brown Charles "Chuck" Yeager Edward Vernon Rickenbacker James Jabara

Who was the first American billionaire? William M. Tweed John D. Rockefeller Charles Foster Kane J.P. Morgan

What crime-solving technique was first used by Argentinian policeman Juan Vucetich in 1892? Blood splatter analysis DNA testing Fingerprint identification Psychological profiling

What 1929 event led to the opening of the first independent scientific crime detection lab in the United States? The Leopold and Loeb Case The Wall Street bombing The Black Dahlia murder The Saint Valentine's Day massacre

What 1920 event, killing 38 and wounding 143, was -- at the time -- the largest of its kind on U.S. soil? The Hindenburg crash The San Francisco earthquake The Boston molasses flood The Wall Street bombing

What French criminal-turned-detective was one of the real life inspirations for Sherlock Holmes? Eugu00e8ne Franu00e7ois Vidocq Jean Valjean C. Auguste Dupin Fantu00f4mas

What term was coined by former FBI agent Robert K. Ressler to describe a specific type of criminal? Terrorist Computer hacker Pyromaniac Serial Killer

What U.S. Treasury Agent targeted Al Capone's illegal brewing business in Chicago, IL under the Volstead Act? Eliot Ness J. Edgar Hoover Homer Van Meter Chip Hardesty

The term "G-Man" is slang for an employee of what government agency? Internal Revenue Service Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency The Department of Defense

According to popular FBI mythology, who coined the term "G-Man"? Al Capone George "Machine Gun" Kelly "Pretty Boy" Floyd Bugsy Siegel

Where is the FBI Academy located? Seattle, WA Ft. Campbell, KY Austin, TX Quantico, VA

During what event did the serial killer H.H. Holmes murder many of his victims? The World's Columbian Exposition The Great Depression The American Revolution World War I

What Supreme Court justice fought in the Civil War and retired at the age of 90? Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Earl Warren Robert Trimble John Jay

What is the branch of forensics devoted to gathering evidence from computers and electronic devices? Forensic engineering Digital Forensics Forensic hacking Forensic entomology

What does forensic entomology study? Insect biology as it relates to crime How structural flaws in a building cause personal injury Blood splatter patterns at a crime scene How the shape of the skull can reveal criminal tendencies

What FBI tradition was conceived during a game of Hearts between J. Edgar Hoover and William Kinsey Hutchinson? The Ten Most Wanted List The X-Files The Quantico obstacle course Secret wire-tapping

What leader did the FBI attempt to coerce through the use of audio-taped recordings of an extramarital affair? Bill Clinton Martin Luther King, Jr. John F. Kennedy Franklin Delano Roosevelt

What former FBI agent is serving a life sentence for selling American secrets to Russia over a period of 22 years? Valentin Danilov Robert Hanssen Valerie Plame Joseph D. Pistone

What incident, occurring two days before the end of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, caused the closing ceremonies to be cancelled? The collapse of the fair's "Electromagnetic Pavilion" The apprehension of serial murderer H.H. Holmes The Great Chicago Fire The assassination of Chicago's Mayor

What inventor conceived of and helped construct the first electric chair? Andru00e9-Marie Ampu00e8re Nikola Tesla Edward Kilowatt Harold Brown

What form of execution was so grisly in its first use that an observer claimed "They would have done better with an axe."? The electric chair The guillotine Lethal injection The gas chamber

What Chicago mayor tried to quell the Haymarket riot and was assassinated during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair? Huey Long Carter Harrison, Sr. John M. Clayton Anton Cermak

What 1886 labor strike ended violently with a bombing and police shootings, leading to the observance of May Day? The Pullman Strike Ludlow Massacre The Haymarket riot The Homestead Strike

What FBI program of covert surveillance targeted domestic civil rights organizations throughout the 1950s and 1960s? Operation Paperclip ABSCAM CREEP COINTELPRO

What was the United States federal law known as the RICO act used to target? Copyright violation Treason Child labor violations Racketeering

Where did the ten-day FBI siege upon Randy Weaver and his family take place in August, 1992? Ruby Ridge, ID Lincoln, MT Oklahoma City, OK Waco, TX

Where was the electric chair first used in 1890? Auburn Prison Alcatraz Sing Sing Folsom Prison

What prison did convicts Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin escape from in 1962? San Quentin Sing Sing Alcatraz Leavenworth

Why do some researchers believe that the man shot in front of the Biograph Theater in 1934 was NOT John Dillinger? He was sighted in Paraguay in 1985 Banks continued to be robbed in his style The corpse had different color eyes than Dillinger Dillinger sent the FBI taunting letters after 1934

What war criminal's corpse was exhumed from a grave in Embu, Brazil in 1985? Aribert Ferdinand Heim Adolf Hitler Seishiro Itagaki Joseph Mengele

Who worked undercover for six years infiltrating the Bonanno crime family? Robert Hanssen Louie Eppolito Joseph D. Pistone Henry Hill

Why was Robert Franklin Stroud known as "The Birdman of Alcatraz"? He kept and sold birds He was a tenor in the prison choir He escaped over the wall He was a notorious informer

What serial murderer was known as "The Brooklyn Vampire"? David Berkowitz Joel David Rifkin Albert Fish William Johnson

What nickname did Charles Luciano receive after surviving a brutal mob beating? "Scarface" "One-eye" "Iron Man" "Lucky"

What was the nickname of Frank Nitti, henchman of Al Capone? "Golf Bag" "Mad Dog" "The Bull" "The Enforcer"

Who is known as "Doctor Death"? H.H. Holmes Harold Shipman Jack Kevorkian Joseph Mengele

What is ex-FBI agent Joseph Pistone better known as? Michael Coppola Joseph Magliocco Donnie Brasco Joey Bananas

How many women have appeared on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list? 8 5 none 17

Who shot Andy Warhol? Harvey Philip Spector Mark David Chapman Valerie Solanas John Hinckley, Jr.

What 1937 event inspired newscaster Herbert Morrison to make the famous exclamation "Oh, the humanity!"? The Saint Valentine's Day massacre The Hindenburg crash The New York Giants defeat of the Brooklyn Dodgers The sinking of the Titanic

What fluid flooded the streets of Boston's North End in 1919, killing 21 and injuring many more? Whiskey Tea Molasses Sea water

What was the first ship sunk by a whale? The Lusitania The Pequod The Essex The sloop John B.

The film "Clueless" was based on the work of what author? Agatha Christie Jane Austen Emily Brontu00eb Louisa May Alcott

Who played Ronald McDonald in the original 1963 television ad campaign? John Laroquette Soupy Sales Willard Scott Richard Simmons

What quintessential 1970s performer sang the McDonald's "You deserve a break today," jingle? Barry White Nickolas Ashford Rod Stewart Barry Manilow

Who was the first person to host "The Tonight Show"? Johnny Carson Bob Hope Jack Paar Steve Allen

What state had the first drive-in movie theater, opened in 1933? New Jersey Ohio New York California

What all-American food made its first appearance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair? French fries The hamburger Apple pie Pizza

What city had the United States' first Chinese restaurant, established in 1849? San Francisco, CA New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Dodge City, KS

What city had the United States' first pizzeria, established in 1905? Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL New York, NY San Francisco, CA

What president wanted the phrase "In God We Trust" removed from US currency? Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin Delano Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt William Jefferson Clinton

Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence? Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams John Hancock

What was the first public building erected in the U.S. by the federal government? The White House The U.S. Mint The Capitol building The Pentagon

Who started the first street-sweeping service in 1787? John Hancock Benjamin Franklin Fred G. Sanford Samuel Adams

What president signed the marijuana ban into law? Dwight D. Eisenhower William Howard Taft Ronald Reagan Franklin Delano Roosevelt

What is the tallest peak in the Rockies? Pike's Peak Blanca Peak Mount Elbert Mount Massive

Who created C. Auguste Dupin, the first detective character in fiction? Victor Hugo Edgar Allan Poe Arthur Conan Doyle Honore de Balzac

What was Sherlock Holmes' first case? "The Red-Headed League" "A Study in Scarlet" "The Blanched Soldier" "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

What was Sherlock Holmes' gang of juvenile assistants known as? The Baker Street Irregulars The Little Rascals The Bowery Boys The Eastenders

Who is the Narrator in the majority of the Sherlock Holmes stories? Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Doctor Watson Professor Moriarty

What is Sherlock Holmes' older--and reportedly smarter--sibling named? Henry Mycroft Irene Nevil

What Charles Dickens novel was left incomplete at the time of the author's death? "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" "Rarnaby Budge" "A Tale of Two Cities" "The Pickwick Papers"

Why was Walt Whitman fired from his job at the Department of the Interior 1865? His poetry Gross incompetence Embezzling Absenteeism

What is the bestselling book of all time (after "The Bible")? "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung" "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" by Dr. Spock "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" "The Guinness Book of Records"

About what writer's facial hair did Louisa May Alcott state: "[It will] deflect amorous advances and preserve the man's virtue in perpetuity."? Charles Dickens Mark Twain Herman Melville Henry David Thoreau

What writer lived at the home of Ralph Walso Emerson and served as his handyman? Herman Melville Charles Brockden Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne Henry David Thoreau

Who was the first American author to make his income solely by writing? John Smith Charles Brockden Brown Benjamin Franklin Washington Irving

What was the first book J.R.R. Tolkien began in his Middle Earth saga? "The Fellowship of the Ring" "The Silmarillion" "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" "The Hobbit"

A handwritten copy of what writer's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" brought in a record $3.98 million at auction? William Shakespeare J.R.R. Tolkien J.K. Rowling Paul McCartney

What was the name of the Oxford literary group that included J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis and Charles Williams? The Skull and Bones Society The Inklings The Bullingdon Club The Fellowship

What 1875 book manuscript was the first to be written on a typewriter? "Moby-Dick" "War of the Worlds" "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" "Walden"

What was the first all-paperback book publisher launched in the U.S . in 1938? Pocket Books Random House Bantam Ace

What was the first popular detective story, written in 1841? "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" by Charles Dickens "Squire Toby's Will" by Sheridan Le Fanu

What African-American composer pioneered "ragtime," a precursor to jazz? Scott Joplin Clarence Williams Louis Armstrong Fats Waller

In what country was the modern piano invented? England Italy Germany France

What did "Little Egypt" introduce to the United States? Baba ghanoush The Sphinx Belly-dancing King Tut's Sarcophagus

What recreational device did James Leonard Plimpton perfect and patent in 1863? The basketball hoop Roller skates The pogo stick The unicycle

What product did German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss begin manufacturing in 1873? Motorcycles Ballpoint pens Blue jeans Typewriters

What famous toy was introduced in 1959 by the Mattel company? G.I. Joe Slinky Barbie Mr. Potato Head

What garment was patented by socialite Mary Phelps Jacobs in 1914? The brassiere The bonnet The bustle The corset

What toy, introduced in 1983, caused shopper riots in stores around the country? Cabbage Patch Dolls Transformers Smurfs Nintendo Entertainment System

What game -- released as a pack-in with the original Nintendo Entertainment System -- started the modern home videogame boom? Donkey-Kong Super Mario Brothers E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Pac-Man

Which two famous deceased Americans were among the first people to have their ashes launched into space? Allen Ginsberg and Ronald Reagan Jimi Hendrix and Richard Nixon Alan Shepard and Jimmy Stewart Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry

What was the bikini named after? A tropical bird A nuclear test site A rum cocktail A famous racing yacht

Whose famous last words were, "Farewell, my children, forever. I go to your Father."? Elizabeth Barrett Browning Ethel Rosenberg Marie Antoinette Pope John Paul II

Whose last words were, "Nothing but death," when asked by her sister if she wanted anything? Emily Brontu00eb Jane Austen Marie Antoinette Emily Dickinson

Whose famous last words were, "... the fog is rising."? Emily Brontu00eb Robert E. Lee Captain Edward John Smith Emily Dickinson

Whose famous last words were, "Is it the Fourth"? Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Malcolm X Albert Einstein

Whose famous last words were, "Cool it there, brothers..."? Malcolm X Jesse James James Brown Che Guevara

Whose famous last words were, "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."? Oscar Wilde Dorothy Parker Karl Marx Adam Smith

Whose famous last words were, "But, but, mister Colonel..."? Elvis Presley Benedict Arnold John Wilkes Booth Benito Mussolini

Whose famous last words were, "This isn't Hamlet, you know, it's not meant to go into the bloody ear," when his maid accidentally poured water on him? Laurence Olivier Richard Burton Orson Welles John Barrymore

Whose famous last words were, "Drink to me."? Dylan Thomas Oscar Wilde Pablo Picasso Dorothy Parker

Whose last public words -- spoken at his final press conference -- were, "I hope I haven't bored you."? Laurence Olivier Theodore Roosevelt Elvis Presley James Brown

Whose famous last words were, "I have a terrific headache."? Marie Antoinette Franklin Delano Roosevelt Albert Einstein Marie Curie

Whose famous last words were, "Put out the light."? William Shakespeare Theodore Roosevelt Jack Benny Thomas Edison

Whose famous last words were, "We are the first victims of American fascism!"? Ethel Rosenberg Vo Nguyen Giap Che Guevara Saddam Hussein

Whose famous last words were, "I believe we should adjourn this meeting to another place."? Ray Kroc Andrew Carnegie Adam Smith John D. Rockefeller

Whose famous last words were, "I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record."? Dorothy Parker Charles Baudelaire Dylan Thomas John Barrymore

Whose famous last words were, "This is no time to make new enemies," when asked on his deathbed to deny Satan? Oscar Wilde Voltaire Aleister Crowley The Marquis de Sade

Whose famous last words were alleged to be: "Either this wallpaper goes, or I do!"? Dorothy Parker Groucho Marx Oscar Wilde Benny Hill

What scientist provided the electric light that led to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair being known as "The White City"? Nikola Tesla Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell Andru00e9-Marie Ampu00e8re

What scientist, born in 1775, developed a theory explaining the connection between electricity and magnetism? Nikola Tesla Andru00e9-Marie Ampu00e8re Thomas Edison Svante Arrhenius

What scientist used early electrical equipment to execute "killer" Coney Island elephant, Topsy, in 1903? Andru00e9-Marie Ampu00e8re Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Harold Brown

What engineer designed the "Ferris Wheel" which debuted at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair? LaMarcus Adna Thompson George W.G. Ferris Albert J. Coney Walt Disney

Inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson is known as "The Father of Gravity" for his numerous patents related to what device? The roller coaster The elevator The airplane The helicopter

What inventor devised a competing method of electrical transmission to Thomas Edison's direct current? Svante Arrhenius John Bardeen Andru00e9-Marie Ampu00e8re Nikola Tesla

What device did Thomas Edison receive his first patent for? Typewriter Telegraph Light bulb Vote counter

What was the first bit of speech recorded by Thomas Edison? "Happy Birthday, Marion. This is your father." "Hello, Cleveland!" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Mr. Watson -- Come here -- I want to see you."

What were the first words transmitted by Alexander Graham Bell's invention, the telephone? "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Testing. 1. 2." "Ahoy!" "Mr. Watson -- Come here -- I want to see you."

Who signed a letter to Present Roosevelt asking him to "speed up the experimental work" towards developing an atomic bomb? Charles de Gaulle Albert Einstein Robert Oppenheimer Winston Churchill

What inventor conceived of the "Difference Engine," the first programmable computer? Charles Babbage Thomas Edison Alan Turing John Bardeen

What does the "Turing test" attempt to measure? Rotation speed of a planet Resistance in a circuit Artificial intelligence Subatomic weights

What was the Enigma code? An unsolvable chess problem The first sign language The code used by the Germans during WWII A story by Edgar Allan Poe

According to Alan Turing when can a computer be said to "think"? When it can beat a human at chess When it can make moral decisions When it can calculate Pi to the final decimal When it can pass for human when questioned

What role did scientist Alan Turing play in World War II? He developed jet propulsion He developed a "super soldier" serum He broke the German Enigma code He worked on the Manhattan Project

Who invented the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee Alan Turing Al Gore Bill Gates

Who invented the ball point ben? Lu00e1szlu00f3 Bu00edru00f3 Jeffrey Scrivener Eugen Ballograf Lewis Edson Waterman

Who developed the modern machine gun, which remains relatively unchanged today? Dr. Richard J. Gatling Eugene Stoner John Browning Uziel Gal

Who conceived of the very first machine gun? Archimedes Leonardo Da Vinci John Browning Dr. Richard J. Gatling

What appliance was introduced into American homes in 1954? The garbage disposal The dishwasher The vacuum cleaner The microwave oven

What was first introduced into phone books in 1997? Mobile phone numbers Web addresses GPS Coordinates Beeper numbers

What did the pseudoscience of phrenology study? Poltergeist phenomenon Skull shape as it reveals mental function Psychic ability Hollow earth geography

What era-defining drug was first approved for U.S. use in 1960? Ephedrine The birth-control pill LSD Nicotine patches

What device did Texas Instruments introduce in 1971? The Speak and Spell Simon The home computer The pocket calculator

What is the largest planet in our solar system? Saturn Pluto Jupiter Venus

What planet makes the fastest orbit around the sun? Pluto Mercury Earth Uranus

Who was the first person to observe Saturn's rings? Nicholas Copernicus Edmund Halley Galileo Galilei Claudius Ptolemy

What astronomer first developed a cosmology that did not place the Earth at the center of the universe? Galileo Galilei Claudius Ptolemy Nicholas Copernicus Edmund Halley

What astronomer wrote the "Almagest" and was one of the first to create horoscopes? Galileo Galilei Johannes Kepler Claudius Ptolemy Nicholas Copernicus

What celestial principle does Kepler's Law describe? Gravity Sun-spots The paths of comets The motion of planets around the Sun

What does the name of space station Mir mean in Russian? Peace Luck Orbit Home

Who holds the record for the most time spent in space on a single mission? Valeri Polyakov Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Shannon Lucid

What do you call a space object that makes it through the atmosphere and strikes the Earth? A meteor An asteroid A meteorite A comet

What astronomer was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet? Edmund Halley Edwin Holmes August Kopff William Henry Finlay

What did the Discoverer satellite carry in 1960, making its first orbit of the Earth? A mouse An American flag A baseball Shakespeare's plays

By what name was the modern-day Yankees baseball team known when they first settled in New York? The Dodgers U.S. Steel The Highlanders The Orioles

How much was the fare on the New York subway when it originally opened? A dime A nickel A penny two cents

Who developed the first commercially-manufactured, gasoline-powered automobile? Thomas Edison Charles and Frank Duryea Karl-Friedrich Benz Henry Ford

What city had the first drive-in gas station, opened in 1913? Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA Brooklyn, NY Pittsburgh, PA

During what war did 76 POWs make what came to be known as "The Great Escape"? World War I The Korean War World War II The Vietnam War

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born in 1769? Elba Corsica Martinique Saint Helena

Which U.S. president, in office from 1881 to 1885, championed civil service reform? John Adams Theodore Roosevelt Chester Arthur Herbert Hoover

Which U.S. president died of a heart attack in San Francisco in 1923? Warren Harding Dwight Eisenhower Calvin Coolidge Andrew Jackson

Who in the 1850s patented the first inexpensive industrial process for mass-producing steel? Cornelius Vanderbilt Henry Bessemer John Pierpont Morgan John Astor

Which U.S. Navy officer opened Japan to the West in 1854 after two centuries of isolation? Horatio Nelson Jim Thorpe Matthew Perry Horatio Hornblower

Who in 1923 became the first U.S. president to visit Alaska? Warren Harding Martin van Buren Zachary Taylor Herbert Hoover

Which music group's 1990 Grammy Award was revoked after a lip-synching controversy? The Pet Shop Boys Wham! The Rolling Stones Milli Vanilli

Which of these U.S. presidents did not attend college? Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

Where is Dorothy from in "The Wizard of Oz"? Oklahoma Iowa Kansas Nebraska

Which California governor, first elected in the 1970s, was re-elected in 2010? Gray Davis Jerry Brown Pat Brown Earl Warren

Which Indiana teen was a national spokesman for AIDS research before his 1990 death? Andrew Evans Matthew Shepard Ryan White John Brown

Which explorer was the first-ever Republican U.S. presidential candidate in 1856? Ernest Shackleton Edmund Hillary Meriwether Lewis John Fremont

Where is the Vanderbilt mansion known as The Breakers located? Newport, Rhode Island South Hampton, New York Charlottesville, Virginia Kennebunkport, Maine

Who ran a "log cabin" campaign for the U.S. presidency in 1840? John Quincy Adams Grover Cleveland Abraham Lincoln William Henry Harrison

Which president suffered a serious stroke in office in 1919? Theodore Roosevelt Harry Truman William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson

Who sang "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's 1997 funeral? Elton John Andrea Bocelli Paul McCartney George Michael

Who founded CNN, the cable news network, in 1980? Donald Trump Ted Turner Wolf Blitzer Rupert Murdoch

Who did the entertainer Madonna marry in 1985? Dennis Rodman Carlos Leon Sean Penn Guy Ritchie

What does a pocket veto allow a U.S. president to do? Declare war on another country Nominate federal judges Sign a bill into law Indirectly veto a bill

Where is Andrew Jackson's former estate, The Hermitage, located? Illinois Kentucky Ohio Tennessee

Who held no previous elected office before becoming U.S. president? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Zachary Taylor

Who was captured by the British during the American Revolutionary War? Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln Martin Van Buren Benjamin Harrison

Which was the first Harry Potter movie released in the U.S.? "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

Which U.S. president died less than 4 months after leaving office? Ronald Reagan Thomas Jefferson Gerald Ford James Polk

Which president died in 1868 at his Pennsylvania estate, Wheatland? James Buchanan John Quincy Adams Warren Harding Andrew Johnson

Where is the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum? Warm Springs, Georgia Washington, D.C. Boston, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York

Where is the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum? Houston, Texas Austin, Texas Washington, D.C. Atlanta, Georgia

Where is the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum? West Branch, Iowa Springfield, Illinois Abilene, Kansas Canton, Ohio

What is the capital of Wisconsin? Milwaukee Racine Appleton Madison

What is Wisconsin's most populous city? Milwaukee Kenosha Green Bay Madison

How soon after his 1865 inauguration was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated? Two days Two years Just over a month Just over a year

Where was the TV sitcom "Laverne and Shirley," which ran from 1976 to 1983, originally set? Milwaukee, Wisconsin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Detroit, Michigan Cleveland, Ohio

Who won the 2010 special election in Massachusetts to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy? Adam Smith Jerry Brown Scott Brown Patrick Kennedy

Which state is nicknamed the Gem State? Pennsylvania Arizona New Hampshire Idaho

Which president was born into a humble North Carolina family in 1808? Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson

Where is Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination? New York Indiana Wisconsin Michigan

Where was dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel from? Norway Denmark United States Sweden

What were the long horns blown by fans at the 2010 soccer world cup in South Africa? Vuvuzelas Venezuelas Zelazelas Savusavus

Which body of water separates Russia and Alaska? Bering Strait Strait of Gibraltar Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean

Who were the only U.S. presidents to serve in the 18th century? George Washington, James Madison George Washington, John Adams George Washington, James Monroe George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

Which of these presidents served in the 19th century? Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Grover Cleveland William Taft

Which U.S. president had a dog called Barney? George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter

Which U.S. presidential dog bit a news reporter in 2008? Fala India Barney Socks

Which country's capital city is Bucharest? Slovakia Romania Czech Republic Hungary

Who is nicknamed the Cornhusker State? Ohio Nebraska Iowa Illinois

Who is only president to later serve as a U.S. senator? Andrew Johnson George Washington Jimmy Carter Thomas Jefferson

Where did Elizabeth Smart live when she was kidnapped in 2002? California Utah Arizona Colorado

Which of these U.S. presidents served only one term? George W. Bush Jimmy Carter Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Jefferson

Where is the Comstock Lode silver mine? California Nevada Pennsylvania Texas

Where did "The Phil Donahue Show" originate from in the 1960s? Orlando, Florida Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cincinnati, Ohio Dayton, Ohio

Who were Nathaniel Currier and James Ives? 19th century American explorers 19th century American outlaws 19th century printmakers 19th century U.S. politicians

Which of these presidents served only one term? Andrew Jackson Benjamin Harrison James Monroe Woodrow Wilson

Who did Vice President Hannibal Hamlin serve under? Franklin Roosevelt John Kennedy George Washington Abraham Lincoln

Which state is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State? California Alabama Louisiana Florida

What body of water separates Spain and Morocco? Isthmus of Panama Bering Strait Strait of Gibraltar Amazon River

Which city was home to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for 25 years? Philadelphia New York City Chicago Detroit

Which presidential candidate used the campaign slogan "Change we can believe in"? George W. Bush Barack Obama John McCain John Kerry

What are the names of President George W. Bush's twin daughters? Barbara and Millie Laura and Alice Ella and Sasha Barbara and Jenna

Where in Alaska did Sarah Palin once serve as mayor? Juneau Wasilla Nome Wisalla

Who was NOT one of the Three Musketeers? Aramis Hercules Porthos Athos

Who wrote "The Three Musketeers"? Louisa May Alcott Charles Dickens Ernest Hemingway Alexandre Dumas

What was the famous motto of the Three Musketeers? "Go big or go home" "The best is yet to come" "Make it work" "All for one, one for all"

Which is NOT one of the three main elements of the Freudian psyche? Ego Superego Id Neuroses

Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"? Jack London Lewis Carroll Jonathan Swift Alexandre Dumas

Which novel includes the fictional lands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag? "The Swiss Family Robinson" "Gulliver's Travels" "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Which Italian Renaissance political philosopher wrote "The Art of War"? Dante Alighieri Umberto Eco Niccolo Machiavelli Leonardo da Vinci

Which activist co-founded the labor union that became the United Farm Workers of America? Robert Kennedy Malcolm X Martin Luther King Cesar Chavez

Who did Britain's Prince Charles marry in 2005? Camilla Parker Bowles Sarah Ferguson Camilla Benson Parkes Diana Spencer

Who was NOT one of literary Bronte sisters? Charlotte Susan Anne Emily

Which country, besides Germany, was one of the World War II Axis powers? United States China Australia Italy

Which country, besides Germany, was a World War II Axis power? Japan India Spain Ireland

Which country was NOT one of the Big Four at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference? United States France Japan Great Britain

Which is NOT a pillar of Islam? Praying five times daily Making a pilgrimage to Mecca Hosting daily meals for the poor Fasting during Ramadan

What was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"? George Eliot J.M. Barrie Lewis Carroll C.S. Lewis

Who hosted a religious TV series, "The PTL Club," in the 1970s and 1980s? Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker Joel Osteen Jeremiah Wright Jimmy Swaggart

Who is NOT one of Queen Elizabeth II's sons? Prince Edward Prince Donald Prince Andrew Prince Charles

Which was NOT an Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical? "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" "Phantom of the Opera" "West Side Story" "Cats"

Who did entertainer Michael Jackson marry in 1994? Brooke Shields Lisa Marie Presley Deborah Rowe Madonna

How did singer Marvin Gaye die in 1984? Car crash Shot by his father Heart attack Plane crash

Which singer once belonged to a group called Wham!? Lenny Kravitz Bruce Springsteen Ringo Starr George Michael

Who succeeded Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister in 2007? Gordon Brown David Cameron Margaret Thatcher John Major

Where was the ancient philosopher Confucius from? Vietnam Kenya Japan China

What is New Hampshire's capital? Manchester Laconia Concord Nashua

Who hosted TV's "American Bandstand" from the 1950s to 1980s? Richard Dawson Dick Clark Bob Barker Merv Griffin

Who wrote "The Color Purple"? Maya Angelou Alice Walker Toni Morrison Whoopi Goldberg

Who was NOT a wife of Henry VIII? Jane Seymour Catherine of Aragon Meryl Windsor Anne Boleyn

Who composed the opera "Porgy and Bess"? Francis Scott Key Andrew Lloyd-Webber Scott Joplin George Gershwin

Which company developed the Kindle? Microsoft Apple Amazon General Electric

Which film did Frank Sinatra win an Academy Award for? "Pal Joey" "From Here to Eternity" "Guys and Dolls" "The Manchurian Candidate"

What is the capital of Denmark? Oslo Stockholm Helsinki Copenhagen

Which is NOT a region of Italy? Umbria Valle d'Aosta Loire Valley Tuscany

What is New Hampshire's largest body of water? Moosehead Lake Lake Winnipesaukee Lake Champlain Lake Huron

Where was entertainer Frank Sinatra born? South Orange, New Jersey Miami Beach, Florida New York City, New York Hoboken, New Jersey

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife? Marie Louise Marie Antoinette Josephine de Beauharnais Anne Boleyn

What were German composer Bach's first and middle names? Wolfgang Amadeus Ludwig Henri Heinrich Francois Johann Sebastian

Which is America's leading cranberry-growing state? Florida New Jersey California Rhode Island

Where was soccer legend Pele born? Brazil United States Peru Argentina

Which is New York City's largest borough by area? Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island

Which is New York City's largest borough by population? Brooklyn The Bronx Queens Manhattan

What is golfer Tiger Woods' birth name? Roderick Woodsell Eldrick Woods Roger Woods Derek Woods

Which college basketball team did Michael Jordan play for? University of North Carolina Duke University St. John's University Georgetown University

Which is the only New York City borough not connected to Manhattan by bridge or tunnel? Queens Brooklyn Staten Island The Bronx

Which is NOT a letter of the ancient Greek alphabet? Rubicon Alpha Gamma Epsilon

Which country's capital city is Oslo? Sweden Denmark Finland Norway

Whose 1973 debut album was titled "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ"? Billy Joel Bruce Springsteen Elton John Bon Jovi

For which band was Kurt Cobain the lead singer? Red Hot Chili Peppers Pearl Jam Nirvana The Clash

Who painted "The Last Supper" Vincent van Gogh Rembrandt Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

Which country's capital city is Helsinki? Denmark Finland Sweden Norway

What school of art did Salvador Dali belong to? Pre-Raphaelite Surrealism Expressionism Impressionism

Who wrote "Crime and Punishment"? Vladimir Nabokov Charles Dickens Fyodor Dostoevsky Honore de Balzac

Where was writer Charles Dickens born in 1812? United States England Ireland Russia

Where was author Stephen King born in 1947? California Michigan New York Maine

Who played J.R. Ewing on "Dallas"? Tom Selleck Larry Hagman Patrick Duffy William Shatner

Who became Canada's prime minister in 2006? Jean Chru00e9tien Pierre Trudeau Brian Mulroney Stephen Harper

Who became president of Mexico in 2006? Ernesto Zedillo Luis Echeverria Felipe Calderon Vincente Fox

Who wrote the 1898 science-fiction novel "The War of the Worlds"? H.G. Wells Orson Welles William Randolph Hearst Alfred Hitchcock

Who was George W. Bush's Democratic challenger in the 2004 U.S. presidential election? Al Gore John Kerry Michael Dukakis Hillary Clinton

Where did the 2009 "Balloon Boy" incident occur? Colorado Texas Iowa California

Which "Meet the Press" moderator died in 2008 at age 58? Ed Bradley Robert Novak Tim Russert Charles Kuralt

Where did the Democrats hold their 2008 convention, at which Barack Obama was nominated? Boston Atlanta New York City Denver

Who is nicknamed the Motor City? Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati Raleigh

Which character shot J.R. Ewing in the famous 1980 "Dallas" cliffhanger? Cliff Barnes Kristin Shepard Sue Ellen Ewing Bobby Ewing

Which town is nicknamed the Town Too Tough to Die? Tombstone, Arizona Buffalo, New York Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Reno, Nevada

Which town is nicknamed the Insurance Capital of the World? Glenwood Springs, Colorado Portland, Maine Des Moines, Iowa Hartford, Connecticut

Which Declaration of Independence signer was the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Samuel Adams Elbridge Gerry John Hancock Benjamin Franklin

Who was NOT an original member of the music group the Bee Gees? Wayne Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb Barry Gibb

Who wrote the crime novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles"? Agatha Christie Dashiell Hammett Arthur Conan Doyle Basil Rathbone

Where did Tony Soprano and his family live on "The Sopranos"? South Orange, New Jersey Bedford, New York North Caldwell, New Jersey Montauk, New York

What is the capital of The Bahamas? Cruz Bay Charlotte Amalie Nassau Freeport

What is Japan's highest mountain? Mount Haku Mount Fuji Mount Tate Mount Kilimanjaro

Who played Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos"? James Gandolfini Michael Imperioli Anthony Ganfolfini Anthony Falco

Which city is nicknamed the Steel City? Cleveland, Ohio Mobile, Alabama Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Where was the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day" set? Las Cruces, New Mexico Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Fairplay, Colorado Miami, Florida

Which city was the subject of the 1994 best-seller "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"? Montgomery, Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana Charleston, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia

Which city was founded in 1847 by a group of Mormon pioneers? Sacramento, California Twin Lakes, Wisconsin Salt Lake City, Utah Decatur, Illinois

Where is champion boxer Manny Pacquiao from? Dominican Republic Philippines Indonesia Cuba

What is the capital of South Carolina? Summerville Charleston Columbia Spartanburg

Which U.S. president began his career as a tailor? Jimmy Carter Dwight Eisenhower Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson

Which U.S. president was once a mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee? Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Andrew Johnson John Quincy Adams

Who made a "Swing Around the Circle" speaking tour in 1866 to promote his Reconstruction policies? Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Herbert Hoover Rutherford Hayes

Whose 2010 memoir is titled "Decision Points"? John McCain Dick Cheney George W. Bush Donald Rumsfeld

What is Jane Goodall best known for studying in Africa? Birds Giraffes Chimpanzees Trees

Which city is famous for a mountaintop statue of Christ the Redeemer? Sao Paulo, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Lima, Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina

Who was the first president born outside the original 13 colonies? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt

Who won baseball's 2010 World Series? New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Texas Rangers Florida Marlins

Who did Jamaica gain independence from in 1962? Italy Portugal Spain Great Britain

Which Caribbean nation's capital is Kingston? Bermuda Puerto Rico Jamaica Cuba

Which is a present-day British overseas territory? Jamaica Barbados Bermuda Cuba

Where was the 1786 Shay's Rebellion? Delaware Illinois Florida Massachusetts

Who has a sun emblem on its national flag? Libya Ireland Egypt Argentina

Where is the republic of Guinea-Bissau? Africa Australia Europe Asia

Who was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917? Switzerland Portugal Finland Denmark

What are the colors of Ireland's flag? Green, red, blue Red, white, blue Green, white, orange Black, white, yellow

What are the colors of China's flag? Red, gold Red, white, blue Black, white Red, blue, green

What are the colors of the United Kingdom's flag? Black, white, gold Red, white, blue Red, green Red, gold

What are the colors of the Italian flag? Green, white, red Red, white, blue Green, white, gold Black, white, gold

Whose flag contains a white cross on a red background? Ireland Italy Sweden Switzerland

Whose flag features a cedar tree emblem? Israel Lebanon Sweden Switzerland

What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Armagh Dublin Belfast Limerick

Whose flag features a red disk representing the sun on a white background? China North Korea Japan Canada

Which state's coast is Cape Hatteras located on? Louisiana Maine North Carolina South Carolina

Where were the writers Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde born? India United States Scotland Ireland

Which was NOT one of the Beatles' hit songs? "Yesterday" "Yellow Submarine" "A Hard Day's Night" "Heartbreak Hotel"

Where is Hot Springs National Park? Kansas Utah New Mexico Arkansas

Which U.S. state's flag features a bear? Wyoming Colorado Indiana California

Where is the largest U.S. national park, Wrangell-St. Elias? Minnesota Alaska Montana Maine

Which state's name comes from the Spanish word for red? Montana Arizona Illinois Colorado

Who signed the act creating the National Park Service in 1916? Ulysses Grant Woodrow Wilson Thomas Jefferson Franklin Roosevelt

Which state capital is 5,200 feet above sea level? Denver Phoenix Santa Fe Juneau

Which state is nicknamed the Constitution State? Connecticut Pennsylvania Vermont Massachusetts

Where is the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation? Florida Arizona Connecticut Georgia

Which book and film are set in Gloucester, Massachusetts? "The Deep" "Jaws" "The Perfect Storm" "The Shipping News"

Which is NOT part of the Four Corners region of the U.S.? Utah Arizona Oklahoma New Mexico

Which is the southernmost city in the continental U.S.? Key West, Florida Pensacola, Florida Miami, Florida New Orleans, Louisiana

Which is NOT one of the Hawaiian islands? Oahu Comoro Molokai Maui

Where did Ray Kroc open his first McDonald's, in 1955? Durango, Colorado Des Plaines, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana

Which British monarch was crowned in 1953? Henry VIII Elizabeth I Edward VIII Elizabeth II

Where is Craters of the Moon National Monument? Idaho Pennsylvania Illinois Minnesota

Where did the first Starbucks coffee shop open in 1971? Minneapolis, Minnesota New York, New York Portland, Oregon Seattle, Washington

Which was the last of the contiguous states to join the Union, in 1912? Texas Michigan California Arizona

Who did Britain's Prince Andrew marry in 1986? Sophie Rhys-Jones Camilla Parker Bowles Sarah Ferguson Diana Spencer

Who did Britain's Prince William announce his engagement to in 2010? Kate Ferguson Chelsea Preston Sarah Spencer Kate Middleton

What was statesman John Hancock's main profession before politics? Farmer Physician Merchant Astronomer

Which state's capital is Frankfort? Kentucky Arizona Florida South Carolina

Which state's name comes from the Spanish word for mountain? Montana Wyoming Idaho Colorado

Which was the last state to end Prohibition, in 1966? Missouri Louisiana Mississippi Illinois

What does the narrator in the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" wear around his neck"? An albatross A cross A locket A lock of hair

What was the paper used in the earliest printed books made from? Peanut shells Rice Wheat grass Cotton rags

What was the real name of Johnny Appleseed? John Chapman John Smith John Doakes John MacIntosh

What common item did Elizabeth I bring into fashion despite denunciation from some clergy? Corsets Forks Snuffboxes Handbags

What common food did American colonists believe to be poisonous ? Pineapple Orange Kiwi Tomato

What city had the first public library in the U.S., established in 1698? Boston, MA Hartford, CT Charleston, SC Baton Rouge, LA

What was the earliest recorded team sport played in America? Quoits Lacrosse Corn hole Basketball

What group were the first American conscientious objectors? Shakers Anarchists Freemasons Baptists

Who invented bifocal glasses? Henry Ford Benjamin Franklin George Washington Carver Eli Whitney

The first levees constructed in the U.S. were located in what city? Baltimore, MD New Orleans, LA Biloxi, MS Key West, FL

Who invented water-skis? Leon Hydrosky Jacques Cousteau Henry Ford Benjamin Franklin

What was the first overland wagon route across the Rocky Mountains? The Mormon Emigrant Trail The Santa Fe Trail The Oregon Trail The Hastings Cutoff

What was "Fulton's Folly"? A restaurant An airplane A paddle steamship A early motor-car

What kind of animal was Thomas Jefferson's pet, named "Dick"? A mockingbird A mud turtle A ferret A turkey

What was the first U.S. coin to bear the likeness of a president? The Jackson half-penny The Jefferson nickel The Franklin 2-cent piece The Lincoln penny

Who was the tyrannical dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979? Mobutu Sese Seko Robert Mugabe Jean Bedel Bokassa Idi Amin Dada

For which "The Lord of the Rings" film did Peter Jackson win a Best Director Oscar? The Two Towers The Hobbit The Return of the King The Fellowship of the Ring

By what number is Patrick McGoohan most frequently referred to in the television show "The Prisoner"? He's not a number. He's a free man. No. 1 No. 6 No. 2

What make of sports car does James Bond favor? Lamborghini Porsche Aston Martin MG

What is the name of the Doctor's space/time craft in "Doctor Who"? The Tardis The Red Dwarf Nostromo The Dalek

What were the underground dwellers in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" called? Cthulhu Morlocks Mole people C.H.U.D.

What Charles Dickens character still wears her wedding dress years after she was abandoned at the altar? Charlotte Neckett Miss Havisham Charity Pecksniff Betsy Prig

Who is the criminal arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes? Hercule Poirot Professor Moriarity Inspector Javert Diabolik

What is the name of the lion in C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia"? Joe Lahr Aslan Grendel

Who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series? Douglas Adams Larry Niven Harry Harrison Terry Pratchett

What national holiday was first observed in 1986? Native American Day Martin Luther King Day Labor Day Thanksgiving

What Chinese restaurant dish is actually an American invetion? Chop suey Peking duck Sweet and sour chicken Moo goo gai pan

What was the first credit card to be accepted nationally? Discover American Express Visa Diners Club

What city had the first drive-in bank in 1946? Chicago, Il Los Angeles, CA Detroit, MI New York, NY

What city had the U.S.'s first police force? Jamestown, VA Dodge City, KS Chicago, Il New Amsterdam, NY

What was actor Gene Kelly's last film? "Xanadu" "What a Way to Go!" "40 Carats" "The Young Girls of Rochefort"

What were the magic words used by the fairy godmother in Disney's "Cinderella"? "Abra-Cadabra" "Wingardium Leviosa" "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" "Alla Khazam"

What was director George Lucas' first feature film? "THX-1138" "Star Wars" "Duel" "American Graffiti"

What was actor John Belushi's last film? "Animal House" "Neighbors" "Continental Divide" "Ghostbusters"

What was actor Clark Gable's last film? "The Tall Men" "The Misfits" "To Please a Lady" "Run Silent Run Deep"

What is the name of the first film to pair Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? "Carefree" "Singin' in the Rain" "Flying Down to Rio" "Barkleys of Broadway"

What was actress Marilyn Monroe's last completed film? "The Misfits" "Bus Stop" "Let's Make Love" "Something's Got to Give"

What was the first movie shown on network television without commercial interruption? "Schindler's List" "Silkwood" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "The Day After"

What was the first prime-time animated series? "Rocky & Bullwinkle" "The Flintstones" "The Simpsons" "The Jetsons"

Which of the following films was NOT directed by James Cameron? "Return of the King" "Avatar" "Titanic" "The Terminator"

What was Orson Welles' last film as an actor? "Transformers: The Movie" "Someone to Love" "The Muppet Movie" "Butterfly"

What was the first feature-length film to be entirely computer animated? "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" "Toy Story" "Beauty and the Beast" "Tron"

Who has won the most Academy Awards for Best Director? Steven Spielberg Billy Wilder Ron Howard John Ford

Who wrote "Pyscho", the basis for the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name? Robert Bloch Vincent Bugliosi John Wyndham Daphne du Maurier

What was the name of the diner in the television show "Happy Days"? Mel's Arnold's Katz's Frank's

Who is the oldest person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor? Charlie Chaplin George Burns Spencer Tracy Henry Fonda

Who was the first fully CGI-generated character to co-star in a live-action film? Jessica Rabbit Jar-Jar Binks Golem Tron

Who gives voice to Bart Simpson? Paul Reubens Nancy Cartwright Mark Hamill Hank Azaria

What is the name of Linda Blair's "imaginary friend" in "The Exorcist"? Boddah Captain Howdy Harvey Tony

What became of John Belushi's character, "John Blutarsky" according to the epilogue of "Animal House"? He walked on the moon He's still in college He became a senator He became a competitive eater

What was the name of the film company founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas in 1969? THX-1138 American Zoetrope Industrial Light and Magic Skywalker Ranch

Who is the oldest person to win the Academy Award for Best Actress? Jessica Tandy Helen Mirren Katharine Hepburn Marie Dressler

What's the name of the nightclub singer in the musical "Cabaret"? Sally Bowles Lotte Lenya Thelma Temple Lola Lola

Who is the youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor? Paul Newman Adrien Brody Marlon Brando Nicolas Cage

Who has won the most Academy Awards for Best Actress? Meryl Streep Katharine Hepburn Judi Dench Helen Mirren

What is Jason's last name in the "Friday the 13th" film series? Krueger Vorhees Myers Baker

What high school did the Brady Bunch attend? Westdale High School McKinley High School North Beverly High School Bayside High

What is the only film role for which two different actors have won an academy award? Helen Keller Vito Corleone Queen Elizabeth Oscar Schindler

What was the name of the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo works in "I Love Lucy"? Rick's Copa Cabana The Kasbah The Tropicana

On what planet does Luke Skywalker meet Yoda in "Star Wars: A New Hope"? Alderaan Dagobah Sarlacc Endor

What is the name of the Jetsons' pet dog? Muffit K-9 Spacely Astro

What planet does Darth Vader destroy as part of Princess Leia's interrogation in "Star Wars: A New Hope"? Alderaan Hoth Tatooine Endor

What is the name of the frequent nightclub hang-out spot in "The Sopranos"? The CocoBongo The Sandbar Bada Bing! The Deko Lounge

Who is the youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Actress? Marlee Maitlin Vivien Leigh Jodie Foster Audrey Hepburn

Who were the first presidential candidates to be shown in a newsreel? John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon Calvin Coolidge and Robert M. La Follette Adlai Stevenson and Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman and Thomas Dewey

What is the name of the FBI agent protagonist in Silence of the Lambs? Sydney Bristow Dana Scully Olivia Dunham Clarice Starling

What was known as a "Mae West" besides the actress herself? A lifejacket A non-alcoholic drink A sultry walk A bob haircut

What was the first movie with a woman as producer, director and star? "Yentl" "The Color Purple" "The Hitch-hiker" "Lost in Translation"

What was the first food distributed in an aerosol can? Spray cheese Maple syrup Astronaut ham Reddi-wip

What popular chocolate candy was originally developed for the armed forces? Tootsie Rolls M&M's Hershey's Kisses Snickers

What were the first hot dogs sold at a ball game know as? "Home run sandwiches" "Dachshund dogs" "Weiner schnitzels" "Tube steaks"

What U.S. state had the first African-American governor? South Carolina Virginia Georgia Florida

Who was the first African American pictured on a U.S. postage stamp? Nat Turner Booker T. Washington Jack Johnson Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who was the first African American to appear on a U.S. coin? Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King, Jr Nat Turner

What U.S. state had the first Jewish governor? Maine Idaho Florida Vermont

Who was the first U.S. president elected for non-consecutive terms? Grover Cleveland George Washington Thomas Jefferson Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Who was the first U.S. president to have been divorced? Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower

What U.S. president had a swimming pool installed in the White House? Ronald Reagan Franklin Delano Roosevelt Andrew Jackson Jimmy Carter

Who was the first U.S. president to be a bachelor? William H. Taft James K. Polk John F. Kennedy James Buchanan

Who was the first U.S. president to take the oath of office using a nickname? Jimmy Carter Teddy Roosevelt Bubba Clinton Andy Jackson

What political tool was first used during the 1824 campaign between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams? Gerrymandering The smear campaign The opinion poll The whistle stop tour

Who was the first U.S. president to face an assassination attempt? James K. Polk Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln George Washington

Who was the first U.S. president to throw an opening-day pitch? William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt George W. Bush Thomas Jefferson

What president had the first hotline installed between the White House and the Kremlin? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy

Who was the first U.S. president to face enemy gunfire while in office? George Washington James K. Polk James Madison Andrew Jackson

What U.S. state had the first woman governor? Hawaii Wyoming Delaware Alaska

What U.S. government position was Janet Reno the first woman ever to hold? Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of State

Who was the first woman pictured on a U.S. postage stamp? Susan B. Anthony Martha Washington Betsy Ross Queen Isabella

Who was the first woman to be featured on a U.S. currency bill? Martha Washington Betsy Ross Mary Todd Lincoln Florence Nightingale

What was the first federal war monument designed by a woman? Korean War Veterans Memorial World War II Memorial The Washington Monument The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

What organization has the motto "Blood and Fire" on its flag? The Salvation Army Rastafarians Ku Klux Klan The Taliban

What was the United States' first National Park? Yellowstone Death Valley The Adirondacks Gettysburg

What character's full name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs? The Wizard of Oz Voldemort Oscar the Grouch Mary Poppin's father

What famous novel manuscript was written on one continuous roll of paper? "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac "The Naked Lunch" by William Burroughs "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain

What book's first line is "Where's Papa going with that ax?" "The Sound and the Fury" "The Shining" "The Old Man and the Sea" "Charlotte's Web"

What was Stephen King's frequently used pen name? Edgar Box Richard Bachman Alan Marshall Deanna Dwyer

What was Ernest Hemingway's occupation before he became a successful novelist? Bootlegger Exterminator Boxing manager Newspaper reporter

What writer is Humbert Humbert obsessed with in Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"? Lewis Carroll Marcel Proust Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne

What is the name of the fictional science fiction writer appearing in several of Kurt Vonnegut's books? Lionel Fanthorpe Penelope Ashe Kilgore Trout Frederick R. Ewing

What is the name of Bilbo's home in "The Hobbit"? Mirkwood Bag End Brandywine Fangorn

What does "M" stand for in Sue Grafton's Alphabet mystery series? Murky Matricide Morbid Malice

Who is the main character in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"? Tom Joad Frederic Henry Benjamin Compson Nick Carraway

What author of an American literary classic was a close childhood friend of Truman Capote? John Updike Harper Lee Robert Penn Warren Carolyn Keene

What writer used the pen name Edgar Box for several mystery novels? Alex Haley Lawrence Block Danielle Steel Gore Vidal

What is the name of the annual literary award presented for the best works in science fiction? The Asimov award The Jules Verne award The Heinlein award The Hugo award

What is the name of the annual literary award presented by the Mystery Writers of America? The Stoker The Marlowe The Edgar The Agatha

What is the name of the narrator's lost love in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"? Abigail Beatrice Genevieve Lenore

How many poems did Emily Dickinson publish in her lifetime? 1756 7 240 none

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for literature? Albert John Luthuli Toni Morrison James Baldwin Barack Obama

What play is the film "West Side Story" based on? "Raisin in the Sun" "Waiting for Godot" "Romeo and Juliet" "Henry the Fifth"

The film "O Brother, Where Art Thou" is based on what classic work of literature? "Hamlet" "The Canterbury Tales" "The Odyssey" "Ulysses"

Who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for a novel? Toni Morrison George Eliot Margaret Mitchell Edith Wharton

What was John Lennon's first number one hit after the breakup of The Beatles? "Ballad of John and Yoko" "(Just Like) Starting Over" "Imagine" "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"

What was The Beatles' first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard pop chart? "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "Love Me Do" "A Hard Day's Night" "She Loves You"

What rock band was originally known as The Blue Velvets? The Blues Magoos Creedence Clearwater Revival Cream The Velvet Underground

What was the occasion for the first ticker tape parade? Lindbergh's transatlantic flight Roosevelt's return from safari Babe Ruth's joining the Yankees Statue of Liberty's dedication

Where was the first roller coaster in the U.S. built in 1884? Coney Island Disneyland Park Storytown Water Chutes Park

Where was the first Skee Ball machine built and installed in 1914? Water Chutes Park Coney Island Disneyland Park Storytown

What was the first casino in Las Vegas, built in 1946? El Rancho The Lucky Strike The Golden Nugget The Flamingo Hotel

What furry public service character made his first appearance during World War II? McGruff the Crime Dog Oscar the Grouch Woodsy the Owl Smokey Bear

What popular puzzle made its first appearance in The New York World in 1913? Bingo Mix-and-match Sudoku Crossword

Who produced the first "Wild West Show"? "Buffalo Bill" Cody "Doc" Holliday Billy the Kid P.T. Barnum

Who jumped the Snake River Canyon on a motorcycle on September 8, 1974? Anna Edson Taylor Philippe Petit Alain Robert Evel Knievel

What city had the U.S.'s first tattoo parlor? San Francisco, CA New York, NY Chicago, IL Detroit, MI

What Depression-era entertainment fad kept contestants constantly on their feet for days -- and sometimes weeks -- at a time? Walkathons Stand-offs Dance marathons Flag pole balancing

Modeled after a Paris club, what was the first "disco" in the U.S.? Studio 54 Fun House The Whiskey a-Go-Go The Factory

What periodical has the slogan "All the News That Fits"? Time Magazine The New York Times Rolling Stone Mad Magazine

What did tightrope-walker Philippe Petit walk between in 1974 setting several world records? Two aircraft carriers The World Trade Center towers The sides of the Grand Canyon London's Tower Bridge spires

What was the first fashion magazine in the U.S., which began publishing in 1867? Harper's Bazaar Vogue Cosmopolitan Sassy

What city had the first wax museum in the United States? Chicago, IL Hollywood, CA New York, NY Boston, Mass

How many colors were available in an original pack of Crayola Crayons? 8 3 24 64

What's the name of the rooster on a box of Corn Flakes? Red Corny Kelly Cornelius

Who was the first cartoonist to portray Democrats and Republicans as donkeys and elephants? Walt Kelly Richard F. Outcault Winsor McCay Thomas Nast

What was the first video game, demonstrated in 1962? Pac-Man Spacewar Pong Space Invaders

Who conducted the first scientific survey of sex among Americans? Alfred Kinsey Anthony Comstock Wilhelm Reich Sigmund Freud

Where was the first major accident at a nuclear power plant? Kyshtym Chernobyl Mayapuri Three Mile Island

What was the first North American animal made extinct by human activity? Timber wolves Peregrine Falcons Passenger pigeons Dodos

What substance was discovered accidentally by a prospector looking for brine near Monticello, KY in 1818? Gold Oil Radium Asbestos

What was the first sport played on the moon? Golf Baseball Keep-away Basketball

What baseball first happened as a result of Ty Cobb's suspension from the Detroit Tigers in 1912? Baseball strike Shortened season Bean ball Bench-clearing fight

Who pitched the first "no-hitter" in baseball? Cy Young Joe Borden Don Sutton Catfish Hunter

Who was the first figure-skater from the U.S. to compete in the Olympics? Scott Hamilton Dorothy Hamill Richard "Dick" Button Peggy Fleming

Who was the first pitcher known to have thrown a curve ball? Lefty Grove Fergie Jenkins William Arthur Cummings Whitey Ford

Who was the first U.S. athlete to win four Olympic gold medals in one year? Mark Spitz Jessie Owens Michael Phelps Carl Lewis

Who was the first world heavyweight boxing champion to retire undefeated? Mike Tyson Jack Dempsey John L. Sullivan Rocky Marciano

Where was the first modern World Series game held? Pittsburgh, PA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Brooklyn, NY

In what event did James Brendan Connolly win the U.S.'s first Olympic gold medal? Discus throw Wrestling Rope climb Hop, skip and jump

Who was the first African-American pro hockey player? Donald Brashear Curtis Joseph Willie O'Ree Mile Gartner

Who was the first African-American to play professional baseball? Honus Wagner Ty Cobb Jackie Robinson Moses Fleetwood Walker

Who was the first African-American Olympic medalist? Alice Coachman George C. Poage Vonetta Flowers Jessie Owens

Who was the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion? Jack Johnson Mike Tyson Joe Louis Muhammad Ali

For which team did the first African-American basketball coach work? New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets Boston Celtics

Where was the first Major League Baseball game to be broadcast on television played? Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Wrigley Field, Chicago Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Fenway Park, Boston

What was the first sub-compact car designed for fuel efficiency? Chrysler LeBaron Ford Pinto Volkswagen Beetle Mini Cooper

What was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier? USS Langley USS Nimitz USS Enterprise USS John F. Kennedy

What was the name of Richard Nixon's Dog? Sniffer Aggie Tricky Checkers

What U.S. president signed the first treaty to reduce the number of nuclear missiles? John F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan Dwight Eisenhower Jimmy Carter

What did daredevil Anna Edson Taylor accomplish for the first time in 1901? Going over Niagara Falls in a barrel Jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge Jumping the Grand Canyon in a car Walking between the Twin Towers

What creature does Beowulf do battle with? Grendel Nyarlathotep The Jabberwocky Smaug

Who is the famous storyteller in the literary classic "One Thousand and One Nights"? Aladdin Dinarzade Serendib Scheherazade

Who was the first winner of "American Idol"? Adam Lambert Carrie Underwood Ruben Studdard Kelly Clarkson

Which of the following creatures appears in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey"? Gilgamesh Cyclops Grendel Gollum

What is the name of the beautiful and suggestive love poem from the Old Testament? "The Psalms" "Ecclesiastes" "The Song of Solomon" "Genesis"

What biblical character's home and family are destroyed as a direct trial from God? Jonah Isaac Job Noah

What else did Hedy Lamarr accomplish in addition to being an early film icon and sex symbol? She was a practicing physician She was an American spy during WWII She founded a film studio She held a patent related to torpedo guidance systems

How many herbs and spices are in the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken? 8 no one knows 11 35

In what country is the Aswan High Dam located? India Iraq Egypt China

What actress was known as "The It Girl"? Greta Garbo Louise Brooks Marlene Dietrich Clara Bow

What are George and Lennie saving money to buy in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"? A farm A pistol A Model T automobile Train fare

What are the names of the two feuding families in Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"? The Percys and the Nevills The Hatfields and the McCoys The Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons The Montagues and the Capulets

What artist was nicknamed "Jack the Dripper"? Jackson Pollock Juan Gris Georges Braque Jasper Johns

What banking family financed many of the early Renaissance artists in Florence, Italy? The Castigliones The Medicis The Napoleons The Corleones

What character does Tim Curry portray in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"? Magenta Dr. Frank-N-Furter Rocky Riff Raff

What Charles Dickens character says "God bless us, every one!"? Jo David Copperfield Little Dorrit Tiny Tim

What company's motto was "The dogs kids love to bite"? Ball Park Franks Oscar Mayer Armour hot dogs Nathan's Famous

What company's slogan is "Don't leave home without it"? American Express Discover Card Visa American Airlines

What company's slogan is "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking"? Swatch Rolex Timex Movado

What company's slogan is "It's everywhere you want to be"? American Express Discover Card American Airlines Visa

What company's slogan is "The World on Time"? UPS Rolex Federal Express Movado

What company's slogan is "We Bring Good Things to Life"? Umbrella Pharmaceutical, Inc. Monsanto Microsoft General Electric

What company's slogan is "Put a Tiger in Your Tank"? Esso BP Lukoil Shell

What company's slogan is "Quality is Job 1"? Chrysler General Motors Honda Ford

What country enacted "The Great Leap Forward"? Japan United States Russia China

What did Alex call his gang members in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"? Baboochkas Rookers Droogs Yarbles

What did Americans call hamburgers during Word War I? "Grinders" "Kaiser Patties" "Liberty Steaks" "Hoagies"

What Disney character is featured in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of "Fantasia"? Goofy The Mad Doctor Mickey Mouse Donald Duck

What do the children use to travel the universe in Madeleine L'Engle's classic "A Wrinkle in Time"? A worm hole A tesseract A singularity A closet

What does Frederic Henry do for the war effort in Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"? Resistance leader Sniper Ambulance Driver Mechanic

What does Jo do in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" to raise money for her mother? Marry for money Sells her hair to a wig shop Needlepoint Cleans houses

What does the Richter scale measure? Volcanic activity Wind velocity Earthquake intensity Ocean currents

What does the term "Mardi Gras" mean in English? Twelfth Night Fat Tuesday The end of fasting Carnival

What event in Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" makes Arthur believe the hero is a wizard? A solar eclipse He builds a steam engine He vanishes A comet

What film features the "Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer 9000"? "Weird Science" "Tron" "WarGames" "2001"

What film marked Roger Moore's first portrayal of James Bond? "Goldfinger" "Live and Let Die" "Dr. No" "Casino Royale"

What film marked Sean Connery's first portrayal of James Bond? "Goldfinger" Diamonds Are Forever "Dr. No" "Live and Let Die"

What film's ad slogan was "A little pig goes a long way"? "Animal Farm" "Babe" "The Muppets Take Manhattan" "Charlotte's Web"

What French writer and philosopher wrote the satirical novel "Candide"? Renu00e9 Descartes Voltaire Henri Bergson Gottfried Leibniz

What illness afflicts Beth in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"? Pneumonia Consumption Scarlet fever Septicemia

What is Lennie's favorite animal in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"? Horses Mice Chickens Rabbits

What is Mr. Fantastic's power in the super hero team, The Fantastic Four? His skin is hard as steel Producing flame from his body Incredible stretching He shoots lasers from his eyes

What is the last name of Batman's butler, Alfred? Smithers Belvedere Jeeves Pennyworth

What is the most likely reason that the Sphinx is missing a nose? It was shot off by Napoleon's troops Vandalism Acid rain Artistic license

What is the name of Michael Jackson's home? Graceland The Magic Kingdom Neverland Thrillerville

What is the name of Superman's secret headquarters? Kandor The Hall of Justice The Man Cave The Fortress of Solitude

What is the name of the evil wizard who pursues the Smurfs? Prospero Saruman Belgarath Gargamel

What is the setting of Elie Wiesel's autobiographical work "Night"? A Nazi concentration camp The Western front during World War I The RMS Titanic New York's Lower East Side

What Mark Twain character says that he's rather "go to hell" than betray a friend? Becky Thatcher Moses Pendergrass Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn

What metal are Wolverine's claws and skeleton made from? Feminum Adamantium Vibranium Kryptonite

What metal are Wonder Woman's belt and bracelets made from? Kryptonite Adamantium Vibranium Feminum

What musical instrument's name means "jumping flea" in English? Balalaika Kazoo Ukulele Theremin

What musician was known as "Mr. Showmanship?" Dean Martin Bobby Darin James Brown Liberace

What New York City mayor was known as "The Little Flower"? DeWitt Clinton Rudolph Giuliani Fiorello La Guardia Ed Koch

What old west figure was known as "Little Miss Sure Shot"? Mattie Ross Belle Starr Annie Oakley Pearl Hart

What Olympic athlete was given the nickname "The Flying Tomato"? Shaun White Brian Scalabrine John Mayock Jon Montgomery

What piece of sporting equipment did Jacques Plante introduce in 1959? Referee whistle Hockey goalie mask Jock strap Fencing hand guard

What politician used the campaign slogan "In your heart you know he's right."? Ronald Reagan Barry Goldwater George W. Bush Jimmy Carter

What product's slogan is "Don't put a cold in your pocket"? Kleenex tissues Halls Cough Drops Vicks Vapo Spray Nyquil Capsules

What product's slogan is "From contented cows"? Nestle Milk Chocolate Carnation evaporated milk Wendy's hamburgers Velveeta

What product's slogan is "If you don't look good, we don't look good."? Calvin Klein Vidal Sassoon Jordache Gucci

What resource are the member nations of OPEC concerned with? Steel Oil Diamonds Platinum

What revolutionary leader promised his comrades "Peace, Land and Bread"? Che Guevara Fidel Castro Mao Tse Tung Vladimir Lenin

What rock band was fronted by singer Jim Morrison? The Strawberry Alarm Clock Love The Byrds The Doors

What rock band was known as the "Prefab Four"? Pat Boone and His Rockin' Trio The Byrds The Doors The Monkees

What singer is known as "The Divine Miss M"? Madonna Bette Midler Yma Sumac Marlene Dietrich

What singer performed the theme song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Nancy Sinatra Shirley Bassey Lulu Tina Turner

What singer was known as "The Voice"? Frank Sinatra Perry Como Bing Crosby Mel Tormu00e9

What sports figure was known as "The Intimidator"? Muhammad Ali Nolan Ryan William "The Refrigerator" Perry Dale Earnhardt Sr.

What sports team has mascots named Edgar, Allan, and Poe? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Baltimore Ravens The Minnesota Vikings The New Orleans Saints

"...On My Mind" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Hawaii Louisiana Georgia Utah

"10,000 Lakes" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Vermont Michigan Minnesota Illinois

"Aloha State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Hawaii California Louisiana Iowa

"America's Dairyland" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Wisconsin Vermont New Jersey Iowa

"Bayou State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Louisiana Kentucky Mississippi Florida

"Big Sky" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Ohio Kansas Oregon Montana

"Colorful" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Georgia Louisiana Hawaii Colorado

"Cornhusker State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Ohio Nebraska Iowa Kansas

"Discover the Spirit" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? North Carolina Rhode Island North Dakota New York

"Famous Potatoes" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? West Virginia Idaho Wisconsin Georgia

"First in Flight" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? North Carolina South Carolina Kentucky Michigan

"Great Lakes" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Michigan Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin

"Greatest Snow on Earth" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Alaska Utah Oregon Vermont

"Green Mountain State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Maine Vermont Georgia Virginia

What state's license plate has featured the motto "Live Free or Die"? South Carolina Oklahoma New Hampshire Alaska

"Midway USA" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Rhode Island Ohio Kansas New York

"Native America" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Kentucky Indiana Arizona Oklahoma

"Ocean State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Hawaii Rhode Island California Maine

"Pacific Wonderland" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Oregon Alaska California Hawaii

"The Constitution State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? New York Connecticut Pennsylvania Washington

"The Corn State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Indiana Kentucky Iowa Nebraska

"The Crossroads of America" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Indiana Kansas Ohio Oregon

"The First State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Delaware Connecticut New York Massachusetts

"The Heart of It All" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Ohio Kansas Georgia Nevada

"The Hospitality State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Missouri Mississippi Hawaii Oklahoma

"The Iodine State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Nebraska Rhode Island South Carolina Iowa

"The Last Frontier" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Alaska Kansas Hawaii Oklahoma

"The Spirit of America" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Ohio Utah Indiana Massachusetts

"Unbridled Spirit" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Kentucky Louisiana Vermont Indiana

"Vacationland" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Hawaii Florida Maine California

"Wild, Wonderful" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? West Virginia California Alaska Oklahoma

"You've Got a Friend In..." has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state? Ohio Pennsylvania New York Nebraska

What state's residents are known as "Badgers"? Michigan Indiana Nebraska Wisconsin

What state's residents are known as "Bay Staters"? Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New Mexico

What state's residents are known as "Down-Easters"? New York Rhode Island Florida Maine

What state's residents are known as "Jayhawkers"? Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Oklahoma

What state's residents are known as "Keystoners"? Ohio Pennsylvania Kansas Indiana

What state's residents are known as "Nutmeggers"? South Carolina California Idaho Connecticut

What state's residents are known as "Tar Heels"? Georgia Florida North Carolina Tennessee

What state's residents are known as "Volunteers"? Kansas Indiana Georgia Tennessee

What state's residents are known as "Wolverines"? Michigan Kentucky Indiana Utah

What toy was originally called the Magic Screen? Etch A Sketch Lite-Brite Color Forms Atari 2600

What two families feuded for decades in rural Kentucky? The Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons The Montagues and the Capulets The Hatfields and the McCoys The Percys and the Nevills

What was actor Neil Patrick Harris' first starring role in a TV series? "Doogie Howser, MD." "Capital Critters" "Roseanne" "How I Met Your Mother"

What was King Arthur's last name? Honalee Monmouth Pendragon Guithelin

What was Lily Munster's maiden name from the television show "The Munsters"? Addams Nosferatu Bathory Dracula

What was the first book in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles? "Interview with the Vampire" "Memnoch the Devil" "The Vampire Lestat" "Queen of the Damned"

What was the first name of Gilligan of "Gilligan's Island"? Bob Alan Jim Willie

What was the first rap/hip-hop record to make the Billboard Top 40? "Rapture" by Blondie "Fight for Your Right" by The Beastie Boys "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang

What was the home planet of the Ewoks in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"? Kashyyyk Nilgaard Endor Elrood

What was the name of Dr. Teeth's band on "The Muppet Show"? The Misfits Gorillaz Riverbottom Nightmare Band The Electric Mayhem

What was the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica? Falling Water Casino Royale The View Goldeneye

What was the name of the robot in "Spaceballs" that was voiced by Joan Rivers? OU812 Jane Servo Dot Matrix Starscream

What was the original name of The Beatles? The 13th Floor Elevators The Monks The Quarrymen The Shaggs

What were the rival gangs called in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders"? Jets and Sharks Jocks and Nerds Greasers and Socs Crips and Bloods

What writer was known as "The Queen of Crime"? Sue Grafton Dorothy Sayers Agatha Christie Ngaio Marsh

What's the name of Bill Murray's character in the film "Ghostbusters"? Carl Spackler Peter Venkman Arthur Denton Larry Darrell

What's the name of the car driven by Speed Racer? GRX TRX-Rod Mach 5 Shooting Star

What's the name of the husky dog hero of Jack London's "A Call of the Wild"? Buck White Fang Baree Old Dan

What's the name of the paper company in the American version of "The Office"? Dunder-Mifflin Pennsylvania Office Supply Wernham-Hogg Scranton Paper & Box

What's the name of the pig in "Charlotte's Web"? Sidney Templeton Wilbur Fern

What's the name of the rat in "Charlotte's Web"? Sidney Aloisius Templeton Wilbur

What's the name of the Stanley Kubrick film in which Peter Sellers plays three roles? "Dr. Strangelove" "Being There" "Full Metal Jacket" "Lolita"

Where does Puff the Magic Dragon live? Haunted Lake Fanghorn Forest Lonely Mountain Honalee

Where were the Griswolds headed in the film "National Lampoon's Vacation"? Thrill World Walley World Old West World Disney World

Which character becomes a writer in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders"? Sodapop Dally Johnny Ponyboy

Which ghost did Ebenezer Scrooge meet first in "A Christmas Carol"? Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Future Jacob Marley Ghost of Christmas Present

Which of the following musicians could not be considered a "fifth Beatle"? Roger Daltry Pete Best Stuart Sutcliffe Tony Sheridan

Which Roman emperor's name means "Little Boots" in Latin? Tiberius Julius Caesar Caligula Nero

Which sister in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" is a writer? Beth Jo Amy Meg

Who battled in the heavyweight championship boxing match known as "The Rumble in the Jungle"? George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton

Who is Robinson Crusoe's island companion? Friday Tonto Queequeg Jim

Who is the keeper of the sword Excalibur? Uther Merlin The Lady of the Lake Morgana La Fey

Who was Scrooge's sweet-natured first boss in "A Christmas Carol"? Mr. Fezziwig Josiah Bounderby Uriah Heap Mr. Omer

Who was the first actor to portray James Bond on film? Roger Moore Sean Connery David Niven Woody Allen

Who wrote the classic young adult novel "The Outsiders"? Gary Paulson S.E. Hinton Madeleine L'Engle Paul Zindel

What kind of animals are the subject of Richards Adams' novel "Watership Down"? Rats Rabbits Sparrows Trout

Who wrote the classic children's novel "Treasure Island"? Washington Irving Robert Louis Stevenson Herman Melville Daniel Defoe

What's the name of the villainous one-legged pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson "Treasure Island"? Black Bart Captain Flint Captain Sharkey Long John Silver

What's the name of the child protagonist who goes to sea with pirates in "Treasure Island"? Billy Budd Michael Walsh Jim Hawkins Jeremy Jacob

What's the name of the girl that Tom Sawyer has a crush on? Estella Havisham Becky Thatcher Josephine March Betty Cooper

What villain pursues Tom Sawyer into McDougal's Cave? Captain Jaggerty Injun Joe Long John Silver Professor Moriarty

What animals did zoologist Dian Fossey study? Elephants Whales Gorillas Hyenas

What animals did zoologist Jane Goodall study? Elephants Whales Rats Chimpanzees

What happens to Augustus Gloop during his tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory? He falls into a chocolate river He's devoured by Oompa-Loompas He becomes a giant blueberry He goes down a garbage shoot

What happens to Violet Beauregarde during her tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory? She becomes a giant blueberry She chases her dog into a taffy puller She falls into a chocolate river She goes down a garbage shoot

What happens to Veruca Salt during her tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory? She becomes a giant blueberry She's wrapped and boxed for shipping She goes down a garbage shoot She falls into a chocolate river

What happens to Mike Teavee during his tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory? He goes down a garbage shoot He's transmitted and shrunken via television He falls into a chocolate river He's buried in sprinkles

What planet was originally called "Herschel" after its discoverer William Herschel? Uranus Pluto Mars Venus

What liquor is known as "The Green Fairy"? Apple brandy Gin Absinthe Cru00e8me de menthe

What was the first television show to "jump the shark"? "The Dukes of Hazzard" "Happy Days" "The Brady Bunch" "Gilligan's Island"

Which state did Dick Cheney represent in the U.S. Congress from 1979 to 1989? Idaho Montana Wyoming Nebraska

Which company was the focus of the 2010 film "The Social Network"? EBay Xerox Facebook Google

Which state did Dan Quayle represent in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989? South Dakota Ohio Indiana Missouri

Whose memoirs were published by Mark Twain in 1885? Ulysses Grant Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge George Washington

Which famed American leader lost his life savings in an 1884 financial scam? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson George Washington Ulysses Grant

Who was a leading muckraking journalist in the early 20th century? Anne Hutchinson Ida Tarbell Anne Hearst Carrie Nation

Which company uses the Clydesdale horse as a mascot? Budweiser Sprite Cheerios IBM

What was the National Prohibition Act of 1919 also called? Volstead Act Wilson Act Pinkerton Act Capone Act

In which sport did Evan Lysacek win Olympic gold in 2010? Luge Gymnastics Figure skating Skiing

Which daughter of a U.S. president has written books about civil liberties? Caroline Kennedy Barbara Bush Amy Carter Chelsea Clinton

What was artist Andy Warhol's birth name? Andrew Wyzxx Andrew Simpson Andrew Warhola Andrew Jones

Who won football's Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010? New Orleans Saints Indianapolis Colts Chicago Bears New York Jets

Who forced the collectivization of farming in the Soviet Union starting in the late 1920s? Vladimir Lenin Mikhail Gorbachev Joseph Stalin Vladimir Putin

Who ordered a large-scale purge of his enemies in the Communist Party in the 1930s? Vladimir Lenin Boris Yeltsin Joseph Stalin Dmitry Medvedev

Who signed a nonaggression pact with Adolf Hitler in 1939? Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Winston Churchill

Who said, "I have returned," in the Philippines in 1944? Douglas MacArthur George Patton Dwight Eisenhower Franklin Roosevelt

Who was supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II? George Patton Dwight Eisenhower George Marshall Omar Bradley

Who retired to Independence, Missouri, after leaving the presidency? Harry Truman George W. Bush Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon

Who was NOT a member of Frank Sinatra's 1960s Rat Pack? Dean Martin Peter Lawford Sammy Davis Jr. James Dean

Who famously had a "the buck stops here" sign on his White House desk? Harry Truman Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

Who is known for his 1990 song "Friends in Low Places"? Garth Brooks Keith Urban Kenny Chesney George Strait

Who was George W. Bush's Democratic challenger in the 2004 presidential election? John Kerry Ted Kennedy Joe Biden Al Gore

What was singer Garth Brooks' birth name? Troyal Garth Brooks Brian Garth Brooks Greeley Garth Brooks Edison Garth Brooks

Who was NOT vice president under Franklin Roosevelt? Herbert Hoover Henry Wallace Harry Truman John Garner

Which president's only child became a singer and novelist? Ronald Reagan George Washington Jimmy Carter Harry Truman

Who signed into law in 1983 the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.? Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John Kennedy George H.W. Bush

Who ordered the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush Richard Nixon

Who proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed Star Wars, in 1983? George W. Bush Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan

Who worked as a lifeguard growing up in Dixon, Illinois? Harry Truman Abraham Lincoln Dwight Eisenhower Ronald Reagan

Who is the only U.S. president to have been divorced? Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Ronald Reagan

Who was once a public relations spokesman for General Electric? Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John Kennedy

For which football team did Joe Namath play most of his pro career? Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets Green Bay Packers New York Giants

Who won the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series? Texas Rangers San Francisco Giants Boston Red Sox New York Yankees

Which countries border Tunisia? Mozambique, Tanzania Sudan, Libya Algeria, Libya Sierra Leone, Liberia

Which member of the Kennedy family was killed in World War II? Michael Kennedy Joseph Kennedy Jr. James Kennedy Joseph Kennedy Sr.

Which agency was founded in 1865 to help newly freed slaves? Black Codes Bureau NAACP United Negro College Fund Freedmen's Bureau

Which playwright married Marilyn Monroe in 1956? August Wilson Andrew Lloyd Webber Arthur Miller Tennessee Williams

Which city's landmarks include Faneuil Hall? Boston Chicago Memphis Atlanta

Which city's landmarks include Coit Tower and the Ferry Building? Detroit Miami San Francisco Santa Fe

Which San Francisco politician and activist was murdered in 1978? James Van Ness Harvey Milk John Geary Dan White

Where were two of America's largest immigrant groups from in the 1800s? Germany, Ireland China, Mexico Mexico, Russia Germany, Japan

Which city's landmarks include the Wrigley and John Hancock buildings? Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis

Which city's landmarks include the Field Museum and Navy Pier? Chicago Detroit Boston New York

What is the official residence of New York City's mayor? Gracie Mansion Boldt Castle Hull House Lowell House

Where is the allegedly haunted Winchester Mystery House? San Jose, California Northbrook, Illinois Hoboken, New Jersey Boulder, Colorado

Which actor was once married to a member of the Kennedy family? John Wayne Marlon Brando Peter Lawford Dean Martin

For which brand was baseball great Joe DiMaggio a longtime advertising spokesman? Mr. Coffee Apple Wells Fargo Burger King

Who ran for president on the anti-immigrant American "Know-Nothing" Party ticket in 1856? Woodrow Wilson Millard Fillmore Herbert Hoover Abraham Lincoln

Who was Ronald Reagan's first wife? Jane Wyman Nancy Davis Bette Davis Joan Crawford

Whose doctrines were central to the Puritans' beliefs? Karl Marx Reinhold Niebuhr John Calvin Paul Tillich

Who created the "Doonesbury" comic strip? Bill Watterson Pierre Trudeau Gary Larson Garry Trudeau

Which president designated Ellis Island as a federal immigration station in 1890? Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Calvin Coolidge Benjamin Harrison

Who became the first baby born to a president-elect in 1960? Amy Carter Margaret Truman Luci Baines Johnson John Kennedy Jr.

Which college football team did Knute Rockne coach? University of Notre Dame Ohio State Harvard Stanford

How many immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954? 75 million 1 million 4 million 12 million

Who became the first Latin-American player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973? Jose Cardinal Keith Hernandez Roberto Alomar Roberto Clemente

Who helped found the Special Olympics in 1968? Martin Luther King Jr. Hillary Clinton Eunice Kennedy Shriver Al Gore

Where was Annie Moore, the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island in 1892, from? Germany China Russia Ireland

Whose presidential library has a piece of the Berlin Wall on display? Franklin Roosevelt Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Harry Truman

Who used a commercial called "Morning in America" in his 1984 presidential campaign? Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale George H.W. Bush

Who became leader of Libya in a 1969 coup? Muammar al-Gaddafi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Hamid Karzai Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Which naturalist and painter is known for his 19th century work "The Birds of America"? Ansel Adams John James Audubon John Muir Jacques Cousteau

Where were 241 U.S. servicemen killed in a 1983 suicide bomb attack? Beirut, Lebanon Kabul, Afghanistan Islamabad, Pakistan Mogadishu, Somalia

Which nation was ruled by Jean-Claude Duvalier from 1971 to 1986? Switzerland Haiti Jamaica France

Which Polish nobleman fought for America in the Revolutionary War? Nicolaus Copernicus Lech Walesa Casimir Pulaski Roman Polanski

Who became the first director of the Peace Corps in 1961? Robert Kennedy Sargent Shriver Tom Hayden Gerald Ford

Which Italian physicist is known for his work developing the first nuclear reactor? Enrico Fermi Edward Teller Wilhelm Rontgen Niels Bohr

Where is U.S. congressman John Boehner from? Illinois Wisconsin Pennsylvania Ohio

Which black leader founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914? Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X Jesse Jackson Marcus Garvey

Which country banned Falun Gong, a spiritual movement, in 1999? Russia China Sweden Vietnam

Which religious-freedom pioneer was exiled from Massachusetts in 1638? Anne Hutchinson Susan B. Anthony Virginia Dare Emma Goldman

How long was the Boston Red Sox's losing streak before they finally won a World Series in 2004? 37 years 22 Years 101 years 86 years

How many Olympic Gold Medals has figure skater Michelle Kwan won? 0 5 8 3

In 1864, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was appointed emperor of which country? Czechoslovakia Sarajevo Mexico Hungary

What 1911 New York City industrial accident caused the death of 146 workers and lead to workplace safety reform? Kader Toy Factory Fire Grover Shoe Factory explosion Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Molasses Flood

What 1920s heavy-weight boxing champ beat Jack Dempsey twice and retired to study philosophy? Rocky Marciano John L. Sullivan Jack Johnson Gene Tunney

What 1982 video game flop did Atari bury by the thousands in a landfill in New Mexico? Pac-Man Custer's Revenge E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Mario Brothers

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt's fatal car crash occurred during the final lap of what 2001 race? Le Mans Coca-Cola 600 Nascar 500 Spa 24 Hours

What actress was considered the Den Mother of Hollywood's "Rat Pack" and gave them their name? Marilyn Monroe Lauren Bacall Shirley MacLaine Angie Dickinson

What ancient Mesoamerican civilization perfected the calendar? The Navajo The Maya The Aztecs The Inuit

What are hamburgers called at the White Castle fast food chain? Belly bombs LBs Sliders Two-biters

What are the indigenous peoples from the Arctic regions of Canada called? Inuit Metis Maya Aztec

What baseball Hall-of-Famer has the highest career batting average of .366? Barry Bonds Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Ted Williams

What Beach Boys album remained unfinished for nearly forty years due to Brian Wilson's mental breakdown? The Lonely Surfer Smile Pet Sounds Holland

What beverage is traditionally consumed by winners of the Indianapolis 500? Milk Champagne Orange juice Gatorade

What boxer holds the record for career knockouts and had one of the longest careers in the sport? Joe Louis Archie Moore Gene Tunney Muhammad Ali

What boxer's autobiography was the basis for Martin Scorsese's classic film "Raging Bull"? Jake La Motta John L. Sullivan Rocky Marciano Gene Tunney

What caused Mexico to sever relations with the U.S. in 1845? The annexation of Texas An unfair trade agreement The capture of General Santa Anna The battle of the Alamo

What country singer appears in a famous 1970 photo giving the middle finger to the camera? Bob Wills Hank Williams Johnny Cash Merle Haggard

What does the "S.S." stand for in a ship name? Steam Ship Super size Ship of the Sea Sailing ship

What does the "U.S.S" stand for in the name of Captain Kirk's Enterprise? United Space Ship United Star Ship Universal Space Ship Universal Star Ship

What English explorer discovered San Francisco Bay and claimed it for Queen Elizabeth? James Cook Henry Hudson Sir Francis Drake Robert Scott

What famous actor learned from a Time magazine reporter that the woman he believed was his sister was actually his mother? Robert Mitchum Humphrey Bogart Johnny Depp Jack Nicholson

What famous disc jockey's career was bought to an end by the "payola" scandal? Don Cornelius Alan Freed Wolfman Jack Dick Clark

What Hall-of-Famer was the last Major League Baseball Player to bat over .400 in a single season? Babe Ruth Ted Williams Barry Bonds Ty Cobb

What industry was the source of the "payola" scandal in the 1960s? Auto-motive Radio Television Soda

What instrument did George Harrison introduce to westerners on the track "Norwegian Wood"? Sitar Glass Harp Malimba Theremin

What is the capital of Mexico? Merida Monterey Mexico City Veracruz

What is the full name of actor Tom Cruise? Thomas Cruise Hesselberg, II Thomas Cruise Deutschendorf Thomas Cruise Ridenhour, III Thomas Cruise Mapother, IV

What is the real name of rapper Eminem? Paul David Hewson Carlton Ridenhour Ellas Otha Bates Marshall Bruce Mathers, III

What is the real name of rocker Bono of U2? Boney James Laird Bonner Paul David Hewson Salvatore Philip Bono

What is the term "filibuster" derived from? The French word for flatulence The Belgian word for wind bag The Spanish Word for pirate The Austrian word for crow

What is the traditional dessert food served at the tennis championships at Wimbledon? Strawberries and cream Sticky toffee pudding Spotted dick A trifle

What jazz musician was known as "The Prince of Darkness"? Miles Davis Ornette Coleman Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk

What landmark in communication was achieved in 1866 after failure of previous attempts? First telephone First transatlantic telegraph cable First radio broadcast First wire recording

What metal does uranium become when it has exhausted its radioactivity? Lead Americium Plutonium Gold

What Mexican military leader called himself "The Napoleon of the West"? Benito Juu00e1rez Anastasio Bustamante Vicente Guerrero Santa Anna

What Mexican military leader drove out the Spaniards in 1829? Benito Juu00e1rez Vicente Guerrero Anastasio Bustamante Santa Anna

What month is named after the Latin word for blossoming? April March May June

What month is named after the Latin word for eight? October November August September

What month is named after the Latin word for nine? August September November October

What month is named after the Latin word for seven? March September November July

What month is named after the Latin word for ten? September December October November

What month is named for first Emperor of the Roman Empire? July October December August

What month is named for the Roman god of war? March August July December

What month was renamed for Julius Caesar from its original name Quintilis? January July March June

What NASCAR Racer is tied with Dale Earnhardt for the most Winston Cup (now the Sprint Cup) championships? Jeff Gordon Bill Elliott Richard Petty Jeff Burton

What development in women's fashion was named for Amelia Jenks Bloomer? Pockets Pants Sun Umbrella Brassiere

What occurred for the first time during the 1900 Olympics? The medal presentation ceremony The Torch-lighting Synchronized swimming Women athletes participated

What organization was hired to provide security during the infamous Altamont concert? Hare Krishnas Hells Angels Teamsters Guardian Angels

What Parker Brothers board game is named after a combination of the French and German words for "yes"? Yahtzee Mille Bornes Parcheesi Ouija Board

What parts of Adolf Hitler's remains were claimed by the Russians in 1945 and placed on display in 2000? No remains were found A femur and knee joint His moustache and glass eye Skull fragments and teeth

What sea captain led the first English expedition to circumnavigate the globe? Henry Hudson Sir Francis Drake James Cook Charles Sturt

What shoe brand is named after the Greek goddess of victory? Nike Adidas Lacoste Hermes

On which South Pacific island did the mutineers from the HMS Bounty settle? Espiritu Santo Guadalcanal Pitcairn Island Willis Island

What television game show caused a national scandal in the late 1950s when it rigged a winner? "Break the Bank" "$10,000 Pyramid" "Beat the Odds" "Twenty-One"

What U.S. President was the first to receive full-time protection from the Secret Service? Lyndon Johnson Andrew Johnson William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt

What was eliminated from a U.S. Army soldier's daily rations in 1832? Hard candy Prophylactics Tobacco Rum

What was Mormon Church-founder Joseph Smith charged with when he was lynched in jail by a mob? Treason Robbery Tax evasion Murder

What was Simon Cowell's American Idol catch phrase and the title of his autobiography? "My Cat Sings Better" "I Don't Mean to be Rude, but..." "My Ears are Bleeding" "Why Am I Here"

What was the birth name of country musician Hank Williams? Henry Georg Schwartze Henry Zuckerman Henry D. Haynes Hiram King Williams

What was the dominant fuel source for lights in the early 1800s? Whale oil Natural gas Kerosene Beeswax

According to archeological evidence, what was the earliest animal to be domesticated? Sheep Dogs Pigs Goats

What was the first beer to be available in cans, beginning in 1935? Schlitz Budweiser Kreuger Genesee

What was the first flavor available of Life Savers candy? Cherry Orange Pep-O-Mint Wint-O-Green

What was the name of Gene Simmons' costumed persona in the band Kiss? The Demon Catman Spaceman Starchild

What was the name of Joan Jett's first band that she co-founded at age 15? The Runaways The Luv'd Ones The Shangri-Las X-Ray Spex

What was the name of the record label founded by The Beatles? Strawbery Fields Productions Quarry Records Helter Skelter Productions Apple Records

What weapon was named after the French word for pomegranate? Trebuchet Arbalest Grenade Guillotine

What would you receive if you order a "4x4" at an In and Out Burger restaurant? A 4" by 4" ham steak A burger with 4 patties and 4 slices of cheese Four small hamburgers A four-pound hamburger

Where did British explorer James T. Cook meet his end in 1779? The Artic Circle Florida Tasmania Hawaii

Where did Joseph Smith found the Mormon Church? Angola, GA Cumeni, CA Fayette, NY Salt Lake City, UT

Where did President John F. Kennedy stay after calling off his 1963 visit to Frank Sinatra's estate, causing Sinatra to lean Republican? Bing Crosby's house Hugh Hefner's estate The Palm Springs Marriott Marilyn Monroe's apartment

Which 1960s "Rat Pack" celebrity was brother-in-law to John F. Kennedy? Frank Sinatra Joey Bishop Dean Martin Peter Lawford

Which Beatle was known as "The Quiet One"? George Harrison Stuart Sutcliffe John Lennon Ringo Starr

Which Hawaiian island was originally a settlement for sufferers of Hansen's Disease (aka: "leprosy")? Moloka'i Hawai'i Ni'ihau Lana'i

Which president did members of Hollywood's "Rat Pack" campaign for? Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

Which U.S. state's population has the highest percentage of Asian-Americans? New York Hawaii California Florida

Who is the father of singer-songwriter Norah Jones? James Taylor Ravi Shankar Tom Jones Jim Croce

Who is the only NHL hockey player to have scored over 200 points in a single season? Maurice Richard Bobby Hull Bernie Geoffrion Wayne Gretzky

Who played Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues"? Martha Reeves Vanessa Williams Diana Ross Eartha Kitt

Who was the creator and first host of the dance program "Soul Train"? Don Cornelius Barry White Nat "King" Cole Isaac Hayes

Who was the first African-American guest invited to sleep at the White House? Martin Luther King, Jr. George Washington Carver Frederick Douglass Sammy Davis, Jr.

Who wrote the literary thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"? Stieg Larsson Stephen King Stig Claesson John Grisham

Which NASCAR driver, killed in 2001, was dubbed The Intimidator? Mario Andretti Adam Petty Dale Earnhardt Sr. Richard Petty

When was the first Daytona 500 NASCAR race held? 1959 1969 1979 1949

Which ancient artifact was discovered by the French in 1799 during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt? King Tutankhamun's Tomb Excalibur Sword Rosetta Stone Hope Diamond

When does the U.S. president typically give his State of the Union address? April December January November

Who became Egypt's president after the assassination of Anwar El Sadat on October 6, 1981? Hamid Karzai Hosni Mubarak Benjamin Netanyahu Abdullah II

Which Shakespeare play features the warring Capulets and Montagues? "Macbeth" "Hamlet" "Romeo and Juliet" "The Taming of the Shrew"

Which two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect? Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Who played the title role in the 1964 musical film "Mary Poppins"? Angela Lansbury Betty White Julie Andrews Sandy Duncan

The 1815 Battle of Waterloo occurred near which modern-day capital? Paris, France Moscow, Russia London, England Brussels, Belgium

Who launched the Hundred Days campaign in 1815? Marie Antoinette Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI Henry VIII

Which monarch was guillotined in 1793 during the French Revolution? Louis XVI Henry VIII Charles I Alexander I

Who was the husband of France's Marie Antoinette? Henry VIII Carlos I Charles I Louis XVI

How did France's Marie Antoinette die in 1793? In a fire Suicide Guillotine Accidental poisoning

Where is Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" set? Switzerland Russia Spain Denmark

Which 1992 film marked Whitney Houston's first starring role? "City of Angels" "Waiting to Exhale" "The Preacher's Wife" "The Bodyguard"

Who wrote the Mary Poppins children's book series? E.B. White J.M. Barrie Lewis Carroll P.L. Travers

Where is the Republic of Malta located? Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean

Who did Malta gain its independence from in 1964? United States Italy Brazil United Kingdom

Who played Rhett Butler in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind"? Cary Grant Laurence Olivier Rock Hudson Clark Gable

Who played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind"? Katharine Hepburn Ava Gabor Olivia de Havilland Vivien Leigh

Where is Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium trilogy set? Sweden Finland Norway Iceland

Which film featured the character Marty McFly? "Footloose" "Back to the Future" "Raiders of the Lost Ark" "Toy Story"

What won best picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, in 2010? "Avatar" "The Blind Side" "Precious" "The Hurt Locker"

Which film featured the character Buzz Lightyear? "WALL-E" "Shrek" "Ghostbusters" "Toy Story"

Who played the title role in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire"? Robert DeNiro Al Pacino Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams

Who voiced the title role in the 2001 film "Shrek"? Mike Meyers Robin Williams Eddie Murphy Jack Black

Which 2006 film featured a penguin named Mumble? "Babe" "Up" "Finding Nemo" "Happy Feet"

Which war was at the center of the movie "Saving Private Ryan"? Vietnam War U.S. Civil War World War I World War II

Who played Private Ryan in 1998's "Saving Private Ryan"? Vin Diesel Matt Damon Ben Affleck Tom Hanks

Who was President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, from 2009 to 2010? Robert Gibbs Pete Rouse David Axelrod Rahm Emanuel

Which film won Matt Damon and Ben Affleck an Oscar for best original screenplay? "Good Night, and Good Luck" "Good Will Hunting" "Saving Private Ryan" "The Good Shepherd"

Which film was NOT directed by John Hughes? "Sixteen Candles" "The Breakfast Club" "Weird Science" "Clueless"

Who played the title role in the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? Tom Cruise Matthew Broderick Christian Slater Michael J. Fox

Where does weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil live? Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri

Which French artist is known for his "Water Lilies" series of paintings? Edgar Degas Paul Cezanne Edouard Manet Claude Monet

Which French artist is known for depicting dancers in much of his work? Winslow Homer Pablo Picasso Vincent Van Gogh Edgar Degas

Who is known for his 1942 painting "Nighthawks," depicting people in a diner? Grant Wood Edward Hopper Jackson Pollock Norman Rockwell

Where are the famous home and gardens of artist Claude Monet? Paris, France Sissinghurst, England Marbella, Spain Giverny, France

Which is NOT part of the Iberian Peninsula? Portugal Spain Andorra Malta

Which famous theater is located in New York City's Harlem neighborhood? Shubert Theatre Foxwoods Theater Vivian Beaumont Theater Apollo Theater

Which type of cuisine is Julia Child best known for introducing to Americans? Spanish French German Italian

Which fast-food chain has headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois? Pizza Hut Sonic Burger Burger King McDonald's

Which U.S. retailer has headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas? JCPenney Sears Wal-Mart Kmart

Which former U.S. energy company was involved in a massive 2001 accounting scandal? Enrell Enron WorldCom Lehman Brothers

Who won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR race, in 1959? Cale Yarborough Lee Petty Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mario Andretti

What is the name of the paint color used on the Golden Gate Bridge? "Fire Engine Red" "Cadmium Scarlet" "International Orange" "Brilliant Gold"

In order to provide maximum visibility for ships, which color(s) did the U.S. Navy originally want to paint the Golden Gate Bridge? Bright orange Neon yellow Yellow and black (stripes) Blue and purple (stripes)

How much paint does it take to cover the outside surface of the White House? 800 gallons 390 gallons 100 gallons 570 gallons

Which city in India was painted pink in 1853 to welcome the Prince of Wales on his official visit? Jaipur Mumbai Delhi Bangalore

In 1859, which "colorful" town in Italy was the site of a key battle in the second war of Italian independence? Freesia Fuschia Magenta Scarletta

Which color signifies eternal life in Japanese culture? Red Purple Yellow Green

In China, which color (said to bring good luck) do brides traditionally wear? Green White Pale pink Red

Which Moroccan city is known as "The Red City" for its rose-colored clay buildings? Marrakech Rabat Tangier Casablanca

In the 1890s, American pencil manufacturers began painting their product yellow in order to show their graphite came from which country (where yellow signifies royalty)? Italy China England Russia

Many NASCAR drivers share a superstitious aversion to cars painted which color? Orange Black Red Green

Which president first had the Blue Room at the White House (used to formally receive guests) painted blue? John F. Kennedy Martin Van Buren George W. Bush Abraham Lincoln

Which one of these is NOT a room on the state floor of the White House? The Green Room The Red Room The Purple Room The Blue Room

In the days of the Roman Empire, what did it mean to "assume the purple"? Get married Win election to the senate Enter military service Become emperor

What color was the first commercially successful synthetic dye, introduced in the 1850s? Magenta Mauve Indigo Cornflower blue

Trendsetting First Lady Mamie Eisenhower was famous for her love of which color? Blue Pink Black Yellow

In England, what color paint is used on all public phone booths and mailboxes? Red Yellow Green Blue

Which color is said to stimulate appetite? Purple Orange Blue Brown

Which leading American newspaper is known as "The Gray Lady"? The Washington Post The Chicago Tribune The New York Times The Los Angeles Times

In 1903, when Binney & Smith introduced the first Crayola Crayons, how many colors were available? 10 12 Eight 24

During the 1960s, which crayon color did Crayola rename "peach," partially in response to the U.S. civil rights movement? Flesh Blush Skin Salmon

What are the two main colors of the northern lights (aurora borealis)? Red and yellow Blue and red Red and green Pink and purple

What is the color originally associated with Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland? Yellow Blue Green Gray

What was the first film to be made using the three-color (red, blue and green) Technicolor process? Walt Disney's "Silly Symphony: Flowers and Trees" (1932) D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) MGM's "The Viking" (1928) MGM's "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

Which of these is NOT a process used to record films in color (dating from the early 20th century to the present day)? Kinemacolor Supracolor Kodak Eastman Color Technicolor

Autochrome, the first practical color photography process, was invented in 1907 by which pair of brothers? Auguste and Louis Lumiu00e8re Wilbur and Orville Wright Werner and Karl von Siemens Charles and Frank Duryea

In 1872, which three colors were designated the official colors of Mardi Gras? Blue, purple and gray Pink, brown and burgundy Purple, green and gold Red, green and white

What do the yellow rooftops and red walls of buildings in China's Forbidden City symbolize? Friendship and love Order and discipline Serenity and calm Royalty and happiness/auspiciousness

What was the original name of the Cincinatti Reds baseball team? Red Sox Red Stripes Red Hots Red Stockings

What nickname was given to the eight members of the Chicago White Sox accused of throwing the 1919 World Series? Black Sox Shoeless Sox Dark Sox Schemers

Who composed the lyrics for the 1968 pop musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"? Andrew Lloyd Webber Rodgers & Hammerstein Tim Rice Stephen Sondheim

According to the chorus of "Joseph's Coat" (a song from the musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"), which colors do Joseph's amazing coat NOT contain? Red and yellow and green and brown Azure and lemon and russet and grey Scarlet and black and ochre and peach Plum and puce and indigo and dove

Beginning in 1962, which major American city dyes its river bright green every year for St. Patrick's Day? Boston Chicago New York City Los Angeles

In which year did New York City mandate that all medallion taxi cabs be painted yellow? 2007 1967 1927 1987

In 1907, the New York Taxicab Company imported the first gasoline-powered taxicabs from France; what color(s) were they originally? White Red and green Blue and yellow Yellow

Who is credited with inventing the first color wheel (a circular representation of primary and secondary colors)? David Hume Charles Darwin Robert Hooke Isaac Newton

What is the term for two colors located directly opposite each other on the color wheel? Competing colors Twin colors Opposite colors Complementary colors

Every color in the rainbow corresponds to a different electromagnetic wavelength; which color has the shortest wavelength? Blue Yellow Red Violet

Which color (used frequently in hospital rooms and in waiting rooms meant for guests about to appear on television) is said to impart calm and relaxation? Dove gray Yellow Green White

Which of the following colors is NOT used in the Olympic rings? Brown Black Red Yellow

What do the colors of the Olympic rings signify? Colors of the rainbow Colors of the host country Colors of the United Nations Colors of the flags of the participating countries

What material turns the sand on most of Bermuda's beaches pink? Crushed shells of microscopic coral-dwelling sea creatures Crushed volcanic rock Sunbleached red earth Synthetic pink dye

The distinction between "Red" (Republican-supporting) and "Blue" (Democratic-supporting) states emerged as an accepted commonplace after which highly contested U.S. presidential election? 1980 1992 2008 2000

Which brilliantly colored gemstone is formed when small amounts of chromium are introduced to the colorless crystal beryllium aluminosilicate? Ruby Turquoise Amethyst Emerald

What is the technical term for the Statue of Liberty's distinctive shade of green? Liberty green Verdigris Coppery green Hudson emerald

What is most responsible for the Statue of Liberty's distinctive green shade? Tarnishing of the copper skin Polution and acid rain Emerald green paint Normal atmospheric oxidation of the statue's copper skin

Politically minded readers have interpreted the "yellow brick road" made famous by L. Frank Baum in his book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) as a symbol of which monetary system? The silver standard The gold standard Bimetallism Central banking

Which ancient Egyptian god represented both fertility and death, and was often portrayed as having green skin? Horus Thoth Osiris Seth

The island of Burano, known for its brightly painted houses, is located in the lagoon of which Italian city? Venice Palermo Florence Milan

On a sunny day, the sky appears blue due to sunlight bouncing off small particles in the atmosphere; what is the name for this process? Photoelectric effect Electromagnetism Photosynthesis Rayleigh scattering

In the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, royalty wore a shade known as "Tyrian purple," produced using a dye derived from the mucus gland of which type of animal? Mollusk Gazelle Elephant Tiger

Who was second in command of British troops in America during the Revolutionary War? Charles Cornwallis Henry Clinton Benedict Arnold Marquis de Lafayette

Who was the first woman elected to head a European government? Margaret Thatcher Golda Meir Angela Merkel Queen Elizabeth II

Who was the commanding Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg? George Meade John Reynolds Winfield Scott Hancock Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the commanding Confederate general at the Battle of Gettysburg? Jubal Early James Longstreet Robert E. Lee George Pickett

Who was the commanding Union general at the Battle of Shiloh? Don Carlos Buell Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after? A river A church A main road A mountain

Who was the U.S. president when the Confederacy fired at Fort Sumter? Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln James Buchanan Andrew Johnson

What was Robert E. Lee's objective in attacking Harpers Ferry? Hide from Grant's army Prevent McClellan from capturing it Seize weapons and ammunition Invade the North

Who was the commanding Union general at the Siege of Vicksburg? Frederick Steele Francis P. Blair, Jr. William T. Sherman Ulysses S. Grant

As a result of the victory at Vicksburg, Union forces gained access to what river? Tennessee Rappahannock Mississippi Ohio

What event did the Union victory at Appomattox Station bring about during the American Civil War? Lee's surrender Lincoln's reelection James Longstreet's death Grant replacing McClellan

How was Civil War General "Stonewall" Jackson mortally wounded? Friendly fire Horse accident Suicide Cannon blast

Which U.S. political party ceased to exist as a result of the Civil War? Democratic-Republican Party Whig Party Federalist Party Democratic Party

Which of the following industries contributed most to the Union's war effort during the Civil War? Railroad Shipbuilding Armaments Distilleries

In which state were the most Civil War battles fought? South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Maryland

Which was the northernmost state to see fighting during the American Civil War? Vermont Pennsylvania New York West Virginia

What was the first battle of the Civil War? Battle of Lexington Battle of Philippi Fort Sumter First Battle of Bull Run

What was Union General Irvin McDowell's objective at the First Battle of Bull Run? Capture Richmond Kill as many Confederates as possible Capture the Confederate army Protect Washington, D.C.

What Confederate general spent the first 13 months of the Civil War out of action? Joseph E. Johnston P.G.T. Beauregard Robert E. Lee Thomas J. Jackson

Which American female novelist served as a nurse during the Civil War? Emily Dickinson Edith Wharton Louisa May Alcott Emma Lazarus

What basic right did President Lincoln suspend without Congressional approval during the Civil War? Free press Search and seizure Writ of habeas corpus Free speech

What was the first major battle of the American Civil War? Battle of Shiloh Battle of Antietam First Battle of Bull Run Battle of Wilson's Creek

Which of these women helped American slaves escape to the North? Clara Barton Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which of these women was born a slave and became a spokesperson for women's rights? Armament Ross Margaret Sanger Mary Chesnut Sojourner Truth

Which of these women was nicknamed the "angel of the battlefield?" Clara Barton Belle Boyd Harriet Tubman Dorthea Dix

What former estate of Robert E. Lee became a national burial ground for U.S. soldiers? Whispering Pines Oak Ridge Arlington Mount Vernon

What color were the uniforms of most of Union soldiers during the Civil War? Blue Gray Black Butternut

Who was President Lincoln's secretary of war for most of the Civil War? Salmon P. Chase Simon Cameron Edwin Stanton Gideon Wells

In what state were U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis both born? Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Virginia

Where did General Sherman's March to the Sea begin during the Civil War? Chancellorsville Savannah Atlanta Chattanooga

Where did General Sherman's March to the Sea end during the Civil War? Richmond Atlanta Williamsburg Savannah

What was the name of the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's injuries after his shooting of President Lincoln? Junius Booth William Seward George Atzerodt Samuel Mudd

What was the official name of the Southern states that seceded from the Union? Confederacy of America Dixie Confederate States of America Southern States Union

Which U.S. state seceded from another state in order to stay in the Union during the Civil War? Kansas West Virginia North Dakota Delaware

What did the Union Congress institute to help finance the Civil War? Income tax Tariff on cotton Slave importation tax Whiskey tax

What Union General was known as "Little Napoleon?" William T. Sherman Phil H. Sheridan George B. McClellan George A. Custer

For what was General George B. McClellan's often criticized? Reckless behavior Disorganziation Inexperience Being too cautious

Who was the Union general in chief at the start of the Civil War? George McClellan Winfield Scott John Pope Ulysses S. Grant

Who was known as the "conductor" of the Underground Railroad? Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Sally Hemming Phillis Wheatley

Who was the commanding Union officer at the battle of Gettysburg? George McClellan Ulysses S. Grant George G. Meade Robert E. Lee

Which Union general made the claim he was going to "make Georgia howl"? Henry W. Halleck William T. Sherman William S. Rosecrans Ulysses S. Grant

Which African American is said to be the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement"? Homer Plessy Dred Scott W.E.B. Du Bois Frederick Douglass

Which former president successfully defended the crew of the Amistad in front of the Supreme Court? James K. Polk Millard Filmore James Buchanan John Quincy Adams

Who did Abraham Lincoln famously debate over the issue of slavery? John Brown Andrew Johnson James Buchanan Stephen Douglas

Who led the antislavery raids in Kansas? Ulysses S. Grant Nathan Bedford Forrest Frederick Douglass John Brown

Who invented the cotton gin? John Ericsson James Fulton Andrew Carnegie Eli Whitney

Who led the bloodiest slave rebellion in the South? Frederick Jackson Turner Denmark Vesey John Brown Nat Turner

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? Sojourner Truth Tom Dewey Frederick Douglass Harriet Beecher Stowe

Who was Abraham Lincoln's wife? Sally Hemings Angelina Grimke Mary Todd Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was a nickname for a Union soldier during the Civil War? Yankee Doodle G.I Joe Billy Yank Beetle Bailey

What was a nickname for a Confederate soldier during the Civil War? Johnny Reb Uncle Tom Dixie Joe Hill

Who was the commander of the Army of Virginia for most of the Civil War? Robert E. Lee George Pickett James Longstreet John B. Hood

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglass

Which of the following was a Civil War photographer? Walt Whitman Mathew Brady George Templeton Strong Carl Sandburg

Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans after the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson Thaddeus Stevens

Which Union general captured armies at Ft. Donaldson, Vicksburg, and Appomattox during the Civil War? William T. Sherman Ulysses S. Grant George B. McClellan Philip Sheridan

Which Confederate general later served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan? George Pickett John B. Hood Albert Sydney Johnston Nathan Bedford Forrest

With what class rank did Robert E. Lee graduate from West Point? Last First Fiftieth Second

What Confederate general was known as "Stonewall"? Nathan Bedford Forest Thomas J. Jackson Albert Sydney Johnson John S. Mosby

Which civil right did Lincoln suspend during the Civil War? Search and seizure Habeas Corpus Due process Property

Which slaves were freed when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed? None Slaves in the border states Slaves in the South Slaves in the Union

What percentage of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln get in the election of 1860? 40% 60% 55% 51%

How much education did Abraham Lincoln have? Less than two years One year of college High school Grade school

Who was Abraham Lincoln's first serious girlfriend? Mary Todd Ann Rutledge Laura Keene Julia Ward Howe

In which state is Abraham Lincoln buried? Illinois New York Kentucky Indiana

In which war did Abraham Lincoln fight? War with Mexico Black Hawk War Quasi War Barbary Pirates

What political position did Lincoln hold before being elected president? Secretary of War U.S. Senator State Senator U.S. Representative

According to legend, why did Abraham Lincoln grow a beard? His wife liked it as a disguise A child suggested it It was cold

What political party did Lincoln join when he first entered politics? Republican Democratic Whig Federalist

What injury did John Wilkes Booth receive after shooting President Lincoln? Concussion Knife wound Gunshot Broken leg

Who was the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth after Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Dr. Livingston Dr. Johnson Dr. Kildare Dr. Mudd

How many terms in Congress did Lincoln serve in Congress? two none one four

In which state was Abraham Lincoln born? Kentucky Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania

Where did President Lincoln die? Petersen House Ford's Theater White House Circle Hospital

What did John Wilkes Booth say after shooting President Lincoln? Sic semper tyrannis The Confederacy lives Long live Virginia The South avenged

What was Abraham Lincoln's profession when he ran for the presidency? Senator Lawyer Congressman Railroad executive

What was the cause of most Civil War deaths? Disease Hand to hand combat Gunshot wound Cannon explosives

What was the name of the infamous Confederate prison during the Civil War? Andersonville Fort Knox Fort Wagner Harper's Ferry

Which Civil War amendment ended Slavery? 5th Amendment 13th Amendment 17th Amendment 14th Amendment

What was the name of the Union Army George B. McClellan built in the Civil War? Union Army of the West Ohio State Militia Army of the Potomac Army of Virginia

What was the name of the speech President Lincoln gave on November 19, 1863? Emancipation Proclamation Farewell Address Second Inaugural Gettysburg Address

What was the name of the Union ship that was converted into the first Confederate Ironclad? USS Cumberland USS Monitor USS Constitution USS Merrimack

What was the name of the first Union ironclad ship? USS Monitor USS Constitution USS Merrimack USS Cumberland

What was the outcome of the first encounter between ironclad ships during the Civil War? CSS Virginia won A draw Both ships sunk USS Monitor won

What was the nickname of the currency issued by the Union during the Civil War? legal tender Lincoln Bucks greenbacks Continental Dollars

After which battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Shiloh Gettysburg Second Bull Run Antietam

President Lincoln's death coincided with which holiday? Labor Day Easter Independence Day Memorial Day

Where was President Abraham Lincoln buried? Springfield, Illinois Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. Hardin County, Kentucky

Of which Civil War battle was the fight for the Little Round Top a part? Gettysburg Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg

What was the name of the first major land battle between the North and the South in the Civil War? Antietam Sharpsburg Bull Run Gettysburg

In which state was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware

In which state was the Battle of Antietam fought? Maryland Pennsylvania New York Virginia

In which state was the Battle of Shiloh fought? Missouri Tennessee Alabama Kentucky

In which state was the Battle of Chattanooga fought? Virginia Georgia Kentucky Tennessee

In which state did the attack on Fort Sumter occur? Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

In which state did the First Battle of Bull Run occur? North Carolina West Virginia District of Columbia Virginia

In which state did the Battle of Fredericksburg occur? Maryland Georgia Virginia Tennessee

In which state did the Siege of Vicksburg occur? Louisiana Missouri Mississippi Arkansas

What is the Battle of Manassas also called? Fredericksburg Bull Run Spotsylvania Antietam

What is the Battle of Antietam also called? Baltimore Cold Harbor Hapsburg Sharpsburg

Where did General Sherman's March to the Sea begin? Mobile Atlanta Savannah Richmond

Where did General Sherman's March to the Sea end? Atlanta Washington, D.C. Savannah Richmond

Which battle included the bloodiest day of the Civil War? Cold Harbor Antietam Gettysburg Shiloh

Who was the commanding Confederate general at the Second Battle of Bull Run? Robert E. Lee Richard Ewell John B. Gordon Joseph E. Johnston

In which battle did Col. Thomas Jackson earn his nickname "Stonewall"? First Bull Run Fredericksburg Seven Days Chancellorsville

What was Ulysses S. Grant's occupation just before the Civil War? Farmer Leather goods salesman Bill collector Military officer

What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War? 15 percent 2 percent 25 percent 10 percent

Which former U.S. President was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives? John Tyler James Buchannan Zachary Taylor James Polk

Which Civil War battle had the most casualties? Wilderness Campaign First Bull Run Shiloh Gettysburg

Which Union general was known for his sideburns? Ambrose Burnside Ulysses S. Grant Winfield Scott William T. Sherman

What Union general was at one time called "the butcher"? Ambrose Burnside John Pope Joseph Hooker Ulysses S. Grant

What Confederate general was known as "Stonewall?" Thomas J. Jackson Robert E. Lee Jubal Early Nathan Bedford Forrest

Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president during his second term? Edwin Stanton Andrew Johnson William Herndon Hannibal Hamlin

What was the first state to secede from the Union? South Carolina Mississippi North Carolina Georgia

During which Civil War battle did fighting occur at "Little Round Top"? Gettysburg Wilderness Shiloh Antietam

During which Civil War battle did fighting occur at "Culp's Hill"? First Bull Run Gettysburg Shiloh Fredericksburg

In which Civil War battle did "Pickett's Charge" occur? Gettysburg Fredericksburg Antietam Shiloh

What was the capital of the Confederacy for most of the war? Montgomery, AL Richmond, VA Charleston, SC New Orleans, LA

What was the capital of the Union during the Civil War? New York City, NY Boston, MA Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, PA

What military award was established during the Civil War? Purple Heart Bronze Star Navy Cross Medal of Honor

What was the term for Northerners who favored peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War? Redeemers Scalawags Carpetbaggers Copperheads

What was the term for southern whites who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War? Copperheads Redeemers Scalawags Carpetbaggers

What was the term for Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction? Carpetbaggers Redeemers Scalawags Copperheads

What Northern group steadfastly supported abolition before the Civil War? Congress Freemasons Know-nothings Churches

Which religious denomination was the first to embrace abolition before the Civil War? Quakers Catholics Baptists Methodists

Which "founding father" was most involved in abolitionism? Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison

What was the South's chief cash crop before the Civil War? Corn Wheat Cotton Sugar cane

Which of the following legislation repealed the Missouri Compromise? Dred Scott case Kansas-Nebraska Act Homestead Act Compromise of 1850

What was the trading system that brought slaves to North America called? West Indies Express Triangular trade Sugar-Rum Express Northwest Passage

What invention led to increased demand for slaves before the Civil War? Steam engine Assembly line Cotton gin Interchangeable parts

What Supreme Court case validated slavery and led the country toward civil war? Gibbon v. Ogden Marbury v. Madison Scott v. Sanford McCulloch v. Maryland

Which abolitionist published a newspaper called The Liberator, dedicated to ending slavery? Benjamin Franklin Henry Ward Beecher William Lloyd Garrison John Brown

Which African-American abolitionist published the North Star? Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman Denmark Vesey Nat Turner

What was Ulysses S. Grant's nickname during the Civil War? Butcher Simpson Unconditional Surrender Hiram

Of which political party was Ulysses S. Grant a member when he ran for president? Federalist Party Republican Party Democratic Party Unionist Party

Which Civil War general later became the 18th president of the United States? Ulysses S. Grant Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland James A. Garfield

What army did Robert E. Lee command through most of the Civil War? Army of the Shenandoah Valley Army of Northern Virginia Army of the Potomac Army of Tennessee

What other combat experience did P.G.T. Beauregard have before the Civil War? Slave rebellions Seminole War Mexican-American War Bleeding Kansas

What kind of injury led to General "Stonewall" Jackson's death during the Civil War? Died of natural causes Fell off his horse Hit by friendly fire Hit by cannon fire

Which general did Stonewall Jackson serve under for most of the Civil War? P.G.T Beauregard John B. Hood Robert E. Lee Jubal Early

In what branch of the Army did Civil War General Philip Sheridan make his career? Infantry Artillery Commissary Cavalry

Which Union officer who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg was later killed at Little Bighorn? Winfield S. Hancock Daniel Sickles George Meade George A. Custer

Who was the Civil War general later credited with having invented Baseball? Benjamin Butler Charles C. Doolittle Charles Francis Adams Abner Doubleday

What number president was Abraham Lincoln? Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeenth

In what state did Lincoln make his Gettysburg Address? Virginia Maryland New York Pennsylvania

How many times was Lincoln elected president? Twice Three times Four times Once

Where was President Lincoln shot? The Petersen House Ford's Theatre On a Washington DC street The White House

How long was John Wilkes Booth on the run after shooting President Lincoln? He was caught right away 12 days 1 year 100 days

What did President Lincoln wait for before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation? Reelection Neutrality from Britain A Union victory Congressional elections

What was Mary Surratt's occupation before she became involved in President Lincoln's assassination? Seamstress Teacher Tavern owner Housewife

What was Abraham Lincoln's profession most of his adult life? Rail splitter Legislator Lawyer President

What was the main issue discussed in the the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Secession Mexican-American War States rights Slavery

Which way is Lincoln facing on a U.S. penny? Quarter-left Facing forward Left Right

Approximately how long did it take President Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address? Ten minutes Thirty minutes Two minutes One hour

Where was President Lincoln's inauguration held? On a train Supreme Court Building White House Steps of U.S. Capitol

How many Southern states voted for Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election? 10 0 13 5

What did President Lincoln dream about a few days before his assassination? His death The end of the war His mother His grandfather

Which side did Mary Todd Lincoln's family support during the Civil War? Confederacy Border states Free-Soilers Union

From what chronic malady did Abraham Lincoln suffer? Depression Hepatitis Gall stones Malaria

How many states seceded when Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency? 0 15 3 7

What was President Lincoln's primary goal at the start of the Civil War? Preserve the Union Purchase slaves End slavery Protect federal property in the South

Which woman gave a speech later entitled "Ain't I a woman?" Francis Harper Sojourner Truth Phyllis Wheatley Harriet Tubman

Who said, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"? Harriet Tubman Ronald Reagan Frederick Douglass Casey Jones

What did Harriet Tubman carry with her while escorting slaves north to make sure they didn't turn back? A Bible A gun Forged papers A whip

Which slave sued for his freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857? Dred Scott Frederick Douglass Nat Turner Denmark Vesey

What was the destination of the first slaves brought to North American British colonies in 1619? South Carolina Florida Pennsylvania Virginia

What was the South's second largest export at the start of the Civil War? Slaves Tobacco Cotton Rice

What was the name of the sea journey that carried slaves from West Africa to the Americas? Middle Passage Hard Voyage Long Passage Trail of Tears

What fundamental right was granted to African Americans by the 14th Amendment? Emancipation Suffrage Citizenship Privacy

What was the name of the network that helped slaves escape from the South before the Civil War? Manumission Society Abolitionist Society Underground Railroad American Colonization Society

Which former slave's autobiography fueled the anti-slavery movement in the 1840s? Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Nat Turner Frederick Douglass

What euphemistic phrase was often used to refer to slavery? Jim Crow Permanent employment Repatriation Peculiar institution

Which abolitionist favored armed violence to end slavery? John Brown Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison

Which U.S. political party replaced the Whig party prior to the Civil War? Constitution Union Party Republican Party Free-soil Party Democratic-Republican Party

What did the Plessy v. Ferguson court case call for? Judicial review Grandfather clause Separate but equal facilities Popular sovereignty

What was the name of the slave owner in "Uncle Tom's Cabin?" John Dumont Simon Legree Charles Darnay John Brown

Which two presidents served during Reconstruction? Johnson and Grant Lincoln and Buchanan Grant and Buchanan Grant and Hayes

Who was prohibited from infringing on citizens' rights by the Fourteenth Amendment? Congress The Supreme Court The states The president

What was the term used for Congressmen who supported strict Reconstruction laws? Scalawags Redeemers Radical Republicans Carpetbaggers

Which Supreme Court decision was nullified by the 14th Amendment? Baron v. Baltimore Scott v. Sanford Marbury v. Madison Gibbons v. Ogden

Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Senate? Abraham Lincoln Lyman Trumbull Andrew Johnson Charles Sumner

Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives? Andrew Johnson Alexander Stephens John Bingham Thaddeus Stevens

What name did Southern Democrats give the Compromise of 1876? Election Massacre Corrupt Bargain Hayes Deal Quid Pro Quo

Where was the Ku Klux Klan founded? Washington, DC Baltimore, MD San Antonio, TX Pulaski, TN

What job were many African Americans forced to accept after the Civil War? Redeemer Sharecropper Domestic Overseer

What was the official purpose of Reconstruction? Expel Confederate officials Unify the country Black domination over white Punish the South

Which law did Congress pass to limit President Johnson's power? 25th Amendment Civil Rights Act of 1866 Force Acts Tenure of Office Act

What was the period of U.S. history after the Civil War called? Resurrection Remuneration Reparations Reconstruction

Who controlled the South during Reconstruction? The president Freedman's Bureau State legislatures The Federal Army

Which of these did the Freedman's Bureau offer African Americans? Repatriation to Africa 40 acres The right to vote Emancipation

Which law was the precursor to the 14th Amendment? Voting Rights Act Civil Rights Act of 1866 Reconstruction Act Freedman's Bureau

Who did President Johnson fire that led to his impeachment? Edwin Stanton Salmon P. Chase Thaddeus Stephens William Seward

Who were the "Radicals" of the Reconstruction era? Republicans in Congress Southern Democrats Ku Klux Klan Newly freed slaves

By how many votes was President Andrew Johnson acquitted during his impeachment? One Twenty None - he was impeached A majority

Who won the U.S. presidential election in 1868? Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour Andrew Johnson

By 1868, what was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan? Secession Repeal of the Freedman's Bureau Voting rights for ex-Confederates White Supremacy

Who won the popular vote in the 1876 presidential election? Rutherford B. Hayes Horatio Seymour Samuel Tilden Ulysses S. Grant

What did the Compromise of 1877 do? Enact an income tax Forgive Confederate debt Give Senate seats to the South End Reconstruction

Which war had the most American casualties? Vietnam War World War II Civil War World War I

Who is credited with mortally wounding General J.E.B. Stuart in battle in 1864? Matthew B. Thomas John D. Barry John A. Huff Thomas C. Chandler

What was the monthly pay for a white Union soldier? 11 dollars 15 dollars 12 dollars 13 dollars

Which Confederate soldier went in as a private and ended his military service as a general? John S. Mosby P.G.T. Beauregard Nathan Bedford Forrest Albert Sydney Johnston

In what state did the Battle of Ball's Bluff take place? Maryland Virginia West Virginia South Carolina

In what state was the Battle of Petersburg fought? Tennessee Georgia Virginia North Carolina

How did President Lincoln usually receive information from the battlefield? U.S. Mail Telegraph Courier on horseback Pony Express

Who was the first Republican candidate to become president? Andrew Johnson John C. Fremont Zachary Taylor Abraham Lincoln

What natural wonder is located in northwestern Arizona? Old Faithful Death Valley Grand Canyon Mount Rainier

What major U.S. waterway defines the eastern border of Arkansas? Mississippi River Missouri River Lake Superior Rio Grande

What easternmost big peak in the Rocky Mountains became a symbol of the Colorado Gold Rush? Mount McKinley Pikes Peak Grizzly Peak Mount Elbert

What famous boundary traces the western border of Delaware? Continental Divide 49th Parallel Mason-Dixon Line Grand Meridian

Which Florida city is the southernmost point in the continental U.S.? Key West Key Largo Marathon Miami

Located on the Hawaiian islands, what is the world's most active volcano? Kilauea Mauna Kea Mt. St. Helens Krakatoa

What once thriving industry made Indiana an auto powerhouse and gave rise to the Indianapolis 500? Textiles Iron Steel Oil

What is the name for political subdivisions within Louisiana? Boroughs Parishes Townships Counties

What break in the Appalachian Mountains is located at the junction of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia? Cumberland Gap Continental Divide Missouri River Donner Pass

Which city in Maryland was home to the first railroad station in the U.S.? Baltimore Annapolis Bethesda Frederick

Boston sits at the mouth of which river, the longest entirely within Massachusetts? Mystic River Connecticut River Merrimack River Charles River

What famous suspension bridge connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan? Verrazano-Narrows Bridge George Washington Bridge Ambassador Bridge Mackinac Bridge

New Jersey and New York fought their way to the Supreme Court over ownership of what U.S. landmark? Lincoln Tunnel Ellis Island George Washington Bridge Roosevelt Island

Opened in 1825, what engineering project connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? Erie Canal Croton Dam Hoover Dam Hudson River

What series of islands off the North Carolina coast was the location of the lost colony of Roanoke? Aleutian Islands Outer Banks The Rockaways Elizabeth Islands

What region in southwest North Dakota is known for its sandstone formations and vast fossil record? Outer Banks Badlands Great Plains Black Hills

What stratovolcano is the highest point in Oregon? Mt. St. Helens Mt. Rainier Mt. McKinley Mt. Hood

Before it joined the Union, the Republic of Texas held lands as far north as which future state? Wyoming Colorado Alaska Kansas

In the continental U.S., water drains to the Atlantic, the Pacific and to which location in Utah? Lake Powell Provo Lake Great Salt Lake Piute Reservoir

What National Park lies primarily within the state of Wyoming? Yellowstone Yosemite Zion Great Smoky Mountains

What was the nicknamed given to Major General Joseph Hooker? Fighting Joe Hey Joe Mr. Brothel Crazy Joe

What traditional weapon became obsolete during the Civil War? Hand gun Field cannon Breech loading rifle Bayonet

What metal was typically used in casting smoothbore cannons during the Civil War? Bronze Iron Steel Copper

Where is Mecca, the holiest meeting site in Islam? Turkey Saudi Arabia Iraq Iran

Which country's capital city is Tripoli? Libya Liberia Lebanon Serbia

What were the ancient Spartans best known as? Farmers Philosophers Artists Warriors

What group of people in ancient Sparta were neither slaves nor citizens? Celts Perioeci Ottomans Helots

What type of eponymous company did John DeLorean found in 1975? Steel Bicycle Automotive Yacht

To which country did Joseph Kennedy, father of President John Kennedy, serve as U.S. ambassador in the 1930s? Ireland United Kingdom Spain Germany

Which U.S. senator, who loved sailing, wrote a 2009 memoir, "True Compass"? Harry Reid John McCain Ted Kennedy Thomas "Tip" O'Neil

Which industry was revolutionized by the invention of the spinning jenny in the 1760s? Textile Fishing Paper Steel

At which university were President John Kennedy and his three brothers educated? Princeton University Yale University Harvard University Boston University

Until 2011, Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted Kennedy, was a U.S. congressman from which state? New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont

What is Democratic politician Howard Dean's other profession? Attorney Physician Geologist Farmer

Which 18th century Scottish social philosopher has been called the father of modern economics? John Maynard Keynes Adam Smith Joseph Stiglitz Milton Friedman

Who wrote "Liar's Poker," the 1989 book about Wall Street? Jay McInerney Michael Lewis Bob Woodward Adam Smith

Which country's capital city is Sarajevo? Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Spain Romania

Which country's capital city is Belgrade? Serbia Czechoslovakia Belgium Finland

What is the pineapple traditionally considered a symbol of? Hospitality Greed Warning Jealousy

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in the 1700s? China India Britain Russia

What type of books is writer John le Carre known for? Cookbooks Spy novels Self-help books Biographies

Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1996 memoir "Angela's Ashes"? Frank McDonald Frank McCourt Oscar Wilde James Joyce

Who wrote "Bright Lights, Big City," the 1984 novel about New York City? John Updike John Grisham J.D. Salinger Jay McInerney

Which former White House chief of staff was elected mayor of Chicago in 2011? Leon Panetta David Axelrod William Daley Rahm Emanuel

Who wrote the classic children's books "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little"? J.M. Barrie E.B. White Richard Scarry Roald Dahl

What was the subject of Robert Kennedy's 1969 book "Thirteen Days"? Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam War World War II School desegregation

Who wrote the 1719 book "Robinson Crusoe"? Mark Twain James Fenimore Cooper Charles Dickens Daniel Dafoe

Which city was featured in the 1994 best-seller "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"? Savannah, Georgia Cleveland, Ohio Palo Alto, California Charleston, South Carolina

Who became the fourth woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court, in 2010? Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan Ruth Bader Ginsburg Condoleeza Rice

Who wrote the 1877 classic novel "Black Beauty"? Jane Austen Anna Sewell Beatrix Potter Charlotte Bronte

Who wrote the classic 1950 children's novel "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"? Lewis Carroll Maurice Sendak J.K. Rowling C.S. Lewis

Which children's book was NOT written by Dr. Seuss? Where the Wild Things Are Green Eggs and Ham The Cat in the Hat Horton Hears a Who!

Who wrote the classic children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"? S.E. Hinton Annie Moore Beatrix Potter Dr. Seuss

Who was crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope in 800? Alfred I Henry VIII Charlemagne Leo XVI

Who ordered the slaying of thousands of Saxons at the 782 Massacre of Verden? Napoleon Bonaparte Charlemagne Pepin the Short Nicholas I

Which state's capital is Bismarck? Iowa South Dakota Nebraska North Dakota

What is the capital of South Dakota? Sioux Falls Fargo Pierre Cheyenne

What type of books was Zane Grey best known for writing? Science fiction Westerns Cold War thrillers Cookbooks

Which of these countries is NOT located in North Africa? Yemen Algeria Morocco Libya

Which is NOT a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald? The Great Gatsby This Side of Paradise The Old Man and the Sea Tender is the Night

Which industry dominated New York's now-glamorous Hamptons area during the colonial period? Fishing Weaving Millinery Pottery

In which country did U.S. military forces find and kill Osama bin Laden in 2011? Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq United States

Which first lady was known for championing the beautification of U.S. highways? Lady Bird Johnson Rosalynn Carter Betty Ford Nancy Reagan

Which concept of westward expansion was championed by James K. Polk? Western Exodus Manifest Destiny American Movement Pacific Imperialism

With which country did the U.S. go to war in 1846? Mexico France Germany China

Which river became the southern border of Texas after the Mexican-American War? Red River Rio Grande Mexican River Colorado River

In which American colony did the Stono River slave rebellion occur in 1739? Georgia North Carolina Virginia South Carolina

What was the 1786 Shays' Rebellion a protest against? High taxes The Constitution Subjugation of women Slavery

Which Virginia planter led a rebellion against Indians in 1676 to promote territorial expansion? Nathaniel Bacon Increase Mather James Oglethorpe William Berkeley

Which American general won the Battle of Saratoga in 1777? Philip Schuyler Thomas Conway Horatio Gates John Burgoyne

In what state were the military stores that America defended in the Battle of Bennington in 1777? Vermont New York Massachusetts New Hampshire

Which 1766 act repealed the Stamp Act but also reaffirmed British control of the American colonies? Townshend Act Declaratory Act Quartering Act Sugar Act

Where was the western boundary of the land known in the 1780s as the Northwest Territory? Ohio River Mississippi River Rocky Mountains Great Lakes

What fraction of a person did the U.S. Constitution originally recognize a slave as in calculating state population? 3/5 5/8 1/4 1/2

What economic policy did the Navigation Acts enforce upon the American colonies? Mercantilism Imperialism Capitalism Communism

Which Ottawa Indian chief laid siege to Detroit in May 1763? Pocahontas Tecumseh Uncas Pontiac

Which war is the subject of James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? Queen Anne's War French and Indian War King William's War American Revolution

Which crisis is the subject of Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible"? King Philip's War Boston Tea Party Zenger trial Salem witch trials

Which two women organized the Seneca Falls Convention? Rosa Parks & Coretta Scott King Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton Eleanor Roosevelt & Susan B. Anthony Lucy Hayes & Carrie Nation

Which affliction killed William Henry Harrison? Pneumonia Cholera Dysentery Spanish Influenza

With which American region is the philosophy of transcendentalism most associated? New England The South The Southwest The Midwest

Which country was opened to the West by Commodore Matthew Perry? China Japan Malaysia Vietnam

Who purchased over 29,000 square miles of land that now comprise parts of Arizona and New Mexico in 1853? Zebulon Pike James K. Polk James Gadsden John Pershing

Which Illinois Senator was nicknamed "The Little Giant"? Stephen Douglas Everett Dirksen Adlai Stevenson Barack Obama

Which current U.S. state was the site of the "Bear Flag Republic"? Oregon New Hampshire Alaska California

Which former slave advocated for abolition through his newspaper The North Star? Frederick Douglass Dred Scott William Lloyd Garrison Benjamin Banneker

Which country hosted the Olympics for the first time in 2008? Brazil Cuba Australia China

Which Italian city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics? Florence Turin Venice Rome

In 2005, who became the first female chancellor of Germany? Claudia Schiffer Angela Merkel Katharina Witt Renate Kunast

In 2007, which French president spent his summer vacation on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee? Francois Mitterand Charles de Gaulle Nicolas Sarkozy Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Which leader of North Korea was mocked in the movie "Team America: World Police?" Syngman Rhee Kim Il Sung Kim Jong-Il Kim Dae Jung

The ethnically Zulu Jacob Zuma succeeded Thabo Mbeki as president of which country? South Africa Libya Nigeria Kenya

What country hosted the 2010 soccer World Cup? South Africa USA Spain Italy

Which country won the 2011 women's soccer World Cup, defeating the USA in the final match? China Norway Japan Sweden

Stieg Larsson, a Swedish author, wrote which of the following books? The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Pippi Longstocking Crime and Punishment Miss Julie

Which of the following countries has adopted the Euro as its currency? Albania Italy Russia Norway

Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics, 108 years after it hosted the first modern Olympic games? Athens London Berlin Rome

What Australian city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics? Sydney Perth Brisbane Melbourne

What is the name of the arc of arable land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf where many early civilizations arose? Green Desert Fertile Crescent Nile River Valley Indus River Valley

What is the name for the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that literally means "land between two rivers?" Abu Dhabi Palestine Interlaken Mesopotamia

Which country is home to the Kadima political party, formed in 2005 by Ariel Sharon and his supporters? Cyprus Israel Lebanon Yemen

What metal is made from combining copper and tin? Iron Silver Bronze Aluminum

After 1200 BC, what forged metal began widely replacing bronze in tools and weapons? Platinum Copper Silver Iron

In what country did NATO attack forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in 2011? Chad Libya Egypt Algeria

Which country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev took offense at the film "Borat?" Bhutan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan

What word refers to religions that have more than one god? Ascetic Monastic Polytheistic Theocratic

Kofi Annan won the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his service in what position? UN Secretary General President of the African Union Director of the African National Congress Chairman of OPEC

From which country is 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo is a dissident? China South Korea Japan North Korea

What movie set in India won the 2008 Best Picture Oscar? Bollywood Dreams Slumdog Millionaire Gandhi A Passage to India

Which actor from New Zealand starred in the historical movie "Gladiator?" Peter Jackson Kiri Te Kanawa Heath Ledger Russell Crowe

In what film did Daniel Craig first star as James Bond? Casino Royale Quantum of Solace From Russia with Love Layer Cake

On which Italian lake are parts of the James Bond films Quantum of Solace and Ocean's Twelve both partially set? Lake Malawi Lake Baikal Lake Michigan Lake Como

Which actor succeeded Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in famed Bond film series? Daniel Craig Daniel Day-Lewis Michael Caine Liam Neeson

Which African country became independent in 2011? East Eritrea North Namibia West Djibouti South Sudan

Which Spanish conquistador is known for his conquest of the Aztec people? Diego Velu00e1zquez Francisco Hernu00e1ndez de Cu00f3rdoba Hernu00e1n Cortu00e9s Pedro Pizzaro

Who was the only queen of Russia to have the epitaph "the Great"? Elizabeth Maria Johanna Catherine

What Austrian princess married Louis XVI and is apocryphally associated with the words "Let them eat cake"? Marie Antoinette Maria Theresa Isabella III Elizabeth II

Which New York building was bombed by Islamist terrorists in 1993? LaGuardia Airport Yankee Stadium World Trade Center Shea Stadium

Which international trade agreement took effect on January 1, 1994? NAFTA START MAMA SALT

Which president had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? George H. W. Bush George W. Bush Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton

Which planet did the Pathfinder probe land on in 1997? Mars Saturn Earth Jupiter

In which world capital did Al-Qaeda terrorists bomb an American embassy in 1998? Washington, D.C. Nairobi, Kenya Tokyo, Japan Ottawa, Canada

Which country, purported to have WMDs, was the target of Operation Desert Fox? Kuwait Iran Afghanistan Iraq

Who was captured by United States forces on December 13, 2003? Corazon Aquino Idi Amin Manuel Noriega Saddam Hussein

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005? Katrina Katherine Kaley Kandy

For which network did Tim Russert host Meet the Press? FOX CBS ABC NBC

Which Cabinet department was led by Donald Rumsfeld in 1975 and 2006? Treasury Defense Commerce Justice

Which former president was once the governor of New Jersey and president of Princeton University? Warren G. Harding William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt

Which U.S. president, an Ohio native, had the largest feet of any president (size 14)? Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Warren G. Harding

Which television "first" occurred on July 1, 1941? First commercial First Presidential speech First concert First live sporting event

Which Arizona landmark's northern rim was protected by the expansion of the National Park System in 2000? Saguaro Grand Canyon Tucson Yellowstone

Which computer "bug" threatened to strike on January 1, 2000? Y2K Mozilla virus MK6 YKK

Which vice president won the 2000 Iowa Caucuses on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for the presidency? Walter Mondale Bill Bradley Al Gore John Kerry

Which president's administration saw the passing of the Missouri Compromise? James Monroe Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Quincy Adams

Which president's doctrine declared that the American continents could no longer be colonized by Europe? James Monroe George W. Bush Dwight Eisenhower Harry Truman

What Kentuckian became U.S. secretary of state after the "corrupt bargain" of 1824? Daniel Webster Henry Clay John C. Calhoun John Quincy Adams

Who defeated John Quincy Adams in the presidential election of 1828? Martin Van Buren James K. Polk Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun

Which new Russian leader did U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visit in Moscow in 2000? Boris Yeltsin Dmitri Medvedev Vladimir Putin Mikhail Gorbachev

Which Arizona senator finished second to George W. Bush in the 2000 race for the Republican nomination for President? Dennis DeConcini Jon Kyl John McCain Steve Forbes

Which lawyer and first lady announced her run for the U.S. Senate in February 2000? Barbara Bush Laura Bush Nancy Reagan Hillary Clinton

Which of these nations was under American control in 1900? Germany Vietnam The Philippines Lesotho

Which of these phrases is associated with Theodore Roosevelt's diplomacy? "Big sword" "Big stick" "Big gun" "Big shovel"

Which state's leaders have included Sanford Dole and Queen Liliuokalani? Hawaii Oklahoma California Alaska

Which nation's city of Veracruz was seized by American forces in 1916? Spain Panama Mexico Laos

Which religious group settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1840s? Muslims Jews Mormons Lutherans

Which trail's final destination was the Willamette Valley? Oregon Trail Mormon Trail Chisolm Trail Santa Fe Trail

Which city was home to the nation's first department store, located on Broadway? Chicago Denver New York Boston

Which American symbol made its first appearance in an 1852 magazine? Bald Eagle Uncle Sam Apple Pie Stars & Stripes

Which Supreme Court case affirmed that slaves were not citizens? Gibbons v. Ogden Plessy v. Ferguson Dred Scott v. Sanford Brown v. Board of Education

The use of which postal innovation first became required in 1856? Return Address ZIP Code Adhesive Stamps Adhesive Envelopes

Which abolitionist instigated the Pottawotamie Creek Massacre in Kansas in 1856? Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman John Brown William Lloyd Garrison

Which state was the site of the U.S.'s first oil well? Texas New York Ohio Pennsylvania

Which state was the site of the first intercollegiate baseball game, played between Amherst and Williams in 1859? Colorado New Jersey Massachusetts New York

Which general is the namesake of a failed "charge" on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg? Robert E. Lee George Pickett Stonewall Jackson Ulysses S. Grant

What name meaning "new stone" is given to the period during which ancient civilizations began using agriculture? Neolithic Revolution Cambrian Explosion Mesozoic Shift Petric Revolution

Who was the sun god of Egyptian mythology? Apophis Osiris Ra Anubis

What river's yearly flooding provided early Egyptians with fertile land on which to grow crops? The Ganges The Suez The Canopic The Nile

For which recording studio did Elvis make "Heartbreak Hotel"? Sun Sony Columbia RCA

What name was given to bus trips taken by interracial groups to challenge segregation? Emancipation Express Rosa's Rides Freedom Rides Rebellion Rides

In which city was Malcolm X assassinated? Jackson, MS New York, NY Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA

In 2006, King Bhumibol celebrated his 60th anniversary on the throne of what Asian country? Thailand Japan North Korea China

Which peace accords ended United States military involvement in Vietnam? Munich Vienna Versailles Paris

At which Ohio university were four protesters shot on May 4, 1970? The University of Akron Ohio State University University of Mount Union Kent State University

Which song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young was written in response to the 1970 Kent State shootings? Peace Love Ohio Vietnam

In 2002, which two countries came to the brink of war in the region of Kashmir? China and Japan India and Pakistan Russia and China North Korea and South Korea

Which iconic sandwich was added to the McDonald's menu in 1968? Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese Beefeater Big Mac Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Which products did the Federal Trade Commission ban television ads for in 1970? Alcohol Firearms Tobacco Contraceptives

Which president created the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1970? John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Lyndon B. Johnson Jimmy Carter

Which Indonesian resort island was the site of a terrorist bombing in 2002 that killed over 200 people? Sulawesi Bali Flores Sumatra

What island has seen recent deforestation lead to a severe decline in its tiger population? Guam Sumatra Fiji Madagascar

Which company introduced the first American charge card in 1950? Visa MasterCard American Express Diner's Club

Which country was devastated by a tsunami in early 2011? Australia Vietnam Japan China

Which type of power plant was Fukushima Daiichi, which malfunctioned after the 2011 Japanese tsunami? Nuclear power plant Solar power plant Wind power plant Coal power plant

Which city defeated Los Angeles to win the right to host the 1980 Summer Olympics? Sydney Houston Moscow Vienna

Which company introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984? IBM Microsoft FORTRAN Apple

Which body of water was most affected by the devastating December 2004 tsunami? Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean

In 2009, Y.E. Yang became the first Asian man to win one of the four major championships of what sport? Yachting Golf Tennis Luge

Which Swiss tennis player has won more grand slams than anyone in history? Thomas Muster Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Pete Sampras

Which Spanish tennis player won four consecutive French Open titles from 2005-2008? Roger Federer David Ferrer Rafael Nadal Carlos Moya

What system of ancient Egyptian writing has a name from the Greek for "priest carvings"? Cuneiform Sanskrit Pictographs Heiroglyphics

At which famous Scottish golf course did Tiger Woods win the 2000 and 2005 British Opens ? St. Duncans St. Andrews St. Malcolms St. Kenneths

Which of these languages is NOT Indo-European in origin? German Mandarin Greek Latin

What word describes societies that move around from place to place and have few permanent settlements? Paleolithic Immotile Mercantile Nomadic

Which British soccer player is famous for being the namesake of a 2002 movie and for his relationship with a former Spice Girl? Michael Owen David Beckham Peter Crouch George Best

What Greek philosopher wrote "The Republic"? Herodotus Socrates Plato Aristotle

What is the maiden name of the woman who married England's Prince William in 2011? Middleton Hurley Beckham Adkins

In what language was the Old Testament originally written? Greek Egyptian Hebrew Latin

What word describes religions which claim the existence of one and only one god? Polytheistic Monotheistic Animistic Pantheistic

In what ancient Mesopotamian city were the "Hanging Gardens" located? Babylon Jerusalem Tenochtitlan Cairo

Which commodity was transported most commonly on the Chisolm Trail? Hay Cattle Gold Cotton

Which right was given to American women first in 1869 by the Wyoming Territory? Right to bear arms Right to sue over unequal wages Right of free speech Right to vote

Which railroad innovation is George Pullman best known for? Steam engine Air brake Coal furnace Sleeping car

Which office was Hiram Revels the first African American to hold? Vice president U.S. senator Secretary of state President of the NAACP

Who owned the cow that is often blamed for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871? Mr. Plimpton Mrs. Daley Mr. Rudkus Mrs. O'Leary

Which New York political "boss" escaped prison and fled to Spain before being brought back to America? Boss Madden Boss Tweed Boss Anderson Boss Arthur

Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested and fined in 1872? Attempting to divorce her husband Casting a vote in an election Not giving up her seat on a bus Holding slaves

Which Great Plains animal was nearly driven to extinction by hunters such as Bill Cody? Buffalo Whitetail deer Turkey vulture Canadian goose

Which simple invention, created by Joesph Glidden in 1874, forever changed the Great Plains way of life? Lasso Barbed wire Shovel Paint

Which president's administration was affected by the Whiskey Ring scandal? George Washington Ulysses Grant Ronald Reagan William McKinley

Which team, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1999? Duke Blue Devils Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan State Spartans Connecticut Huskies

Which team, coached by Tubby Smith, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1998? Kentucky North Carolina Stanford Utah

What nationality were most of the members of the "Molly Maguires", a violent mining labor group? Dutch Norwegian German Irish

Which team, coached by Lute Olson, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1997? Kentucky North Carolina Minnesota Arizona

Which team, coached by Rick Pitino, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1996? MIssissippi State Massachusetts Kentucky Syracuse

Which invention was first used to relay this message: "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."? Telephone E-mail Telegraph Printing Press

Which team, coached by Dean Smith, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1993? Kansas Kentucky Michigan North Carolina

Which team, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1992? Duke Michigan Cincinnati Indiana

Which team, led by Christian Laettner, won the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1991? Duke Kansas UNLV North Carolina

Which artist recorded "Smooth," the 1999 Grammy winner for record of the year? Sarah McLachlan Santana Akon Sting

Which artist recorded "My Heart Will Go On," the 1998 Grammy winner for record of the year? Eric Clapton Lauryn Hill U2 Celine Dion

Which New York City landmark, designed in part by Frederick Law Olmstead, was completed in 1876? Central Park Empire State Building Statue of Liberty Brooklyn Bridge

Which Native American tribe was famously led by Chief Joseph? Cherokee Seminole Hopi Nez Perce

Which holiday, celebrated on June 14 every year, was first commemorated in 1877? Lincoln Day Flag Day Columbus Day Memorial Day

For which president did Millard Fillmore serve as vice president? Abraham Lincoln Martin Van Buren Zachary Taylor Franklin Pierce

Where was the slave trade banned by legislation contained in the Compromise of 1850? The Southern States Kansas and Nebraska Nowhere The District of Columbia

What is Harriet Tubman best known for? Creating the American Red Cross Convening the Seneca Falls Convention Not giving up her seat on a bus Helping operate the Underground Railroad

In which of these nations did "Black Jack" Pershing fight? Mexico Philippines Great Britain Somalia

Which capital city did General Winfield Scott capture in 1847? Havana Ottawa London Mexico City

During which conflict were Americans asked to observe "meatless Tuesdays" and "wheatless Wednesdays"? Spanish-American War Vietnam War World War I War of 1812

What did the raven say in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven"? "I love you." "Nevermore!" "Hello!" "Who are you?"

With what controversial issue did Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter deal? Slavery Suicide Adultery Cocaine

To whom was Lincoln referring when he said "So you're the little woman that wrote the book that started this great war?" Emily Dickinson Willa Cather Harriet Beecher Stowe Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which party was led in the 1840s by figures such as Daniel Webster and Henry Clay? Green Republican Free Soil Whig

Which of the following did James Buchanan lack when he became president in 1857? A wife A residence A political party A vice president

Which Socialist candidate ran for president in 1920 from his prison cell? Upton Sinclair William McKinley Robert La Follette Eugene Debs

Which president issued the "Fourteen Points"? Woodrow Wilson Calvin Coolidge Martin van Buren Abraham Lincoln

Which of these nations did NOT receive American military support in World War I? Great Britain France Russia Germany

Which two Italian anarchists were controversially executed in 1927 on armed robbery charges? Fermi and Marconi Sacco and Vanzetti Botticelli and Boccioni Alighieri and Boccaccio

Which controversial silent film, which premiered in 1915, was directed by D.W. Griffith? Rebel Without a Cause The Will of the People Battleship Potemkin The Birth of a Nation

Which of these presidents was NOT a Republican? Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Warren Harding

Which East Asian nation was the subject of America's "Open Door" policy? Japan China South Korea Vietnam

Which California city was hit by a devastating earthquake in 1906? Monterey San Francisco Fresno San Diego

Which composer was famous for his military marches, such as "Semper Fidelis"? John Philip Sousa Frederick Delius Philip Glass Samuel Barber

Which African-American composer wrote the "Maple Leaf Rag"? Virgil Thomson Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Scott Joplin Frederick Delius

Which Scottish-American steel magnate sold his company to J.P. Morgan to form U.S. Steel? Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Robert Burns James Fisk

Which state's town of Kitty Hawk was the site of flight experiments by the Wright Brothers? Colorado South Carolina Iowa North Carolina

Which city is the site of a university established by Andrew Carnegie? Boston Edinburgh Pittsburgh Houston

Which state's city of Nome was the site of a gold rush in 1900? Alaska Montana California Nevada

Which renowned sharpshooter starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show? Frank Butler Al Capone Annie Oakley Simo Hayha

Which city was the site of a club established in 1938 known as "the Strip," which is today the moniker of one of its streets? Las Vegas Miami Chicago New Orleans

Which of these journalists is commonly described as a "muckraker"? William Randolph Hearst Ida Tarbell Margaret Fuller John Peter Zenger

Which state was the site of Milton Hershey's namesake chocolate company? Nebraska Pennsylvania Hawaii Ohio

Which cartoonist was famous for elaborate depictions of complex machines? Honore Daumier Rube Goldberg Thomas Nast William Hogarth

Which president faced a scandal surrounding oil-rich land at Teapot Dome? John F. Kennedy George W. Bush Warren G. Harding Ulysses S. Grant

Which entertainer gave his name to a brand of popular animal crackers debuting in 1902? Annie Oakley Harry Houdini P.T. Barnum Bill Cosby

Which type of tax was instituted with the passage of the 16th Amendment, proposed in 1909? Cigarette tax Pigouvian tax Income tax Poll tax

Which American city's Grand Central Station was created in 1902? Boston Chicago Atlanta New York City

Which collegiate football team was once coached by Knute Rockne? Air Force Alabama University of Southern California Notre Dame

Which section of New York gave its name to a major African-American artistic and cultural movement? SoHo Bronx Harlem Greenwich Village

Which city was governed by Fiorello LaGuardia? Chicago New York City San Francisco Boston

Which woman was the first to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? Christa McAuliffe Laura Ingalls Sally Ride Amelia Earhart

Which South Dakota landmark was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum? Mount Rushmore Crazy Horse Memorial Stone Mountain Lincoln Memorial

Which iconic jazz trumpeter, nicknamed "Satchmo," was born in New Orleans in 1901? Max Roach Wynton Marsalis Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington

Which river's flooding in 1927 reached from New Orleans to Cairo, Illinois? Missouri Mississippi Ohio Red

Which phrase did F. Scott Fitzgerald use to describe the 1920s? Hippie Generation Jazz Age Beat Age Pop Age

Which term was applied to women that challenged common social conventions in the 1920s? Skippers Flappers Jumpers Toppers

Which of these dances was common in the 1920s? Tarantella Charleston Melbourne Shuffle Meringue

Which style of music was common at clubs in Harlem during the 1920s? Folk Country Jazz Hip-hop

Which 1927 movie was called the first "talkie"? The Great Train Robbery Gone with the Wind The Jazz Singer Casablanca

Which man was elected president in 1920 on his promise of a "return to normalcy"? Calvin Coolidge Warren G. Harding Franklin D. Roosevelt Ronald Reagan

To which type of protectionist economic measures do Smoot-Hawley and Fordney-McCumber refer? Cartels Tariffs Subsidies Quantitative easings

Which man succeeded Calvin Coolidge as U.S. president after Coolidge opted not to run for re-election? Warren Harding Grover Cleveland John F. Kennedy Herbert Hoover

Which state is home to Tammany Hall? California Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts

Which president controversially engaged in court-packing in 1937, after passing the New Deal? Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Martin van Buren Warren Harding

Which artist recorded "I Will Always Love You," the 1993 Grammy winner for record of the year? Sting Alan Menken Tim Rice Whitney Houston

Which artist, the daughter of a famed singer, recorded "Unforgettable," the 1991 Grammy winner for record of the year? Natalie Cole Irving Berlin Michael Bolton Bonnie Raitt

Which play, starring characters Scar and Simba, won the Tony for best musical in 1998? Chicago The Lion King The King and I Cabaret

Which play, set on a ship of the same name, won the 1997 Tony for best musical? The King and I Titanic Chicago Sunset Boulevard

Which play by Jonathan Larson won the 1996 Tony for best musical? The King and I A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Kiss of the Spider Woman Rent

Which longest running Broadway show won the 1988 Tony for best musical? The Phantom of the Opera Evita Into the Woods Jesus Christ Superstar

Which play based on a Victor Hugo novel won the 1987 Tony for best musical? Les Miserables Me and My Girl Miss Saigon City of Angels

Which Andrew Lloyd Webber play won the 1983 Tony for best musical? Barnum The Act Cats The Rink

Which late-night television show won five consecutive Emmy awards from 1998 to 2002? Late Show with David Letterman The Daily Show The Tonight Show The Colbert Report

Which NBC television series set in New York won the 1999-2000 Emmy for best comedy? Cheers Modern Family Friends Will and Grace

Which movie starring Kevin Spacey won the 1999 Oscar for best picture? Boys Don't Cry American Beauty The Cider House Rules Girl, Interrupted

Which movie, set in Renaissance-era England, won the 1998 Oscar for best picture? Shakespeare In Love Life Is Beautiful L.A. Confidential Saving Private Ryan

Who won the 1998 Oscar for best director for his work on Saving Private Ryan? Steven Spielberg Sam Mendes James Coburn Roberto Benigni

Which movie, set on an ocean liner, won the 1997 Oscar for best picture? Titanic As Good As It Gets Good Will Hunting Jerry Maguire

Which man, who also served as the producer of "Titanic," won the 1997 Oscar for best director? Steven Spielberg Clint Eastwood Peter Jackson James Cameron

Which movie, set in part during World War II, won the 1996 Oscar for best picture? Shine Fargo Jerry Maguire The English Patient

Which government department launched the first GPS satellite? Defense Commerce Interior State

Which company introduced the first commercial version of a cell phone in the United States? Motorola HTC Research In Motion Nokia

Which company introduced its 747 series of airplanes to passengers in 1970? Airbus Cessna Boeing Beechcraft

Which man was inducted into the Inventors' Hall of Fame in 1989 for his creation of the steel plow? Luther Burbank Eli Whitney Cyrus McCormick John Deere

In which 1857 Supreme Court case did justice Roger Taney write a controversial majority decision? Plessy v. Ferguson Roe v. Wade Dartmouth v. Woodward Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which Russian space station did American astronaut Norman Thagard first live aboard in 1995? Mir Sputnik Soyuz Baikonur

Which planet did the Voyager 2 space probe pass in 1989 on its way out of the solar system? Neptune Jupiter Saturn Uranus

Which television series holds the record for the most watched single episode in American television? Friends Cheers M*A*S*H Seinfeld

What Democrat lost the presidential election of 1988? Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Michael Dukakis George H. W. Bush

What Republican lost the 1992 presidential election? Al Gore Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Dan Quayle

What Republican lost the 1996 presidential election? Jack Kemp Bill Clinton Al Gore Bob Dole

What Democrat lost the 1984 presidential election? George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan

In 1984, which woman became the first woman ever nominated for the vice-presidency by a major party? Sarah Palin Geraldine Ferraro Hillary Rodham Clinton Susan B. Anthony

What incumbent Democrat lost the 1980 presidential election? Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush

What Republican lost the 1976 presidential election? Jimmy Carter Bob Dole Gerald Ford Walter Mondale

What Democrat lost the 1972 presidential election? Richard M. Nixon George S. McGovern Spiro T. Agnew R. Sargent Shriver

What Democrat lost the 1968 presidential election? Edmund Muskie Hubert Humphrey Spiro Agnew Richard Nixon

What Republican lost the 1964 presidential election? Barry Goldwater William Miller Lyndon Johnson Hubert Humphrey

What Republican lost the 1960 presidential election? Richard Nixon Henry Cabot Lodge John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

What Democrat lost the 1956 presidential election? Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Adlai E. Stevenson

What Democrat lost the 1952 presidential election? John J. Sparkman Adlai E. Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon

What Republican lost the 1944 presidential election? Franklin D. Roosevelt John W. Bricker Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey

Which nation's military forces did NATO bomb in March 1999 for their occupation of Kosovo? Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Croatia Slovenia

Which territory did the United States relinquish control of after December 14, 1999? Hong Kong Guam Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico

Which sitting president was sued in a 1998 civil court case by Paula Jones? George W. Bush Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton

Which accomplice of Timothy McVeigh was found guilty for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing after his trial in 1998? Terry Nichols Lyle Menendez Jeffrey Dahmer Anders Brevik

Which airline's flight 800 exploded over Long Island on July 17, 1996? ValuJet Northwest Pan Am TWA

Of which celestial body did the Hubble space telescope capture the first images in 1996? Venus Neptune Mercury Pluto

Which ex-professional football player was found not guilty of the 1994 murder of his ex-wife? Eric Dickerson O.J. Simpson Barry Sanders Bo Jackson

Which American sports organization's championship was cancelled due to a 1994 players' strike? Major League Baseball National Basketball Association National Hockey League Major League Soccer

Which man won a 1994 claim for $3.8 million in damages after his 1991 beating by Los Angeles police? Larry King Al Sharpton Rodney King Jesse Jackson, Jr.

In which city was the 1993 standoff between David Koresh and federal agents? Washington, D.C. Wyandot Wycombe Waco

Which 1993 act of legislation requires background checks before gun purchases? Reagan Requisition Adams Act Thomas Test Brady Bill

Which piece of 1992 legislation guarantees equal access for disabled persons? Americans with Disabilities Act United States Equality Bill American Handicapped Motion Non-Discriminatory Statute of 1992

What important event did President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin announce on February 1, 1992? The fall of the Berlin Wall The signing of the SALT I treaty The end of the Cold War The sale of Alaska

Which man, other than John Poindexter, was cleared of wrongdoing in 1991 regarding the Iran-Contra scandal? Oliver Twist Oliver Stone Oliver Hammond Oliver North

Which oil tanker spilled over 11 million gallons of oil off the coast of Alaska on March 24, 1989? Achille Lauro Exxon Valdez Cornelia Marie Deepwater Horizon

Which airline's flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988? Pan Am Delta United Eastern

Which state was the site of a 1989 earthquake that disrupted baseball's World Series? Washington Oregon Arizona California

Which city hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Americans won 11 medals? Paris Lyon Rennes Albertville

Which city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, where Nancy Kerrigan competed after being attacked in Detroit earlier that year? Innsbruck Lillehammer Vancouver Chamonix

Which author wrote the Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage? Theodore Dreiser Stephen Crane Stephen King Frank Norris

Which author described the meatpacking industry in his novel The Jungle? Ernest Hemingway Roald Dahl Upton Sinclair Jacob Riis

Which poet is responsible for writing "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"? Sylvia Plath Robert Frost T.S. Eliot Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Which Lebanese-American writer penned the poetry collection "The Prophet"? Khalil Gibran Mahmoud Darwish Rumi Omar Khayyam

Which author wrote the novel The Great Gatsby? Nathaniel Hawthorne Mark Twain Jack London F. Scott Fitzgerald

Which author wrote the novels The Sea-Wolf and The Call of the Wild? Frank Norris Don DeLillo Jack London Thomas Pynchon

Which field is Horace Mann best known for contributing to? Electrical engineering Education Agriculture Medicine

Which movement was 1854's work "Ten Nights in a Barroom" written to support? Abolition Nativist Anti-Masonic Temperance

Which author wrote the novels Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath? John Steinbeck Thomas Wolfe John Dos Passos Jack London

What were New Harmony, New Lanark and Brook Farm? Slave ships Stops on the Oregon Trail Utopian communities Pilgrim ships

Which author wrote the novels The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls? Ernest Hemingway Norman Mailer Frank Norris Nick Adams

Which character is the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye? Huckleberry Finn Nick Adams Winston Smith Holden Caulfield

Which author wrote the novel All the King's Men? Bob Woodward Countee Cullen Robert Penn Warren John Greenleaf Whittier

Which poet of "Mending Wall" and "Fire and Ice" read one of his works at John F. Kennedy's inauguration? Seamus Heaney Robert Frost Lawrence Ferlinghetti Edwin Arlington Robinson

Which playwright wrote the play "Our Town"? Edward Albee Eugene O'Neill Tennessee Williams Thornton Wilder

Which author wrote the novel "Main Street"? Upton Sinclair Sinclair Lewis C.S. Lewis Lewis Carroll

For which profession was Edna St. Vincent Millay known? Firefighter Poet Politician Human rights advocate

Which of the following writers is associated with the Harlem Renaissance? William Saroyan Maya Angelou Robert Frost Langston Hughes

Which of the following novels was written by Zora Neale Hurston? "The Handmaid's Tale" "Silent Spring" "The God of Small Things" "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

Which medium did Grant Wood use for his artwork? Paint Stone Clay Marble

Which famed painter spent the end of her career in New Mexico? Georgia O'Keeffe Judy Chicago Helen Frankenthaler Cindy Sherman

Which of the following artists practiced "drip painting"? Ansel Adams Pablo Picasso Andrew Wyeth Jackson Pollock

Which artist married fellow artist Lee Krasner? Arthur Miller Robert Frost Jackson Pollock John F. Kennedy

Which artist took a famous photograph of Florence Owens Thompson called "Migrant Mother"? Man Ray Margaret Bourke-White Ansel Adams Dorothea Lange

Which of these artists was a painter who used "rectangles of color" in his works? Mark Rothko Claude Monet Salvador Dalu00ed Pablo Picasso

Which of these nicknames is commonly used for George Herman "Babe" Ruth? Sultan of Swat Sheikh of Swat Sepoy of Swat Swami of Swat

Which of these early baseball legends, nicknamed "The Georgia Peach", played for the Detroit Tigers? Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Jimmie Foxx Honus Wagner

Which of these early baseball legends played for the Pittsburgh Pirates? Ty Cobb Honus Wagner Christy Mathewson Babe Ruth

Which pitcher, who has a record 511 wins, gives his name to baseball's highest award for pitchers? Roger Clemens Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson Cy Young

Which of these athletes won Olympic gold medals in 1912 for both the pentathlon and decathlon? Jim Calhoun Jim Thorpe Jim Abbott Jim Bunning

Which city hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, where Americans won 13 medals? Lillehammer Albertville Salt Lake City Nagano

Which president was the first to submit a trillion dollar budget? George H. W. Bush Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton

Which proposed amendment to the Constitution fell three states short of ratification in 1982? Flag Protection Amendment Equal Rights Amendement Americans with Disabilities Amendment Defense of Marriage Amendment

Which company surrendered control of the "bell system" of local phone companies in 1982? Sprint MCI Verizon AT&T

Who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981? John Hinckley Lee Harvey Oswald Sirhan Sirhan Mehmet Ali Agca

Which type of federal workers were fired by Ronald Reagan after 13,000 of them went on strike in 1981? Ship captains Mailmen Train conductors Air traffic controllers

Who replaced Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court in 2006? John Roberts Ruth Bader Ginsburg Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor

What was the site of the worst nuclear disaster in American history? Chernobyl Davis-Besse Daichi Fukushima Three Mile Island

Which American athlete won the gold medal at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter dash? Carl Lewis Allan Wells Linford Christie Donovan Bailey

Which American gymnast won the 1984 women's all-around gold medal in the Los Angeles Olympics? Nadia Comaneci Nastia Liukin Mary Lou Retton Carly Patterson

At which Olympics did the American women's gymnastics team win the gold medal for teams? Atlanta, 1996 Moscow, 1980 Barcelona, 1992 Sydney, 2000

In which city were the 1988 Summer Olympics held, where Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the gold in the women's long jump? Paris Barcelona Los Angeles Seoul

In which city were the 1976 Summer Olympics held, where Bruce Jenner won the gold medal in the men's decathlon? Toronto Lake Placid Boston Montreal

Which president is known to have fathered a child with his slave Sally Hemings? Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson George Washington Richard Nixon

Who defeated Charles Pinckney in the presidential election of 1804? John Adams Aaron Burr James Madison Thomas Jefferson

Who defeated Charles Pinckney in the presidential election of 1808? Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Adams Thomas Jefferson

Who defeated Dewitt Clinton in the presidential election of 1812? James Madison James Monroe Thomas Jefferson John Q. Adams

Who defeated Rufus King in the presidential election of 1816? John Q. Adams James Madison Andrew Jackson James Monroe

Who defeated John Quincy Adams in the presidential election of 1820? Henry Clay James Monroe James Madison Andrew Jackson

Who defeated John Quincy Adams in the presidential election of 1828? Henry Clay Andrew Jackson William H. Harrison Martin Van Buren

Who defeated Henry Clay in the presidential election of 1832? James Madison Martin Van Buren William H. Harrison Andrew Jackson

Who defeated four Whig candidates, including W.H. Harrison and Daniel Webster, in the presidential election of 1836? James K. Polk Martin Van Buren Andrew Jackson Henry Clay

Which man, driving the #24 car, won the 1999 Daytona 500? Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Ward Burton Michael Waltrip

Which man became the youngest-ever winner of the race when he won the 1997 Daytona 500? Dale Jarrett Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

What party nominated Thomas Jefferson for president in the election of 1800? Democratic Federalist Democratic-Republican Whig

With what political party was Andrew Jackson associated? Federalists Republicans Democrats Whigs

What school did Thomas Jefferson found in 1819? William and Mary Princeton University of Virginia West Point

Which female tennis star won the US Open in 1988 on her way to a grand slam that year? Chris Evert Steffi Graf Kim Clijsters Martina Navratilova

What 1807 act forbade the export of all goods from the United States? Trade Act Stamp Act Closure Act Embargo Act

Which president's administration saw the passing of the Embargo Act? John Adams James Madison James Monroe Thomas Jefferson

Which American male tennis player won the 1999 US and French opens? Pete Sampras Jim Courier Michael Stich Andre Agassi

Which American male tennis player won seven out of eight Wimbledon titles from 1993 to 2000? Jim Courier John McEnroe Andre Agassi Pete Sampras

Which American male tennis player won his first grand slam event in 1990 at the US Open? John Isner Pete Sampras Ivan Lendl Patrick McEnroe

Which horse won the Triple Crown in 1978? Secretariat Affirmed Sir Barton Citation

Which team defended its title by winning Super Bowl II in 1968? Cleveland Green Bay Chicago Oakland

Which team, led by Joe Namath, won Super Bowl III in 1969? Baltimore New York Giants New York Jets Dallas

Which team, led by Johnny Unitas, won Super Bowl V in 1971? Baltimore Dallas Los Angeles Washington

Which AFC team completed its perfect season by winning Super Bowl VII in 1973? Washington Tampa Bay Miami Seattle

Which team, led by MVP Larry Czonka, won Super Bowl VIII in 1974? Miami Detroit Minnesota Pittsburgh

Which team, led by MVP Franco Harris, won Super Bowl IX in 1975? Pittsburgh Cincinnati New Orleans Minnesota

Which team, quarterbacked by Terry Bradshaw, won Super Bowl X in 1976? Dallas Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh

Which team, coached by John Madden, won Super Bowl XI in 1977? Green Bay Minnesota New England Oakland

Which team, coached by Chuck Noll, won Super Bowl XIV in 1980? Los Angeles Rams Miami Pittsburgh Los Angeles Raiders

Which team, led by MVP Jim Plunkett, won Super Bowl XV in 1981? Los Angeles Rams San Francisco Oakland Buffalo

Which team, led by MVP Joe Montana, won Super Bowl XVI in 1982? New York Jets San Francisco Cincinnati New York Giants

Which team, led by MVP John Riggins, won Super Bowl XVII in 1983? Miami Denver San Francisco Washington

Which team, led by MVP Marcus Allen, won Super Bowl XVIII in 1984? Houston Los Angeles Raiders Los Angeles Rams Washington

Which team, playing in nearby Stanford, won Super Bowl XIX in 1985? San Francisco Miami Houston Green Bay

Which team, coached by Mike Ditka, won Super Bowl XX in 1986? Cincinnati New England Detroit Chicago

Which team, led by MVP Phil Simms, won Super Bowl XXI in 1987? New York Jets Houston New York Giants Buffalo

Which team, coached by Joe Gibbs, won Super Bowl XXII in 1988? Washington Denver Dallas Miami

Which team, led by MVP Jerry Rice, won Super Bowl XXIII in 1989? Cleveland Dallas San Francisco Cincinnati

Which team won Super Bowl XXV in 1991 after Scott Norwood missed a field goal wide right? New York Giants New York Jets Seattle Buffalo

Which team, led by MVP Mark Rypien, won Super Bowl XXVI in 1992? San Francisco Washington Denver Buffalo

Which team, led by MVP Troy Aikman, won Super Bowl XXVII in 1993? Dallas Buffalo Cleveland San Francisco

Which team, led by MVP Emmitt Smith, won Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994? Dallas Buffalo Carolina Atlanta

Which team, led by MVP Steve Young, won Super Bowl XXIX in 1995? Pittsburgh San Antonio San Diego San Francisco

Which team, coached by Jimmy Johnson, won Super Bowl XXX in 1996? Dallas Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh

Which team, led by MVP Desmond Howard, won Super Bowl XXXI in 1997? Carolina Green Bay Jacksonville New England

Which team, led by MVP Terrell Davis, won Super Bowl XXXII in 1998? Phoenix Denver Green Bay Kansas City

Which team, led by MVP John Elway, won Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999? Denver Baltimore Carolina Atlanta

Which American author of The Bluest Eye won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993? Maya Angelou Nadine Gordimer Toni Morrison Oprah Winfrey

Which author of East of Eden won the 1962 Nobel Prize in literature? Samuel Beckett John Updike John Steinbeck Jean-Paul Sartre

Which author of The Old Man and the Sea won the 1954 Nobel Prize in literature? William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck Samuel Beckett

Which author of The Sound and the Fury won the 1949 Nobel Prize in literature? Ernest Hemingway Winston Churchill William Faulkner Margaret Mitchell

Which group did the term "doughboys" refer to during World War I? Popular jazz singers Bakers who went on strike American forces Major investors in the war effort

Which general led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I? Chester Nimitz Woodrow Wilson Dwight D. Eisenhower John Pershing

Which of these nations suffered a defeat at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry? Germany United States France United Kingdom

Which of these entertainers moved to the United States from the United Kingdom? Shirley Temple Fred Astaire Charlie Chaplin Ginger Rogers

For which activity were Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers known? Raiding alcohol establishments Dancing in movies Tandem bicycling Baking cookies

Which of these jazz artists wrote "Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady"? Duke Ellington Count Basie Louis Armstrong Wynton Marsalis

Which of these industries was not nationalized in the United States during World War One? Coal Railroad Oil Textiles

Which architect designed Chicago's Robie House? Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Gehry Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Louis Sullivan

Which actress played Ilsa Lund in "Casablanca"? Sophia Loren Ingrid Bergman Ginger Rogers Audrey Hepburn

Which of these comedians was of Native American descent? Bill Cosby Charlie Chaplin Groucho Marx Will Rogers

Which largest cigarette maker, now known as Altria, first admitted that nicotine might be a "drug" in March 2000? Philip Morris R.J. Reynolds British American Tobacco Imperial Tobacco

Which type of school reform has been found unconstitutional in Florida because it sends taxpayer money to private schools? Ending teacher tenure School vouchers No Child Left Behind Charter schools

On which country, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, did the U.S. relax sanctions in early 2000? Syria Iran Iraq North Korea

Which American ally in the Middle East did President Clinton encourage to engage in talks with Syria in early 2000? Morocco Jordan Saudi Arabia Israel

To which religious domination did Daniel Coughlin, the first to represent it as House of Representatives chaplain, belong? Greek Orthodox Baptist Episcopal Roman Catholic

Which disease did world leaders promise to step up their fight against at a 2000 meeting in Washington? AIDS Smallpox Malaria Yellow fever

Which computer company lost an antitrust suit in 2000? Microsoft Gateway Compaq Apple

Which New Mexico city, famous as the site of nuclear experiments, was ravaged by fire in 2000? Roswell Los Alamos Santa Fe Taos

Which 1963 terrorist attack was recalled in 2000, as two men were charged with the murders of four African-American girls? Atlanta church bombing Birmingham church bombing Montgomery shooting Selma fire

With which East Asian country did the U.S. return to a normal trading relationship in 2000? China North Korea Cambodia Laos

Which popular vehicles gained unwanted attention in 2000, as Ford admitted theirs might be dangerous? Crossovers Sport utility vehicles Luxury sedans Pickup trucks

With what other food company giant did Kraft Foods merge in June 2000? Nabisco Newman's Own Goya America's Choice

Which element used for nuclear development did Bill Clinton and Vladimir Putin agree to destroy stores of in June 2000? Ruthenium Cesium Plutonium Silicon

To which former president's estate did the Justice Department pay $18 million for confiscated papers and recordings? Richard Nixon Harry Truman John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

Which product - used by farmers, gardeners, and exterminators - did the EPA limit the use of in 2000? Fertilizer Tractors Seed blends Pesticides

On which planet did NASA detect signs of water in 2000? Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter

Which type of sensitive information was reported missing from Los Alamos in June 2000? Information about covert operatives Nuclear secrets Files regarding world leaders Files regarding Area 51

Which type of spending did the Senate vote must be disclosed by tax-exempt groups in June 2000? Charity All purchases Bank fees Political contributions

At which Maryland site did President Clinton host peace talks between Ehud Barak of Israel and Yasir Arafat of the Palestinian Authority in 2000? Camp David Eastern Shore U.S. Naval Academy Maryland State Capitol

Which former Wyoming congressman did George W. Bush choose as his running mate for the 2000 presidential election? Richard Cheney Lamar Alexander Bill Frist Donald Rumsfeld

Which supersonic plane crashed, killing 113 people, on a flight bound for New York? Concorde Airbus A330 Gulfstream V Boeing 707

Which tax, sometimes called the "death tax," did Congress vote to repeal in July 2000? Coffin tax Estate tax Social security tax Earned Income Tax Credit

With which communist Southeast Asian country that it formerly occupied did the U.S. reach a trade agreement in 2000? Philippines Cambodia Malaysia Vietnam

In which "City of Brotherly Love" was the Republican National Convention held in August 2000? St. Louis Pittsburgh St. Paul Philadelphia

Which senator became the first Jewish-American on a presidential ticket in the year 2000? Joe Lieberman Dianne Feinstein Ron Wyden Russ Feingold

Which product was recalled for safety reasons by the millions by Bridgestone in August 2000? Floor mats Car wheels Car engines Car tires

Which controversial type of research was cleared for federal funding by the NIH in August 2000? Adult stem-cell research Sexuality research Animal research Embryonic stem-cell research

Which Southern state removed the Confederate flag from its Capitol dome at Columbia in May 2000? North Carolina Georgia South Carolina Missisippi

Which Asian ally of the U.S. requested continued military presence to maintain peace on its northern border? Tajikistan Mongolia South Korea China

Which inquiry into the real estate dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton ended in September 2000? Memo-gate Monkey Business Whitewater Monica Lewinsky scandal

Which Florida national park was appropriated $7.8 billion for its restoration in late 2000? Everglades Dry Tortugas Mammoth Cave Biscayne

Which Navy destroyer exploded in October 2000, killing 17 Americans? USS Reagan USS Constitution USS Cole USS Intrepid

Which terrorist group took credit for planning and carrying out the attack on the USS Cole? Tamil Tigers Islamic Jihad Al Qaeda Black September

Which communist Asian nation had an official received by the U.S. for the first time in October 2000? Brunei Laos North Korea South Korea

Which popular Internet music-downloading program began charging for music in late 2000? Napster LimeWire Amazon.com iTunes

Which American religious organization held a Million Family March in 2000, organized by Louis Farrakhan? Nation of Islam Focus on the Family Union for Reform Judaism Southern Baptist Convention

Which consumer advocate sought the presidency in 2000, winning nearly 3% of the popular vote? Chuck Baldwin Ralph Nader Ron Popeil John Hagelin

What blood alcohol level became the national standard of intoxication in October 2000? .10 .06 .006 .08

Which express train was introduced by Amtrak in November 2000? Acela Bullet train Vermonter Northeast Corridor

With which Palestinian leader did President Clinton meet in November 2000? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Yasir Arafat Hafez al-Assad Mahmoud Abbas

Which health problem struck vice-presidential nominee Dick Cheney in November 2000? Kidney failure Lyme disease Benign tumor Mild heart attack

Which former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff became President Bush's first secretary of state? Warren Christopher Condoleezza Rice Colin Powell Ray Odierno

Which fuel used by buses and trucks was targeted in new pollution standards outlined in December 2000? High-octane gasoline Kerosene Clean coal Diesel

What French monarch from Navarre shares a name with the English monarch that had his wife beheaded? Edward XXIII Phillip II Collin IX Henry IV

Edward was the only son of which king of England, who also fathered Elizabeth I? Henry VIII Michael IV Augustus II Swyn Forkbeard

What queen was beheaded by Elizabeth I and shared her name with Elizabeth's "bloody" older sister? Mary, Queen of Scots Catherine of Orange Carrie Angelo Jean Grey

What country under Phillip II sent the Invincible Armada to England? Switzerland Brazil Portugal Spain

Who was the queen of England during the attack of the Spanish Armada? Georgia II Marie XIII Elizabeth I Hillary XXI

What Holy Roman Emperor became king of Castille in 1516? Edmund LXI Charles V Kyle III Stanly IV

What Holy Roman Emperor became king of Aragon in 1516? Margret III Collin XXIII Charles V Catherine III

What kingdom of German states did Charles V rule? Greater German Union Weimar Republic Holy Roman Empire Hungarian West Germany

What organization of German states saw the issuance of the Peace of Augsburg? Byzantine Empire Mughal Empire Sumer Empire Holy Roman Empire

What sect of Christianity, which opposes Catholicism, was protected by the Edict of Nantes? Protestantism Mauryanism Rastafarianism Sunnism

Which instrument did King Camp Gillette invent? Trampoline Laserdisc Safety razor Phonograph

Which chief justice of the Supreme Court swore in George W. Bush at both of his inaugurations? Earl Warren William Rehnquist Warren Burger John Roberts

Which of the following actions by President George W. Bush was NOT a departure from that of former President Clinton? Seeking to bar aid for abortions overseas Seeking to invest in new weapons Seeking a large tax cut Seeking stronger E.P.A. regulations

Which former president celebrated his 90th birthday in February 2001? Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Richard Nixon

Which Southern city opened a museum in February 2001 to commemorate a disaster that had occurred in 1995? Abilene New Orleans Oklahoma City Tupelo

Which generation has been predicted to create a great strain on Social Security funds? The "greatest generation" Generation X Generation Y Baby boomers

Between which two nations did President George W. Bush abandon his predecessor's attempts to establish peace? Israel and Palestine Iraq and Kurdistan Moldova and Transnistria China and Taiwan

What was the centerpiece of President George W. Bush's economic agenda upon taking office? Tax increases Increasing regulations Tax cuts Investing the budget surplus

Which domestic issue did No Child Left Behind concern? Early child care Tax relief Health care Education

Which global-warming prevention treaty did the United States reject in 2001? Copenhagen Agreement Kyoto Protocol Berlin Pact Montreal Treaty

Which Southwestern Ohio city was the site of massive riots in 2001? Cincinnati Akron Cleveland Toledo

Which emergency heart equipment did the FAA require airplanes to begin carrying in 2001? ECG equipment Defibrillators Cardiac surgeons Pacemakers

Which American terrorist's execution was postponed after the discovery, in 2001, that his case files had been mishandled? John Walker Lindh Osama bin Laden Timothy McVeigh Gary Gilmore

What medical device designed to regulate heartbeat did Vice President Cheney receive in June 2001? X-ray Pacemaker Defibrillator MRI

Which form of punishment was used for the first time in 38 years by the federal government on Timothy McVeigh? Hanging Cruel & unusual punishment Torture Death penalty

Which scientist published his theory of relativity in 1905? Nikola Tesla Albert Einstein James Maxwell Enrico Fermi

Which of these food items was popularized by William Kellogg? Churros Potato chips Pizza Cereal

Which of these things was nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie"? British tank Ford Model T Assembly line German submarines

In which country were fortune cookies invented? China United States Japan United Kingdom

In which nation was the traffic signal invented? United States Great Britain Australia Canada

In which field did Robert Goddard make significant advances? Rocketry Economics Forestry Animal husbandry

Which of these toys became a fad in the late 1920s? Hula hoop Yo-yo Radio-controlled car Magic 8 Ball

Which of these board games was produced by Parker Brothers after its creation in 1935? Monopoly Yahtzee Risk Operation

At which location was Teflon discovered? In the Amazon rainforest In a lab in New Jersey In German military bases Near the Chernobyl waste site

Frank Whittle is best known for developing which invention in 1930? An electric guitar A jet engine A lightbulb Instant replay in baseball

What system of social hierarchy originated in ancient India? Aristocracy Social Darwinism Caste System Hacienda System

Which of these people was NOT a child of Henry VIII? Edward Christopher Elizabeth Mary

What country was Antwerp part of when it was sacked by Philip of Austria? Holland Belgium Germany Slovakia

What was the name of the European war fought from 1618-1648? Philipino Opium War 30 Years War Great Northern War

What religious group opposed the Catholics during the Thirty Years War? Protestants Huegonots Fransiscans Janisaries

What man led Sweden during the Thirty Years War? Gustavus Adolphus Carlos XXXIII Romulus IX Arnold LXVI

What country led by Louis XIV won the Thirty Years War? Portugal France San Salvador Walachia

Which type of animal is the subject of Ahab's hunt in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick? Squirrel Bear Shark Whale

Where did almost all silk come from in the centuries around year zero? North America China Greece Egypt

What belief system is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama? Buddhism Confucianism Zoroastrianism Hinduism

Which of these deities is NOT associated with Hinduism? Vishnu Shiva Brahma Osiris

What type of event was visible in South Africa, Australia, and over the Indian Ocean on Dec. 4, 2002? Solar eclipse Hurricane Aurora borealis Halley's comet

With which media company did America Online merge in 2000? Time Warner The New York Times Disney Newsweek

With which nation did Israel discuss the issue of the return of the Golan Heights during a 2000 summit meeting? Saudi Arabia Syria Egypt Jordan

In which country did protesters in Quito force the president from office in January 2000? Burkina Faso Cambodia Ecuador Argentina

In what region was a power-sharing agreement between Catholics and Protestants suspended in 2000? Kosovo Northern Ireland Catalonia Chechnya

What style of exercise comes from ancient Hindu practice? Yoga Calisthenics Pilates Zen

Which country tested its first nuclear weapon in 2006? Japan South Korea North Korea China

What name was given to the trade route connecting ancient Asia and Europe? Gold Path Spice Route Salt Road Silk Road

Which deposed leader was sentenced to death in 2006? Mobutu Sese Seko Idi Amin Augusto Pinochet Saddam Hussain

An investigation ending in 2006 concluded that there was no foul play surrounding whose 1997 death in a car crash? Princess Grace Princess Diana Princess Anne Princess Kate

Which of these cities in Illinois is named for an explorer of the Mississippi River? Springfield Joliet Chicago Peoria

Which English soccer star signed a $250 million contract with the L.A. Galaxy in 2007? George Best Tony Blair David Beckham David Seaman

Which future presidents drafted the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions in the late 1790s? John Adams & John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson & Martin Van Buren James Monroe & George Washington Thomas Jefferson & James Madison

Which nation fought against the U.S. in the Quasi-War after the XYZ Affair? France Russia Great Britain Spain

Which unit of currency is now shared by France, Spain, Italy and Germany? Euro Lira Mark Franc

Which Bill of Rights amendment bans cruel and unusual punishment? 9th 10th 8th 7th

According to the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, to whom are powers not delegated to the federal government reserved? Both the states and the people The states Foreign powers The people

Which of these rights does the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution NOT protect? Freedom of the press Petition Peaceful assembly A speedy trial

What nicknames were given to the three French agents who, in 1797, suggested that American ministers should bribe Talleyrand to settle a commercial agreement? Q, R and S A, B and C X, Y and Z L, M and N

Who was the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? John Jay John Marshall Oliver Ellsworth John Rutledge

Which section of the U.S. Constitution begins with the words "We the people"? Article One The Bill of Rights The Preamble Article Two

Which capital city was the site of a 1763 treaty that ended the French and Indian War? Paris London Berlin Madrid

Which document begins with the words "When in the course of human events..."? Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Olive Branch Treaty Articles of Confederation

Who was the first English child born in the Americas? John Winthrop Miles Standish John Smith Virginia Dare

What finishes the title of Jonathan Edwards' 1741 sermon that begins with "Sinners in the Hands of a(n)..."? Weeping Virgin Mary Angry God Pitiful Christ Disappointed Holy Ghost

What did John Winthrop say Puritan colonists must build in New England, in a 1630 sermon? A lighthouse upon a beach A city upon a hill A church upon a mountain A gate upon a plateau

Which African-American slave was the first victim of the 1770 Boston Massacre? Sojourner Truth Kunta Kinte Dred Scott Crispus Attucks

Which residence, constructed between 1768 and 1809, is engraved on the back of the U.S. nickel? Warm Springs San Simeon Mount Vernon Monticello

For which two explorers is the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland named? Hatfield and McCoy Magellan and Drake Mason and Dixon Lewis and Clark

Which American Revolution event did painter E.G. Leutze depict to inspire losers of the 1848 Revolution? Washington crossing the Delaware the winter at Valley Forge Lord Cornwallis' surrender Hancock signing the Declaration

Which pair of rivers was important to the development of early Chinese civilization? Tigris and Euphrates Ganges and Indus Yellow and Yangtze Volga and Danube

Which North Carolina city is named for the English adventurer who established the Roanoke colony? Durham Wilmington Raleigh Winston-Salem

At which fort in Pennsylvania did Colonel George Washington lose a battle in the Seven Years' War? Ft. Ticonderoga Ft. Sumter Ft. Wagner Ft. Necessity

What failed document served as the U.S. Constitution from 1781 to 1789? Articles of Confederation Declaration of the Rights of Man Common Sense Declaration of Independence

Which nation's Revolutionary Guard seized eight British sailors patrolling the Persian Gulf in 2007? Kuwait Iran Qatar Bahrain

In 2007, Iranian President Ahmadinejad claimed that Iran had the ability to produce which element for nuclear power generation on an industrial scale? Plutonium Krypton Uranium Molybdenum

Which president is depicted on the front of the U.S. quarter? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Franklin D. Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln

Which French aristocrat convinced King Louis XVI to support the American Revolution? Friedrich von Steuben Louis Duportail Napoleon Bonaparte Marquis de Lafayette

At which New Hampshire prep school, founded in 1781, was the Harkness Method born? Choate Exeter Andover St. Paul's

Which college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636, is the U.S.' oldest institution of higher learning? MIT Harvard Yale Williams

Which college in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701, is the U.S.' third-oldest institution of higher learning? Williams Columbia Wesleyan Yale

Which fourth-oldest U.S. institution of higher learning was founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey? Rutgers Princeton Lawrenceville Swarthmore

Which two individuals chartered the U.S.' second-oldest institution of higher learning in 1693? William and Mary Mason and Dixon Washington and Lee Henry and Eleanor

Which Hanover, New Hampshire college, founded in 1769, was the subject of an 1819 Supreme Court dispute that challenged the English charter under which it was created? Dartmouth Exeter Bowdoin Middlebury

Which American physician advocated bloodletting cures during the yellow fever epidemic of the 1790s? Jonas Salk Thomas Wynne Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Rush

What disease afflicted the city of Philadelphia in the 1790s? Diphtheria Malaria Yellow fever Scarlet fever

Which Ivy League university was chartered in 1755 as the College and Academy of Philadelphia? University of Pennsylvania Villanova Haverford Swarthmore

For which color was Rhode Island College, founded in 1764, eventually renamed? White Green Black Brown

Which private institution in New York City was founded as King's College in 1754? Columbia NYU Fordham Johns Hopkins

Which Maine liberal arts college, chartered in 1794, was where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote parts of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? Bowdoin Dartmouth Bates Colby

Of which country is Tony Blair a former prime minister? United Kingdom Australia Nepal Canada

Which sea does the Gaza Strip border? Mediterranean Sea Sea of Galilee Black Sea Red Sea

Which three diseases did leaders of the G-8 countries pledge $60 billion to fight in 2007? Leprosy, shingles and rickets AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria Smallpox, anthrax and mononucleosis Diphtheria, dysentery and chickenpox

Which cycling race has seen numerous doping scandals since 2000? Tour of Iowa Tour de Peru Tour of New Zealand Tour de France

Which British author saw one of her books set a single-day U.S. sales record in 2007? Beatrix Potter J.K. Rowling Jane Austen Queen Elizabeth II

Beginning in 2003, which country's Kurdish region saw less opposition to US forces than other areas dominated by Shiites and Sunnis? Egypt Afghanistan Kuwait Iraq

In which Asian nation did the ruling military dictatorship crack down violently on protests in September 2007? Singapore Myanmar South Korea Malaysia

From which state did noted mid-19th century politician Daniel Webster hail? Alabama Massachusetts California Alaska

Which country did the US army defeat in the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista? Spain Mexico France Japan

Which military and political leader led Mexico during its wars against Texas and the United States? Fredy Montero Santa Anna Vicente Fox Franz Ferdinand

What ancient Chinese ethical and political belief system emphasizes social relationships and strongly influences Chinese culture to the present day? Social Darwinism Legalism Buddhism Confucianism

In what country did archaeologists unearth a massive army of terra-cotta soldiers in 1974? India Vietnam Russia China

What political and military leader did Aristotle tutor? Confucius Alexander the Great Ghengis Khan Pericles

What country was Cardinal Richelieu from? Great Britain Argentina Portugal France

What king was Cardinal Richelieu minister to? Elizabeth I Edmund LXI Louis XIV Peter III

What monarch is believed to have believed in the Divine Right of Kings? James I Martin IX Swyn XIII Christopher VI

Which king ruled as an "Absolute Monarch"? Simpson II Julius XXX Roger XVI Henry VIII

What idea was James I a proponent of? Nullification Divine Right of Kings Abstinence Celibacy

Who was the successor to Queen Elizabeth I? Sigismund II Edmund LXI James I Henry IX

Which child of Charles I was deposed in the Glorious Revolution? Anne Mary James II Charles II

What royal house was Louis XIV from? Capetian Bourbon Hapsburgs Stewart

What country apposed France during the War of Spanish Succession? Italy Austria Greater German Union Prussia

Which king of Austria opposed Louis XIV's claim to the Spanish throne? Christian IV Leopold I Edmund LXI Arnabd II

Which king of France claimed the throne of Spain following Charles II's death? Julius XXX Christian IV Arnold the Great Louis XIV

What was the primary site of a brief war between Israel and Hamas in 2008-2009? Galilee Red Sea Dead Sea Gaza Strip

Who served as Israeli prime minister from 1996-1999, and returned to the position in 2009? Yitzhak Rabin Ariel Sharon Menachim Begin Benjamin Netanyahu

Which country, a neighbor of Afghanistan, has seen the Taliban control portions of its territory? Kazakhstan Mongolia Pakistan Bangladesh

Which Mexican city on the border with the USA has seen thousands of drug-related murders since 2000? Ciudad Juarez Acapulco Cabo San Lucas Puerto Vallarta

In 2009 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for war crimes committed by which country's president? South Korea Surinam Sudan Sweden

Which Dutch city is the site of the International Criminal Court? The Hague Amsterdam Maastricht Eindhoven

What does the acronym IMF stand for in international finance? Institutional Money Funding International Mediation Foundation International Monetary Fund International Mortgage Federation

Which country's coastal waters were the site of a tremendous growth in piracy from 2008 to 2009? Somalia Domincan Republic New Zealand Norway

Which branch of the UN has been tasked with setting pandemic threat levels for disease outbreaks? WHEN WHAT WHO WHERE

Which viral strain of influenza corresponds to the type at the center of the 2009 "swine flu" outbreak? H3N2 H1N1 R2D2 H2N2

Which country's political system is home to the Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party? Sri Lanka India Maldives Pakistan

In 2009, which country freed an imprisoned American journalist who had been accused of spying for the United States? Iraq Israel Iran Italy

Which three countries pulled their last troops out of Iraq in 2009? China, Russia and India Norway, Sweden and Finland Australia, Romania and the United Kingdom Switzerland, Monaco and Tuvalu

Which type of natural disaster brought over 80 inches of rain to Taiwan from August 7-9, 2009? Tornado Typhoon Tsunami Hurricane

In 2009, Scotland released a prisoner to Libya who had been implicated in causing which 1988 disaster? Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Profumo Affair Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 The Great Train Robbery

Which country was accused of building secret nuclear facilities near the city of Qom in 2009? Morocco Turkmenistan India Iran

Which country's economy grew at the fastest rate between 2000 and 2010? United States Japan India United Kingdom

In 2009 a skeleton belonging to a human ancestor who lived over 4 million years ago was discovered in which country? Japan Ethiopia Paraguay Iceland

Who was Alexander the Great's father? John I Pericles Aristotle Phillip II

What Spartan king fought the Persian army at Thermopylae? Sophocles Romulus Pericles Leonidas

Against what city-state did Sparta fight in the Peloponnesian War? Athens Persia Rome Thebes

Which Greek philosopher formulated the allegory of the cave? Plato Aristotle Vergil Socrates

What military formation in ancient Greece involved a line of shielded infantry with protruding spears? Hellespont Atreus Acropolis Phalanx

In ancient Greek cities, what was the name for the district of fortified buildings usually located at the top of a hill? Parthenon Phalanx Pantheon Acropolis

Where was the acropolis typically located in an ancient Greek city? On a hill Near the closest river Underground At the gates

Who was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun in Greek mythology? Bellerophon Pegasus Apollo Icarus

Why did Icarus die while flying away from Crete in Greek mythology? Flew Too Close to the Sun Killed in Flight by Archers Flew for Too Long Flew Too Close to the Sea

What ancient Egyptian tablet led to a huge improvement in the understanding of heiroglyphic writing? The Book of the Dead Cleopatra's Needle Tutankhamun's Slab The Rosetta Stone

All of these were ancient Greek city-states EXCEPT which? Athens Thebes Sparta Venice

What ancient poet wrote "The Iliad"? Sophocles Homer Euripedes Socrates

What ancient Egyptian city was home to a famous library that was mostly destroyed in a fire? Saqqara Alexandria Cairo Giza

Where were the first Olympics held in ancient times? Rome Greece Egypt China

In 2007, President Putin of Russia warned the United States that he was opposed to the construction of which of the following in Poland? Missile defense facility Sewage treatment plant A new American embassy Nuclear power plant

What ancient Greek poet wrote "The Odyssey"? Sophocles Aeschylus Euripides Homer

Which of these ancient Greek works was written by Homer? Oedipus Rex The Iliad Medea Antigone

Whose 3,300 year-old face was revealed to the public in Luxor, Egypt in 2007? Cleopatra's Imhotep's King Tutankhamen's Julius Caesar's

Which of these men was a great orator of ancient Greece? Crassus Demosthenes Vergil Cicero

Which man became president after winning the election of 1856? James Buchanan Ulysses Grant Stephen Douglas Millard Fillmore

Which crop was informally declared "king" by Southerners before the Civil War? Potatoes Tobacco Spinach Cotton

Which of the following regions declared its independence in 2008? Kiribati Catalonia Carinthia Kosovo

Which man put forth his "Freeport Doctrine" in an 1858 debate against Abraham Lincoln? Ulysses Grant Stephen Douglas James K. Polk William Lloyd Garrison

Which boy was at the center of a custody battle between the United States and Cuba in 2000? Jose Marti Elian Gonzalez Raul Castro Tito Fuentes

The leaders of which two countries met for the first time in 2000? Greece and Turkey India and Pakistan Russia and China North Korea and South Korea

Where did Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to help quash an independence movement? East Timor Chechnya Karelia Alsace

From which country do the political figures Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hail? Jordan Iran Iraq Syria

Which of the following people predominantly speak a language not in the Indo-European language family? Italians Russians Germans Basques

Which island acquired greater autonomy from Denmark in 2009? Iceland Gotland Lolland Greenland

Which man who was born with the name Karol Wojtyla died in 2005? Pope John Paul II Charles Coughlin Charlie Chaplin Kirk Douglas

In which country was Pope Benedict XVI born? Germany Poland Spain Italy

Which landmark reopened to the public in 2001 after a decade-long stabilization project? Eiffel Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Statue of Liberty Taj Mahal

Which type of aircraft crashed near Paris on July 25, 2000? Blimb B-2 Bomber Traffic helicopter Concorde

Which type of aircraft was retired from service in 2003? Concorde A-380 747 B-52

For performing which genre of music is Mario Lanza best known? Scat Bebop Opera Rock

Which musician performed on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater, 45 years after he had performed inside the theater? Manfred Mann Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler Paul McCartney

Which country is the band U2 originally from? Canada Ireland Sweden Australia

Which country's government was NOT supportive of the American-led coalition to invade Iraq in 2003? France Portugal Spain United Kingdom

Of which country did Gerhard Schroeder serve as chancellor from 1998-2005? Italy France Sweden Germany

To which country does the island of Sardinia belong? Spain France Germany Italy

To which island did the French government grant greater autonomy in 2000? Sardinia Sicily Crete Corsica

Which country's eastern regions remained poorer than its western regions more than a decade after its reunification? Germany Czech Republic Spain France

Which man was the first European head of state to be tried for genocide? Francisco Franco Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Slobodan Milosevic

To which civilization did a palace unearthed in 2000 by archaeologists in present-day Guatemala belong? Incas Yanomami Mayans Aztecs

Which disease killed over 50 people in an outbreak in Uganda in 2000? Smallpox Ebola Rinderpest Leprosy

Which Mexican volcano erupted in 2000? Tabasco Chiapas Popocatepetl Kilamanjaro

Which figure most closely approximated world population in the year 2000? 6 billion 10 billion 4 billion 1 billion

Josu00e9 Maru00eda Aznar and Josu00e9 Luis Rodru00edguez Zapatero both served as prime minister of which country? Brazil Nicaragua Spain Philippines

Which president pardoned those who dodged the draft during the Vietnam war? President Carter President Ford President Reagan President Nixon

Which punishment did the Supreme Court uphold on July 3, 1978? Death penalty Solitary confinement Spanking in schools Exile

Which pair of space probes landed on Mars in 1978? Viking New Horizons Voyager Cassini

Which disease killed 29 people at a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion in 1976? Pneumonia Tuberculosis Meningitis Legionnaires' disease

Which Alabama governor was shot while campaigning for the presidency on May 15, 1972? Huey Long Bear Bryant Strom Thurmond George Wallace

Which governmental agency was created by Congress in 1970? EPA ATF DEA CIA

For which massacre was Lieutenant William Calley court-martialed on November 12, 1970? Boston My Lai Phuket Tet

Which senator drove off of a Massachusetts bridge on July 18, 1969? Robert Kennedy Ted Kennedy John F. Kennedy Caroline Kennedy

In which world capital city did the United States and Soviet Union first discuss arms limitation in 1969? Munich Helsinki Vienna Copenhagen

Off the Atlantic coast of which country did the world's largest oil platform collapse in 2001? Canada Brazil Guatemala Malaysia

Which space station broke apart as it reentered earth's atmosphere in 2001? Alpha Centauri International Space Station Mir Skylab

Which team, managed by Joe Torre, won the 1999 World Series? New York Yankees Atlanta Braves Milwaukee Brewers New York Mets

For which product did Afghanistan become a world leader in production after the fall of the Taliban? Firearms Vodka Opium Tobacco

Which legislative body voted in 2001 to establish a fund to compensate slave laborers during World War II? Duma Bundestag Diet of Worms House of Representatives

Which man's visit with President Bush led to criticism from the Chinese government in 2001? Kim Jong-Il Tony Blair Pope John Paul II Dalai Lama

Which team, led by MVP Michael Jordan, won the 1997 NBA Finals? Utah Jazz Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks Portland Trail Blazers

Which position did baseball player Satchel Paige play? Catcher Pitcher First base Left field

With which sport are the Negro Leagues associated? Baseball Lacrosse Cricket Hockey

Who served as the attorney general during the Clinton administration? Madeleine Albright Donna Shalala Hillary Clinton Janet Reno

Which British entrepreneur and adventurer founded the Virgin group of companies? Charles Bronson Keith Richards Toby Keith Richard Branson

Which group helped to topple the Taliban rule of Afghanistan in 2001? Northern Alliance FARC Black Hand Knights of Malta

Which disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, was discovered in Japan in 2001? Appendicitis Mad cow disease Foot and mouth disease Scabies

Which country's mountainous Tora Bora region was bombed in December 2001 during a hunt for Osama bin Laden? Afghanistan Kuwait Iraq Iran

Which baseball team began playing home games at Wrigley Field in 1914? Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox St. Louis Cardinals

Which baseball team began playing home games at Fenway Park in 1912? San Francisco Giants Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Phillies Chicago White Sox

Which pitch was banned from professional baseball in 1920 due to the death of Ray Chapman? Curveball Knuckleball Spitball Fastball

Which pitcher holds the Major League Baseball records for the most career wins and complete games? Ferguson Jenkins Cy Young Randy Johnson Christy Mathewson

Which pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for the most career losses? Cy Young Warren Spahn Walter Johnson Roger Clemens

Which future vice president was George H. W. Bush's secretary of defense? Dick Cheney George Wallace Bob Dole Dan Quayle

Which woman, whose husband was a senator, was George H. W. Bush's first secretary of labor? Michelle Obama Maria Shriver Nancy Reagan Elizabeth Dole

Bob Dole represented which state in the Senate from 1969-1996? Indiana Kansas Michigan Iowa

Which of these baseball teams was part of the Negro Leagues? Tampa Bay Devil Rays Kansas City Monarchs Montreal Expos Washington Senators

Which Supreme Court case led to criminals being advised of their rights upon arrest? Bush v. Gore Baker v. Carr Roe v. Wade Miranda v. Arizona

Which 1954 Supreme Court decision overturned the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson and called for the integration of public schools? Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Dennis v. United States West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette Korematsu v. United States

Which state did George Wallace govern from 1971 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987? Alabama Texas Alaska New Mexico

Which golfer won the 1997 Masters Tournament, becoming the youngest ever to do so? Mike Weir Zach Johnson Tiger Woods Ben Crenshaw

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution limits the president to two elected terms? 17th Amendment 26th Amendment 19th Amendment 22nd Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution sets the number of electors for the District of Columbia? 18th Amendment 20th Amendment 27th Amendment 23rd Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished the poll tax? First Amendment Ninth Amendment 24th Amendment 21st Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution defines the protocol in the event the president dies or is incapacitated? 10th Amendment Fifth Amendment Third Amendment 25th Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution sets the voting age at 18? 18th Amendment 23rd Amendment 21st Amendment 26th Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts when Congress can approve pay raises? Fifth Amendment 27th Amendment Sixth Amendment 19th Amendment

Which man served as President Ford's secretary of state? William Saxbe Rogers Morton Henry Kissinger William Simon

Which man served as President Ford's second secretary of defense? David Petraeus Donald Rumsfeld Colin Powell Dick Cheney

For which U.S. president did Caspar Weinberger NOT serve in a Cabinet position? Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

Intel began shipping which type of computer processor in 1993? Firefox Windows Pentium Chrome

Which vehicle was used on the first shuttle mission on April 12, 1981? Discovery Atlantis Challenger Columbia

Which vehicle was used for the second space shuttle mission on November 12, 1981? Atlantis Columbia Challenger Discovery

In which Ohio city were the 1995 peace accords signed to end the conflict in Bosnia? Akron Bellefontaine Dayton Columbus

Of which nation did Hamid Karzai become the leader in December 2001? Russia Afghanistan Iraq Iran

With which man did the Israeli government stop communicating in 2001? Barack Obama Yasir Arafat Ehud Barak Benjamin Netanyahu

What name describes the style of the ancient Greek works "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"? Sonnets Epic poems Novels Hymns

In ancient Greece, what was a "polis"? A Noble Title A City A Building A Weapon

Which of these was a term for ancient Greek cities? Hoplite Trireme Polis Phalanx

Which type of vessels played an essential role in ancient Greek warfare? Triremes Battleships Submarines Dreadnaughts

What ancient empire did King Xerxes lead? Greece Mongols Persia Rome

What type of government is defined as "government by few"? Democracy Oligarchy Theocracy Anarchy

In which mountain range did a landslide bury over 30 people near Quito, Ecuador, in 2001? Andes Urals Himalayas Rockies

Which country's recent leaders include Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Corazon Aquino? Spain Italy The Philippines Mexico

What did John Paul II become the first pope in history to do in 2001? Visit the United States Call for a crusade Visit a mosque Visit a Communist country

Which country does not belong to NAFTA? Mexico Brazil Canada United States

With which of the following is the agreement known as NAFTA primarily concerned? Animal rights Free trade Major League Baseball Ozone layer

Which of the following was the Caribbean country with the greatest number of Major League Baseball players from 2000-2010? Dominican Republic Jamaica Haiti Cuba

Which was the first state to be admitted to the Union? Delaware Georgia Pennsylvania Connecticut

Which religious group, prominent in colonial Pennsylvania, is nicknamed the Society of Friends? Quakers Puritans Baptists Anglicans

Which of these nicknames applies to the Quaker religious group? Society of Friends Daughters of Liberty Sons of Liberty Green Mountain Men

Who is considered the founder of the colony Maryland? Charles Mason Cecilius Calvert George Carteret William Penn

For which religious denomination was the colony Maryland a refuge? Puritans Quakers Shakers Catholics

Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Thomas Paine Patrick Henry Benjamin Franklin Nathan Hale

Which city was the site of slave rebellions in both 1712 and 1741? Williamsburg Philadelphia New York City Boston

What event, which lasted from 1791 to 1804, led Napoleon to sacrifice all French claims to America in the Louisiana Purchase? Baptist War German Coast Uprising French Revolution Haitian Revolution

Which Frenchman were American ministers prompted to bribe in the 1797 XYZ Affair? Napoleon Bonaparte Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand Jean-Paul Marat Maximilien de Robespierre

Which African-American evangelist, who lived from 1797 to 1883, was a supporter of both abolition and women's rights? Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Gabriel Prosser Rosa Parks

Who is credited as the founder of the colony Georgia? Cecilius Calvert John Winthrop James Oglethorpe Edward Hyde

For which type of criminal was the colony Georgia founded as a refuge? Murderer Debtor Political dissident Religious dissident

Which of the following pairs of American colonies were NOT previously united in one colony? Massachusetts and Maine New York and Vermont Pennsylvania and Maryland New York and Delaware

At the end of which war did the British deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to Louisiana? Queen Anne's War French and Indian War War of 1812 American Revolution

With which resource did French colonists establish a trading empire in the Americas? Molasses Fur Tobacco Rice

Which color was the dye that was grown prominently on American slave plantations in the South? Mauve Fuchsia Teal Indigo

What did U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton establish in 1790 as the Revenue Marine Service? Navy Army Marines Coast Guard

Threats from which of the following pirates prompted the U.S. to create their Navy in the late 1790s? Somalian Barbary Caribbean Baltic

Which southern American city did Jean-Baptist Bienville establish in 1718? Baton Rouge St. Louis New Orleans St. Petersburg

Which modern-day state capital did Spanish troops seize from the British during the American Revolution? Montgomery Tallahassee Atlanta Baton Rouge

Which island chain did Alexei Chirikov discover on the Great Northern Expedition in 1741? Outer Banks Aleutian Islands Hawaii Florida Keys

From which country were the first Europeans who inhabited Alaska? France Netherlands Russia Great Britain

Which monarch is credited with uniting the Hawaiian islands during his or her reign? Kamehameha V Lili'uokalani Kalakaua Kamehameha I

In which Texas city were surrendering American troops massacred by General Santa Anna in 1836? San Jacinto San Antonio Goliad Corpus Christi

Which country challenged Spanish rule by establishing a colony at Matagorda Bay in East Texas? Portugal Sweden Germany France

For which French monarch was the area Louisiana named? Louis XV Louis XVI Louis XIII Louis XIV

Which city has long been considered the western boundary of Texas? Nacogdoches Tucson Fort Worth El Paso

Which small Native American group was massacred by French troops at Fort Rosalie in modern-day Mississippi and gave their name to the city there today? Natchez Jackson Biloxi Cherokee

Nearby which modern-day Indiana city did French troops built Fort Miami in 1704? Fort Wayne Evansville Gary Indianapolis

Which notorious figure in British history shares a nickname with the battleship USS Constitution? Margaret Thatcher King George III Guy Fawkes Oliver Cromwell

Who wrote an 1830 poem that gave the nickname "Old Ironsides" to the USS Constitution 33 years after its launch? Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Lord Byron Percy Bysshe Shelley Herman Melville

Why did the British ship Leopard attack the American ship Chesapeake in 1807? To challenge an embargo To hijack rum To reclaim fugitive sailors To hijack slaves

Which "Great Compromiser," who lived from 1777 to 1852, was famous for his "American System"? Daniel Webster John Quincy Adams Henry Clay John C. Calhoun

In which new state did Henry Clay begin practicing law during the late 1790s? Ohio Virginia Tennessee Kentucky

Which states' rights advocate served as vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson? Elbridge Gerry Henry Clay James K. Polk John C. Calhoun

Which American orator and legislator successfully argued such Supreme Court cases as Dartmouth v. Woodward and Gibbons v. Ogden? William Jennings Bryan Patrick Henry Daniel Webster Henry Clay

Which lawyer tries to protect a New Hampshire farmer from a Faustian bargain, in a 1937 short story by Stephen Vincent Benu00e9t? Clarence Darrow Daniel Webster Louis Brandeis John Marshall

In which future state did Zebulon Pike, who lived from 1779 to 1813, discover his eponymous Peak? Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Kansas

Which one of these U.S. presidents is NOT depicted on Mount Rushmore? Abraham Lincoln John Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Which city, established in 1610 in New Spain, was the first permanent European settlement in modern-day New Mexico? Santa Fe Mesa Albuquerque Las Cruces

Which Native American tribe introduced Spanish explorers to modern-day Arizona in the 17th century? Hopi Seminole Ute Algonquin

Who served as Thomas Jefferson's first vice president? Aaron Burr James Madison John Adams George Clinton

Who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1801? Roger Taney John Marshall Samuel Chase James Madison

Who was the longest-serving chief justice of the Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall John Marshall Robert Taft John Q. Adams

Who served as Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state? James Madison Andrew Jackson Henry Clay James Monroe

Which of the following men did NOT serve on the Supreme Court? James Madison Samuel Chase William Howard Taft John Marshall

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president? 12th Amendment 16th Amendment 20th Amendment 24th Amendment

Which war that began in 1801 involved U.S. naval forces fighting North African Muslim pirates? Arabic War Barbary (Tripolitan) War French and Indian War War of the Century

What future American president won the Battle of Tippecanoe? William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor James K. Polk Millard Fillmore

What group of pro-war congressman, led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, helped incite the War of 1812? Red Eagles Spear-Men War Hawks Patriots

Which war was was incited with the help of such War Hawks as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun? War of 1812 Mexican War French and Indian War Spanish-American War

Which famous quote was said by Captain James Lawrence? "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" "Damn the torpedoes!" "Dont give up the ship!" "To hell and back again!"

During which war was the Battle of Lake Erie fought? World War II Spanish-American War War of 1812 American Civil War

During which war was the Battle of the Thames fought? World War I Korean War War of 1812 Mexican War

At which battle did Oliver H. Perry say "Don't give up the ship!"? Battle of Lake Erie Battle of Big Bay Battle of Lake Huron Battle of the Thames

Which battle inspired Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner"? Battle of Fort McHenry Battle of Tippecanoe Battle of the Storm Battle of New Orleans

Which war contained the Battle of Fort McHenry? Spanish-American War Mexican War War of 1812 U.S. Civil War

Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"? Emily Dickinson Abraham Lincoln Stephen Foster Francis Scott Key

Which war inspired the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner"? Spanish-American War American Civil War War of 1812 American Revolution

Which War of 1812 battle was fought two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent ending the war was signed? Battle of Tippecanoe Battle of New Orleans Battle of Lake Erie Battle of Tahoe

What treaty ended the War of 1812? Treaty of Paris Treaty of 1815 Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Portsmouth

Which agreement was signed between Great Britain and the United States on Christmas Eve, 1814? Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Paris Treaty of Nazareth Treaty of Yorktown

Which of these countries was NOT considered part of an "axis of evil" as identified by President George W. Bush? Iran Lebanon North Korea Iraq

Which of the following countries was part of an "axis of evil" according to President George W. Bush in 2002? North Korea Vietnam China Japan

Which war did 1860's Crittenden Compromise try to prevent? Russo-Japanese War Crimean War U.S. Civil War Spanish-American War

On which continent were all three countries identified as part of an "axis of evil" by President George W. Bush in 2002 located? Europe Africa Asia South America

Which organization was led by Yasir Arafat until his death in 2004? Red Crescent Palestinian Authority Pakistani Taliban International Atomic Energy Agency

Which Palestinian leader died in 2004? Mahmoud Abbas Mohammed ElBaradei Yasir Arafat Hafez al-Assad

Who celebrated a "Golden Jubilee," signifying a 50-year reign, in 2002? Queen Elizabeth II Kofi Annan Pope John Paul II Emperor Akihito

Which war spurred a secret meeting by Federalists in Hartford, Connecticut? World War I Barbary War War of 1812 Spanish-American War

Federalists considered seceding from the Union during the War of 1812 at which historical meeting? Hartford Convention Boston Conference Stamp Act Congress Annapolis Convention

Which country ceded Florida to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty? Spain France Mexico Britain

Which territory was ceded to the United States in the Transcontinental, or Adams-Onis, Treaty? Florida Maine Oregon New Orleans

Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court during the Dartmouth v. Woodward decision? John G. Roberts Harlan Stone Earl Warren John Marshall

Which president was the last of the "Virginia dynasty"? James K. Polk James Monroe Martin Van Buren Thomas Jefferson

Which Supreme Court case was the first to strike down a state law for being unconstitutional? Marbury v. Madison Plessy v. Ferguson Fletcher v. Peck Texas v. Johnson

Which state was named for King Charles I of England's wife? Virginia Maryland North Carolina Florida

Which of the following states was named for one of England's Channel Islands? Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Jersey New Hampshire

Which Supreme Court case ruled that states cannot interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce? Fletcher v. Peck Griswold v. Connecticut Gonzalez v. United States Gibbons v. Ogden

Which of these states is named for a Greek location that featured a colossal statue of Helios? New Mexico Rhode Island New York West Virginia

Which of the following state names was derived from a nickname for Queen Elizabeth I of England? Georgia Vermont Virginia Maryland

Who invented the cotton gin? Benjamin Franklin Cyrus McCormick Eli Whitney Elias Howe

The names Ohio and Kentucky are derived from which Native American tribe's language? Choctaw Sioux Iroquois Algonquin

American inventor Eli Whitney is best known for which of his inventions? Helicopter Sewing machine Cotton gin Mechanical reaper

From which language are the state names Florida, Colorado, Montana and Nevada derived? Dutch French Spanish Algonquian

From which Native American tribe's language are the state names Minnesota and Nebraska derived? Dakota Choctaw Cherokee Sioux

Which American region specialized in the production of cotton in the early 19th century? South New England Midwest Western Frontier

The French language influenced all EXCEPT which of the following state names? Illinois Vermont Maine Arkansas

Which is the only state to have its name derived from the Cherokee language? Alabama Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky

Which American regions were most prominent in the fishing industry in the early 19th century? New England and Chesapeake Western Frontier and Western Territories South East and Deep South Midwest and Great Lakes

What was the name of the ship that Robert Gray sailed into its namesake river in Washington State in 1792? Columbia Cascade Georgia Juan de Fuca

Who developed the steamboat? John Jacob Astor Eli Whitney Thomas Edison Robert Fulton

What transportation device was developed by Robert Fulton? Automobile Railroad Glider Steamboat

For what plantation crop did Boston minister Increase Mather name his son? Indigo Rice Tobacco Cotton

Which animal's skin inspired James Cook to promote the maritime fur trade during his 1778 visit to the Pacific Northwest? Sea otter Wolf Raccoon Beaver

Which man, who lived from 1774 to 1809, was governor of the Upper Louisiana territory in the years after his namesake expedition? Jeremiah Dixon William Clark Meriwether Lewis Charles Mason

Which man was superintendent of Indian affairs in St. Louis in the years after his eponymous expedition? Jeremiah Dixon Charles Mason William Clark Meriwether Lewis

In which state were both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark born? Virginia Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania

What was America's largest city in 1830? Boston New York City Charleston Atlanta

Which two men hired Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to settle a boundary dispute in 1763? William Penn and Lord Baltimore William Penn and Cecilius Calvert Benjamin Franklin and Lord Baltimore Benjamin Franklin and Cecilius Calvert

Which group prevented Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon from completing the survey of their eponymous line? Privacy-bound Amish Hostile Native Americans Litigious Quakers African-American slaves

Which British Chancellor of the Exchequer had a series of acts meant to regulate the colonial American economy named for him? Charles Townshend Robert Walpole William Pitt the Younger Lord North

Which catastrophe took place on the same day that Britain repealed the Townshend Acts? Boston Tea Party Whiskey Rebellion Burning of the Gaspee Boston Massacre

What 1765 act(s) forced American colonists to provide resources to British troops without protest? Sugar Act Quartering Act Townshend Acts Stamp Act

From which product did the Townshend Acts lift commercial taxes, but not revenue taxes, in colonial America? Paper Tea Lead Paint

Which ineffective 1733 British act was the 1764 Sugar Act intended to amend? Cane Act Corn Act Molasses Act Rum Act

Which American city did the 1774 Intolerable Acts intend to punish? New York City Hartford Boston Portsmouth

By which name were the 1774 Intolerable Acts passed by Britain on the American colonies also known? Forceful Acts Coercive Acts Unfair Acts Punishing Acts

Between which two rivers did the 1774 Quebec Act ban fur trade in the American colonies? Mississippi and Missouri Hudson and St. Lawrence Ohio and Mississippi Potomac and Hudson

Why did Britain tax the American colonies so harshly in the aftermath of the French and Indian War? To prove their power To buy new territory from France To eliminate war debt To correct a wealth imbalance

Which 1764 act regulated monetary circulation in the U.S. colonies? Paper Act Credit Act Currency Act Money Act

The Proclamation of 1763 banned U.S. colonists from moving west of which boundary? Rocky Mountains Mississippi River Appalachian Mountains Great Lakes

What was the Proclamation of 1763 intended to protect in colonial America? French fur trade Customs inspectors Native American settlements Mississippi River commerce

What law forbid American settlers from moving west of the Appalachian range? Act of Settlement Proclamation of 1763 Indian Removal Act Declaration of 1763

Which group(s) convened at the first Continental Congress in 1774? Minutemen Sons of Liberty Committees of Correspondence Daughters of Liberty

The passage of which act(s) spearheaded the first Continental Congress? Intolerable Acts Proclamation of 1763 Quartering Act Townshend Acts

How many U.S. Continental Congresses were there? Three One Four Two

How many Constitutions has America adopted throughout its history? Two One Three Four

Which one of these men did NOT serve as president of the U.S. Continental Congress? Peyton Randolph John Hancock John Jay Thomas Paine

Which event(s) took place between the two U.S. Continental Congresses? Passage of the Intolerable Acts Battles of Lexington and Concord Battle of Saratoga Writing of the Declaration of Independence

Which young-adult novel by Esther Forbes chronicles the American Revolution? Johnny Tremain Artemis Fowl Heidi Ethan Frome

Which billionaire and media mogul also served as Italy's prime minister? Romano Prodi Umberto Eco Dario Fo Silvio Berlusconi

Which British prime minister starred as himself on a 2003 episode of "The Simpsons"? Gordon Brown John Major Edward Heath Tony Blair

Which type of ship did China launch for the first time in 2011? Aircraft carrier Frigate Destroyer Submarine

At which Moscow landmark did George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin meet to discuss nuclear arms reductions in 2002? The Hermitage The Kremlin Nevsky Prospekt Volga Palace

In which Pakistani city was Osama bin Laden killed in 2011? Quetta Islamabad Karachi Abbottabad

Jean Chretien served as prime minister of which country from 1993 to 2003? Switzerland Canada New Zealand Austria

Which national leader survived a 2002 assassination attempt in the city of Kandahar? Ayatollah Khamenei Hamid Karzai Hosni Mubarak Yasir Arafat

In which ocean did more than 1,000 people perish when a ferry sank off the coast of Gambia in 2002? Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean

Which term, meaning an unexpected candidate, is believed to have been first applied to James K. Polk? Red Herring Party Pony Dark Horse Rising Sun

Which president served for the shortest length of time? George Washington William Henry Harrison Millard Fillmore John F. Kennedy

Which museum and research complex, located in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1846? Guggenheim Washingtonian Discovery Smithsonian

Which world-famous singing group, based in Utah, first performed in 1847? The Osmonds The Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Barbershop Quartet The Salt Lake Singers

With which technology is the Western Union most associated? Telegraph Email Barbed wire Tractors

Which industry leader in weapon manufacturing was founded in 1852 by two New England businessmen? AK Smith & Wesson Uzi Colt & Co.

Which Great Plains city, now Nebraska's largest, was founded in 1854? Omaha Leavenworth Lincoln Wichita

Which "Beaver State" was admitted to the union on February 14, 1859? Massachusetts Oregon Texas California

Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jim Fisk are best associated with which field? Exploration Business Medicine Agriculture

Which of the following countries did NOT join the European Union in 2004? Czech Republic Russia Hungary Poland

Which nation organized its first spacewalk mission in 2008? China United States North Korea Russia

Which Australian editor of Wikileaks caused a sensation by releasing American diplomatic cables in 2010? Steve Irwin Julian Assange Rupert Murdoch Pat Cash

Which chairman of News Corporation became embroiled in a 2011 scandal regarding unscrupulous reporting practices? Rupert Murdoch Ernst Stavro Blofeld Patrick Rafter Brian Johnson

Which Australian "croc hunter" was tragically killed by a stringray in 2006? Mark Philippoussis John Howard Steve Irwin Ian Thorpe

Which U.S. president announced the "Five Freedoms" in a speech given on June 1, 1941? Harry Truman Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which man was appointed as commander of American troops in the Philippines on July 26, 1941? Douglas MacArthur Chester Nimitz Omar Bradley William Halsey

Which charter did the United States and Great Britain sign on August 14, 1941? Indian Charter Atlantic Charter Pacific Charter Arctic Charter

To which ally did the United States give a $1 billion loan without interest for Lend-Lease equipment on October 30, 1941? Russia Canada Great Britain Free France

Which man led the first air raid on the Japanese home islands after Pearl Harbor? Douglas MacArthur R. Sargent Shriver Chester Nimitz James Doolittle

Which battle ended with American forces surrendering in May 1942? Corregidor Bikini Atoll Midway Attu Island

Which battle began on June 4, 1942? Corregidor Attu Island Coral Sea Midway

On which island did U.S. Marines land in August 1942? Vanuatu Fiji Guadalcanal Borneo

On which Axis country did the American Eighth Air Force begin dropping bombs in January 1943? Germany Japan Bulgaria Italy

Which European island was invaded by Allied forces on July 9, 1943? Sicily Tristan da Cunha Sardinia Corsica

Which country surrendered to the Allies on September 8, 1943? Germany Bulgaria Russia Italy

Which island group was taken from Japanese control by the United States in January 1944? Marshall Islands Hawaiian Islands Florida Keys Aleutian Islands

Upon which island did American forces land and fight Japanese forces on June 15, 1944? Honshu Saipan Guam Luzon

Which American general led forces over the Rhine River at Remagan on March 7, 1945? Douglas MacArthur George Patton Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the name of the nuclear test conducted at Alamogordo, NM, on July 16, 1945? Fat Boy Trinity Little Man Oppenheimer

Which American general died on December 21, 1945, nearly four months after the end of World War II? George Patton Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur

What was the nickname of the American B-17 bomber? Peacemaker Juggernaut Flying Fortress Death from Above

What was the nickname of Lockheed's P-38 airplane? Lightning Storm Zeus Thunder

Which electronic component was designed by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley in 1948? Transistor Fuse Diode Central processing unit

After working with physicist Charles Townes, Gordon Gould received a patent for which device in 1977? Laser Television remote control Microwave oven Transistor radio

Which musical recording and playback medium was introduced in 1963? Phonograph iPod Audiocassette Compact discs

Which type of telephone was introduced in 1964? Satellite phone Rotary Touchtone Cell phone

Which material did ITT engineers demonstrate data transmission with in 1966? Smoke signals Fiber optics Copper wire Tin cans and string

Which man was granted a patent for his ice resurfacing machine in 1953? Joshua Cowen Ambrose Swasey Les Paul Frank Zamboni

Which team, managed by Billy Martin, won the 1977 World Series? Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals Baltimore Orioles

Which team, led by Johnny Bench, won the 1975 World Series? Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Red Sox Atlanta Braves

Which "Amazin'" team won the 1969 World Series? Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim New York Mets Seattle Mariners

Which team, led by Mickey Mantle, won the 1962 World Series? New York Mets San Francisco Giants Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees

Which objects produce energy via nuclear reactions, as discovered by 1967 Nobel Prize winner Hans Bethe of Cornell? Tectonic plates Stars Rings of Saturn Planets

Which team, led by Yogi Berra, won the 1961 World Series? Montreal Expos New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros

Which team, led by Jackie Robinson, won the 1955 World Series? New York Giants New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers New York Mets

Which team, led by Willie Mays and his iconic catch, won the 1954 World Series? Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Boston Braves

Which team won the 1953 World Series, their fifth in a row? Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs

Which team, featuring Phil Rizzuto, won the 1952 World Series? New York Yankees New York Mets Brooklyn Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates

Which team won the 1949 World Series, their first of five consecutive titles? Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles

Which team, led by Stan Musial, won the 1946 World Series? St. Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Boston Red Sox

Which city was liberated from communist rule by U.N. forces on September 28, 1950? Pyongyang Paris Beijing Seoul

In which country did a stampede at the Mandhar Devi temple kill over 200 people in 2005? Japan Thailand India Iraq

Which man succeeded his father, Rainier III, as ruling prince of Monaco in 2005? Charles the Bold John XXIII Eric the Red Albert II

Who was the ancient Greek god of wine and festivity? Dionysus Zeus Artemis Ceres

In Greek mythology, who was the father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades? Apollo Tartarus Cronus Ares

In Greek mythology, what goddess had no mother, and emerged fully grown from Zeus' forehead? Demeter Athena Hera Artemis

What word comes from the Greek for "love of wisdom"? "Savant" "Author" "Philosophy" "Sophomore"

What ancient philosopher is famous for the line "the unexamined life is not worth living"? Cicero Archimedes Socrates Confucius

In what work did Plato put forth his idea of an ideal government? Symposium The Prince Hyperion The Republic

Which island is home to Taipei 101, which from 2004-2010 was the world's tallest building? Singapore Honshu Taiwan Manhattan

Which team won the 1958 NFL championship, the first to require overtime and later dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played"? Green Bay Packers Baltimore Colts New York Giants Dallas Cowboys

Why were transatlantic flights disrupted for several weeks in 2010? The volcano Eyjafjallajokull was erupting in Iceland. Hurricane Earl was prowling the seas. Air traffic controllers were on strike. Terrorist threat levels were raised to Code Six.

Which former head of the International Monetary Fund was arrested in New York in 2011? Kofi Annan Lionel Jospin Nicolas Sarkozy Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Which of the following countries did a violent uprising occur as part of the 2011 Arab Spring? Qatar Libya Morocco Jordan

Which of the following is one of Canada's Maritime Provinces? Alberta Gaspe Nova Scotia Manitoba

Which two Mediterranean island nations adopted the euro as their currency in 2008? Malta and Cyprus Mongolia and Peru Monaco and San Marino Sardinia and Corsica

Which country has been embroiled in a dispute with its southern neighbor, Greece, due to its name? Macedonia Bulgaria Kosovo Serbia

Which country's major international airport was renamed after Alexander the Great in 2006? Macedonia Afghanistan Slovenia Hungary

Which country has continued to hunt whales despite a IWC moratorium on whaling that went into effect in 1986? Philippines Estonia Japan Slovenia

Which Himalayan country abolished its monarchy in 2008? India Nepal Pakistan China

Who became the leader of Cuba in 2006 after Fidel Castro fell ill? Che Guevara Jose Marti Javier Solana Raul Castro

From which location close to the equator has the European Space Agency launched numerous rockets into space? Falkland Islands French Guiana Bermuda Svalbard

Which term is used for the historical age following the conquests of Alexander the Great? Hellenistic Age Age of Reason Era of Good Feelings Iron Age

In which field did the ancient Greek Euclid make his influential contributions? Politics Warfare Philosophy Mathematics

Which ancient Greek mathematician and inventor discovered a namesake physical principle of buoyancy? Epicurus Aristotle Euclid Archimedes

For which professions is the ancient Greek Archimedes known? Mathematician and scientist Playwright and author Philosopher and educator Statesman and orator

Which philosophy of ancient Greece saw the pursuit of pleasure as the ultimate good? Stoicism Epicureanism Sophism Pythagoreanism

What was the main language used in ancient Rome? Anglo-Saxon Italian Latin Romanian

What ancient city was founded on the plain of Latium? Rome Beijing Cairo Athens

Which ancient mathematician has a namesake theorem for finding the length of the sides of a right triangle? Euclid Descartes Archimedes Pythagoras

Which city was transformed from a pearl diving village to a global metropolis between 1900 and 2010? Alexandria Dubai Jerusalem Riyadh

What ancient Roman is famous for being appointed emperor during a crisis, then returning to his small farm when it had been resolved? Pompey Julius Caesar Cincinnatus Horatius

What type of government did Rome adopt after the Etruscan kings were overthrown? Republic Monarchy Empire Theocracy

Which Panamanian baseball player is sometimes regarded as the greatest closer in Major League history? Juan Gonzalez Mariano Rivera Neftali Feliz Trevor Hoffman

What was the profession of the Roman Livy? Poet Soldier Historian Senator

Which group in ancient Rome was a ruling class of rich landowners? Centurions Plebians Aediles Patricians

Which term refers to the less wealthy landowners and farmers of ancient Rome? Quaestors Plebians Consuls Patricians

What was the name for the Senate House found in the Roman Forum? Pantheon Insula Colosseum Curia

Across what mountain range did Hannibal famously lead his army in the Second Punic War? The Himmalayas The Urals The Balkans The Alps

What civilization produced the famed orator Cicero? Egypt Greece Persia Rome

Where was the ancient Phoenician city of Carthage located? North Africa West Asia East Africa Souther Europe

Which enemy of ancient Rome was located in modern-day Tunisia? Persia Carthage The Huns Gaul

Where did Hannibal, the general who crossed the alps to attack Rome, come from? Jerusalem Greece Carthage Northern Europe

What political group in ancient Rome consisted of Julius Caesar, Crassus and Pompey? The First Triumvirate The Patricians The Tribune of Plebs The Curia

Across what river did Julius Caesar momentously lead his army on his way to attack Rome? The Rubicon The Rhine The Tiber The Po

Where did Caesar lead a military campaign before returning to take control of Rome? Spain Gaul Africa Syria

Which modern-day country encompasses most of the ancient territory of Gaul? Greece Turkey Spain France

Which three individuals were in the First Triumvirate? Ovid, Vergil, Horace Crassus, Caesar, Pompey Marc Antony, Augustus, Cleopatra Homer, Sophocles, Euripides

Whose takeover of Rome did the armies of Pompey and his allies fight against? Nero Augustus Spartacus Julius Caesar

What title did Julius Caesar take in 47 BC? Consul Dictator Senator General

Which of these Oscar-winning films is based on the life of mathematician John Nash? Chicago The Departed A Beautiful Mind The Hurt Locker

Which of these cities shares its name with a Oscar-winning musical film starring Richard Gere? Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Detroit

Which country saw its credit rating downgraded to "junk" status in 2010 after it needed a bailout from the EU? Greece Luxembourg Norway Germany

Which major city of Eastern Libya saw the beginning of the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi? Benghazi Abyei Tripoli Sirte

Capturing which capital city of Libya was the primary objective of the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi? Tunis Cairo Tripoli Benghazi

In which museum does the 2003 novel "The Da Vinci Code" begin? Louvre National Gallery Uffizi Metropolitan Museum of Art

Which Middle Eastern news channel launched an English language station in 2006? Al Qahira Al Quds Al Tikriti Al Jazeera

Which man was captured in a hole in the ground near the city of Tikrit in 2003? Osama bin Laden Saddam Hussain Yasir Arafat John Walker Lindh

Which military rank did Muammar Gaddafi use as a title while he ruled Libya? Colonel Private Admiral Generalissimo

What name did Octavian take when he became emperor of Rome? Caligula Nero Julius Augustus

What was the name of the Roman emperor Augustus before he became emperor? Octavian Crassus Antony Cicero

After the assassination of Julius Caesar, with whom did the Roman Marc Antony ally himself against Octavian? Cleopatra VII Augustus Constantine Crassus

What type of government did Rome have immediately before it became an empire? Theocracy Republic Monarchy Democracy

What type of government did Rome have before it became a republic? Democracy Feudal Monarchy Empire

Which of these Romans was an emperor? Cicero Brutus Trajan Marc Antony

What was the name for the period of peace and prosperity under the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome? Era of Good Feelings Pax Romana Renaissance Gilded Age

Which country became the first former Soviet republic to adopt the euro in 2011? Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Russia Estonia

During which ritual pilgrimage were over 200 worshippers killed in a 2004 stampede in Saudi Arabia? Halal Hajj Herat Hadith

Which fish has seen its numbers drop by 85% due to overfishing caused by the demand for sushi? Atlantic bluefin tuna Rainbow trout Largemouth bass Sunfish

What was the principal language of the Eastern Roman Empire? Latin Persian Greek English

Which island is connected to the Canadian mainland by the Confederation Bridge that opened in 1997? Baffin Island Prince Edward Island Ellesmere Island Prince Patrick Island

What volcano's eruption buried the city of Pompeii, Italy? Cervinia Krakatoa Vesuvius Olympus

Along the banks of which river did the mayor of Paris authorize the construction of artificial beaches for recreation in 2002? Loire Thames Seine Rhone

Which of the following countries has never been hit by a hurricane? Italy Costa Rica Nicaragua Canada

Where were Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger from? Egypt Persia Greece Rome

Grand Duke Henri became the head of state of which country in 2000? Denmark Fiji Belgium Luxembourg

Which group of languages all derive from Latin? Romance Languages Anglo-Saxon Languages Germanic Languages Indo-European Languages

From which language do the modern "Romance languages" all derive? Greek English French Latin

Which sea did the territory of the Roman Empire completely encircle at its height? Caspian Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Baltic Sea

Which man founded Rome, according to some legends? Latinus Aeneas Achilles Odysseus

What epic poem by Vergil chronicles the founding of Rome? The Iliad The Aeneid The Odyssey The Metamorphoses

According to legend, which man's brother founded Rome? Augustus Remus Vergil Octavian

Which city, according to legend, was founded by the brother of Remus? Athens Jerusalem Carthage Rome

Which brother of Remus founded Rome, according to legend? Romulus Odysseus Nero Augustus

According to legend, who was the father of Romulus and Remus, the twins who founded Rome? Julius Caesar Zeus Aeneas Mars

A statue in Rome depicts the infants Romulus and Remus suckling at the teats of which animal? She-Wolf Pig Cow Lioness

According to legend, who was the brother of Romulus? Julius Octavius Augustus Remus

What ancient city's senate house was known as the Curia? Rome Athens Naples Alexandria

What did the ancient Greek astronomer Eratosthenes accurately calculate to within 200 miles? Depth of the Mediterranean Distance to Mars Distance Around the Earth Distance to the Moon

Which of these works was written by the Roman poet Horace? Satires The Aeneid The Metamorphoses The Odyssey

Which of these ancient poets was NOT Roman? Horace Ovid Homer Vergil

Which African country was led by the dictator Charles Taylor before he resigned in 2003? Liberia South Africa Egypt Libya

Which British possession held a 2002 referendum where over 98% of voters voted against the possibility of giving Spain partial sovereignty? Falkland Islands Bermuda Gibraltar Jersey

Which resource drew people to the Yukon Territory in the early 21st century, long after the glory days of the Klondike? Oil Gold Coal Diamonds

What was a public bath house called in ancient Rome? Therma Colosseum Circus Curia

Which Roman gladiator led a revolt of 70,000 slaves in southern Italy in 73 BC? Caligula Augustus Marius Spartacus

With which ancient civilization is the toga most associated? Persia Egypt China Rome

Where was the ancient racetrack known as the Circus Maximus? Rome Carthage Athens Xi'an

How many soldiers were in the Roman military division known as a "centuria"? 100 6,000 50 1,000

Which ancient civilization had a famous leader named Diocletian? Rome Athens Persia Gaul

Which industrial tycoon is famously quoted as saying, "The public be damned."? Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan William Henry Vanderbilt Jay Gould

Which prominent railroad tycoon helped found an eponymous university in Tennessee? Andrew Carnegie Jay Gould Cornelius Vanderbilt J.P. Morgan

What was the 1936 alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy called? Axis Alliance Double Alliance Central Alliance Entente Cordial

Which major industry decreed, on November 18, 1883, that the United States would be divided into four time zones? Oil Railroad Steel Coal

What woman was Hitler's mistress and married him shortly before his death? Eva Braun Magdalena von Horthy Leni Riefenstahl Hannah Arendt

What 1942-1943 battle over the namesake Soviet city on the Volga river is considered the turning point of World War II? Battle of Narva Battle of Warsaw Battle of Poltava Battle of Stalingrad

Which man served as minister of propaganda for Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler? Adolf Eichmann Rudolf Hess Konrad Adenauer Joseph Goebbels

Which abbreviation was used by the elite Nazi police force that wore black uniforms and served as Hitler's personal bodyguard? SS NKVD KGB SuB

Which Nazi led the German SS during World War II? Heinrich Himmler Lavrenty Beria Rudolf Hess Joachim von Ribbentrop

Which name is given to November 9, 1938, when Nazis attacked and destroyed many businesses owned by Jews in Germany? Kulturkampf Day of the Barricades Day of the Dupes Kristallnacht

Which business model, famously employed by Andrew Carnegie, involves one business controlling all phases of a manufacturing process, from top to bottom? Vertical integration Duopolization Horizontal integration Monopolization

Which industrial city, located on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie, served as the headquarters of the Standard Oil Company from 1870 to 1885. Cincinnati Akron Cleveland Columbus

Which name was used by Adolf Hitler for his "master race" of blond-haired, blue eyed people? Barbarossa Wermacht Aryan Fall Weiss

Which country was neutral during World War II and was NOT invaded by Germany? Netherlands Norway Switzerland Denmark

Which military tactic involving tanks and planes did Nazi Germany successfully use against Poland and France in World War II? Oblique Attack Blitzkrieg Infiltration Tactics Kulturkampf

Which German building mysteriously burned down in 1933, giving Adolf Hitler an excuse to seize dictatorial powers? British Embassy Berlin Opera Reichstag Central Rail Station

Which German city gave its name to an unsuccessful 1938 agreement that tried to prevent World War II? Munich Kiel Weimar Vienna

Which country did the Allies allow Germany to annex parts of in 1938, in an unsuccessful effort to prevent World War II? Denmark Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary

Which political party did Benito Mussolini lead in Italy? Center Party Christian Democratic Party Fascist Party Socialist Party

Which illicit activity was the Donner Party forced to resort to while trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains? Hunting of wild buffalo Setting fire to endangered forest Cannibalism Drug manufacturing

Which territory, whose population saw a spike after the discovery of gold, became a state in 1850? Alaska Minnesota Georgia California

Which controversial practice of early Mormons led to an 1862 piece of legislation banning it? Polygamy Use of illegal drugs School prayer Flag burning

Which ancient hebrew text was discovered by archaeologists in 1947? The Twelve Tables The Cabala The Dead Sea Scrolls The Code of Hammurabi

Which ancient civilization held fights to the death between fighters known as gladiators? Persia Greece China Rome

What was another name for the Colosseum in ancient Rome? The Pantheon The Flavian Amphiteater The Forum The Acropolis

Which of these internet resources was first opened to peer editing in January 2001? Google Wikipedia Huffington Post Facebook

Which of these NASCAR drivers died in a crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001? Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Sr. Tony Stewart Jimmie Johnson

Which symbol was used by Adolf Hitler to represent the Nazi party? Apostolic Cross Arrow Cross Hammer and Sickle Swastika

Which German general was nicknamed the "Desert Fox" for leading forces in Africa during World War II? Erwin Rommel Carl Gustav Mannerheim Heinz Guderian Friederich Paulus

Which doctor was nicknamed the "Angel of Death" for performing human experiments in Nazi concentration camps? Carl Spackler Josef Mengele Martin Bormann Werner von Braun

Which title did Adolf Hitler give himself after coming to power in Germany? Caudillo Fuhrer Generalissimo Conducator

Which dictator led Spain from 1939 to 1975? Francisco Franco Miklos Horthy Janos Kadar Ion Antonescu

What were astronauts called in the Soviet Union? Star Navigators Cosmonauts Perestroika Space Pioneers

Which was the name of the German military during World War II? Brownshirts Wehrmacht SA Kulturkampf

Which man was a rival of Josef Stalin for control of the Soviet Union? Janos Kadar Leon Trotsky Boleslaw Bierut Franz von Papen

Which country was led by Josef Stalin during World War II? Romania Soviet Union Hungary Poland

Which Roman governor of Judea ordered Jesus' crucifixion? Judas Gaius Brutus Marius Pontius Pilate

Which man's trial was presided over by Pontius Pilate? Spartacus Julius Caesar Marc Antony Jesus

Which area in ancient Rome contained the senate house and the Arch of Titus? The Forum The Pantheon St. Peter's Square The Colosseum

Which empire had its capital at Constantinople? Sumeria Greek Eastern Roman Persian

What type of buildings were common in Iroquois villages? Teepees Hogans Pueblos Longhouses

In which region of the modern-day United States was the Iroquois Nation founded? Southwest Great Plains Northeast Southeast

In which region of the modern-day United States was the Native American teepee most widely used? Southeast Midwest Southwest Northeast

Of which political party was Eugene V. Debs a member and presidential candidate? Socialist Party Democratic Party Republican Party Whig Party

Which 1895 Supreme Court decision declared that the government had the right to suppress labor strikes? Brown v. Board of Education In re Debs Plessey v. Ferguson Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which term described Republicans who supported the Democratic candidate, Grover Cleveland, in the election of 1884? Know-Nothings Federalists Whigs Mugwumps

Which American political organization is nicknamed the "Grand Old Party"? Whig Party Federalist Party Democratic Party Republican Party

Which nickname for the 51st United States Congress (1889-1891) denoted its sweeping legislation and lavish spending? Billion Dollar Congress Do Nothing Congress Democrat Congress Republican Congress

Which beverage producer was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia, by Asa Chandler in 1889? Dr. Pepper Snapple Group PepsiCo Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Sam's Choice

Which soft drink, noted for its 23 flavors, was invented by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, in 1885? Dr Pepper Coca-Cola Pepsi Sprite

Which panhandle state, formerly known as the Indian Territory, was rapidly settled in the land run of 1889? Oklahoma Kansas Iowa Nebraska

Which magazine, characterized by an iconic yellow frame around its cover, printed its first issue in 1888? National Geographic US News and World Report Time News of the World

Which monumental obelisk, completed in 1884, is the tallest structure in Washington D.C.? Lincoln Memorial Jefferson Memorial Arlington National Cemetery Washington Monument

Which "continental liar from the state of Maine" lost the 1884 election? William H. Taft James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland Andrew Johnson

Which Democratic incumbent lost the 1888 U.S. presidential election, only to reclaim the presidency four years later? Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine William H. Taft Rutherford B. Hayes

Which Republican incumbent president lost the election of 1892? Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland James Garfield Woodrow Wilson

Which political party, an alliance between farmers and labor unions, nominated William Jennings Bryan for president in 1896? Progressive Party Populist Party Democratic Party Whig Party

Which silver-tongued, Democratic nominee for president lost both the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections? William Jennings Bryan Woodrow Wilson William McKinley Grover Cleveland

Which Republican candidate won the election of 1880, only to be killed 200 days after taking office? Chester A. Arthur Winfield Scott Hancock James Garfield Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the first Democratic president to assume office after the Civil War? Ulysses S. Grant Woodrow Wilson Andrew Johnson Grover Cleveland

Which Republican presidential nominee won the election of 1888? Grover Cleveland Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Benjamin Harrison

Which former Ohio governor won the election of 1896 on the Republican ticket? Warren G. Harding Theodore Roosevelt William Jennings Bryan William McKinley

Which American university, represented by the Trojans, first opened its doors to students in 1880? University of Southern California University of Phoenix Princeton University University of San Diego

Which academic journal named for its subject of study, one of the most cited in the world, was founded by Thomas Edison in 1880? Wall Street Journal Sports Illustrated Time Science

Which state, nicknamed the "Sunflower State," became the first to constitutionally prohibit alcoholic beverages in 1881? New York Iowa Kansas Nebraska

Which institution of higher education, represented in sports by the Huskies, began as the Storrs Agricultural School in 1881? University of Southern California Quendleton State University University of Connecticut University of Pennsylvania

What is the term for a marriage of more than two partners? Polygamy Polyandry Monogamy Polygyny

What American Catholic fraternal order devoted to charity was founded by Father McGivney in 1882? Knights of Columbus The Franciscans Opus Dei Society of Jesus

Which competitive sport of the American West developed from the everyday work of cowboys and vaqueros? Horse racing Lacrosse Rock climbing Rodeo

Which south London district, the site of the Royal Observatory, was selected by the International Meridian Conference as the site to fix the prime meridian? Birmingham Glasgow Manchester Greenwich

Which group of Native Americans lived in the American southwest? Iroquois Mohawks Anasazi Cherokee

Which Spanish word for "town" also names a group of Native Americans and the structures in which they lived? Hacienda Anasazi Mestizo Pueblo

Which Atlanta-based university, represented by the Yellow Jackets, was first established in 1885? Mercer University Georgia Tech University of Georgia Clark Atlanta University

Which military base on the island of Oahu was first leased from the Kingdom of Hawaii to the U.S. in 1887? Midway Wake Island Fort Hood Pearl Harbor

Which holiday supposedly predicts whether there will be six more weeks of winter? Martin Luther King Jr. Day Easter Groundhog Day Winter Solstice

What was the name of Anne Sullivan's student? Helen Keller Joseph Heller Helen Mirren Sandy Koufax

Which inventor of the railway air-brake was the main Thomas Edison's main commercial competitor in the electrical industry? Alessandro Volta Luigi Galvani Nikola Tesla George Westinghouse

Which American business newspaper, the largest in the U.S. by circulation, was first printed in 1889? "The Economist" "The New York Times" "The Wall Street Journal" "The Washington Post"

Where was the ancient city of Teotihuacu00e0n located? Central America Eastern Europe Middle East South Asia

Which civilization arose on the Yucatan Peninsula? Rome Ottomans Mauryans Mayans

On which peninsula did the Mayan civilization arise? Arabia Iberia Anatolia Yucatan

Which type of geographic landforms are Iberia, Scandinavia and Yucatan? Islands Peninsulas Valleys Mountains

Which civilization's calendar ends on December 23, 2012? Greek Mayan Egyptian Roman

Which of these was a city of the Mayan civilization? Saqara Managua Tikal Corinth

Which modern city was originally called Tenochtitlu00e1n? Athens Mexico City Rome Cairo

Which civilization worshipped the god Quetzalcu00f3atl? Pueblos Egyptians Greeks Aztecs

Which anti-terrorism measure was signed into U.S. law after the attacks of September 2001? Alien and Sedition Acts Clayton Antitrust Act USA PATRIOT Act Pure Food and Drug Act

Which company filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after a scandal involving fraud and insider trading was exposed? Enron Corporation Apple Computers British Petroleum ALCOA

Which world landmark was reopened in 2001 after an 11-year project to stabilize the structure without correcting its tilt? Machu Picchu Angkor Wat Statue of Liberty Leaning Tower of Pisa

Which former Yugoslav president's trial for war crimes began at The Hague in 2001? Jawaharlal Nehru Vaclav Havel Slobodan Milosevich Lech Walesa

What football team won its first Super Bowl victory in February 2002? St. Louis Rams Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs New England Patriots

Which former U.S. president, and Habitat for Humanity supporter, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002? George H.W. Bush Theodore Roosevelt Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter

What hybrid automobile became the first car to qualify for a clean-burning fuel deduction by the IRS in 2002? Ford Focus Toyota Prius Ford F-150 Kia Optima

Which invention was patented by Isaac Singer in 1851? Cotton gin Computer Sewing machine Revolving pistol

Which "Silver State" was admitted to the union in 1864? Georgia Nevada Michigan Alaska

Which country was a member of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War? Turkey Bulgaria Sweden Finland

What was the background color on the flag of Nazi Germany? Green Orange Red Black

What was the color of the swastika on the flag of Nazi Germany? White Orange Red Black

Which two objects could be found on the flag of the Soviet Union? Sword and shield Hammer and star Hammer and sickle Two stars

Which 1945 novel by George Orwell criticizes Stalin and the Soviet Union? "The Power and the Glory" "Darkness at Noon" "Animal Farm" "Billiards at Half Past Nine"

Which scientist fled Germany in 1933 to escape anti-Semitism? Wernher von Braun Albert Einstein J.R. Oppenheimer Stanislaw Ulam

Which weapon was first used by Nazi Germany? Jet fighter Sonar Nuclear bomb Torpedo

Which of the following men was NOT a prominent member of the Nazi Party? Martin Bormann Vyacheslav Molotov Rudolf Hess Joseph Goebbels

Which country maintained the most Nazi death camps during the Holocaust? Poland Bulgaria Italy France

Which country suffered the most casualties in World War II? Italy United States Soviet Union Hungary

Which country did Nazi Germany invade on September 1, 1939, considered the start of World War II? Denmark Great Britain Soviet Union Poland

Which country did NOT become Communist after World War II? East Germany Finland Poland Czechoslovakia

Which Soviet city was NOT attacked by Nazi Germany during World War II? Vladivostok Leningrad Moscow Stalingrad

Which term refers to Stalin's murder of his political rivals through publicized show trials in the 1930s? Great Purge Great Hunger Holodomor Five Year Plan

In which Soviet Socialist Republic did Joseph Stalin cause a massive famine known as the Holodomor? Georgia Lithuania Azerbaijan Ukraine

Hosni Mubarak, Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser have all been leaders of which North African country? Egypt Ethiopia South Africa Algeria

Which former prisoner became the first black president of South Africa? Thabo Mbeki F. W. de Klerk Nelson Mandela Robert Mugabe

Which term is used for the policy of racial exclusion in South Africa? Mfecane Apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Transvaal

Which four countries occupied Germany after World War II? United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France United Kingdom, France, Italy, Poland United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Italy United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France, Poland

Which African country was the site of the genocide of the Tutsi tribe by the Hutu tribe? Botswana South Africa Congo Rwanda

Mali, Chad, Algeria and Niger all gained independence from which European nation? Britain France Spain Germany

Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of which African country? Tanzania Botswana Cameroon Kenya

The Aswan High Dam, which created Lake Nasser, was an engineering project in which African nation? Niger Libya Egypt Tanzania

Which nation, home to the Darfur region, was the largest by area on the African continent until 2011? Ethiopia Sudan Niger Togo

Which two states named for a Sioux Indian tribe were both admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889? Utah and Wyoming Virginia and West Virginia North Dakota and South Dakota Wyoming and Montana

Which "Treasure State," also known as "Big Sky Country," was admitted to the Union on November 8th, 1889? Wyoming Washington Montana Colorado

Which state, named after a Founding Father, was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889? Oregon Georgia Wyoming Washington

Which state renowned for its potato industry was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890? Montana Idaho Oregon Wyoming

Which least populous U.S. state, now nicknamed "the Equality State," was the first to give women the right to vote? Alaska Idaho Vermont Wyoming

Which least populous U.S. state was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890? Idaho Alaska Montana Wyoming

Which "Beehive State" was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896? Colorado New Mexico Utah Nevada

Which country was formerly known as Zaire? Kenya Ghana Democratic Republic of the Congo Mali

Which religious practice of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints contributed to Congress's unwillingness to admit Utah to the Union until 1896? Burning at the stake Honor killings Segregation of whites and blacks Polygamy

Which country's Namib Desert is famous for its tall sand dunes? Malawi South Africa Botswana Namibia

Which influential reggae artist from Jamaica had bandmates named "The Wailers"? Bob Marley Marcus Garvey Jimmy Cliff Shaggy

Hugo Chavez is the president of which South American nation? Venezuela Colombia Guyana Ecuador

Which guerrilla organization was established in Colombia in 1964? SWAPO UNITA FARC CONCACAF

Which South American nation with capital Bogota is known for its emerald industry? Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia

Which poison was used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust? Potassium bromide Zyklon B Mustard gas Wood alcohol

Which tyrant was parodied in the 1940 Charlie Chaplin movie "The Great Dictator"? Francisco Franco Benito Mussolini Josef Stalin Adolf Hitler

Which name was given to German submarines during World War I and World War II? Gremlins U-Boats Panzers Sharks

Which British prime minister is best remembered for his failed policy of appeasing Adolf Hitler? Neville Chamberlain Anthony Eden Stanley Baldwin Andrew Bonar Law

To which political party did Winston Churchill belong? Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Party Liberal Democrats

Which political party did Joseph Stalin belong to? Anti-Party Group Menshevik Party National Socialist Party Communist Party

Which country is notorious for the large number of Nazis who escaped there after World War II? France Guyana Argentina Canada

Which scientific practice that created Dolly the Sheep did the House of Representatives vote to ban in 2001? Gel electrophoresis Cloning Stem-cell research Cryogenics

Which energy-extraction technique did President Bush scale back in the Gulf of Mexico in 2001? Windmill production Deepwater Horizon Offshore drilling Use of solar panels

Which former president received a $10 million advance for his 2004 memoir, My Life? Lyndon B. Johnson Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton

Which Jules Verne novel inspired American Steve Fossett to repeatedly attempt an adventurous balloon trip? Around the World in 80 Days 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea A Journey to the Center of the Earth The Mysterious Island

Which former U.S. rival offered its airspace for military actions in Afghanistan in the wake of September 11th? Iran Russia India China

Into which military building did American Airlines Flight 77 crash on September 11th, 2001? Air Force Academy World War II Memorial Pentagon U.S. Capitol

What was the rubble-covered area in Lower Manhattan called in the wake of the September 11th attacks in 2001? Green Zone Axis of Evil SoHo Ground Zero

On which September 11th flight did heroic passengers fight hijackers for control of the plane in 2001? United 175 American Airlines 77 United 93 American Airlines 11

Which terrorist claimed responsibility for the September 11th attacks in 2001? Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Zacharias Moussaoui Ayman al-Zawahiri Osama bin Laden

Which terrorist group was behind the September 11th attacks in 2001? Islamic Jihad Al-Qaeda Hamas Tamil Tigers

Which landmark of the New York skyline was destroyed in the September 11th attacks in 2001? Twin Towers Chrysler Building Empire State Building Brooklyn Bridge

To which state were all of the planes hijacked in the September 11, 2001 attacks intended to go? California Texas Virginia Arizona

Which then-ruling body of Afghanistan was charged with protecting al-Qaeda after the September 11th attacks? Taliban FLN Ba'ath Party Sadr Movement

Which symbol is found on the flag of Israel? Arrow Cross Star of David Sword and Shield Crescent and Moon

Which new country declared its independence on May 14, 1948? Israel Hungary Finland East Timor

In which country did Anne Frank hide from the Nazis and write her famous diary? Poland Netherlands Austria Germany

Which country was accidentally bombed by the Allies during World War II, despite being neutral? Romania Italy Switzerland Poland

Which country did General Erwin Rommel fight for in World War II? Italy Soviet Union Germany United States

Which country joined the Axis alliance during World War II? Denmark Scotland Hungary Greece

Which country in the Balkans joined the Axis alliance in 1941? Bulgaria Soviet Union France Sweden

Which Scandinavian country was occupied by Germany in the "Whipped Cream War," so named for its low casualties? Czechoslovakia France Denmark Poland

Which organization, which later became a federal department, was created in 2001 to prevent terrorist attacks? Central Intelligence Office Office of Homeland Security Office of War Office of Defense

Which San Francisco congresswoman was elected minority whip in 2002? Jackie Speier Hillary Clinton Kay Bailey Hutchison Nancy Pelosi

Which camera company famous for its instant photographs went bankrupt in 2001? Kodak Canon Nikon Polaroid

Which hazardous bacterium killed five people and caused a scare in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks? Anthrax Meningitis Cholera Bubonic plague

How were anthrax spores dispersed in the attacks that killed five people in 2001? They were released on airplanes They were sent through the mail They were dispersed by a bomb They were planted in buildings

What is the official name of the U.S. military operations that began in Afghanistan in 2001? Operation Desert Storm II Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Soaring Eagle Operation Barbarossa

To the nearest thousand, how many people died in the September 11th attacks in 2001? 4,000 2,000 1,000 3,000

Which fraudulent energy company filed bankruptcy in December 2001? Dynegy Enron Reliant Energy ConEdison

Which Englishman attempted to detonate a bomb on a 2001 flight from Paris to Miami? Gerry Adams John Walker Lindh Richard Reid Umar Abdulmutallab

Where did Richard Reid conceal the bomb that he tried to detonate on a flight in 2001? In his underwear In his carry-on bag In his shoes In his hat

Which countries did President George W. Bush refer to as an "axis of evil"? Israel, North Korea and Jordan Syria, Lebanon and Iraq Iran, Lebanon and Tajikistan North Korea, Iran and Iraq

With which neighbor did the U.S. negotiate a 2002 pact designed to prevent terrorism and drug smuggling? Dominica Mexico Canada St. Kitts and Nevis

Which U.S. agency was divided into three entities under the Department of Homeland Security in 2003? Drug Enforcement Agency Department of Defense Department of the Interior Immigration and Naturalization Service

Fearing its soldiers might be unfairly prosecuted, the U.S. refused to ratify which institution's treaty in 2002? International Criminal Court American Bar Association League of Nations UN Special Tribunal

Hitler failed to capture which three major Soviet cities in World War II? Kiev, Moscow and Stalingrad Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev Leningrad, Moscow and Debrecen

What is one reason that the Soviet Union was unprepared for the start of World War II? Stalin was at war with Mongolia Stalin had just recently come to power Stalin killed many of his top generals in the 1930's Trotsky was in charge of the military

Which name was given to the army of the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution? White Army Red Army Star Army Army of the Volga

Which U.S. foreign policy supported by John Hay called for equal privileges among countries trading with China? Open Door Policy Gentleman's Agreement Hayfever Policy Good Neighbor Policy

Which treaty ended, among many others, the Spanish-American War? Treaty of London Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Tilsit Treaty of Paris

In which state did William McKinley serve as governor before running for president? West Virginia Ohio Massachusetts Kentucky

Which president from Indiana presided over the "Billion-Dollar Congress"? Theodore Roosevelt William Taft Benjamin Harrison William McKinley

Which state did James Garfield represent in the House of Representatives before becoming president of the U.S.? California Texas Florida Ohio

Which state, home to Roscoe Conkling's political machine, was the adopted home of President Chester A. Arthur? Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts New York

Which state, site of the Battles of Monmouth and Fort Lee during the Revolutionary War, was the birthplace of Grover Cleveland? Delaware New York New Jersey Pennsylvania

Which of the following U.S. presidents did NOT serve in the American Civil War? Millard Fillmore Ulysses S. Grant James Garfield Rutherford B. Hayes

At which American industrial tycoon's steel plant did the brutal Homestead Strike of 1892 occur? Jay Gould Cornelius Vanderbilt John Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie

Which historical figure is, when adjusted for inflation, considered the richest man to have ever lived? John Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Bill Gates Carlos Slim

Which American outlaw was killed by Bob Ford on April 3, 1882? Jesse James Ian McShane Buffalo Bill Cody Wild Bill Hickok

Which American outlaw, who took part in the Lincoln County War, was killed by lawman Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881? Calamity Jane Jesse James Billy the Kid Buffalo Bill Cody

Which American social worker helped found the Hull House in 1889? Margaret Sanger Horace Mann Jane Addams Dorothea Dix

Which general was prime minister of Japan during World War II and ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor? Isoroku Yamamoto Tojo Hideki Toyotomi Hideyoshi Saigo Takamori

Which Japanese admiral led and planned the attack on Pearl Harbor? Admiral Togo Admiral Sun-Sin Admiral Takasu Admiral Yamamoto

Which man was emperor of Japan during World War II? Akihito Meiji Taisho Hirohito

Which president presided over the passing of the Sherman Antitrust Act? Benjamin Harrison Woodrow Wilson William McKinley William H. Taft

Which 1890 act of Congress was considered the first to limit monopolies and cartels? Wagner Act Woodward Antitrust Act Sherman Antitrust Act Taft-Hartley Act

Which Canadian sports innovator invented basketball in 1891? Walter Camp Vince Lombardi Alexander Cartwright James Naismith

Which American sport is Walter Camp generally considered to have founded? Soccer Tennis American football Baseball

Which American inventor and entrepreneur founded the General Electric Company in New York in 1892? Henry Ford Thomas Edison George Westinghouse Nikola Tesla

Which environmental organization, America's oldest and largest, was founded by John Muir in San Francisco in 1892? Adirondack Mountain Club Sierra Club Green Peace Earthwatch

Which coastal city, greater in size than Quito, is the largest city in Ecuador? Guayaquil Buenos Aires Montevideo Santiago

Which city hosted the Columbian Exposition in 1893? New York City Chicago St. Louis San Francisco

Which book, Oscar Wilde's only novel, was first published in Philadelphia's "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine" in 1890? "The Picture of Dorian Gray" "The Importance of Being Earnest" "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" "Arms and the Man"

Which Marxist revolutionary was assassinated in Bolivia in 1967? Fidel Castro Rafael Trujillo Che Guevara Augusto Pinochet

Which dam, one of the world's largest hydroelectric power plants, is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay? Canaima Dam Hoover Dam Itaipu Dam Nurek Dam

Which New York music venue and home to the New York Philharmonic opened in 1891? Carnegie Hall 30 Rockefeller Plaza Baker Hall Lincoln Hall

What is the capital of Uruguay, which lies along the Rio de la Plata? Managua Brasilia Montevideo Buenos Aires

Who was the popular wife of Argentinian president Juan Peron? Rosario Theodora Sara Evita

Which nation exiled its president Juan Peron for 18 years between 1955 and 1973? Mexico Suriname Argentina Uruguay

Which South American nation provided a haven for Nazi criminals such as Adolf Eichmann? Argentina Brazil Uruguay Suriname

Which South American country fought Britain in the Falklands War? Colombia Trinidad and Tobago Argentina Peru

Who was the British prime minister during the Falklands War in 1982? Tony Blair Ted Heath John Major Margaret Thatcher

Which South American country led by Jorge Rafael Videla was home to the Dirty War? Argentina Venezuela Bolivia Costa Rica

What is the Spanish term for a group of military leaders that overtake and rule a country? Maquiladora Junta Favela Desaparecido

Which Californian educational institution that opened in 1891 is named in memory of the founder's son? UC Berkeley Stanford University Whittier College Brooks Institute

Which South American nation was ruled by Salvador Allende in the late 1960s? Peru Chile Panama Brazil

In which country was the Caravan of Death carried out by dictator Augusto Pinochet? Mexico Venezuela Guyana Chile

Operation Condor was an anti-left political movement on which continent? Africa North America Europe South America

Which New England spinster was acquitted of whacking her mother and father 40 and 41 times respectively with an axe? Jack the Ripper Ms. Havisham Andrea Yates Lizzie Borden

U.S. politician John McCain was born in the Canal Zone in which country? Germany United States Argentina Panama

Which of the following organizations considered Frances Willard a leader? Anti-Saloon League Volstead League Women's Christian Temperance Movement Prohibition Party

Which sport, originally called mintonette, was invented in Massachusetts in 1895? Basketball Baseball Soccer Volleyball

Which African-American educator gave a speech derisively called the "Atlanta Compromise"? Martin Luther King Jr. Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Dubois Malcolm X

Which stock market index, the second oldest in the United States, was founded by its namesakes in 1896? Moody's NASDAQ Dow Jones Industrial Average Standard and Poor's

Which two countries share the longest undefended border in the world? Mexico and the United States Canada and the United States Russia and China Brazil and Argentina

In which country did the Klondike Gold Rush take place? Australia Canada Russia United States

In which country was dictator Manuel Noriega deposed with U.S. aid in 1989? Venezuela Belize Mexico Panama

Which waterway contains a series of locks connected to Gatun Lake? Erie Canal Kiel Canal Panama Canal Suez Canal

Which Central American country saw a civil conflict between President Somoza and the Sandinistas? Brazil Belize El Salvador Nicaragua

Which country was involved in a political scandal about arms deals supporting the Contras in Nicaragua? Kuwait Iran Saudi Arabia Turkey

San Jose is the capital of which Central American nation? Brazil Honduras Costa Rica Belize

A war broke out between El Salvador and Honduras after a match of which sport in 1969? Basketball Rugby Cricket Soccer

Which country contains the Mayan ruins at Tikal? Brazil Honduras Guatemala Slovenia

Which country in Central American is the only nation in which English is the official language? Panama Suriname Costa Rica Belize

Which agreement was signed between the United States, Mexico and Canada in 1994? UNITA NATO PAN NAFTA

In which nation was Ernesto Zedillo elected president after his opponent Luis Colosio was assassinated in 1994? Portugal Mexico Colombia Brazil

The Zapatista movement in Chiapas was founded in which country? United States Mexico Canada Costa Rica

Which type of disaster struck Mexico City in 1985? Earthquake Tornado Flood Tsunami

What type of land form is the Mexican Popocatepetl? Lake Island Rainforest Volcano

Which nation was led by Pierre Trudeau in the 1970s and 1980s? Germany Sweden Australia Canada

Which symbol can be found on the flag of Canada? Acorn Caribou Beaver Maple Leaf

The October Crisis in 1970, initiated by the kidnappings of two government officials, occurred in which country? Brazil Canada Australia United States

In which country is the political group Bloc Quebecois active ? Australia Canada France New Zealand

Which commodity was first commercially extracted in Titusville, PA, in 1859? Platinum Oil Iron ore Gold

From which country did denim magnate Levi Strauss emigrate? Sweden France Spain Germany

For which controversial society was Nathan Bedford Forrest the first Grand Wizard? Ku Klux Klan Freemasons Knights of Labor American Socialist Party

Which Pacific island nation was ceded to the U.S. following the Spanish-American War? Palau Philippines Fiji Taiwan

Guam was ceded to the United States following which war? Russo-Japanese War World War II Spanish-American War World War I

Which country ceded Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898? Great Britain France Portugal Spain

Which "second city" of the United States served as the nation's railway nexus for much of the 19th century? Balitmore Boston Chicago Atlanta

In which city did the ice cream cone become popularized in 1904? Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Boston

Which future U.S. president was the police commissioner of New York City from 1895 to 1897? Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft William McKinley Woodrow Wilson

Which two family members did Theodore Roosevelt lose on the same day in 1884? His wife and son His mother and brother His mother and son His mother and wife

Which holiday marked the deaths of Theodore Roosevelt's wife and mother? Valentine's Day St. Patrick's Day Christmas Day Easter

Which island nation was forced by the U.S. to incorporate articles outlined in the Platt Amendment into its constitution? Haiti Dominican Republic Cuba Puerto Rico

Which of the following is the oldest overseas United States military base? Guantanamo Bay Anspach Ramstein Air Base Incirlik Air Base

Which amendment to the U.S. declaration of war with Spain stated that the U.S. would not seek permanent control over Cuba? Teller Amendment Platt Amendment Crittenden Amendment Ostend Amendment

In which of the following communist countries does the United States maintain a naval base? China Vietnam North Korea Cuba

Who was president of the U.S. during the Panic of 1893? Rutherford B. Hayes Grover Cleveland Chester A. Arthur William McKinley

Which news magnate's yellow journalism is often cited as a cause of the Spanish-American War? Samuel Murdoch Joseph Pulitzer Jonathan Price William Randolph Hearst

Which term describes the exclusive control of a commodity or service in a market? Oligarchy Duopoly Plutocracy Monopoly

Which tycoon of the late 19th century provided the basis for Mr. Monopoly? J.P. Morgan John Rockefeller Jay Gould Andrew Carnegie

Which nickname was used for members of the all-black regiments that famously fought at the Battle of San Juan Hill? Black Brigade Rough Riders Buffalo Soldiers Leathernecks

Which industrial tycoon was nicknamed the "Commodore"? Andrew Carnegie Cornelius Vanderbilt Jay Gould John Rockefeller

In which sport did the Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional team in 1869? Basketball Hockey Polo Baseball

Who was president of the United States during the Spanish-American War? Woodrow Wilson Grover Cleveland William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt

Which territory was not acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War? Guam New Mexico the Philippines Puerto Rico

Who gained national attention for being kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home and found nine months later in 2003? Squeaky Fromme Elizabeth Smart Patty Hearst Barbara Bush

Which politician defeated Grey Davis in the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election? Steve Jobs Arnold Schwarzenegger Gary Coleman Arianna Huffington

In which state is Yellowstone National Park primarily located? South Dakota California Colorado Wyoming

Which family is at the center of Louisa May Alcott's novel "Little Women"? Kennedy Alcott March Younger

Which metropolitan area was terrorized by Beltway snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo in 2002? Phoenix, A.Z. New York, N.Y. Washington, D.C. Seattle, W.A.

What deep-sea explorer directed "The Silent World," the first non-fiction film to win the Palme d'Or nearly 50 years before "Farenheit 9/11"? Steve Zissou Jacques Chirac Jacques Clouseau Jacques Costeau

Which documentary filmmaker directed "Fahrenheit 9/11"? Stanley Tucci Louis Malle Federico Fellini Michael Moore

Which president was buried at his presidential library in Simi Valley, CA, in 2004? Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Woodrow Wilson

Which American athlete won six gold and two bronze medals in swimming at the 2004 Olympics in Athens? Brian Boitano Michael Phelps Mark Spitz David Madden

What baseball team beat the "Curse of the Bambino" when they won the World Series in 2004? Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians

Which country was invaded by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939? France Denmark Poland Sweden

Which massive German battleship was famously hunted and sunk by the British navy in 1941? Bismarck Graf Spee Admiral Tegethoff Szent Istvan

In both World War I and World War II, which neutral country did Germany move through to invade France? Spain Italy Belgium Sweden

Which dictator died in 1945? Adolf Hitler Miklos Horthy Francisco Franco Josef Stalin

Which dictator died in 1953? Ion Antonescu Josef Stalin Adolf Hitler Francisco Franco

Which two dictators came to power in 1922? Hitler and Horthy Stalin and Hitler Mussolini and Hitler Stalin and Mussolini

Which dictator came to power after leading his supporters in the "March on Rome?" Miklos Horthy Josef Stalin Benito Mussolini Ion Antonescu

Which dictator came to power in 1933? Francisco Franco Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin Jozef Tiso

Which historic structure was constructed in 1961? Berlin Wall Red Square Maginot Line Siegfried Line

Which nation was split into separate "East" and "West" nations after World War II? Germany Hungary Romania Austria

Which city was the capital of East Germany? Dresden Bonn Kiel Berlin

The Berlin Wall separated East Germany from which other country? West Germany Austria Hungary France

Which dictator came to power in 1959? Fidel Castro Josip Tito Francisco Franco Miklos Horthy

Which name is given to Nazi Germany's mass murder of Jews, Gypsies and other minority groups? Holodomor Einsatzgruppen Holocaust Kulturkampf

Which country was struck by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake, the third largest ever recorded, in December 2004? Guinea-Bissau Costa Rica Canada Indonesia

Which television personality was released from prison in 2005 after lying about her insider trading activities? Martha Stewart Sandra Lee Felicity Huffman Julie Chen

Which company's stock was at the center of Martha Stewart's insider trading conviction in 2004? Enron Amazon.com Cisco ImClone

Which religious figure's death drew over 2 milion visitors to St. Peter's Basilica in 2005? Pope Innocent V Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul I Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Where was Natalee Holloway vacationing when she disappeared in 2005? Aruba Jamaica Bermuda Kokomo

Who was the second woman to serve as United States secretary of state after being appointed by George W. Bush in 2005? Condoleezza Rice Madeline Albright Colin Powell Hillary Clinton

How many consecutive Tour de France victories did Lance Armstrong win before being stripped of the titles in 2012? Four Five Seven Nine

In which sport is Lance Armstrong best known for participating? Cycling Football Wakeboarding Soccer

Which of the following hurricanes devastated the Gulf Coast region of the United States in 2005? Irene Katrina Eileen Drew

Which country came to power following the Seven Years' War? Prussia Luxemburg Albania Germany

Who led Prussia during the Seven Years' War? Julius Caesar Vlad the Impaler Frederick the Great Christine III

In which country did the Gordon Riots of 1780 occur? Poland Slovakia Mali Great Britain

Which name is given to the highways that Germany began to build in the 1920s and 1930s? Zentrum Einsatzgruppen Autobahns Interstates

Which automobile company that originated in the early 20th century is based in Bavaria, Germany? Peugeot Fiat Skoda BMW

Which of the following automobile companies is based in Germany? Mercedes-Benz Dacia Fiat Cadillac

Which compact car was manufactured in Communist Yugoslavia during the Cold War? Trabant Pinto Jaguar Yugo

Which partisan movement opposed the Nazi occupation of France during World War II? Chetniks People's Will La Resistance Werewolves

Which Shakespearean prince of Denmark is often portrayed as being a perpetual student? Macbeth Mark Antony Hamlet Othello

Who replaced Ptolemy's theory of Aristotle's universe? Isaac Newton Galileo Galilei Nicolaus Copernicus Albert Einstein

Who developed the theory of the heliocentric universe? Galileo Nicolas Copernicus Johnannes Kepler Albert Einstein

Who dropped a number of weights from the Tower of Pisa in his experiments on gravity? Galileo James Clerk Maxwell Albert Einstein Richard Feynman

Which river flows through the capitals of Austria, Slovakia and Hungary? Rhone Rhine Danube Volga

What man discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter? Galileo Johnannes Kepler Richard Feynman Albert Einstein

What man developed the first practical refracting telescope? Nicolas Copernicus Johnannes Kepler Galileo Richard Feynman

Which eastern European country was independent between 1940-1945, and again after 1993? Hungary Slovakia Sweden Finland

Who was the first man to observe sunspots? Richard Feynman Galileo Galilei Edwin Hubble Albert Einstein

What astronomer was forced to recant his finding before the Inquisition? Galileo Tycho Brahe Richard Feynman Albert Einstein

What planet's four largest moons were discovered by Galileo? Earth Jupiter Mars Neptune

Which language did the Roman Catholic Church use for its services prior to 1965? Greek Latin English Aramaic

Which pope was forced to join the Hitler Youth as a 14 year old in Nazi Germany? Benedict XVI John Paul I John Paul II Leo I

Which philosopher wrote "Discourse on Method"? Plato Francis Bacon Rene Descartes Aristotle

What was the original purpose of the Nazi SS? To spy on the Soviet Union To investigate counterfeit money To protect Hitler To protect army generals

Which man is often referred to as the father of empiricism? Johnannes Kepler Richard Feynman Francis Bacon Albert Einstein

In which German city was Adolf Hitler arrested in 1923 for instigating an insurrection against the Weimar Republic? Bratislava Munich Berlin Vienna

Which region of Germany was home to most of the early history of the Nazi Party? Thuringia Swabia Bavaria Saxony

Which German city was home to the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch led by Adolf Hitler? Munich Leipzig Dresden Kiel

Which country is home to Dresden, the city destroyed by Allied firebombing during World War II? Germany Romania Italy Soviet Union

Which two countries destroyed the German city of Dresden in a firebombing campaign during World War II? United Kingdom and Soviet Union United States and United Kingdom Italy and Hungary United States and Soviet Union

Who wrote "Meditations of First Philosophy"? Cardinal Richelieu Albert Einstein Rene Descartes Richard Feynman

Which organization were children required to join in Nazi Germany? Hitler Youth Young Pioneers Hlinka Guard Einsatzgruppen

What English saint that was executed wrote "Utopia" Saint Jerome Cardinal Richelieu Saint Thomas More Saint Thomas Aquinas

What war in England saw the removal of the Stuarts from control of the country? War of Austrian Succession War of the Roses 30 Years War English Civil War

Which British monarch was crowned in 1953? George V Elizabeth II Edward VIII George VI

Which British monarch abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry a divorced American woman? George V Henry VIII Edward VIII George VI

Which king of England was executed at the end of the English Civil War? Charles I Richard III Harold VI James I

The Bay of Pigs invasion took place in which country? Mexico South Africa Cuba Dominican Republic

Which leader was the target of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion? Fidel Castro Juan Peron Rafael Trujillo Fulgencio Batista

What man led the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament? Guy Fawkes Martin Luther Henry VIII William of Normandy

In which Caribbean nation did the Soviet Union place missiles, sparking an international crisis? Dominican Republic Cuba Brazil Trinidad and Tobago

Which building was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605? London Bridge Royal Library British Parliament Tudor Hall

Who led parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars? Christopher Robin William of Normandy Oliver Cromwell Joan of Arc

Which gun is also named the "Kalashnikov" after its designer? M-16 Maxim Gun AK-47 P-90

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? Leonid Brezhnev Vladimir Lenin Josef Stalin Nikita Khrushchev

The AK-47, a gun popular with guerilla movements around the world, was invented in which country? Belgium United States France Soviet Union

During which war was the New Model Army formed? War of Spanish Succession War of Austrian Succession War of the Roses English Civil War

Which group supported the monarchy during the English Civil War? Mugwumps Rumps Roundheads Cavaliers

Which term was used to describe individuals who supported Parliament during the English Civil War? Cavaliers Mugwumps Bristols Roundheads

Which symbol is found on the flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? Sword Hammer Airplane Compass

Which alliance was created in 1949 in Washington, D.C.? League of Nations Warsaw Pact North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Which nation is the only communist state in the Western Hemisphere? Brazil Cuba Honduras Mexico

What religious group advocated the removal of Roman Catholic liturgy and ritual from its church? Puritans Jesuits Huguenots Jews

Which title was Oliver Cromwell given after the English Civil War? Defender of the Faith Lord Savior Lord Protector Jack the Ripper

In which nation did Rafael Trujillo massacre many neighboring Haitians? Dominican Republic Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Peru

Which philosopher wrote "Leviathan" during the English Civil War? John Locke Thomas Hobbes Vincente Fox Friedrich Nietzsche

Which Caribbean nation was led by Jean Baptiste Aristide in the late 20th century? Armenia Mexico Cuba Haiti

Which Caribbean nation was led from 1957 to 1971 by dictator Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier? Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Haiti Brazil

Which English scientist wrote "Principia Mathematica"? Isaac Newton Edwin Hubble Francis Bacon Carl Young

Along with Gottfried Leibniz, which mathematician is credited with independently developing calculus? Isaac Newton Francis Bacon Richard Feynman Albert Einstein

From which Caribbean nation does the Voodoo tradition originate? Brazil Mexico Haiti St. Thomas

Who developed the law of gravitation? Richard Feynman Isaac Newton Johnannes Kepler Galileo Galilei

The world's largest radiotelescope can be found at Arecibo, on which U.S.-owned island? Bermuda Hawaii Cuba Puerto Rico

Panmunjom is located in the demilitarized zone that separates which two countries? North Korea and South Korea India and Pakistan Chile and Argentina China and Russia

Which country was led for much of the 20th century by Kim Il Sung? Japan Vietnam North Korea China

Which country was led by Kim Jong Il from 1994 to 2011? China Japan North Korea South Korea

Which former leader of North Korea adopted a policy called Songgun, or "army first"? Syngman Rhee Kim Jong Il Deng Xiaoping Hu Jintao

Which book by Adam Smith describes economic theory? "The Unseen Hand" "Two Treatises on Economics" "The Wealth of Nations" "Division of Labor"

Which man wrote "The Wealth of Nations"? Adam Smith Clarke Gable Daniel Sutter Jacob Davis

Which French philosopher said, "I think, therefore I am"? Johannes Colbert Albert Einstein Rene Descartes Cardinal Richelieu

Which pair of English poets wrote "Lyrical Ballads," which helped launch English Romanticism? Samuel Jackson and Carl Young William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Shakespeare and John Keats Emily Dickinson and Mary Wolstencraft

Who wrote the "Social Contract"? Daniel Sutter Peter Gent Jean-Jacques Rousseau Christopher Robin

Which country hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul? North Korea Japan China South Korea

Who posted his "Ninety-five Theses" to a church door in Wittenberg? Martin Luther Thomas Hobbes Vinny Stefanso James Clerk Maxwell

Which type of disaster struck Kobe, Japan, in 1995? Earthquake Blizzard Volcanic eruption Tornado

Which nation was led by Junichiro Koizumi from 2001 to 2006? China India Japan North Korea

What man started the Protestant Revolution? Johnannes Kepler Carl Young Martin Luther Francis Bacon

Who authored the "Ninety-five Theses," which were nailed to the door of a church in Wittenberg? Martin Luther Ozymandius Julius Caesar Rene Descartes

Which nation was led by Jiang Zemin in the 1990s? China South Korea Japan Thailand

Martin Luther was inspired to write his "Ninety-five Theses" after learning about which of the church's actions? Hoarding flowers for parishioners Stealing land for gold Buying kingdoms in heaven for popes Selling indulgences to forgive sins

In which country could one find the Three Gorges Dam? China United States India Germany

Who was pope when Martin Luther distributed his "Ninety-five Theses"? Leo X John Paul II Pius IX Benedict XVI

In an attempt to control population, what type of policy did China institute in 1979? Forced Adoption Policy One Child Policy Four Children Policy Retirement Policy

Which country was led by Deng Xiaoping from 1978 to 1992? China Japan South Korea Australia

Which king was named "Defender of the Faith" by Pope Leo X? James XXII Henry VIII Charles I Carl IV

In which location did mass protests against the Chinese government occur in 1989? Tiananmen Square Jade Pagoda Yudong Palace Great Wall of China

Which king created his own church so that he could divorce his wife? Richard III Charles I James XXII Henry VIII

To which brother of Henry VIII was Catherine of Aragon briefly married? Charles David James Arthur

Which country was dominated by a group known as the Gang of Four during its Cultural Revolution? United States China Japan Germany

Which Holy Roman emperor was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon? Christoph XXXIII David III Demitrius IX Charles V

Which assembly of political authorities called upon Martin Luther to respond to charges of heresy? Diet of Worms Council of Florence Council of Trent Council of Constance

Which country underwent a period called the Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong? China North Korea South Korea Japan

Which leader of China was responsible for the Cultural Revolution? Chiang Kai-Shek Deng Xiaoping Mao Zedong Kim Il Sung

What founder of Protestantism was prosecuted by the Diet of Worms? James XXII Daniel Sutter Calvin Hobbes Martin Luther

Who wrote "The Praise of Folly"? Albert Einstein Richard Feynman Desiderius Erasmus Francis Bacon

Who architected the economic and social campaign called the Great Leap Forward? Mao Zedong Josef Stalin Hu Jintao Hirohito

Which Asian nation was led by Corazon Aquino from 1986 to 1992? Iran Philippines South Korea China

Who founded the Quaker movement? Johnannes Kepler Raynell Cooper George Fox Daniel Sutter

Which type of natural disaster took place at Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, in 1991? Volcanic eruption Limnic eruption Earthquake Blizzard

Which sect of Christianity was founded by George Fox? Evangelicalism Quakerism Calvinism Methodism

Which sacrament did Lutherans believe came through consubstantiation? Baptism Death Penance Eucharist

Who wrote "Institutes of the Christian Religion"? Edwin Hubble Jacob Davis John Calvin Richard Feynman

In which city did John Calvin settle, drawing his Protestant followers? Geneva Paris Lazern Zwingli

Which Protestant leader settled in Geneva, where he obliged citizens to conform to God's law? John Calvin Calvin Hobbes Rene Descrates Martin Luther

Which religious order was founded by Ignacio de Loyola? Calvinists Jesuits Cavaliers Baptists

Which commission of cardinals tried to reform the Roman Catholic church during the Catholic Counter-Reformation? Council of Trent First Lateran Council Second Vatican Council Diet of Worms

Which Frenchman wrote "Tartuffe"? Rene Descartes Louis Blanc Moliere Calvin Hobbes

Who painted "The Last Supper"? Mussolini Versachio Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

Who drew the "Vitruvian Man"? Nicolas Copernicus Galileo Leonardo da Vinci Edwin Hubble

Who painted the "Adoration of the Magi"? Julius Caesar John Calvin Leonardo da Vinci Pablo Picasso

Who painted the "Mona Lisa"? Carl Young Michelangelo Tycho Brahe Leonardo da Vinci

Who sculpted a marble statue of the Biblical hero David? Michelangelo Brunolechi Albert Einstein Benedetto da Maiano

Who created a marble statue of the Roman god Bacchus? Donatello Tycho Brahe Michelangelo Galileo Galilei

Who painted the "Torment of Saint Anthony"? Michelangelo John Calvin Thomas Hobbes Filippo Brunelleschi

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling? Nicolas Copernicus Eli Stimson Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci

Who painted "The Last Judgement"? Michelangelo Claude Monet Calvin Hobbes Nicolaus Copernicus

Who created the design of the "Fountain of the Four Rivers"? Filippo Brunelleschi Jackson Pollock Richard Feynman Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Which artist always signed his name with Greek letters? El Greco Aristotle Salvador Dali Michelangelo

Who painted the "View of Toledo"? Michelangelo El Greco Edwin Hubble Thomas Hobbes

Who painted the "Assumption of the Virgin"? Titian Richard Feynman John Calvin Clarke Gable

Which Transcendentalist and poet, born in 1803, wrote "The American Scholar"? Henry David Thoreau Bronson Alcott Ralph Waldo Emerson Margaret Fuller

Which American author, born in 1804, wrote "The Scarlet Letter"? Edgar Allen Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Louisa May Alcott G. W. Cable

Who painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring"? Jackson Pollock Thomas Hobbes Georgia O'Keeffe Johannes Vermeer

What American lexicographer published his first American dictionary of the English language in 1806? Josiah Mirriam Ambrose Bierce Noah Webster Samuel Johnson

Which American poet, born in 1807, wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"? Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickinson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne

Which American poet, born in 1809, wrote "The Raven"? Edgar Allen Poe Walt Whitman William Faulkner Emily Dickinson

Which American author, born in 1811, wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Harriet Beecher Stowe Walt Whitman Ambrose Bierce

Which American philosopher and poet, born in Concord, M.A., in 1817, wrote "Walden"? Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman Henry David Thoreau Benjamin Franklin

Which author, born in New York City in 1819, wrote "Moby Dick"? Herman Melville William Faulkner Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe

Which American poet and author of "Leaves of Grass" was born in 1819? William Faulkner Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson Edgar Allen Poe

Who wrote "The Birds of America"? John Marshall Herman Melville J. F. Cooper John James Audobon

What ornithology collection by John James Audobon was first published in 1828? "The Birds of America" "The Way of the Bird" "Bird Life" "Ornithology Today"

In which field was John James Audubon a patriarch? Marine Biology Chiropractic Ornithology Dentistry

Who founded the Mormon faith? Joseph Smith Brigham Young Mary Baker Eddy Mother Ann Lee

Who wrote the essay "Nature"? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry David Thoreau William Faulkner Ralph Waldo Emerson

What man designed Saint Paul's Cathedral in London? Christopher Wren Hans Holbein the Younger Cardinal Richelieu Michelangelo

What man designed monument to the Great Fire of London? Christopher Wren Jacob Davis Richard Feynman Cardinal Richelieu

Who painted "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee"? Edouard Manet Rembrandt Claude Monet Lee Krasner

Who wrote "The Minister's Black Veil"? Edgar Allen Poe John Steinbeck Ernest Hemingway Nathaniel Hawthorne

Who painted "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp"? Ansel Adams Rembrandt Jackson Pollock Michelangelo

Who created the copperplate engraving "St. Jerome in His Study"? Albert Einstein John Calvin Carl Young Albrecht Durer

In which city was Edgar Allan Poe born? Baltimore New York City Boston Philadelphia

Which man produced numerous panoramic triptychs? Carl Young Thomas Aquinas Galileo Galilei Hieronymus Bosch

Who painted "The Gate of Calais or the Roast Beef of Old England"? Rembrandt Jackson Pollock Georgia O'Keeffe William Hogarth

Which country gained independence on August 15, 1947? China India Philippines Japan

Jawalharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of which nation? Indonesia India Philippines China

Which nation was led by Indira Gandhi until her assassination in 1984? Turkey China India Indonesia

Which ruler was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards in 1984? Muhammad Ali Jinnah Rajiv Gandi Indira Gandhi Jawalharlal Nehru

Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency throughout which nation between 1975 and 1977? India Turkey Indonesia Iran

Which nation was formerly known as East Pakistan? Bangladesh India Pakistan Iran

Which island nation is the home of the Tamil Tiger terrorist group? India Bangladesh Sri Lanka Malaysia

Which nation was founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah? India Philippines Turkey Pakistan

Which prime minister of Pakistan was the first woman democratically elected to lead an Islamic nation? Imelda Marcos Corazon Aquino Indira Gandhi Benazir Bhutto

Which nation was led by Benazir Bhutto? India Iran Pakistan Philippines

Which Asian country is home to the Petronas Towers? Japan Malaysia Kazakhstan India

Which current U.S. senator has represented Hawaii in Congress since it became a state? Daniel Inouye Kirsten Gillibrand Bob Dole John McCain

In which cabinet post did Donald Rumsfeld serve from 2001-2006? Secretary of state Secretary of the interior Secretary of defense Secretary of animal control

Which legendary NBC news anchor announced his retirement in 2002? Wolf Blitzer Tom Brokaw Chet Brinkley Jon Huntsman

Which man succeeded Tom Brokaw as anchor of the NBC Nightly News in 2004? Katie Couric Charles Gibson Brian Williams Wolf Blitzer

With which North American island did Jimmy Carter encourage the U.S. to end its trade embargo in 2002? St. Kitts and Nevis Cuba Dominica Vieques

President George W. Bush insisted which Cuban leader change his ways before ending the U.S. trade embargo? Hugo Chavez Kim Jong-Il Fidel Castro Augusto Pinochet

Which area of law enforcement became the focus of the FBI in 2002, the year after the 9/11 attacks? Counterterrorism Foreign affairs Spousal abuse Human and drug trafficking

In 2002, President George W. Bush said he would not recognize which state until Yasir Arafat was replaced? Timor-Leste Luxembourg Palestine Egypt

Which U.S. citizen was arrested and detained in 2002 on suspicions of plotting a dirty bomb attack with al-Qaeda? Steven Reed Roberto Garza Jose Padilla Theodore Kaczynski

For which crime were executive Sam Waksal and media star Martha Stewart tried? Second-degree murder Using counterfeit money Aggravated assault Insider trading

In which Asian country were nearly 40 innocent civilians killed by a U.S. bomb in July 2002? India Iran Afghanistan Bangladesh

What type of toxic waste has been stored at Nevada's Yucca Mountain site since 2002? Biofuel residues Nuclear waste Carbon monoxide Ethanol-related waste

Which West Coast state instituted tough auto emissions standards in 2002? California Washington Alaska Oregon

Against which oil-rich country's royal family did relatives of September 11th victims file suit in 2002? Libya Saudi Arabia Egypt Russia

Which of the following Protestant religions dominated New England and New York in the 1600s? Lutheranism Calvinism Anglicanism Zwinglism

Which city in Florida, founded in 1565, was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas? St. Marks Orlando St. Augustine Pensacola

Explorers from which country founded St. Augustine, the oldest permanent European settlement in the Americas, in 1565? Spain Great Britain Portugal France

In which modern-day state is St. Augustine, the U.S.' oldest permanent European settlement, located? Virginia Massachusetts Florida Louisiana

Under what contract were Europeans allowed to migrate to the Americas in the 1600s? Salutary neglect Jingoism Indentured servitude Slavery

Which unofficial British policy allowed the American colonies to govern themselves during the 1600s? Salutary neglect Mercantilism Benign interference Indentured servitude

In what shape was the trans-Atlantic trade route of rum, molasses and slaves during the U.S. colonial era? Triangle Circle Rectangle Square

Which one of these products was NOT primarily included in the Triangular Trade? Slaves Molasses Rum Tea

Which one of these areas was NOT involved in some form of the Triangular Trade with the U.S. colonies? China Africa West Indies Great Britain

Which of the following groups was defeated in the 1715 Yamasee War? African slaves American troops British troops Native Americans

Which Native American group in modern-day Florida did runaway blacks and Indians seek refuge with throughout the colonial era? Creek Choctaw Cherokee Seminole

Grievances concerning the trade of which resource led to the Yamasee War in 1715? Tobacco Fur Indigo Rice

What were Dutch settlements in Britain-controlled colonial New York called? Duchies Yankees Patroons Plantations

In which U.S. colony was the 1622 Powhatan War primarily concentrated? Pennsylvania Virginia Florida South Carolina

Which crop did the Powhatans teach English settlers in Jamestown how to grow? Rice Tobacco Maize Squash

Which crop saved English settlers in Jamestown from their dependency on maize? Tobacco Squash Beans Indigo

With what geographical feature did the colonial settlement Jamestown share its name? An island A peninsula A river A lake

Which Native American gave his name to the tribe that initially allied with Jamestown? Cherokee Powhatan Opechancanough Mohican

Which one of these female Native Americans was the daughter of Powhatan? Sacagewea Sacheen Littlefeather Wilma Mankiller Pocahontas

Which of the following wars was NOT spearheaded by Native Americans? Yamasee War Queen Anne's War Powhatan War King Philip's War

Which one of these wars did NOT involve French troops? Powhatan War Quasi-War Seven Years' War American Revolution

Approximately how long did the American Revolution last? Ten years Eight years Seven years Nine years

Approximately how long did the American phase of the French and Indian War last? Seven years Six years Nine years Eight years

How many Great Awakenings have occurred throughout American history? Three Two One Four

Which Protestant sect dominated religious thought during the First Great Awakening? Catholicism Lutheranism Zwinglism Calvinism

Which of the following religions did NOT heavily participate in the First Great Awakening? Anglicanism Dutch Reformed Catholicism Presbyterianism

Green Bay, Wisconsin, was founded by explorers from which European country? Ireland Spain Great Britain France

Which event preceding the American Revolution came first, chronologically? Boston Massacre Coercive Acts Boston Tea Party Olive Branch Treaty

Who served as the first governor of New York and also as vice president under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? Henry Clay John C. Calhoun George Clinton Elbridge Gerry

Which American Revolution event came first, chronologically? Battles of Lexington and Concord Winter at Valley Forge Battle of Yorktown Battle of Saratoga

Which American Revolution event came last, chronologically? Battle of Yorktown Battles of Lexington and Concord Battle of Saratoga Winter at Valley Forge

Which of the following rebellions came first, chronologically? Whiskey Rebellion Stono Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Bacon's Rebellion

Which of the following rebellions occurred last, chronologically? Whiskey Rebellion Stono Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Bacon's Rebellion

Which war occurred first, chronologically? French and Indian War Quasi-War War of 1812 American Revolution

Which war occurred last, chronologically? Quasi-War War of 1812 American Revolution French and Indian War

Which legislation(s) placed on the American colonies were passed first, chronologically? Currency Acts Townshend Acts Declaratory Act Stamp Act

Which legislation(s) placed on the American colonies were passed last, chronologically? Townshend Acts Currency Acts Stamp Act Declaratory Act

Which punitive measure was placed on the U.S. colonies by the British with the Prohibitory Act of 1775? Taxes A land-based blockade New quartering burdens A naval blockade

Which punitive measure inspired Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to compose the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? Declaration of the Quasi-War Tariff of Abominations Alien and Sedition Acts Embargo of 1807

Which of the following wars occurred first, chronologically? Powhatan War King Philip's War Queen Anne's War Yamasee War

Which of the following wars occurred last, chronologically? King Philip's War Powhatan War Yamasee War Queen Anne's War

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during most of the American Revolution? William Pitt the Younger George Grenville Lord North William Pitt the Elder

Which of the following early American colonies was NOT chartered? New Hampshire Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut

Which of the following early American colonies was NOT proprietary? Maryland Delaware Virginia Pennsylvania

How many American colonists were killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre? One Eight Three Five

Which of the following wars is NOT considered one of the four French and Indian Wars? King Philip's War King George's War Queen Anne's War King William's War

Which of the documents listed below was drafted first, chronologically? Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Articles of Confederation Washington's Farewell Address

Which of the documents listed below was drafted last, chronologically? Articles of Confederation Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Washington's Farewell Address

Which area of Cuba is still under American control as per an agreement signed in 1903? Palma Soriano Havana Guantanamo Naval Base Bay of Pigs

Which group of people were first granted degrees in America in 1841? Chinese Women Poor men Slaves

Which man served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841? James K. Polk William Henry Harrison Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson

Which of these pieces of legislation was inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle"? Meat Inspection Act of 1906 War Powers Resolution of 1973 Kyoto Protocol Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Which artist wrote such songs as "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Visions of Johanna"? Johnny Cash Joan Baez Bob Dylan Roger Daltrey

Which wars were fought between Great Britain, the Boers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State? Boer Wars Congo Wars Bush Wars Opium Wars

Which two states, formerly part of Spanish territory, were granted statehood in 1845? Texas and Florida Arizona and New Mexico Maine and Minnesota North Carolina and Tennessee

In which capacity was ether first used by W.T. Morton in 1846? As a beverage As an air coolant As an anesthetic As automobile fuel

Which treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, ended World War I? Treaty of Paris Treaty of Brest-Livotsk Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Berlin

Who was the leader of Germany during World War I? Wilhelm II Adolf Hitler Otto von Bismarck Paul von Hindenburg

Which explorer of America sailed the "Half Moon" up a river in 1609 that is now named for him? Sir Francis Drake Jacques Cartier T.E. Lawrence Henry Hudson

Which politician was indicted on charges of perjury in 2005 after leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame? Lewis "Scooter" Libby Cordell Walker Condeleeza Rice George H. W. Bush

Which company was purchased by the Walt Disney Company for 7.4 billion dollars in 2006? Pixar Animation Studios United Artists Dreamworks Pictures Universal Studios

Which former U.S. vice president won an Academy Award for his involvement with "An Inconvenient Truth"? Spiro T. Agnew Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden

By what colorful name were the British known during the American Revolution? White army Yellow turbans Redcoats Blue bloods

Which former slave and noted orator was appointed U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia by President Hayes? Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King Jr. W.E.B. DuBois Frederick Douglass

Which Chinese dynasty included the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors and fell in 1911? Jin Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Qing Dynasty Ming Dynasty

During which president's administration was alcohol banned from the White House, a decision attributed to "Lemonade Lucy"? Warren G. Harding Theodore Roosevelt Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant

Which British colony with capital at Wellington gained independence in 1907? Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands

Which president who supported civil service reform was a former Collector of the Port of New York, a plum spoils position? Rutherford B. Hayes Chester A. Arthur Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln

Which U.S. president could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other? John F. Kennedy George W. Bush Bill Clinton James A. Garfield

Which dying president enlisted the aid of Alexander Graham Bell to help locate the bullet lodged in his body? John F. Kennedy William McKinley James Garfield Abraham Lincoln

Which president secretly suffered from Bright's disease and died shortly after completing his single term in office? Dwight Eisenhower Chester A. Arthur John F. Kennedy Warren G. Harding

Which liberal faction of the late 19th century Republican Party rivaled the Stalwarts? Carpetbaggers Half-Breeds Scalawags Mugwumps

Which Democratic presidential nominee averted a campaign scandal by publicly acknowledging his out-of-wedlock son? Ronald Reagan Woodrow Wilson Grover Cleveland John F. Kennedy

Which structure began construction in 1901 and connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean? Panama Canal Erie Canal Rideau Canal Nicaragua Canal

Which country did Austria declare war on after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand? Yugoslavia Serbia Albania Hungary

Which country declared war on Germany on August 4th, following the invasion of neutral Belgium during World War I? Britain France United States Russia

Which British liner was sunk by a German submarine in May 1915, killing 128 Americans? Cap Arcona Titanic Lusitania Lancastria

Which colonial leader was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? John Winthrop Oliver Cromwell William Bradford Sir Walter Raleigh

Which religious group, now known as "pilgrims," settled Plymouth Colony? Anglicans Lutherans Separatists Huguenots

Which state, whose capital is Frankfort, reached statehood in 1792? North Carolina West Virginia Ohio Kentucky

Which weapon common in 17th century America came in flintlock and matchlock varieties? Muskets Sabres Pistols Catapults

Who led the 1949 Communist Revolution in China? Shi Siming Mao Zedong Hu Jintao Chiang Kai-shek

Which ideological group were the main rivals of the Communists during the Chinese Revolution of 1949? Nationalists Social Credit Party Liberals Monarchists

Who led the Chinese nationalists and lost to the Communists during China's 1949 revolution? Shi Siming Sun Yat Sen Chiang Kai-shek Lin Biao

Which political party did most of the Chinese nationalists belong to during the Chinese Revolution of 1949? Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Kuomintang (KMT) People's Liberation Army (PLA) Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Who became leader of China in 1949? Chiang Kai-shek Sun Yat-sen Pu Yi Mao Zedong

Which two sides fought in the Chinese civil war that ended in 1949? Fascists and Liberals Fundamentalists and Nationalists Communists and Nationalists Communists and Liberals

Which country was occupied by Japan during World War II? India China Uzbekistan Kazakhstan

Which social group did Mao Zedong successfully organize and lead during the Communist revolution in China? peasants monks intellectuals bourgeois

Which offensive phrase, coined by minister Samuel Burchard, spurred support for Grover Cleveland in the election of 1884? "Rum, Romanism and rebellion" "Dishonest and disreputable" "Intellectual inferiors" "Continental liar from the state of Maine"

In which country was newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer born? Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Austria

Which Hungarian-American publisher supported Grover Cleveland with the following reasons, "1. He is an honest man. 2. He is an honest man. 3. He is an honest man. 4. He is an honest man."? Ted Turner Rupert Murdoch Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst

Which American populist organization was a main proponent of agricultural cooperatives? The Ku Klux Klan The Grange The Knights of Labor The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Which American engineer is sometimes considered the true inventor of the telephone despite losing a patent dispute with Alexander Graham Bell? Nikola Tesla Elisha Gray Gugliano Marconi George Westinghouse

Which American industrialist helped organize the military telegraph system during the American Civil War? Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan John Rockefeller Stephen Jay Gould

Which piece of office furniture, used by U.S. presidents to this day, was a gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford B. Hayes? Resolute desk Trafalgar chair Dreadnought ottoman Victory bookcase

Which "March King" led the Marine band at President Grover Cleveland's wedding? Harold Hill Karl King John Phillip Sousa Edward Elgar

Which former president died of throat cancer shortly after completing his personal memoirs? Ulysses S. Grant Thomas Jefferson Ronald Reagan Abraham Lincoln

Who contracted Ulysses S. Grant to publish his memoirs, which generated the largest royalty check at that time? Mark Twain Walt Whitman Edith Wharton Ernest Hemingway

Which Civil War general is infamously quoted as saying, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian."? Robert E. Lee George A. Custer Philip H. Sheridan Ulysses S. Grant

What did Theodore Roosevelt do almost immediately following the deaths of his wife and mother? Fight in the Spanish-American War Accede to the presidency Run for governor of New York Buy a ranch in the Dakota Territory

Which of the following states contains a portion of the Black Hills? Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin North Dakota

In which city was the Hull House founded in 1889? New York City Boston Chicago Philadelphia

Which term described emancipated African Americans who migrated to the prairies to become independent farmers? Mulers Sherman's Homesteaders Freedmen Farmers Exodusters

Which businessman and philanthropist wrote "The Gospel of Wealth," detailing the responsibilities of the wealthy? Stephen Jay Gould John Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Carnegie

Which abolitionist and supporter of women's rights was appointed the U.S. minister to Haiti by Benjamin Harrison? Frederick Douglass Susan B. Anthony Crispus Attucks Booker T. Washington

Which event's 400th anniversary was celebrated by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, 401 years after it occurred? Gutenberg's invention of the printing press Cortes's conquest of the Aztecs Columbus's discovery of America Galileo's invention of the telescope

Which city was the site of the first Ferris Wheel in 1893? St. Louis Chicago New York City Philadelphia

Which president secretly underwent a partial jaw removal on a yacht in New York Harbor to treat his cancer? Grover Cleveland Franklin D. Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Ronald Reagan

Which muckraking reporter wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Company"? Ida M. Tarbell Upton Sinclair Ida B. Wells William Randolph Hearst

Which African-American journalist and suffragist is known for exposing the brutal lynchings of blacks in the U.S.? Ida B. Wells Ida M. Tarbell W.E.B. DuBois Booker T. Washington

Whose Symphony No. 9 is entitled "From the New World"? Bella Bartok Antonin Dvorak Smetana Franz Liszt

Which Russian composer conducted a concert on the opening of New York's Carnegie Hall in 1891? Modest Mussorgsky Alexander Borodin Sergei Prokofiev Pyotr Tchaikovsky

In which modern-day country was composer Antonin Dvorak born? Slovakia Czech Republic Austria Germany

Which president, a noted historian, wrote "The Naval History of the War of 1812"? Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson William H. Taft William McKinley

Which news mogul purchased the New York World in 1883? Joseph Pulitzer Rupert Murdoch William Randolph Hearst Jonathan Pryce

To which war was William Randolph Hearst referring when he allegedly stated, "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war"? Mexican-American War World War I War of 1812 Spanish-American War

Which nickname was given to the United States 1st Volunteer Cavalry? Lee's Legion Buffalo Soldiers Killing Angels Rough Riders

Which phrase did Commodore Dewey utter when ordering the American attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay? "Make it so, number one" "You may fire when ready, Gridley" "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"

In what state was John Adams born? Michigan Massachusetts Mississippi Tennessee

Which country became Communist in 1949? China Russia Indonesia France

Which of the following wars ended in 1949? Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War World War II

Which war started in 1939? World War II Korean War Vietnam War Spanish-American War

Which war ended in 1945? World War II Vietnam War Chinese Civil War Korean War

Which Chinese nationalist leader attended Allied conferences with Churchill, Stalin and FDR during World War II? Mao Zedong Sun Yat-Sen Lin Biao Chiang Kai-shek

Which Japanese city was the FIRST to experience an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945? Hiroshima Nagasaki Osaka Kyoto

Which Japanese city was the SECOND to experience an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945? Tokyo Osaka Nagasaki Hiroshima

On which island did the United States test nuclear weapons during the 1940s and 1950s? Oahu Bikini Atoll Long Island Guam

Which weapon, a more powerful version of the atomic bomb, was first tested by the United States in 1952? Cobalt bomb Grenade Neutron bomb Hydrogen bomb

What was invented by the Manhattan Project? Atomic Bomb Automobile Jet Fighter Stealth Bomber

Which weapon was first tested and used in 1945? Tank Cruise Missile Atomic Bomb Fighter Plane

Which war did the United States enter in 1941? Spanish Civil War Korean War World War II World War I

Which country was an ally of the United States in World War II? Germany Bulgaria Italy Soviet Union

Which two countries were involved in the Pacific theater of World War II? United States and Japan Germany and Soviet Union Germany and France United States and Argentina

Which name did Hitler give to the killing of millions of Jews by Nazi Germany? Final Solution Big Bang Kulturkampf Operation Overlord

The bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II negated the need for an Allied invasion of WHICH country? Germany Japan Italy Soviet Union

Which program did the United States use to send supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union during World War II? Teller Amendment Operation Overlord Lend-Lease Manhattan Project

Which countries received weapons from the United States as part of the Lend-Lease program? Great Britain and Soviet Union Poland and Hungary Germany and Italy Italy and Soviet Union

From which university did Theodore Roosevelt graduate in 1880? Brown University of California Harvard Princeton

Which New York university, formerly known as King's College, did Theodore Roosevelt briefly attend in the 1880s? Princeton University New York University Harvard University Columbia University

Which grandson of Theodore Roosevelt served in the Central Intelligence Agency? Andrew Cooper Franklin D. Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Jr. Anthony Sykes

Which state did Theodore Roosevelt serve as governor before assuming the vice presidency? Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York Rhode Island

Which Standard Oil lawyer pioneered the business trust system for John Rockefeller? Clarence Darrow Samuel Dodd Johnny Cochrane William Jennings Bryan

Which stained-glass artist did President Chester A. Arthur contract to renovate the White House? Jackson Polluck Claude Monet Louis C. Tiffany John Updike

Which immigrant group was the target of the Rock Springs Massacre in Wyoming in 1885? Chinese Germans British Irish

Which Native American tribe can claim Geronimo as a member? Oneida Seminole Apache Navajo

Which South American country was the place of death of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Brazil Mexico Bolivia Colombia

Which American inventor and entrepreneur built the Pearl Street Electric Power Station in New York City in 1882? George Westinghouse Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla George Washington Carver

Which practice was disavowed by the 1890 Manifesto issued by the Mormon Church? Baptism of the dead Honor killing Polygamy Theodemocracy

Who wrote "The Innocents Abroad"? Ernest Hemingway Gertrude Stein F. Scott Fitzgerald Mark Twain

Which man, known as the "Father of the Constitution," became the 4th president of the United States? Millard Fillmore George Washington Zachary Taylor James Madison

What European city lends its name to the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War? Madrid Paris Moscow Berlin

Which American impresario is considered the "father of vaudeville"? Andrew Lloyd Weber Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Tony Pastor

Which business concession was a major goal for labor unions in the late 19th century? Mandatory health insurance 8-hour work day 10-hour work day 12-hour work day

Which business partnership began selling watches by mail in 1887? The Lehman Brothers Sears and Roebuck Abbot and Costello The Wright Brothers

Who wrote "The Portrait of a Lady"? Henry James Nathaniel Hawthorne Ernest Hemingway Mark Twain

Which historical novel by Lew Wallace, set in the Roman Empire, was made into a popular motion picture? "Ben-Hur" "The Jewish State" "The Ten Commandments" "Rebel without a Cause"

Who wrote the novel "Oil!," which served as the basis for the movie "There Will Be Blood"? Upton Sinclair Ida B. Wells John Rockefeller Mark Twain

Which Lakota leader, along with Sitting Bull, led the Native American forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Chief Joseph Geronimo Osceola Crazy Horse

Which Native American leader who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn was killed by Lakota policemen in 1890? Chief Joseph Geronimo Osceola Sitting Bull

Edward Jenner inoculated against which disease by deliberately infecting a boy with cowpox in 1796? Malaria Smallpox Ebola Typhoid fever

Which of the following performers was NOT a part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show? Buck Taylor Sitting Bull John Wayne Annie Oakley

Hawaii was ruled by which system of government for the majority of its independent history? Republic Monarchy Military Junta Theocracy

Who became the first president of the Philippines and led the opposition to U.S. annexation? Simon Bolivar Ferdinand Marcos Miguel Hidalgo Emilio Aguinaldo

Which battle near Santiago, Cuba, is the most famous engagement involving the Rough Riders? Battle of Buena Vista Battle of Havana Battle of Manila Bay Battle of San Juan Hill

The U.S. declared war on which country following the destruction of the USS Maine? Germany Spain Great Britain France

Which city is the capital of Puerto Rico? Los Angeles San Juan San Jose San Marco

In which country was the Battle of San Juan Hill fought? Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico Philippines

Which form of government does Puerto Rico have? Monarchy Republic Junta Commonwealth

Which country owned the U.S. Virgin Islands before the United States? Spain The Netherlands Great Britain Denmark

Which city serves as the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands? San Juan Charlotte Amalie St. Croix St. John

What is the capital of Guam? San Juan Charlotte Amalie Hagatna Majuro

Which country ruled Panama before the United States-backed Panama Revolution in 1903? Spain Colombia Venezuela Costa Rica

Which Central American country was the proposed site for a canal before Panama was selected? Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Nicaragua

What Florentine exile wrote the political treatise "The Prince"? Piero the Gouty John Paul I Girolamo Savonarola Niccolo Machiavelli

Which political treatise was written by Niccolo Machiavelli? "Art of War" "History of the Roman Empire" "Partition of Poland" "The Prince"

Which work by Niccolo Machiavelli shares its name with a treatise by Sun Tzu? "Wealth of Nations" "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" "Das Kapital" "The Art of War"

Which state located 90 miles off the coast of Cuba served as a rallying point for U.S. forces in the Spanish-American War? Florida Mississippi Alabama Louisiana

Which Cuban general cooperated with U.S. forces in Cuba during the Spanish-American War? Che Guevara Calixto Garcia Fidel Castro Fulgenicio Batista

The Carnegie family migrated from Scotland to which American city? Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinatti Nashville

Which process was used by Andrew Carnegie to mass-produce high quality steel? Hayfield process Young process Borne-Haber process Bessemer process

Which commodity was mainly replaced by steel for use in heavy industry? Aluminium Ceramics Iron Titanium

The Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers form to join which river in Pittsburgh? Ohio River Pennsylvania River Mississippi River Missouri River

What treaty declared that German princes were allowed to dictate the religion of their of states? Peace of Augsburg Treaty of Aix-le-Chapelle Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Achon

What dissidents of Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli repudiated baptism for infants? Methodists Calvins Anabaptists Jesuits

Which religious group developed out of an anti-Trinitarian movement? Unitarians Mennonites Methodists Mormons

Which utopian novel is the best-known work of Edward Bellamy? "The New Atlantis" "Walden Two" "Looking Backward" "Utopia"

What Protestant Reformation leader wrote "Institutes of the Christian Religion"? Thomas Moore Phillip Botta Thomas Aquinas Jean Calvin

What is the capital of American Samoa? Charlotte Amalie Pago Pago Hagatna San Juan

Which nickname was given to the Columbian Exposition of 1893? "City on a Hill" "America's Future" "Tesla's Workshop" "The White City"

Who was Benjamin Harrison's vice president? William McKinley John Rockefeller Levi Morton Chester A. Arthur

Which man served as vice president in Grover Cleveland's second administration? Adlai E. Stevenson Chester A. Arthur Thomas A. Hendricks Levi Morton

Which vice president, William McKinley's first, was the sixth to die in office? Chester A. Arthur Garret Hobart Levi Morton Thomas A. Hendricks

Who served as William McKinley's second vice president? Levi Morton Theodore Roosevelt Chester A. Arthur Thomas A. Hendricks

Which department in charge of federal lands and natural resources was implicated in the Teapot Dome scandal? Department of Agriculture Department of State Department of the Interior Department of Commerce

As part of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the United States helped to quell which Chinese insurrection in 1900? Communist Revolution Taiping Rebellion An Lushan Rebellion Boxer Rebellion

Which city on the Ohio River formerly served as West Virginia's capital? Morgantown Parkersburg Fairmont Wheeling

Which American ethnic group was affected by the Dawes Act of 1887? Irish Native Americans Jews Chinese

Which U.S. president's wife was nicknamed "Crete"? Woodrow Wilson George Washington Abraham Lincoln James Garfield

Which vice president lost his wife, Ellen, shortly before assuming the presidency? Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Pierce Lyndon B. Johnson Chester A. Arthur

Which first lady was the only woman in American history to marry a sitting president? Frances Folsom Cleveland Mary Todd Lincoln Lucretia Garfield Edith Wilson

What religious group was killed during the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day? Franciscans Huguenots Jesuits Dominicans

What was the name of the last of the Wars of Religion in France? War of the Three Henrys World War I War of the Roses Hundred Years War

Which Mexican revolutionary killed 18 Americans in a raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916? Pancho Villa Porfirio Diaz Venustiano Carranza Emiliano Zapata

From what country did the Marquis de Lafayette send reinforcements to aid the colonials against the British? Spain France Italy Germany

Which attorney general under Bill Clinton unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Florida governor in 2002? Janet Reno Madeleine Albright Bill McBride Alberto Gonzales

Which controversial NASA tool found evidence of a new type of black hole in 2002? Enhanced Gemini sensors Grissom Aeronautic Periscope Hubble Space Telescope Apollo 18

Which notable California trees were among those affected by an outbreak of Sudden Oak Death Syndrome in 2002? Redwoods Evergreens Rosebushes Palm trees

Which international body did President Bush address regarding an invasion of Iraq in September 2002? Maghreb Union United Nations African Union World Bank

Which foreign country's support did President George W. Bush NOT seek in the lead-up to the Iraq war? China Russia France North Korea

In which country's capital, Amman, was a U.S. diplomat shot and killed in 2002? Jordan Israel Turkey Lebanon

The Washington metropolitan area was terrorized by which of the following methods in October 2002? Sniper attacks Gang member kidnappings Ritual serial killings Suicide bombs

Which two men were found guilty of terrorizing the Washington metropolitan area with sniper attacks in 2002? Lee Malvo and John Muhammad Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein Timothy McVeigh and Ted Bundy Ned Beatty and John Wayne Gacy

In which two states were John Muhammad and Lee Malvo convicted for the Beltway sniper attacks? Delaware and New Jersey Virginia and North Carolina Virginia and Maryland Maryland and Delaware

Which former vice president unsuccessfully sought the Minnesota Senate seat after Paul Wellstone's death in 2002? Al Gore Gerald Ford Walter Mondale Hubert Humphrey

To which position did Nancy Pelosi ascend in January 2003, after Dick Gephardt resigned? House conference chair Speaker of the House House minority leader House majority leader

Which secretary of state to Presidents Nixon and Ford was originally appointed to chair the 9/11 Commission? Henry Kissinger Chris Matthews H.R. Haldeman Ted Sorensen

Which man, founder and CEO of Microsoft, pledged his money to fight AIDS in 2002? Bob Packwood Andre Dyson Bill Gates Steve Jobs

Scientists successfully tested a vaccine to combat which type of cancer in women in 2002? Breast cancer Cervical cancer Pelvic cancer Lung cancer

Which term denotes the grant of land given to early American colonists who paid their own way? Headright Colony Acreage grant Plantation

The influential colonial-era Calvert family is better known by which name? Earl of Richmond Duke of York Lord Baltimore Baron De La Warr

Which three word phrase begins the preamble to the U.S. Constitution? "We the Nation" "We the Populace" "We the Constituency" "We the People"

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of religious freedom? Ninth Amendment First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of free speech? Fourth Amendment Seventh Amendment Fifth Amendment First Amendment

Which of these rights is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Right to a fair trial Guaranteed due process Freedom of the press Right to bear arms

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to bear arms? Third Amendment Fifth Amendment First Amendment Second Amendment

At which university did a shooting rampage in 2007 result in the death of 33 people? Virginia Tech University of Virginia University of Maryland Georgia Tech

Which San Francisco Giants player hit his 756th home run in 2007, besting Hank Aaron's record set in 1974? Sammy Sosa Mark McGwire Barry Bonds Ichiro Suzuki

Whose home run record, set in 1974, did Barry Bonds overtake in 2007 after Bonds scored his 756th home run? Hank Aaron Yogi Berra Cal Ripken Babe Ruth

Who retired from hosting "The Price is Right" in 2007 after hosting it for 35 years? Bob Barker Drew Caret Chuck Woolery Alex Trebek

Which athlete surrendered five medals after revealing that she used performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Sydney Olympics? Venus Williams Serena Williams Mary Lou Retton Marion Jones

Which Tennessean replaced Trent Lott as the Senate majority leader in January 2003? Paul Kariya Bill Frist Nate Robertson Al Gore

To which gulf did the U.S. deploy thousands of troops in January 2003? Gulf of Finland Persian Gulf Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Tonkin

What was the name of George Washington's wife? Mary Abigail Dolley Martha

Trygve Lie was the first secretary general of which organization? U.N. OPEC NATO SEATO

From which country did Trygve Lie, the first UN secretary general, hail? Norway Brazil United Kingdom Turkey

Diplomat and U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was born in which Scandinavian country? Denmark Finland Lithuania Sweden

Which international organization was led by U Thant in the 1960s? NATO FIFA UN OPEC

U.N. Secretary General U Thant hailed from which Southeast Asian nation? Japan India Philippines Burma

Which organization was led for most of the 1970s by Austrian Kurt Waldheim? EU U.N. NATO NAFTA

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim hailed from which European country? Scotland Norway Austria Belgium

U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim was controversial for his previous association with what group? Vichy France Red Army Nazi Party Italian Fascist Party

Former U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar was from which South American nation? Suriname Peru Nicaragua Brazil

Which former U.N. secretary general is from Peru? Javier Perez de Cuellar Kurt Waldheim Kofi Annan Boutros Boutros-Ghali

U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was from which North African nation? Egypt Jordan Morocco Libya

Which former U.N. secretary-general is part of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority? Anwar Sadat Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan Hosni Mubarak

Which U.N. secretary-general from 1997 to 2006 was born in Kumasi, Ghana? Boutros Boutros-Ghali Robert Mugabe Haile Selassie Kofi Annan

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was from which African country? Egypt South Africa Mozambique Ghana

British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigned in the aftermath of which crisis in Egypt? Suez Crisis Alexandria Crisis Cairo Crisis Aswan Crisis

An international incident was ignited in 1945 by the nationalization of which waterway? Panama Canal Kiel Canal Suez Canal Corinth Canal

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan negotiated the Nassau Agreement in 1962 with which president of the U.S.? Dwight Eisenhower Richard Nixon Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy

Which African American wrote about slavery in his autobiography "My Bondage and My Freedom"? Martin Luther King Jr. Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman Charles Drew

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Incan empire in 1535? Vasco de Gama Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizarro Victoriano Huerta

Which group, the result of the mixing immigrants with American Indians, made up 90% of the Spanish colonies in America? Kriols Peninsulars Mestizos Indios

Which percentage of African slaves brought to the Americas between 1500 and 1800 were sent to the Caribbean or Central and South America? 50 percent 95 percent 10 percent 15 percent

Who began his reign in 1533 and was later crowned Russia's first tsar? Feodor I Peter the Great Ivan the Terrible Frederick the Great

Which city, conquered by Francisco Pizarro, was the capital of the Incan Empire? Cuzco Callao Quito Tenochtitlan

Which term refers to the extensive spread of diseases, crops and populations between the Old and New Worlds after 1492? Triangular Trade Social Revolution Closing of the Atlantic Columbian Exchange

In which country were the first slavery-based plantations established in the Americas to grow sugar in the early 1500s? Guatemala Mexico Brazil Peru

Which island did the United States try to purchase through the 1854 Ostend Manifesto? Cuba Hawai'i Dominica Canary

In which state was President Rutherford B. Hayes born? Maine Florida Ohio Alaska

Rutherford B. Hayes was wounded while fighting in which war? Mexican-American War Spanish-American War Crimean War U.S. Civil War

Which beverage was part of the nickname for the teetotaling Lucy Hayes? Coca-Cola Whiskey Lemonade Salt water

Which political group often sparred with President Andrew Johnson? Whigs Tea Party Radical Republicans Locofocos

Which term referred to early French Protestants? Huguenots Zwingliens Ru00e9formu00e9s de Nantes

In which country was Ferdinand Magellan killed? Spain New Zealand Philippines China

Which English king had six wives? Henry VIII Henry VII Edward II James I

Which New York governor resigned in 2008, only two days after his involvement with a prostitution ring was uncovered? Eliot Spitzer Ed Koch David Paterson Rudy Guiliani

Who became the first woman to win an IndyCar race when she won the Indy Japan 300 in April 2008? Danica Kellar Jane Krakowski Danica Patrick Jane Kaczmarek

How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing? SIx Nine Seven Eight

Which governor was impeached by the Illinois legislature for attempting to sell Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat? Rod Blagojevich Joseph Smith John Rolfe Oliver Cromwell

Which democratic politician won the United States presidential election of 2008? Bill Clinton Barack Obama Mike Huckabee Al Gore

Which candidate was defeated by Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election? Joe Biden John McCain George W. Bush Al Gore

Who ran for vice president alongside Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election? Joe Biden Joe Lieberman Mike Huckabee Sarah Palin

Who ran for vice president alongside John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election? Joe Biden Joe Lieberman Sarah Palin Sarah Silverman

Which of the following politicians did NOT run for president in the 2008 United States presidential election? Mike Huckabee Gerald Ford Hilary Clinton Fred Dalton Thomson

Which musician died in 2009 after a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs was administered in his home? Ben Folds Ray Davies Brian Wilson Michael Jackson

Which strain of the flu virus is also known as swine flu? AK48 B2K A18 H1N1

Which "investor" was sent to prison in 2009 after his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme was uncovered? Bernie Worrell Bernie Lomax Bernie Madoff Bernie Taupin

Which of these lawyers became the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 2009? Nancy Grace Elena Kagan Marilyn Milian Sonia Sotomayor

Which sport is Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said to have "saved," for her role in helping to avert a strike? Baseball Ice Hockey Football Basketball

Which Kennedy died in 2009 at the age of 77 after serving in the U.S. Senate for nearly five decades? John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy Edward Kennedy Robert Kennedy

Which mobile offshore drilling unit exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010? Hindenburg Exxon Valdez Copiapo Deepwater Horizon

Which U.S. state passed SB 1070, a controversial bill designed to curb illegal immigration, in April 2010? New Mexico Texas Ohio Arizona

Julian Assange is the founder of which Internet site? The Huffington Post Wikipedia WikiLeaks Gawker

Which war hero defeated Lewis Cass to win the presidency in 1848? Alexander Hamilton Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor James Garfield

Which state is home to Appomattox Court House, the site of the Confederate surrender that ended the U.S. Civil War? Missouri Georgia Virginia Maryland

Which of the following events precipitated Millard Fillmore's ascension to the office of president of the U.S.? Ballot recount after the 1850 election Resignation of James K. Polk Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Death of Zachary Taylor

Of which political party was President Millard Fillmore a member? Progressive Party Whig Party Tea Party Republican Party

Which event directly led to the ascension of Andrew Johnson to the presidency? Death of William Henry Harrison End of the Civil War Election of 1870 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Which army did Ulysses S. Grant lead against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia? Army of the Potomac Colonial Army Roughriders Army of Southern Virginia

Which region of the nation were the Confederate states primarily situated? Upper Midwest Pacific Northwest South Mid-Atlantic

Which book was first published in 1925 in Germany? "Jane Eyre" "Great Gatsby" "Beyond Good and Evil" "Mein Kampf"

Which political party was banned in Italy after World War II? Christian Democratic Party Fascist Party Dreyfusard Party Social Democratic Party

Who, together with William Clark, led a famous expedition to the Pacific coast in the early 19th century? Hernando deSoto Meriwether Lewis Ferdinand Magellan Amerigo Vespucci

Which act established the organization of the U.S. federal court system? Courts Act Act of Union Circuit Court Act of 1891 Judiciary Act of 1789

To which group does the term Federalist refer? A secret society A band of thieves A military order A political party

Which French satirist mocked Renaissance French society in "Gargantua and Pantagruel"? Francois Rabelais Leonardo da Vinci Sebastian Gryphius Charles Baudelaire

Which explorer led the first European expedition to sight the Pacific Ocean? Francisco Pizarro Vasco de Balboa Hernan Cortes Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer traveled the modern Southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi River? Hernando de Soto Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro Pedro Arias de Avila

Which state university, located in Boulder, was founded in 1876, the same year that its state was admitted to the union? Minnesota State University University of Pennsylvania Colorado University University of Oregon

First collected in the U.S. in 1790, what data determined the nation's population to be nearly 4 million people? Freedman's Bureau Underground Railroad Census U.S. Geographical Survey

Which federal department was established by the Coinage Act of 1792? U.S. Mint U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Postal Office U.S. Geographical Survey

From which term did the title "tsar" ultimately derive? Monarch Caesar Taser Viceroy

Which Muslim empire ruled most of modern India and Pakistan during from the 16th century until British colonization? Babur Raj Mughal Delhi

Which man founded the Mughal Empire in India? Kublai Khan Genghis Khan Babur Nehru

Which Vatican City church, until 1989 the largest in the world, was built between 1506 and 1615? Hagia Sophia St. Paul's Cathedral St. Peter's Basilica Notre Dame

Which Roman leader built a wall in Northern England in A.D. 122? Scipio Africanus Hadrian Caesar Octavian

Which city was founded on the land of the former city of Byzantium? Washington, D.C. Shanghai London Constantinople

Which Byzantine emperor from A.D. 527-565 created the Corpus Juris Civilis, his namesake code of laws? Caesar Justinian I Kublai Khan Octavian

Which document legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire? Declaration of Independence The Bible Decree of Milan Zimmerman Telegram

Who helped found Islam? Jesus Christ Muhammad Marco Polo Siddhartha Gautama

Which religious text is the foundation of Islam? Analects Bible Quran Rigveda

Into which two groups did Islam split during the 7th century? Progressives and Conservatives Sunni and Shia Orthodox and Unorthodox Devout and Cleric

What western city in modern day California was founded by a group of Spanish settlers in 1781? Tampa Houston Phoenix Los Angeles

In what city did Niccolo Machiavelli live until being exiled for his opposition to the Medici? Florence Venice Geneva Paris

Which successor to Andrew Jackson was known as the "Little Magician"? Andrew Johnson James Buchanan James Madison Martin Van Buren

Which of the following regions was NOT a state in Italy during the Renaissance? Republic of Venice Kingdom of Vienna Papal States Republic of Florence

Which city was destroyed by one of the deadliest hurricanes in United States history in 1900? New York, NY Galveston, TX Miami, FL New Orleans, LA

Which war, ended by the Treaty of Portsmouth, occurred between 1904 and 1905? Pacific War First Sino-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War

Which U.S. president sought to eliminate the second Bank of the United States? James Buchanan Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson James Garfield

Which treaty, negotiated by Theodore Roosevelt and named after a New Hampshire town, ended the Russo-Japanese War? Manchester Treaty Treaty of Portsmouth Treaty of Washington Treaty of Hanover

The provocative music and choreography of which ballet premiere in Paris caused a riot among the audience? "The Firebird" "The Rite of Spring" "Pulcinella" "Petrushka"

Who composed "The Rite of Spring"? Bela Bartok Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Pyotr Tchaikovsky Igor Stravinsky

Who was the last emperor of Russia, executed in 1918 along with his family? Constantine I Alexander II Nicholas II Paul I

In which city did the Trans-Siberian Railroad originate? Stalingrad Moscow St. Petersburg Ekaterinburg

Which line of transportation, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok, began construction in 1891? Tikhvinskii Systems Trans-Siberian Railroad Mariinskii Systems Tsarskoe Selo Railway

In which country did the Easter Rising occur? England Azores Islands Ireland Channel Islands

In which ocean did the Titanic sink after colliding with an iceberg in 1912? Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean

Which Ptolemaic model of the universe was replaced by Copernicus's heliocentric system? Tychonic system Circular planetary orbit General relativity Geocentric system

Which art movement, French for "wild beasts," was characterized by vivid and exuberant colors? Fauvism Cubism Futurism Impressionism

What period of rapid progress in science was begun by Copernicus's heliocentric theory? The Postmodern Era The Enlightenment The Scientific Revolution The Middle Ages

What was the name of an event that occurred in 1905, where soldiers fired upon a procession of workers at the Winter Palace? Lena massacre Khaibakh massacre Dzyatlava massacre Bloody Sunday

Which study of the human body was transformed by Andreas Vesalius' 1543 "De humani corporis fabrica libri septem"? Anatomy Epidemiology Zoology Oncology

In which city, the capital of the Aztec Empire, did Hernan Cortes hold Emperor Montezuma II prisoner? Montenegro Tenochtitlan Cahokia Cuzco

What is the name of the temple built by Romans to worship all gods? White House Pantheon Hanging Gardens of Babylon Marathon

Which day of the week was declared the Sabbath day in the Roman Empire? Tuesday Thursday Friday Sunday

Which technique was used by Senate Democrats to block one of President George W. Bush's judicial appointments in 2003? Quorum call Filibuster Reconciliation Point of order

In 2003, a plan to commemorate tragedy with the Freedom Tower was selected for which U.S. city's downtown area? Chicago Cleveland New York Los Angeles

What was the name of the United States military operation in Iraq? Iraqi Eagle Iraqi Freedom Enduring Freedom Enduring Eagle

Which terrorist involved in planning the September 11, 2001 attacks was arrested in Pakistan in March 2003? John Walker Lindh Osama bin Laden Richard Reid Khalid Sheikh Muhammad

Which deadly respiratory virus that originated in China caused a scare in the United States in early 2003? SARS Avian flu Rubella Spanish flu

Congress voted to enact which system designed to alert the public to kidnappings in April 2003? Green alert Turquoise alert Radar alert Amber alert

Which Russian emperor issued the October Manifesto? Constantine I Alexander II Nicholas II Peter I

Which psychoanalyst was the author of "The Interpretation of Dreams"? Sigmund Freud Alfred Adler Jean Piaget Carl Jung

Which country signed the Entente Cordiale with France in 1904? Russia Britain Italy Germany

Which group acquired power via an armed coup d'u00e9tat led by Lenin and Trotsky in the October Revolution? Bolsheviks Socialist Revolutionaries Mensheviks Cossacks

During the Russian Civil War, who was the opponent of the Red Army? Yellow Army Blue Army Orange Army White Army

During the Russian Civil War, which group was opposed by the White Army? Yellow Army Orange Army Red Army Blue Army

Which declaration made by the British declared that the British favored a Jewish homeland in Palestine? London Declaration Declaration on Liberated Europe Casablanca Declaration Balfour Declaration

Where did the League of Nations first meet in 1920? The Hague Munich Brussels Geneva

Which colonial leader established the first Baptist Church in North America, located in Providence? William Laud Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson Thomas Morton

Which Ivy League institution, the oldest, received America's first printing press in 1639? Cornell Harvard Columbia Dartmouth

Who organized the March on Rome in 1922? Victor Emmanuel III Giuseppe Garibaldi Benito Mussolini Duke of Aosta

In which country did the famous march that elevated Benito Mussolini to prime minister occur? Austria Spain Italy Greece

Which Irish poet of "The Second Coming" won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923? James Joyce Seamus Heaney Oliver Goldsmith William Butler Yeats

Which Irish poet wrote "Easter 1916"? William Butler Yeats James Joyce Oliver Goldsmith Seamus Heaney

Which Soviet leader died in 1924, 10 months after suffering his third stroke? Vladimir Lenin Leon Trotsky Alexander Kerensky Joseph Stalin

In which country did the Great Kanto Earthquake occur in 1923? Taiwan Japan China Philippines

Which architect designed the Imperial Hotel, a structure that survived the Great Kanto Earthquake? Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Frank Lloyd Wright Renzo Piano Le Corbusier

Which book featuring Leopold Bloom was written by James Joyce and published by Sylvia Beach in Paris in 1922? "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" "Ulysses" "Finnegans Wake" "The Dubliners"

Which Irish author wrote "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake"? Oscar Wilde Jonathan Swift Samuel Beckett James Joyce

In which country was author James Joyce born? Ireland United States England Australia

Under which European leaders did Parliament pass the Toleration Act of 1689, which granted freedom of worship? Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile James I and Anne of Denmark William of Orange and Mary Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Which of the following events refers to Hitler's attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic in 1923? Operation Valkyrie Beer Hall Putsch Night of the Long Knives Kristallnacht

Who led the Beer Hall Putsch in Germany? Adolf Hitler Gustav Stresemann Gustav Kahr Ernst Rohm

Which war was ended by the 1763 Treaty of Paris? English Civil War Revolutionary War French and Indian War Hundred Years' War

Which territory was ceded to Great Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris? Canada Mexico California Louisiana

Which country was NOT involved in the Seven Years' War? Spain France Japan Great Britain

Which policy refers to Great Britain's avoidance of enforcing laws over the early American colonies? Salutary neglect Apartheid Dollar diplomacy Moral diplomacy

By which policy did Great Britain rule the American colonies in the years preceding the American Revolution? Open Door Trade Salutary Neglect Big Stick Diplomacy Dollar Diplomacy

Which rebellion involved a confederacy of Native Americans attempting to expel the British in 1763? Stono Rebellion German Peasants' Revolt Pontiac's Rebellion Wat Tyler's Rebellion

Which act prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains? Proclamation of Neutrality Proclamation of 1763 Sugar Act Stamp Act

In 1922, which pharaoh's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings? Thutmose III Tutankhamun Ramses II Akhenaten

In which area was King Tutankhamun's tomb discovered by Howard Carter? Valley of the Kings Khufu Pyramid Abu Rawash Pyramid Royal Tomb Complex

Which US president ordered the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Franklin D. Roosevelt William Howard Taft Harry S. Truman Lyndon B. Johnson

Which U.S. government program created the first atomic bombs? Manhattan Project Dawes Plan Tennesee Valley Authority New Deal

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers? Quartering Act 3rd Amendment Stamp Act Townshend Acts

President Harry Truman applied the U.S. policy of containment during which of the following conflicts? Cold War Vietnam War World War I Korean War

What was the first direct tax on the early American colonies? Townshend Acts Coercive Acts Stamp Act Tea Act

Which secret society intimidated colonial tax collectors? The Illuminati Freemasons Sons and Daughters of Liberty Opus Dei

James Otis called for which of the following groups to assemble and discuss the Stamp Act? Constitutional Convention Continental Congress Stamp Act Congress Council of Constance

Which prime minister played a significant role in issuing the Stamp Act on the American colonies? King George III Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher George Grenville

Great Britain asserted absolute control over the American colonies in which 1766 act? Intolerable Acts Declaratory Act Sugar Act Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Which Wisconsin senator stated that communist spies threatened the stability of America during the Second Red Scare? Joseph McCarthy Strom Thurmond Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm

Which British measure imposed a series of taxes on early American colonists? Specie Circular Royal Acts Townshend Acts Grenville Acts

Which African-American civil rights advocate famously delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963? Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Jr. W.E.B. Dubois Malcolm X

Which African-American woman famously refused to give up her bus seat in 1955? Harriet Tubman Maya Angelou Rosa Parks Shirley Chisholm

Who were the victims of the Amritsar Massacre in 1919? Chinese Vietnamese Maori Indians

Which U.S. president was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963? Rutherford B. Hayes Woodrow Wilson John F. Kennedy Franklin Pierce

Which surname was adopted by the royal house of the United Kingdom in 1917? Hanover Stuart Tudor Windsor

Which artist was a pioneer of cubism? Umberto Boccioni Leonardo da Vinci Pablo Picasso Henri Matisse

Which art movement, featuring fractured objects in an abstracted form, was principally created by Pablo Picasso? Impressionism Futurism Cubism Fauvism

Which politician attempted to keep the U.S. from signing the Treaty of Versailles? Harry S. Truman Joseph McCarthy Strom Thurmond Henry Cabot Lodge

Joseph Stalin was once an editor of which newspaper? "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" "Russky Golos" "Pravda" "Trud"

Who was the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon? Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Yuri Gagurin Lev Landau

Who became the next effective leader of the Soviet Union after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924? Joseph Stalin Alexander Kerensky Gregory Zinoviev Leon Trotsky

Who was appointed to chair the commission that investigated John F. Kennedy's assassination? Oliver Wendell Holmes J.D. Tippit Martin Luther King Jr. Earl Warren

Which U.S. president created the domestic program known as the New Deal? Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt

Which U.S. president was investigated in the Whitewater scandal? Bill Clinton Zachary Taylor James K. Polk Woodrow Wilson

Which man started the satyagraha campaigns, beginning his nonviolent resistance movement against British rule in Inndia? Jawaharlal Nehru Motilal Nehru Muhammed Jinnah Mohandas Gandhi

Which United States president preceded Bill Clinton? George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan

Astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon during which space mission? Challenger Apollo 13 Discovery Apollo 11

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place in which state? Alaska Texas Hawai'i California

Spiro Agnew served as the vice president during which U.S. president's administration? Gerald Ford Herbert Hoover Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

Which was the initial Japanese attack on a naval base that drove the US into World War II? Fisherman's Wharf Pearl Harbor Manila Bay Wigan Pier

Which composer created "The Song of the Earth"? Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Joseph Haydn Gustav Mahler Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Which acronym is used for the group of nations that export the vast majority of the world's oil? EU OPEC NATO OAS

Which program was formed by President John F. Kennedy to assist third world countries in their development efforts? International Red Cross Peace Corps Amnesty International Mission for Peace

Which 1970 NASA mission was hastily aborted en route to the Moon, but managed to safely return its astronauts to Earth? Gemini Apollo 11 Apollo 13 Viking I

In which year was Hawaii, the 50th state, admitted into the Union? 1959 1961 1972 1964

During which president's administration did U.S. military involvement dramatically increase in the Vietnam War? Richard Nixon Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson Gerald Ford

Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? Sandra Day O'Connor Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which free trade organization formed in the Western Hemisphere in 1992? OAS CAFTA SEATO NAFTA

Who was the Republican nominee in the 1996 presidential election against Bill Clinton? Bob Dole Jack Kemp Strom Thurmond Newt Gingrich

A coalition of countries fought against which nation in the Persian Gulf War? Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Syria

In which year did Lyndon Johnson sign the landmark Civil Rights Act? 1965 1963 1964 1966

Which senator from Wisconsin led hunts for communists in government during the early 1950s? Edward Murrow Jack Kerouac Joseph McCarthy Jefferson Smith

Which landmark 1954 Supreme Court Case established the unconstitutionality of segregation in schools? Brown v. Board of Education Johnson v. Board of Education Smith v. Board of Education White v. Board of Education

Jimmy Carter promised to return which water structure to its host country by the year 2000? Lake Nasser Panama Canal Suez Canal Lake Volta

Which 1962 book by Rachel Carson ignited the environmental movement and led to the ban of the pesticide DDT? "The Dangers of Pesticides" "Silent Spring" "The State of Nature" "Nature and its Glories"

Which secretary of state for Presidents Nixon and Ford came up with the foreign policy of realpolitik? Philip Habib Henry Kissinger Dean Rusk Cyrus Vance

Which 1973 court case legalized abortions in the United States? Weeks v. US Roe v. Wade Mahan v. Howell Miller v. California

To which nation were arms being sold to fund Contras in Central America? Serbia USSR Iran Argentina

Which public agency was created by Richard Nixon to deal with environmental issues? Department of Natural Preservation Nature Defense Agency Sierra Club Environmental Protection Agency

Richard Nixon defeated which Democratic nominee to win the 1968 presidential election? Robert Kennedy George McGovern Hubert Humphrey Tip O'Neill

Where did the failed 1961 invasion by Cuban exiles occur? Bay of Pigs Guantanamo Bay Turquino Point Hicacos Point

Which invention that increased farming output appeared in Europe around 600 CE? Seed tiller John Deere mower Moldboard plow Tractor

Which book contains the teachings of the religious leader Muhammad? The Quran The Bible The Analects The Vedas

Which holy city was captured by Muslims in 638? Mecca Jerusalem Vatican City Babylon

Which modern-day Egyptian city was founded in 641? Cairo Berlin Nepal Casablanca

Which American figure was a Quaker who notably learned to sew from Sarah Elizabeth Ann Griscom in the 1750s? Betsy Ross Elizabeth Fry William Penn John Woolman

Which nation dissolved upon Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation in 1991? China Turkey United States Soviet Union

Which British prime minister, who served during the American Revolution, pushed for the repeal of the Townshend Acts? King George III Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill Lord North

In which country was the Warsaw Pact signed? Hungary Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Poland

Which British ship was destroyed by colonists in 1772? The Gaspee USS Merrimack HMS Beagle USS Constitution

Which document was a direct result of Pontiac's Rebellion? Proclamation of 1763 Camp David Accords Proclamation of Neutrality Treaty of Utrecht

Which enacted policy was NOT enforced on the American colonies by Britain? Monroe Doctrine Stamp Act Sugar Act Proclamation of 1763

The Sugar Act was issued by Great Britain to help fund the costs of which war? Korean War Hundred Years War Revolutionary War French and Indian War

In which act did Britain assert power to pass laws for the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever"? Toleration Acts Stamp Act Proclamation of Neutrality Declaratory Act

Ethan Allen led the founding of which state? New York South Carolina Oklahoma Vermont

Which unit of currency was adopted by European nations in 1998? Euro Yen Pound Dollar

Who won the presidential election of 1789? George Washington Andrew Jackson Chester A. Arthur Thomas Jefferson

Which group invaded Ireland in the late 8th century? Vikings Saxons Hellenes Peloponnesians

Who introduced the modern-day number system to Europeans? Chinese Arabs Egyptians Americans

Which of T. S. Eliot's poems, featuring the line "April is the cruelest month," was published in 1922? "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" "Ash Wednesday" "The Waste Land" "The Hollow Men"

In which location was the 1904 treaty at Lhasa signed? Bhutan Nepal Tibet China

For which literary genre was Edgar Allan Poe primarily known? Horror Historical fiction Comedy Fantasy

For which profession was Edgar Allan Poe primarily known? Writing Acting Painting Sculpting

Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"? Mark Twain Edgar Allan Poe William Shakespeare Walt Whitman

For which profession was James Fenimore Cooper primarily known? Dancing Painting Writing Singing

Who wrote "The Last of the Mohicans"? Washington Irving Walt Whitman James Fenimore Cooper Emily Dickinson

Around which town was the Battle of Antietam fought? Corpus Christi, TX Tallahassee, FL Pittsburgh, PA Sharpsburg, MD

Which state's university system, centered at Madison, was founded in 1848? Virginia Maine South Dakota Wisconsin

Which entrepreneur, nicknamed the "Commodore," is the namesake of a university in Nashville, TN? Jay Gould John D. Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt Leland Stanford

The United States declared an end of "major combat activity" in which Asian country in May 2003? Singapore Taiwan Afghanistan China

Aboard which naval ship, named for the 16th president, did President George W. Bush give his "Mission Accomplished" speech? U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln U.S.S. Ulysses Grant U.S.S. Jimmy Carter U.S.S. Alabama

Ari Fleischer stepped down from which White House post in 2003? Secretary of defense Secretary of state Vice president Press secretary

Which senator was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 2004? Scott Brown Paul Kirk Ted Kennedy John Kerry

Which ethnic group was the main opponent of the Hutu ethnic group during the Rwandan genocide? Twa Tutsi Tana Tekhi

Which Catholic nun renowned for charitable missions in India died in 1997? Mother Teresa Rose of Lima Clare of Assisi Elizabeth Ann Seton

Which important tool for space exploration was launched by space shuttle Discovery in 1990? Mars Exploration Rover Sun Scope Pluto Eyeglass Hubble Space Telescope

From which city did Philip II of Spain rule his empire? Lisbon Milan Barcelona Madrid

What Spanish king chose Madrid as his capital? Philip II John XXIII Christian XXX Charles V

The Peace of Cateau-Cambresis gave control of which country to the Hapsburgs in 1559? Ireland Finland Italy Lithuania

What country signed the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis with the Hapsburgs in 1559? Lichtenstein France Poland Bulgaria

What great ruler reigned over the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566? Muhammed the Fair Suleiman the Magnificent Jafar the Well Intentioned Ali the Almighty

With which man did Elizabeth I of England have a two-year affair? Gordon Brown John Churchill Robert Dudley William Gates

With which English monarch did Lord Robert Dudley have a romantic relationship? Elizabeth I Henry VIII Jane Seymour Mary I

Which Serbian-American inventor did not receive full credit for the invention of the radio until after his death in 1943? Guglielmo Marconi Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Karl Capek

Who wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government"? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis

Which six-volume work was produced by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton beginning in 1881? "History of Woman Suffrage" "The Feminine Mystique" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Up from Slavery"

From which state did Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Rush hail? Virginia Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York

From which state did Declaration of Independence signer Elbridge Gerry hail? Kentucky Virginia Massachusetts South Carolina

What color is the background on the flag of China? Blue White Yellow Red

What color are the stars on the flag of China? Red Yellow Blue White

Which animal can be found on the Egyptian flag? Bear Buffalo Lion Eagle

What is the background color on the flag of Vietnam? Silver Blue Yellow Red

What color is the star on the flag of Vietnam? Red Blue Yellow White

Which of the following men led communist rebels in Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh Leon Trotsky Mao Zedong Viet Dinh

Which two colors are found on the flag of Poland? Red and white Magenta and cyan Blue and orange Yellow and green

Which country was NOT part of the Soviet Union? Kazakhstan Poland Russia Uzbekistan

Which Baltic nation was once part of the Soviet Union? Finland Sweden Lithuania Poland

Which European nation was once part of the Soviet Union? Belarus Sweden Hungary Poland

Which Baltic nation is a former Soviet republic and home to citizens who speak a language related to Finnish? Poland Romania Germany Estonia

Which Islamic nation was once part of the Soviet Union? Indonesia Kazakhstan Bosnia and Herzegovina Pakistan

Which name was shared by both a US state and a Soviet republic? Virginia Georgia Estonia North Carolina

Which country was led by Nikita Khrushchev? China Soviet Union Poland Bulgaria

Nikita Khrushchev caused a stir when he performed which of the following actions at the United Nations? Banged his shoe against the podium Punched a wall Hugged Richard Nixon Danced on a table

Nikita Khrushchev attempted to grow which American crop, with disastrous results, in the Soviet Union? Corn Barley Cactus Hops

Which country was once part of the Soviet Union? Turkey Pakistan Bhutan Tajikistan

Which country was once part of the USSR? Pakistan Turkey Poland Turkmenistan

From which modern-day country were most Soviet space rockets launched? Hungary Poland Cuba Kazakhstan

Which of the following countries was NOT once part of the Soviet Union? Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Georgia Turkey

Which of the following countries was NOT once a member of the Soviet Union? Latvia Hungary Armenia Azerbaijan

Which are the three "Baltic States" that became part of the Soviet Union during World War II? Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Estonia, Finland, Sweden Latvia, Lithuania, Finland Finland, Poland, Hungary

Which country was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940? Estonia Turkey Sweden Greece

Which nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940? Turkey Poland Mongolia Latvia

Which Baltic nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940? Cyprus Lithuania Mongolia Romania

Which city was NOT controlled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Kiev Vladivostok Moscow Istanbul

Which city was controlled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Stockholm Helsinki Kiev Istanbul

What is the primary background color on the flag of Pakistan? Green Red Yellow Blue

What color is the crescent moon on the flag of Pakistan? Cyan White Yellow Red

Which two objects appear on the flag of Pakistan? Crescent moon and star Two stars Sword and gun Hammer and sickle

Which Islamic nation gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947? Ireland Pakistan Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina

Which country attained autonomy from Japan in 1948? Pakistan Hawaii South Korea India

Which is the background color on the flag of South Korea? Red Green White Gold

Which symbol is found on the flag of South Korea? Hammer and sickle Star Yin-Yang Cross

Which city is the capital of South Korea? Pyongyang Beijing Nagasaki Seoul

Seoul is the capital of which country? South Korea Japan North Korea Vietnam

Which economic system is practiced in South Korea? Fuedalism Capitalism Communism Manorialism

Which country was capitalist during the Cold War? North Korea China South Korea Cuba

Which war took place between 1950 to 1953? Spanish-American War Chinese Civil War Vietnam War Korean War

Which war began in 1950? Six Day War Vietnam War Third Punic War Korean War

Which war ended in 1953? Korean War Spanish-American War Persian Gulf War Vietnam War

Which war was the first to break out after the creation of the United Nations? World War II Korean War Spanish Civil War Vietnam War

Which country became the world's first Islamic republic in 1956? Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina Pakistan Saudi Arabia

Which American general governed Japan during the Allied occupation after World War II? George Patton Dwight Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur Omar Bradley

Which international organization supported South Korea during the Korean War? League of Nations United Nations International Criminal Court European Union

Which American general led UN forces at the beginning of the Korean War? Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower George Patton Jack Pershing

Which country fought against the United States in the Korean War? China Canada France South Korea

Which country supported North Korea during the Korean War? United States Canada Japan China

Which country supported South Korea during the Korean War? Hungary China Soviet Union United States

Who led North Korea during the Korean War? Kim Jong-Il Kim Il-Sung Ho Chi Minh Douglas MacArthur

Which country launched the surprise attack that started the Korean War? China Soviet Union South Korea North Korea

What was the result of the Korean War? Korea was split into two countries China occupied South Korea Korea adopted universal capitalism Korea adopted universal communism

Which of the following countries was communist during the Cold War? India South Korea North Korea Japan

Which line was used to separate North Korea from South Korea? Bar-Lev Line Curzon Line 38th Parallel Maginot Line

Which country sent the most troops to the Korean War? Soviet Union China United States South Korea

What color is the star on the North Korean flag? White Green Blue Red

Which country was NOT involved in the Korean War? Canada China Argentina United States

Which country sent troops to fight in the Korean War? Finland Argentina Canada Chile

What is the background color on the flag of Japan? Yellow Blue White Red

What does the circle on the Japanese flag represent? The setting sun The rising sun Oda Nobunaga A typhoon

What color is the circle on the flag of Japan? Red Gold White Blue

After World War II, which country was banned from having an offensive military? China Soviet Union Italy Japan

Which three colors are on the flag of Italy? Green, white and blue Orange, yellow and red Green, white and red Orange, yellow and green

Since the end of World War II, which three colors have been on the German flag? Black, Red, Yellow Green, White, Blue Green, White, Red Red, White, Blue

Which country was home to the League of Nations? Soviet Union Switzerland Great Britain United States

Which international organization ceased operations in 1946? European Union NATO League of Nations United Nations

Hitler withdrew Germany from which international organization in 1933? Axis Alliance European Union League of Nations Comintern

Which country was never a member of the League of Nations? Germany Italy Soviet Union United States

Which African nation was once invaded and occupied by Italy? Ethiopia Liberia Egypt South Africa

Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Egypt in 1956? Janos Kadar Golda Meier Gamel Abdel Nasser Anwar Sadat

Which Middle Eastern country overthrew its king in 1952 and became a military dictatorship? Egypt Malta Israel Turkey

Which Middle Eastern country was led by Gamal Abdel Nasser? Jordan Israel Saudi Arabia Egypt

Who was elected prime minister of Great Britain in 1997? William Pitt Gordon Brown Tony Blair David Cameron

In which country was Sinn Fein founded? Ireland Finland England Iceland

Which country repealed their infamous apartheid laws in 1991? South Africa Zimbabwe Ethiopia Egypt

Which nation split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic on January 1, 1993? Slovenia Croatia Austria Czechoslovakia

The Constitutional Convention in 1787 was held in which Philadelphia building? Independence Hall Empire State Building The White House Pennsylvania State House

Beneath which body of water did a tunnel connecting Britain and France open in 1994? Black Sea Atlantic Ocean North Sea English Channel

Which company launched the Windows Operating System in 1985? Dell Linux Microsoft Apple

Which period marks the Christian campaigns to recapture land lost to the Moors? Purgatory Reconquista Manifest Destiny The Great Awakening

Which two missionaries were sent in A.D. 862 to convert the Slavic people to Christianity? Cyril and Methodius Tesla and Edison Lewis and Clark Watson and Crick

Which country resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong in July 1997? Japan North Korea China South Korea

Which alphabet was invented by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the the Slavic people? Latin Cyrillic Slavish English

For which child-care program did President George W. Bush propose changes in June 2003? Social Security Medicare Leap Frog Head Start

Which action star was elected governor of California in the 2003 recall election? Danny Trejo Arnold Schwarzenegger Sylvester Stallone Bruce Willis

Which two banks paid $300 million in fines for helping Enron with its misleading financial reports? J.P. Morgan Chase and BNP Paribas Apple Bank and BNP Paribas Apple Bank and Citigroup J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup

Which Stanford professor became the first female national security advisor in the United States in 2001? Elaine Chao Condoleezza Rice Madeleine Albright Barbara Boxer

Who became the first female, African-American U.S. secretary of state in 2005? Maxine Waters Susan Rice Condoleezza Rice Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

President George W. Bush requested an expansion of which legislation, designed to improve American intelligence, in 2003? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Patriot Act Glass-Steagall Act Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Which CIA covert operative's identity was controversially revealed in 2003? Roberta Flack James Jesus Angleton Valerie Plame Joe Wilson

Which political operative was convicted in the aftermath of "Plamegate"? Julius Erving Irving Lewis "Scooter" Libby Irving Berlin Washington Irving

Which European country has been governed by the "First Republic" as well as the "Fifth Republic"? France Britain Spain Italy

Which general was the architect of France's Fifth Republic? Francois Mitterand Charles de Gaulle Segolene Royal Philippe Petain

In which modern day country were French forces defeated at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu? China Vietnam Thailand Japan

The social revolution that swept Paris in 1968 originated as which type of event? Draft riot Lottery ticket riot Student protest Food riot

Which French president, in office from 1969 to 1974, has a namesake modern art center in Paris? Jacques Chirac Georges Pompidou Charles de Gaulle Francois Mitterand

French President Georges Pompidou is the namesake of which type of building in Paris? Science Museum Train Station Opera House Art Museum

Who served as president of France from 1981 to 1995? Charles de Gaulle Leon Blum Francois Mitterand Nicholas Sarkozy

Jacques Chirac was the president of which nation from 1995 to 2007? Britain Chad France Algeria

Which dictator of Spain was in power from 1936 to 1975? Juan Carlos I Francisco Franco Antonio Salazar Emilio Mola

Juan Carlos became the king of which country in 1975? Argentina Spain Russia Brazil

Who became king of Spain in 1975? Juan Carlos I Charles V Alfonso XIII Sancho the Great

Which European country was led by Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar from 1932 to 1968? Brazil Portugal Spain Argentina

The former Portuguese colony of Macau is located in which modern day nation? China Japan Tanzania South Korea

The Chinese city of Macau was formerly a colony of which European nation? Portugal Great Britain Netherlands Spain

In which European nation were the Red Brigades active during the Years of Lead? Germany Finland Russia Italy

In which European country was prime minister Aldo Moro assassinated by the Red Brigades terrorist group? Ukraine Italy Russia Britain

Which billionaire was Italy's longest-serving post-war prime minister? Aldo Moro Romano Prodi Silvio Berlusconi Benito Mussolini

Which nation was led by Silvio Berlusconi? Portugal Spain Sweden Italy

Which European nation has political divisions called cantons? Britain Germany Poland Switzerland

From which European nation did Indonesia proclaim independence in 1945? Netherlands Portugal Spain Britain

From which European nation did Suriname gain independence in 1975? Portugal Luxembourg Netherlands Britain

Which of the following nations is NOT one of the Benelux Countries? Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands France

Which coastal region is also known as the Benelux countries? Low Countries Tyrol Scandinavia Iberia

The Congo Crisis arose after the country gained independence from which European nation? Spain Belgium Britain Netherlands

Which European country is divided into a Dutch-speaking northern region and a French-speaking southern region? Belgium Netherlands Switzerland Luxembourg

Which small nation is bordered by France, Belgium and Germany? Luxembourg Liechtenstein Switzerland Andorra

Which group came from Northern Germany and invaded England in the 500s? Saxons Huns Mamelukes Moors

Which of the following is NOT the name of a river in Britain? Thames Humber Amazon Trent

Which legendary king led the people of England against the Anglo-Saxon invaders? King Washington King Phillip King Ferdinand King Arthur

Which language became prevalent in the Eastern Roman Empire? French Greek Italian English

Which city was located in Central America? Shanghai Teotihuacan Quebec Sparta

Who was killed for his religious views around A.D. 30? Zoroaster Jesus Christ Siddhartha Guatama Confucius

Which phrase was decreed as the correct response to a sneeze by Pope Gregory in 600 CE? "Cover your mouth" "Pardon you" "Excuse you" "God bless you"

Who is the namesake character's enemy in the epic poem "Beowulf"? Kaiba Grendel Gary Voldemort

Which food was discovered by the Japanese in the 10th century? Wasabi Root Potatoes Corn Rice

What acronym refers to the weapons sought by the U.S. in its 2003 invasion of Iraq? WDs WRQs WMDs WPs

The Senate voted to loosen which of the following policies affecting Cuba in October 2003? Restrictions on our formal recognition of Castro Trade embargo Restrictions on aid to Cuba Citizens' travel restrictions

Where was Jesus born? Galilee Bethlehem Jerusalem Garden of Gethsemene

Which act weakened the trade of smuggled Dutch tea? Molasses Act Tea Act Stamp Act Sugar Act

Which company's tea was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party? Canada Tea Corporation China Tea Company East India Company West Indonesia Company

Which name was also used to refer to the Coercive Acts imposed on the American colonies? Intolerable Acts Ridiculous Acts Townshend Acts Stamp Act

Which man's namesake acts were passed on the American colonies in 1767? Winston Churchill King George III Charles Townshend Lord Grenville

The Acts of Uniformity imposed which text upon religious services in England? Book of Isaiah Book of Mormon Book of Common Prayer Book of Ruth

Which Englishman was the second person to circumnavigate the world? William Godsworth Christopher Wren Edward Norton Sir Francis Drake

What queen chartered the East India Company? Jane Grey Elizabeth I Mary I Isabella I

What trading company was chartered by Queen Elizabeth I of England? East India Company Rhodes Trading Corperation Victorian Cross Trading Organization London Company

Which Shakespeare play included the character Ulysses? "Troilus and Cressida" "Antigone" "Two Gentleman of Verona" "Merchant of Venice"

Which play by William Shakespeare takes place from the time of the Parthian War to the titular character's death? "Titus Andronicus" "Merchant of Venice" "Antony and Cleopatra" "Two Gentleman of Verona"

What Shakespearean play is set in the cities of Rome and Alexandria? Troilus and Cressida Julius Caesar Antony and Cleopatra Merchant of Venice

Which play by William Shakespeare includes the Roman Battle of Actium? "Troilus and Cressida" "Julius Caesar" "Merchant of Venice" "Antony and Cleopatra"

In which play by William Shakespeare does one of the titular characters commit suicide by being bitten by an asp? "Antony and Cleopatra" "Julius Caesar" "King Lear" "Merchant of Venice"

Which Shakespearean play is based off the legendary Roman hero Gnaeus Marcius? "Coriolanus" "Othello" "Macbeth" "King Lear"

Which play by William Shakespeare is about a prince of Denmark? "Fairy Queen" "Othello" "Richard III" "Hamlet"

In which Shakespearean play does the title character seek revenge on his uncle Claudius? "King Lear" "Act of Supremacy" "Othello" "Hamlet"

Which Shakespearean play opens in the Danish castle of Elsinore? "Fairy Queen" "Timon of Athens" "Othello" "Hamlet"

In which Shakespearean play does a ghost claim that he was murdered by poison being poured into his ear? "Hamlet" "Othello" "Timon of Athens" "Troilus and Cressida"

In which Shakespearean play are the two characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed? "Macbeth" "King Lear" "Othello" "Hamlet"

Which Shakespearean play is named after the first dictator for life of Rome? "Macbeth" "Julius Caesar" "Titus Andronicus" "Timon of Athens"

In which Shakespearean play does Marcus Brutus conspire to kill his best friend? "Titus Andronicus" "Antigone" "Fairy Queen" "Julius Caesar"

In which Shakespearean play does Cassius instigate a plot to kill the title character? "Macbeth" "King Lear" "Othello" "Hamlet"

Which Shakespearean play includes the oratory "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"? "Julius Caesar" "Macbeth" "Midsummer's Night Dream" "Merchant of Venice"

What Shakespearean play has the line "Et tu, Brute" uttered? Macbeth Julius Caesar Othello Hamlet

In which Shakespearean play does the title character decide to divide his kingdom among his three daughters? "Two Gentleman of Verona" "Macbeth" "Merchant of Venice" "King Lear"

In which Shakespearean play does Cordelia marry the King of France? "Hamlet" "Midsummer's Night Dream" "Merchant of Venice" "King Lear"

In which Shakespearean play does the main character become thane of Cawdor? "Macbeth" "Troilus and Cressida" "Othello" "Hamlet"

In which Shakespearean play does the protagonist hallucinate a dagger before committing murder? "Hamlet" "Merchant of Venice" "Macbeth" "Titus Andronicus"

In which Shakespearean play does the protagonist murder King Duncan? "King Lear" "Merchant of Venice" "Othello" "Macbeth"

In which Shakespearean play is Banquo murdered? "Troilus and Cressida" "Titus Andronicus" "Hamlet" "Macbeth"

Which Shakespearean play includes three witches? "King Lear" "Hamlet" "Macbeth" "Othello"

In which Shakespearean play is the main character beheaded by Macduff? "Macbeth" "Antony and Cleopatra" "Julius Caesar" "Troilus and Cressida"

Which Shakespearean play includes the antagonist Iago? "Merchant of Venice" "Midsummer's Night Dream" "Julius Caesar" "Othello"

Which Shakespearean play is set during a feud between the Montagues and Capulets? "Taming of the Shrew" "Romeo and Juliet" "Troilus and Cressida" "Macbeth"

In which Shakespearean play does Friar Lawrence marry the two title characters? "Romeo and Juliet" "Troilus and Cressida" "Antony and Cleopatra" "Othello"

For which of the following functions would one use an abacus? Farming Fishing Arithmetic Weaving

The Ramachandra Temple is named after which hero of Indian myth? Chandra Krishna Shiva Rama

Which North African group established Ghana as theirs to rule during the 4th century? Vikings Indians Berbers Mongols

Which of the following is the best definition of heuristics? Using religious signs to solve problems Using guesses to solve problems Using the stars to solve problems Using experience to solve problems

Which country saw a vibrant economic regeneration in the mid-1990s, nearly 50 years after it had suffered two devastating bombings? Russia China Japan India

Which lake is formed by the Aswan High Dam? Lake Nasser Lake Tahoe Dead Sea Crater Lake

Which Middle Eastern nation is home to Lake Nasser? Iraq Israel Egypt Libya

On which river was the reservoir Lake Nasser formed? Amazon River Euphrates River Missouri River Nile River

Which of the following lakes is located in Egypt? Crater Lake Lake Superior Lake Nasser Lake Baikal

Which of the following men led Egypt as the nation's second president? Muammar Gadafi Miklos Horthy Menachem Begin Gamal Abdel Nasser

What was the name of the building that Emperor Shah Jahan created in order to commemorate his wife? Agra Fort The Taj Mahal Qutb Minar The Tomb of Mumtaz

Which nation's capital is named after its first president? Madrid, Spain Paris, France Ottawa, Canada Washington, D.C.

Which man led the Free French during World War II? Janos Kadar Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Nicolae Ceausescu

To which seated man is Thomas Jefferson introducing the titular document in John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence"? John Hancock Benjamin Franklin John Adams George Washington

Who is introducing the titular document to John Hancock in John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence"? Thomas Jefferson John Adams James Madison George Washington

Where is George Washington in John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence"? He is sitting at a desk. He is standing near a desk. He is not in the painting. He is standing by a window.

John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence" is traditionally depicted on the back of which U.S. dollar bill? $5 $10 $1 $2

What does Thomas Jefferson appear to be doing in John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence"? Glaring at John Adams Elbowing John Adams' ribs Clutching onto John Adams' coat Stepping on John Adams' foot

Which one of these rights is NOT acknowledged as an unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence? Pursuit of happiness Property Liberty Life

What unalienable right listed in France's Declaration of the Rights of Man is listed likewise in America's Declaration of Independence? Legal equality Liberty National sovereignty Property

Which man's signature is not grouped with the other signatures representing his home state on the Declaration of Independence? Benjamin Franklin George Washington John Hancock Roger Sherman

Which one of these political documents did the American Declaration of Independence directly inspire? Declaration of the Rights of Man Universal Declaration of Human Rights Communist Manifesto Magna Carta

How many men signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence? 13 50 43 56

Nine signers of the Declaration of Independence were from which of the thirteen colonies? New York Virginia Pennsylvania Rhode Island

How many signers of the Declaration of Independence represented Delaware? Three One Two Four

How many signers of the Declaration of Independence represented Rhode Island? One Four Three Two

How many signers of the Declaration of Independence represented New York? Two Four Three One

How many signers of the Declaration of Independence represented Georgia? One Two Three Four

How many signers of the Declaration of Independence represented Virginia? One Five Seven Three

Which Arabic word translates into English as "holy war against infidels?" Jihad Hijab Haaj Mecca

Which prophet died circa 632 A.D.? Moses Tagore Nostradamus Muhammad

What is the holiest day of the week for Muslims? Thursday Saturday Friday Monday

Which animal, rumored to be ridden by Hannibal when he crossed the Alps, was often ridden by Indian emperors? Horse Mule Elephant Camel

Which architectural staple did Swedish colonists introduce to the Americas in the 1600s? Ionic column Log cabin Obelisk Brick building

Colonists from which country introduced the log cabin to the Americas in the 1600s? France Sweden Netherlands Spain

In which U.S. state does the Russian Orthodox Church still carry a noteworthy presence? Hawaii Minnesota California Alaska

Who painted the portrait of George Washington that appears on the U.S. $1 bill? Winslow Homer Thomas Gainsborough John Trumbull Gilbert Stuart

What is the translation of the U.S. motto "E Pluribus Unum"? In God we trust Out of many, one In purple underwear Undo pluralities

How many arrows does the eagle clutch in its left talon on the Great Seal of the United States? One Seven 50 13

How many leaves are on the olive branch that the eagle clutches in its right talon on the Great Seal of the U.S.? Seven 50 13 One

What do the arrows and olive branch on the Great Seal of the United States symbolize? Order and liberty Birth and death Unity and individuality War and peace

What surrounds the American eagle's head on the Great Seal of the United States? A shield An eye A pyramid A constellation

How many stars are in the constellation on the Great Seal of the United States? 50 13 65 76

How many steps are in the pyramid on the Great Seal of the United States? 12 16 10 13

Where on the Great Seal of the United States is the banner on which the motto "E Pluribus Unum" is imprinted? Around the eagle's wings In the eagle's beak In the eagle's talons On the eagle's breast

Where on the Great Seal of the United States does the red, white and blue shield display? In the eagle's talons In the eagle's beak On the eagle's breast Wrapped around the eagle's wings

Whose face is on the front of the U.S. 10 dollar bill? Alexander Hamilton Albert Gallatin Andrew Jackson Adam Smith

Whose face is on the front of the U.S. 100 dollar bill? John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Ulysses Grant Benjamin Franklin

Where is Lord Cornwallis in John Trumbull's painting "Surrender of Lord Cornwallis"? Near the American flag Near the Bourbon flag He is not present On the white horse

Which modern-day territory did Aaron Burr plan to conquer shortly after killing Alexander Hamilton in 1804? Mexico Florida Cuba Canada

Which Shoshone Indian woman was honored by having her likeness depicted on a gold one dollar coin in 2000? Wilma Mankiller Pocahontas Sacagewea Sacheen Littlefeather

Which city, home of a notoriously unsuccessful American football team, hosted the Pan American Exhibition in 1901? Chicago Buffalo Los Angeles Green Bay

Which American reformer famously stated, "I have seen the future; and it works" in reference to the Soviet Union? John Birch Jacob Riis Theodore Roosevelt Lincoln Steffens

Which city hosted the Centennial Exhibition in 1876? Philadelphia Chicago New York Jamestown

In honor of which man, an English missionary and Bishop of Ireland, was a holiday on March 17th named? St. Patrick Canterbury Roland St. Nicholas

Which American inventor had a deaf mother, married a deaf wife, and taught deaf-mute children? Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Alexander Graham Bell Samuel F.B. Morse

Which New Jersey city served as the location of Thomas Edison's personal laboratory? Trenton Hoboken Princeton Menlo Park

Thomas Edison began his career by working in which of the following industries? Railroad Oil Coal Telegraph

Which entrepreneur produced the first commercially viable incandescent lightbulb in 1879? Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison George Westinghouse Nikola Tesla

Which immigrant inventor patented the induction motor? Nikola Tesla George Westinghouse Joseph Pulitzer Isambard Kingdom Brunel

In 1903, Thomas Edison arranged to execute which type of animal with alternating current during the "war of currents"? Rhinoceros Monkey Elephant Human

Which biblical figure was depicted by Michelangelo as having horns in his sculpture? Sarah Moses Joseph David

Which invention was critical in spreading Martin Luther's writings during the Protestant Reformation? Printing press Postal services Telegraph Couriers

Through which body of water did William the Conqueror invade England? English Channel Atlantic Ocean North Sea Thames River

Which English king was known as Richard the Lionheart? Richard I Richard II Richard III Richard IV

What "great" document was written and signed by King John in 1215? Baron's Constitution Charter of Grievances Magna Carta Constitution of England

Which group revolted against the policies of England's King John, resulting in the Magna Carta? Bourgeois Serfs Peasants Barons

Which digestive disorder was responsible for the death of England's King John? Dysentery Constipation Colitis Cirrhosis

Of which political party was President John F. Kennedy a member? Democratic Republican Green Bull Moose

Of which political party was President Lyndon B. Johnson a member? Democratic Know Nothing Republican Green

Of which political party was President Richard Nixon a member? Independent Green Democratic Republican

Of which political party was President Gerald Ford a member? Democratic Bull Moose Republican Green

Of which political party was President Jimmy Carter a member? Green Democratic Republican Whig

Of which political party was President Ronald Reagan a member? Federalist Republican Democratic Green

Of which political party was President George H. W. Bush a member? Independent Democratic Green Republican

For which U.S. state was Gerald Ford a congressman? Indiana Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan

Which U.S. president boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter

Who was president of the U.S. during the Persian Gulf War? Barack Obama George W. Bush George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton

Upon which continent did the Boer Wars take place? Asia Australia North America Africa

Which treaty ended the Second Boer War? Treaty of Vereeniging Treaty of London Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Paris

In which country did the Beer Hall Putsch occur? Poland Austria Germany Hungary

Who was the last emperor of China? Kangxi Gaozu Puyi Qin Shi Huang

From which country did Archduke Franz Ferdinand hail? Hungary Russia Austria Serbia

By which other name was Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne known? Charles of Islands Charles the Great Charles the Divine Charles the Destroyer

In which country did Bloody Sunday take place in 1905? England Russia Norway Poland

In which country was poet William Butler Yeats born? England Ireland France United States

Which of the following modern day counties was NOT part of Gaul? Spain Belgium Germany France

Which country was home to Benito Mussolini? Germany Italy Tunisia Austria

Who wrote "The Prairie"? Herman Melville Henry David Thoreau James Fenimore Cooper Richard Henry Dana

Which of the following early Americans was primarily known for being an author? John Jacob Astor John Marshall John Paul Jones James Fenimore Cooper

Who wrote the "Leatherstocking Tales"? James Fenimore Cooper John Steinbeck Benjamin Franklin Washington Irving

Who wrote "The Pathfinder"? Walt Whitman James Fenimore Cooper Emily Dickinson Washington Irving

Who wrote "The Deerslayer"? James Fenimore Cooper Edgar Allan Poe John Jacob Astor Washington Irving

In which Shakespearean play does Don John attempt to ruin Claudio and Hero's wedding? "Much Ado About Nothing" "Merchant of Venice" "A Midsummer's Night Dream" "Titus Andronicus"

Which Shakespearean play includes the characters Theseus and Hippolyta? "A Midsummer's Night Dream" "Troilus and Cressida" "Julius Caesar" "Antony and Cleopatra"

In which Shakespearean play does Puck cause mischief for the fairies outside of Athens? "Antigone" "Julius Caesar" "A Midsummer's Night Dream" "Antony and Cleopatra"

In which country were movable type printing and gunpowder invented? Mongolia India Japan China

In which Shakespearean play is Nick Bottom's head transformed into that of a donkey? "A Midsummer's Night Dream" "Two Gentleman of Verona" "Taming of the Shrew" "Julius Caesar"

In which Shakespearean play does Bassiano try to marry Portia? "Troilus and Cressida" "The Merchant of Venice" "Macbeth" "Julius Caesar"

Which Shakespearean play is set in Padua and includes the character Katherina Molina? "Hamlet" "Julius Caesar" "The Merchant of Venice" "The Taming of the Shrew"

In which Shakespearean play does Helena seek to marry Bertram? "Troilus and Cressida" "Timon of Athens" "All's Well That Ends Well" "Hamlet"

In which Shakespearean play is Viola shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria? "Macbeth" "Twelfth Night" "Hamlet" "Antony and Cleopatra"

For which use was the Louvre in Paris originally constructed? Living quarters Museum Brothel Fortress

In which Shakespearean play does Malvolio attempt to win over Olivia? "Macbeth" "Antony and Cleopatra" "Twelfth Night" "Henry VIII"

Which conqueror invaded China in 1211? Atilla the Hun Genghis Khan Akbar Babur

Which Shakespearean play follows the English king who signed the Magna Carta? "Julius Caesar" "Hamlet" "Macbeth" "King John"

In which Shakespearean play is a dispute mediated between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray? "Hamlet" "Richard II" "Julius Caesar" "Henry VIII"

In which Shakespearean play does the title character exclaim "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!"? "Troilus and Cressida" "Richard III" "Hamlet" "Antigone"

Which Shakespearean play is based on the father of Elizabeth I? "Macbeth" "Henry VIII" "Troilus and Cressida" "Julius Caesar"

Which pact resisting Spanish rule was the foundation of the new state named the United Provinces of the Netherlands? Peace of Cambrai Union of Utrecht Peace of Cateau-Cambresis Order of Rosencrantz

From which city did the RMS Lusitania depart on her voyage to Liverpool before she was sunk by a German torpedo? New York Baltimore Philadelphia Boston

David Lloyd George was the prime minister of which country from 1916 to 1922? South Africa United Kingdom Ireland Australia

In which country is the Valley of the Kings located? Greece Israel Mexico Egypt

Which leaders are buried in the Valley of the Kings? Emperors Pharaohs Consuls Princes

Who received Alexander Graham Bell's first successful telephone call in 1876? Elisha Gray B.F. Skinner Thomas Watson Thomas Edison

Which favorable nickname was given to the entrepreneurs of the Industrial Revolution by English historian Thomas Carlyle? Robber barons The Billionaire Club Brotherhood of Steel Captains of Industry

Which nickname was given to the economic catastrophe that occurred on September 24, 1869? Fat Tuesday Black Friday Ash Wednesday Black Monday

Which robber baron installed Wall Street's first telegraph wire to aid his speculation in gold based on the Union's performance during the Civil War? Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan Jay Gould Jim Fisk

Which famous Chicago Bull won the NBA Finals MVP award six times during the 1990s? Kobe Bryant Michael Jordan Tim Duncan Scottie Pippen

Umberto I ruled as king of which country before his assassination in 1900? Italy Ethiopia Sicily Argentina

Which ruler of Italy led the nation into World War I in 1915? Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Facta Count de Cavour Benito Mussolini

Which volcanic eruption on Martinique destroyed the city of St. Pierre and killed over 30,000 people in 1902? Mount Pelu00e9e Mount Pinatubo Krakatoa Irazu00fa Volcano

Over which region did the Tunguska event occur? Siberia Volga Mongolia Manchuria

Which prolific American singer-songwriter won the 1971 Grammy Award for Song of the Year with "Bridge Over Troubled Water"? Ray Stevens James Taylor Roger Nichols Paul Simon

Which prolific American singer-songwriter won the 1979 Grammy Award for Song of the Year with "Just the Way You Are"? Barry Gibb Billy Joel Randy Goodrum Lionel Richie

Which famous American golfer won his first Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes in 1997? Phil Mickelson Jack Nicklaus Ernie Els Tiger Woods

Which pope was head of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the 1990s? Pope Urban VI Pope John Paul II Pope Benedict XVI Pope John XXIII

Which 1928 treaty attempted to eliminate war? Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Kellogg-Briand Pact Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Utrecht

Who is credited with leading the first successful expedition to the North Pole? Richard Evelyn Byrd Robert Peary Ernest Shackleton Hubert Wilkins

For which accomplishment is Robert Peary known for achieving in March 1909? Finding the Northwest Passage Circumnavigating the world Reaching the South Pole Reaching the North Pole

Which Incan landmark, a holy site, was discovered in Peru in 1911? Machu Picchu Choqequirau Cerro Victoria Cusco

On which continent can Machu Picchu be found? Asia North America Africa South America

Which ancient philosopher first described the Theory of Forms? Plato Epicurus Aristotle St. Augustine

Who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? Washington Irving John Marshall Herman Melville Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Which short story features superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane? "The American Scholar" "The Classroom" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" "Young Goodman Brown"

Which short story features a mysterious headless horseman? "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Metamorphosis" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" "Concord Hymn"

Who wrote the short story "Rip Van Winkle"? Washington Irving John Galsworthy Ernest Hemingway Horatio Alger

In which short story does a man fall asleep in the woods for 20 years? "The Black Cat" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" "Rip Van Winkle" "The Tell-Tale Heart"

What was the nickname for the much-despised Tariff of 1828? The Evil Embargo Tariff of Abominations Tariff of Death The Black Tariff

Who wrote the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest"? Martin Van Buren John C. Calhoun Andrew Jackson Daniel Webster

Which political work ignited the Nullification Crisis? "Pentagon Papers" "South Carolina Exposition and Protest" "Common Sense" "The Audacity of Hope"

Which Southern politician prompted the Nullification Crisis? Albert Gore, Sr. John C. Calhoun Huey Long Andrew Jackson

Which U.S. president signed the Indian Removal Act? Andrew Jackson Millard Fillmore James K. Polk James Monroe

Which term refers to the forced migration of Native Americans in the 1830s? Mississippi Massacre Road to Ruin Trail of Tears Isolation March

The forced relocation of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears was initiated by which president's administration? Andrew Jackson James Buchanan James K. Polk James Madison

Which U.S. president fought the "Bank War" with Nicholas Biddle? Richard Nixon Herbert Hoover Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren

The Panic of 1837 in the United States resulted from which type of crisis? Race riots Earthquake Food shortage Economic depression

Which U.S. president issued the Specie Circular? John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln James K. Polk

Which president was known as "Old Kinderhook"? Martin Van Buren Jimmy Carter Dwight D. Eisenhower Andrew Jackson

Who published the abolitionist periodical the "North Star"? Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Abraham Lincoln

Which periodical was published by abolitionist Frederick Douglass? "Big Dipper" "North Star" "Drinkin' Gourd" "Underground Railroad"

Henry Dearborn served as secretary of war in which U.S. president's cabinet? William H. Taft Thomas Jefferson James Madison Woodrow Wilson

Under which U.S. president's administration did both John Breckinridge and Caesar Rodney serve as attorney general? Woodrow Wilson Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson George Washington

In which type of structure is the wonder of the ancient world in Halicarnassus located? Mausoleum Lighthouse Garden Pyramid

Which conqueror is famous for cutting the Gordian Knot? Leonidas Julius Caesar Charlemagne Alexander the Great

Which empire's history was famously documented by British historian Edward Gibbon? Mauryan Aztec Roman Ottoman

Augustus claimed to have found Rome a city of bricks and turned it into a city of what? Silver Gold Diamond Marble

Fulgencio Batista was a right-wing dictator in which Caribbean country? Dominican Republic Guyana Cuba Haiti

Which Caribbean dictator was noted for his ties to American organized crime and the mafia? Fulgencio Batista Miklos Horthy Ion Antonescu Fidel Castro

Which dictator served two non-consecutive terms as president of Cuba before being overthrown in a Communist revolution? Fidel Castro Raul Castro Philippe Petain Fulgencio Batista

What color is the triangle on the flag of Cuba? Orange Red White Blue

What is the largest island in the Caribbean sea? Cuba Puerto Rico Bermuda Jamaica

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share which Caribbean island? Cuba Madagascar Jamaica Hispaniola

Which creature in Greek mythology had six heads and attacked sailors in the Strait of Messina alongside Charybdis? Cyclops Siren Scylla Leviathan

In 1387, British author Geoffrey Chaucer penned what collection of tales? The Book of the Duchess Canterbury Tales The Tales of Beedle the Bard A Tale of Two Cities

Which musical instrument, popularized by J.S. Bach, was reportedly invented by Hermann Poll in 1397? Pipe organ Keyboard Harpsichord Cello

Which German goldsmith printed 200 copies of the Bible using his press and movable type in 1455? Johannes Gutenberg Pope Paul John Calvin Martin Luther

In 1469, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon married, making possible the unification of which nation? Spain England Portugal France

Which work by Dante Alighieri was first published in 1472? "Paradiso" "Canterbury Tales" "The Divine Comedy" "Heart of Darkness"

Which U.S. secretary of state lent his name to the post-WWII policy to rebuild a war-torn Europe? George Marshall Harry Truman Henry Kissinger William Rogers

Who was burned at the stake in 1431? Joan of Arc Catherine of Aragon Mary Wollstonecraft Anne Boleyn

Which man was a leader of ancient Athens? Darius Commodus Pericles Dido

Who won the 1984 Grammy Award for Album of the Year with "Thriller"? David Bowie Michael Jackson Billy Joel Paul McCartney

Which candidate was defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election? George H.W. Bush John Edwards Ralph Nader Christopher Dodd

Which candidate was defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election? Bob Dole Dan Quayle Ron Paul Ralph Nader

Which American inventor was known for making steamboat travel a reality? Charles Goodyear Thomas Edison Robert Fulton Eli Whitney

Which American vice president was tried for treason? Joe Biden Richard Nixon John Tyler Aaron Burr

Which type of natural disaster occurred near New Madrid, Missouri, between December 1811 and February 1812? Tornadoes Earthquakes Fires Floods

From which politician is the term gerrymandering derived? Aaron Gerrymander Elbridge Gerry Robert Gerr Tom Gerry

Which of the following men did NOT serve as U.S. vice president? Elbridge Gerry John C. Calhoun John Tyler James Madison

Which war was fought between 1813 and 1814? Creek War Mexican-American War King Phillip's War Spanish-American War

Which literary movement in the late 1950s was associated with authors like Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs? Snap Pop Beat Slap

Which last Inca emperor offered to fill a room with gold as ransom to his Spanish captors? Sitting Bull Atahualpa Philip III Montezuma II

During which war was the First Battle of the Marne fought? World War I World War II Russo-Japanese War Franco-Prussian War

During which war was the Second Battle of the Marne fought? Franco-Prussian War World War II Russo-Japanese War World War I

During which war was the Battle of the Somme fought? World War II Russo-Japanese War Franco-Prussian War World War I

Which political party supported by farmers fielded James Baird Weaver as a presidential candidate in 1880? Populist Party Greenback Party Democratic Party Republican Party

Which of the following animals was NOT introduced to the Americas by European conquerors? Horses Pigs Sheep Turkeys

Which group raided China from the northeast in 1550, reaching as far as Beijing? Mongols Russians Ottomans Huns

What Midwestern state, whose capital is St. Paul, was admitted to the Union in 1858? Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas

Which early 20th century journalist authored the novel "The Jungle"? Joseph Pulitzer Upton Sinclair William Sydney Porter Martha Gellhorn

What technology did Henry Ford use in the production of the Model T? Internal combustion engine Assembly line Steam engine Electric motor

Which muckraking journalist exposed sub-standard working conditions in American meat packing plants? Hunter Thompson Orson Welles Upton Sinclair Walter Duranty

Which U.S president signed into law the Pure Food and Drug Act? Frankilin Roosevelt Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt

What was the phrase coined by Theodore Roosevelt to describe his domestic agenda? "The Octagon Deal" "The Triangle Deal" "The Square Deal" "The Round Deal"

Which Democratic candidate ran against William Howard Taft in the U.S. presidential election of 1908? William Jennings Bryan Frankilin Roosevelt Eugene V. Debs Philander C. Knox

Which U.S. government agency was formed in 1914 to enforce various antitrust laws passed earlier in the decade? Federal Business Commission (FBC) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Which U.S constitutional amendment initiated the federal income tax? 17th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment 16th Amendment

Which U.S. president signed the Federal Reserve Act into law? Calvin Coolidge Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding William Howard Taft

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote? 18th Amendment 17th Amendment 20th Amendment 19th Amendment

Which U.S. state named the Giant Sequoia its state tree and the California Quail its state bird? Wyoming Alaska South Carolina California

Which U.S. state lists its state tree as the Colorado Blue Spruce and its state bird as the Lark Bunting? Colorado Illinois Oklahoma Wyoming

Which U.S. state lists its state tree as the White Oak and its state bird as the Baltimore Oriole? Kentucky Arizona Maryland Michigan

Which U.S. state lists its state tree as the Ohio Buckeye and its state bird as the Northern Cardinal? Michigan Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania

Which U.S. state lists its state tree as the Red Maple and its state bird as the Red Chicken? Maine New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island

Which U.S. secretary of state purchased the land that would later become the state of Alaska for the federal government? Edward Everett Hamilton Fish William Seward John C. Calhoun

The destruction of which U.S warship became a rallying call for the Spanish-American War? USS Essex USS Nimitz USS Maine USS Constitution

Which famous U.S. military unit led by Theodore Roosevelt fought at San Juan Hill? Rough Riders Tuskeegee Airman 101st Airborne Division Desert Rats

Which peace treaty formally ended the Spanish-American War? Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Paris of 1898 Treaty of Paris of 1763 Treaty of Paris of 1783

Why did John Brown raid Harper's Ferry? To end the Civil War To aid runaway slaves To protest taxes on liquor To assassinate the president

Which ancient civilization made use of the Nile River? Egyptians Romans Greeks Sumerians

Which war included battles at Fort Sumter and Shiloh? American Revolution American Civil War Mexican-American War World War I

Which nation's government opposed Union forces during the American Civil War? Mexico Confederate States of America Cuba Canada

Which Egyptian god was in the form of a falcon with the sun and moon for eyes? Apollo Vishnu Horus Anubis

Which state contains the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers? California Ohio Illinois New Mexico

Whose experiment with a kite proved that lightning was an example of electric conduction? Thomas Edison John Adams Benjamin Franklin Eli Whitney

Which object was used by Benjamin Franklin to prove that lightning was an example of electric conduction? A hoe A hammer A kite A tree

Which U.S. president's doctrine forbids European interference in the Americas? James Monroe Martin Van Buren Abraham Lincoln Dwight Eisenhower

Which continent's interference in the Western Hemisphere was the subject of the Monroe Doctrine? Australia Asia Europe Africa

Which composer of "Oh! Susanna" was born in Pennsylvania in 1826? Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne Stephen Foster John Addams

Which composer of "Old Folks at Home," also known as "Swanee River," was born in 1826? Stephen Foster Edgar Allan Poe John Jacob Astor Emily Dickinson

In which state was the Battle of the Alamo fought? Arizona Oklahoma Louisiana Texas

In which state was the Battle of San Jacinto fought? New Mexico Oklahoma Georgia Texas

Where did the Boston Massacre take place? Province of Massachusetts Bay Georgia Colony Southwest Territory New Amsterdam

Five civilians were killed by members of which army during the Boston Massacre? British Army French Army Mexican Army Spanish Army

Where did protesters dump the East India Company's tea during the Boston Tea Party? Boston Harbor Chesapeake Bay Gulf of Mexico Lake Superior

The Council of Trent was organized in response to which religious movement? Iconoclasm Sufi Islam Protestant Reformation Unitarianism

To which ethnic group of the Yucatan Peninsula would large stone buildings and cotton-clad warriors belong? Inca Maya Navajo Piraha

Which battle was NOT fought in the state of Texas? Battle of San Jacinto Battle of the Alamo Battle of Tippecanoe Battle of Gonzalez

Who led the Mexican troops at the Battle of the Alamo? Che Guevara Pancho Villa Crazy Horse Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What 13-day siege in present-day San Antonio was pivotal in Texas' struggle for independence from Mexico? Siege of Bexar Battle of Lake Huron Battle of San Juan Battle of the Alamo

Santa Anna commanded a siege on a mission during which battle for Texan independence? Battle of New Orleans Battle of San Jacinto Battle of Fort McHenry Battle of the Alamo

Which type of weapon is associated with Alamo commander James Bowie? Bullet Knife Gun Cannon

What site of an 1836 battle is now the most popular tourist destination in Texas? Cowboy Point Brazos River San Juan Hill Alamo

Which of the following men did NOT participate in the Texas War of Independence? Sam Houston Stephen F. Austin Davy Crockett Anthony Romero

Who patented the first multi-shot firearm using a revolving cylinder? William Taylor Harry Winchester Frank Volver Samuel Colt

Which term refers to members of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole tribes collectively? Five Civilized Tribes Five Natives Earth Quintet Five-Point Star

Which adjective does NOT describe John Greenleaf Whittier? Poet African American Quaker Abolitionist

The Fireside poets were a group of authors from which country? France Great Britain United States Mexico

John Singleton Copley is known for his contributions to which creative field? Music Architecture Dance Art

John Trumbull is known for his contributions to which artistic field? Painting Architecture Sculpture Dance

Where can Gilbert Stuart's artwork of George Washington be found? Washington Monument Mt. Rushmore U.S. penny U.S. dollar bill

Which of the following men spent two years living simply near Walden Pond in Massachusetts? Henry Martin, Jr. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Ford Henry David Thoreau

What was the name of the pond where Henry David Thoreau spent two years of simple living? Walden Pond Serenity Pond Lancaster Pond Dancewood Pond

Which job did John Adams NOT hold? Ambassador to Britain Vice President President Ambassador to Mexico

Montgomery is the capital of which U.S. state? Alabama Michigan Washington Texas

Juneau is the capital of which U.S. state? Alaska Wyoming Idaho Maine

Phoenix is the capital of which U.S. state? Oregon Arizona Virginia Pennsylvania

Little Rock is the capital of which U.S. state? Arkansas Ohio Minnesota Georgia

Sacramento is the capital of which U.S. state? Florida Alaska Maine California

Denver is the capital of which U.S. state? Illinois Delaware New York Colorado

Hartford is the capital of which U.S. state? Connecticut New York South Carolina North Dakota

Dover is the capital of which U.S. state? Delaware Texas Michigan Oregon

Tallahassee is the capital of which U.S. state? Hawaii New York Florida Texas

Atlanta is the capital of which U.S. state? Indiana Nevada Georgia New Hampshire

Honolulu is the capital of which U.S. state? Florida Washington Wyoming Hawaii

Boise is the capital of which U.S. state? Mississippi Texas Idaho Oklahoma

Springfield is the capital of which U.S. state? Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan

Indianapolis is the capital of which U.S. state? Indiana Kentucky Ohio Illinois

Des Moines is the capital of which U.S. state? West Virginia Iowa Kansas Maine

Topeka is the capital of which U.S. state? Kansas Maryland Florida Wisconsin

Frankfort is the capital of which U.S. state? Missouri Kentucky West Virginia Mississippi

Baton Rouge is the capital of which U.S. state? Louisiana Texas Wyoming New Mexico

Augusta is the capital of which U.S. state? New Hampshire Vermont Georgia Maine

Annapolis is the capital of which U.S. state? Maryland Michigan South Dakota North Carolina

Boston is the capital of which U.S. state? Delaware Maryland Massachusetts New York

Lansing is the capital of which U.S. state? Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio

Saint Paul is the capital of which U.S. state? Colorado Wyoming Minnesota Wisconsin

Jackson is the capital of which U.S. state? Oklahoma Kentucky Mississippi Missouri

Jefferson City is the capital of which U.S. state? Missouri Montana New York Texas

Helena is the capital of which U.S. state? Delaware Alaska Montana Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital of which U.S. state? Kentucky Arizona Nebraska Nevada

Carson City is the capital of which U.S. state? Oregon Wyoming Nevada Washington

Concord is the capital of which U.S. state? New Hampshire New Jersey Texas New York

Trenton is the capital of which U.S. state? New Mexico Texas New Jersey New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of which U.S. state? New Jersey New York New Mexico Texas

Albany is the capital of which U.S. state? New Hampshire New York New Mexico New Jersey

Raleigh is the capital of which U.S. state? South Dakota Ohio West Virginia North Carolina

Bismarck is the capital of which U.S. state? South Carolina North Dakota West Virginia Texas

Columbus is the capital of which U.S. state? Florida Arizona Maine Ohio

Oklahoma City is the capital of which U.S. state? Texas Kentucky Oklahoma Missouri

Salem is the capital of which U.S. state? Washington Oregon Wyoming Idaho

Harrisburg is the capital of which U.S. state? Michigan Pennsylvania Ohio New York

Providence is the capital of which U.S. state? Rhode Island Oklahoma California Montana

Columbia is the capital of which U.S. state? Georgia South Carolina Nevada Florida

Pierre is the capital of which U.S. state? South Dakota Virginia Wyoming Mississippi

Nashville is the capital of which U.S. state? Hawaii Alaska Tennessee California

Austin is the capital of which U.S. state? Minnesota Montana Texas Rhode Island

Salt Lake City is the capital of which U.S. state? Oregon Idaho Washington Utah

Montpelier is the capital of which U.S. state? Maine New York Vermont New Hampshire

Richmond is the capital of which U.S. state? Rhode Island West Virginia Virginia Delaware

Olympia is the capital of which U.S. state? Michigan Texas Washington Pennsylvania

Charleston is the capital of which U.S. state? California Louisiana South Dakota West Virginia

Madison is the capital of which U.S. state? Wisconsin Vermont Montana Virginia

Cheyenne is the capital of which U.S. state? Vermont Wyoming Louisiana Montana

During which war was the Battle of the Ardennes fought? First Opium War Spanish-American War World War I Russo-Japanese War

Which American pediatrician published his first influential book in 1945? Benjamin Spock Doug Ross Joon Pahk William Wilson

Which Catholic doctrine related to wine and bread was hotly contested during the Protestant Reformation? Transubstantiation Reincarnation Baptism Celibacy

The English Reformation was triggered by the pope's refusal to annul Henry VIII's marriage to which woman? Isabella I Marguerite of Navarre Catherine of Aragon Betsy Ross

In which way did Henry VIII ultimately end his marriage to Anne Boleyn? He divorced her He received an annulment He beheaded her He banished her from England

Of which nationality was Gaspar de Portolu00e0, the founder of San Diego and Monterey? Russian French English Spanish

Which two nations share the island of Hispaniola? Dominican Republic and Jamaica Spain and Portugal Cuba and Jamaica Dominican Republic and Haiti

Which nation shares an island with the Dominican Republic? Cuba Haiti Jamaica Bermuda

Which nation shares an island with Haiti? Bermuda Jamaica Cuba Dominican Republic

Which city is the capital of Haiti? Port-au-Prince Kingston Havana Tel Aviv

What is the most common religion in Haiti? Roman Catholicism Presbyterianism Judaism Hinduism

Which European nation colonized what is now Haiti? Germany France Belgium England

Haiti won its independence from which European nation? Austria Spain France England

Which religion is most closely associated with the island nation of Haiti? Sikhism Jainism Judaism Voodoo

Which Caribbean nation was led by Francois Duvalier for 14 years? Dominican Republic Spain Cuba Haiti

Which of the following men was a dictator of Haiti? Fidel Castro Francois Duvalier Francisco Franco Benito Mussolini

Which European nation colonized what is now the Dominican Republic? Spain England Belgium Germany

Which language is spoken in the Dominican Republic? English French German Spanish

What is the most common religion in the Dominican Republic? Mormonism Roman Catholicism Judaism Sikhism

Which member of the solar system, now considered a dwarf planet, was first discovered in 1930? Uranus Neptune Mars Pluto

Which snack was invented in 1930 by Ruth Wakefield, the founder of Toll House? Cheesecake Chocolate chip cookies Oreos Cupcakes

Which female cartoon character was first introduced in the 1930 short film "Dizzy Dishes," where she distracts a waiter? Minnie Mouse Betty Boop Veronica Catwoman

Which snack food was invented in 1930 and is now produced by the Hostess company? Vanilla shake Chocolate chip cookies Twinkies Cheesecake

How many presidents of the United States served before James Madison? Six Five Three Nine

Which future U.S. president, the nation's third, tutored James Monroe in law? John Adams Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson George Washington

Which of these battles was NOT part of the Revolutionary War? Battle of Yorktown Battle of Cowpens Battle of Shiloh Battle of Trenton

Which of the following U.S. presidents died in office? Andrew Johnson George Washington Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following artists was NOT born in the present-day United States? Winslow Homer John Trumbull Leonardo da Vinci Mary Cassatt

Which woman was the mother of John Quincy Adams? Martha Washington Abigail Adams Dolley Madison Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross' first husband was killed while fighting in which war? Spanish-American War American Civil War American Revolutionary War Creek War

For which creation is Betsy Ross known? The first map of the American colonies The Statue of Liberty The first U.S. coin The first American flag

Which act of Congress granted citizenship to all Puerto Ricans in 1917? Sugar Act Townshend Act Glass-Steagall Act Jones-Shafroth Act

Which amendment to the Cuban constitution made Cuba into a U.S protectorate? Platt Amendment 16th Amendment Johns Amendment American Amendment

Which military conflict broke out in 1900 in China involving all of the Great Powers? The Boxer Rebellion The Chinese Civil War The Xinhai Revolution The Opium War

Which famous American writer protested the rise of American imperialism in the early 20th century? William Faulkner Mark Twain O. Henry Washington Irving

Who assassinated William McKinley? Lee Harvey Oswald Leon Czolgosz John WIlkes Booth Charles Guiteau

Which U.S president helped to negotiate an end to the Russo-Japanese War? Warren Harding Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

Which structure, completed in 1914, was a catalyst for American foreign intervention in Latin America? The Three Gorges Dam The Panama Dam The Panama Canal The Hoover Dam

In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914? Paris Trieste Belgrade Sarajevo

Which two countries were involved in a massive arms race in the decades leading up to World War I? France and Germany United States and Germany Russia and United States Britain and Germany

To which country did U.S exports more than double during the course of World War I? Britain France Germany Italy

Which country was blockaded by Britain during World War I? Germany Italy France Ottoman Empire

Which of the following events did NOT play a role in the U.S. entry into World War I? The sinking of the Lusitania The sinking of the Sussex The sinking of the Maine The sinking of the Arabic

Which of the following American generals has achieved the highest rank in U.S. military history? George S. Patton Omar Bradley John J. Pershing Douglas MacArthur

Which technology was first used on the battlefield during World War I? Machine guns Tanks Grenades Submarines

What was the term generally used during World War I to refer to the condition now called Post-traumatic Stress Disorder? Battle Weariness Trench Shock Batlle Sickness Shell Shock

What was the slang expression used for the American soldiers during World War I? Johnnies Tommies Doughboys Johnboys

At which hour did World War I famously end? Twelfth hour of the twelfth day of the twelfth month Eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month Ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month Tenth hour of the tenth day of the tenth month

Which disease caused the pandemic of 1918? Yellow Fever Typhus Cholera Influenza

Which term refers to the mass population transfer of American Blacks that began during World War I? The Great Migration The Great Journey The Great Transfer The Great Movement

What was the name of the proposed international peace organization championed by President Woodrow Wilson? The League of Allies The United Nations The League of Peace The League of Nations

George W. Bush was the first U.S. president to visit which Middle East country in November 2003? Israel Jordan Iraq Lebanon

Which state's supreme court ruled that preventing same-sex marriage violated the state's constitution in 2003? Alaska Nevada Iowa Massachusetts

In 2003, the Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals of terrorism suspects held at what facility in Cuba? Prison camp at the River Kwai Rikers Island Fort Leavenworth Guantanamo Bay

Which controversial contraceptive was approved for over-the-counter sales in 2003 by the FDA? The patch The "morning-after" pill IUDs The pill

The U.S. had its first incidence of which cattle disease in late 2003? Mad cow disease Avian flu Strasbourg virus Foot & mouth disease

For which quotation is Patrick Henry best remembered? "I have not yet begun to fight!" "Diligence is the mother of good luck." "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga during which war? American Civil War Spanish-American War Vietnam War American Revolutionary War

What infamous traitor served alongside Ethan Allen at the 1775 capture of Fort Ticonderoga? Benedict Arnold Aaron Burr George Washington William McKinley

What were the famous last words of Nathan Hale? "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." "Give me liberty or give me death!" "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!" "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."

Which actor portrayed Count Dracula in the classic 1931 horror movie? Lon Cheney, Sr Lon Cheney, Jr Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi

The 1931 film "Dracula" is based on a novel written by which Irishman? William Shakespeare Charles Dickens Bram Stoker Oscar Wilde

Which actor portrayed the monster in the 1931 film version of "Frankenstein"? Bela Lugosi Lon Cheney, Jr Boris Karloff Matyas Rakosi

Actor Boris Karloff became famous for playing the namesake monster in which 1931 horror movie? "Frankenstein" "Dracula" "The Wolfman" "The Exorcist"

Which position did Barack Obama hold when he ran for the presidency in 2008? U.S. Senator from Illinois State Senator for Illinois U.S. House Representative from Illinois Governor of Illinois

The 1931 film Frankenstein was based on a novel by which female British author? Jane Austen Emily Bronte Bram Stoker Mary Shelley

British author Mary Shelley is best known for writing which novel, later turned into a 1931 horror movie? "The Wolfman" "Dracula" "Nightmare on Elm Street" "Frankenstein"

Which New York senator and former first lady ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008? Geraldine Ferraro Hillary Clinton Caroline Kennedy Elizabeth Dole

Which former Massachusetts governor sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008? Mitt Romney Duncan Hunter Mike Huckabee Michael Dukakis

To which U.S. government position was Ron Paul first elected in 1976? House Representative from Texas Governor of Texas Chairman of the Federal Reserve President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Who became the first female speaker of the House in the U.S. in 2007? Patty Murray Carolyn McCarthy Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters

Which man, later appointed director of the CIA, was named top commander in Iraq in 2007? David Petraeus Ray Odierno Michael Hayden Tommy Franks

Which former U.S. president's funeral was held in Washington, D.C., in January 2007? Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford

Which classic history of Adolf Hitler's rise to power was written by William Shirer in 1960? "Guns, Germs, and Steel" "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" "Clash of Civilizations" "1492"

Which historical figure's rise to power is detailed in the 1960 book "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?" Miklos Horthy Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin

Which man became U.S. Senate majority leader in January 2007? Bill Frist Trent Lott Kent Conrad Harry Reid

The 1960 book "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" is primarily about which European country? Sweden France Germany Great Britain

Which country did Nazi Germany invade in 1941? Soviet Union Hungary Italy France

Which name, meaning "Attention Tank," was given to the German army's tank manual in World War II? Kirstalnacht Achtung Panzer Heil Hitler Kulturkampf

Which country was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940? France Great Britain India United States

Fall Weiss (Plan White) was the code name for the Nazi invasion of which country in 1939? Poland Italy Great Britain France

Which European country, home to The Hague, was attacked by Nazi Germany in 1940 despite being neutral? France Bulgaria Netherlands Italy

Which three colors can be found on the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Green, white and red Orange, red and black Red, white and blue Orange, blue and red

Who succeeded Ferdinand as king of Spain in 1516? Charles V Isabella Barbarossa Henry II

Which term is given to Great Britain's policy of attempting to avoid World War II by giving in to Nazi German demands? Appeasement Containment Cold War Phony War

Prior to World War II, Germany's military was limited in size because of which 1919 Treaty? Treaty of Utrecht Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty of Versailles Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Which African nation was invaded by Italy in 1935? Iran South Africa Ethiopia Saudi Arabia

Which international organization failed to stop the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935? League of Nations Axis Alliance United Nations European Union

What is the official language of Austria? English French German Dutch

The term Anschluss refers to Nazi Germany's annexation of which country? Czechoslovakia Austria Great Britain Poland

Which Hieronymus Bosch triptych has panels depicting the Garden of Eden, Earth, and Hell? "The Progress of Sin" "Ghent Altarpiece" "Adoration of the Magi" "The Garden of Earthly Delights"

Pope Leo X, who excommunicated Martin Luther, was a member of which powerful Florentine family? Fugger Sforza de' Medici Hapsburg

Who immediately preceded John Quincy Adams as president of the United States? Andrew Jackson James K. Polk James Madison James Monroe

Which U.S. president was known as the "Sage of Monticello"? John C. Calhoun Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt James Buchanan

Which American businessman consolidated the Carnegie steel empire and other holdings into U.S. Steel? Jay Gould J.P. Morgan John Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt

J.P. Morgan consolidated various steel holdings and created which of the following companies in 1901? U.S. Steel Carnegie Steel Company Shinra Electric Company Morgan Steel

Which American author is known for such rags-to-riches tales as "Ragged Dick," "Luck and Pluck" and "Tattered Tom"? Ralph Waldo Emerson Charles Dickens Nathaniel Hawthorne Horatio Alger

Which "Sunflower State" initiated the first anti-trust legislation in the United States in 1889? Kansas Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma

Charles Pillsbury earned his fortune from which industry during the 19th century? Grain Steel Railroad Oil

Which region provided the most immigrants to the United States between 1860 and 1890? The Balkans West Africa Northern Europe South Asia

Which region provided most of the 15 million people during the "third wave" of immigration to the United States? Southern Europe South Asia West Africa East Asia

Which ethnic group dominated immigration to the United States during the latter 19th century? Japanese Germans Chinese Spaniards

Which ethnic group constituted almost half of immigration from Russia to the United States in the latter 19th century? Turkmen Finns Kazakhs Jews

Which ethnic group published the majority of foreign language newspapers in the U.S. between 1884 and 1920? Japanese French British Germans

Which social issue in America was addressed in "The Melting Pot," a play by Israel Zangwill? Economic inequality Assimilation Political gridlock Depression

Which newspaper cartoonist is best known for his caricatures and contribution to political iconography? William Randolph Hearst Jacob Riis Joseph Pulitzer Thomas Nast

Which derogatory term for unskilled laborers was applied to Chinese migrants in the U.S. during the 19th century? Slackers Coolies Lowies Busters

The violent Haymarket Riot occurred during a strike at which company in May 1886? American Tobacco Company General Motors McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Deere Manufacturing

Homestead, site of the infamous 1892 strike, is a suburb of which city? Charleston Pittsburgh Columbus Philadelphia

Which Russian anarchist tried to assassinate industrialist Henry Frick in his Pittsburgh office on July 23, 1892? Vladimir Ulyanov Leon Czolgosz Andrei Zelayabov Alexander Berkman

Which royal dynasty ruled Egypt until 1952 and shares its name with a boxer? Frazier dynasty Balboa dynasty Muhammad Ali dynasty Marcinao dynasty

Which U.S. president intervened in favor of the Pullman Company during the 1894 Pullman Strike? William McKinley Grover Cleveland Chester A. Arthur Benjamin Harrison

Which governor of Illinois objected to President Grover Cleveland's intervention in the Pullman Strike? Jim Dailey John Altgeld Robert LaFollette John Forster

The leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin were rebelling against which country's rule of Ireland? Germany Norway Great Britain France

Which Chicago architect helped develop the modern skyscraper with his design of the Wainwright Building in St. Louis? Walter Gropius Mies van der Rohe Louis Sullivan Frank Lloyd Wright

In 1937, Ireland declared its independence from which other nation? Germany United Kingdom Norway France

Which of the following words means "Ireland" in Gaelic, a language spoken in Ireland? Suomi Eire Magyarorszag Deutschland

What are the two official languages of Ireland? Gaelic and English Latin and English Hungarian and Gaelic Finnish and Gaelic

Northern Ireland is part of which larger European country? United Kingdom Ireland Norway Greenland

Dublin is the capital of which European nation? Denmark Finland Great Britain Ireland

Londonderry is a large city in which country? Northern Ireland Sweden Ireland England

Cork is a major city in which European country? Great Britain Germany Ireland Russia

How many vertical stripes can be found on the flag of Ireland? Two Nine Three Four

Which colors are on the flag of Ireland? Red, white and blue Orange, red and blue Green, white and orange Red, yellow and orange

The colors green, white and orange can be found on the flag of which European country? Italy Belgium Ireland Germany

Which municipal industry did Colonel George E. Waring Jr. revolutionize in New York by introducing military tactics he learned in the American Civil War? Road repair Evicting Garbage collection Electrical distribution

Who, along with Samuel Colman, Lockwood de Forest, and Candace Wheeler formed the Associated Artists design firm? Thomas Eakins Martin van Rohe Louis C. Tiffany Laura Dailey

Which organization's membership is limited to female descendants of those involved in America's independence? Daughters of the American Revolution Colonial Dames Womens' Christian Temperance Movement American Legion

Which United States cabinet-level department administers the census? Department of Labor Department of Commerce Department of the Treasury Department of Health and Human Services

From which French beach did Great Britain successfully evacuate thousands of trapped soldiers early in World War II? South Beach Dunkirk Omaha Gallipoli

Which name was given to the massive air battle fought between Germany and the United Kingdom in late 1940? Battle of Okinawa Battle of the Bulge Battle of Britain Battle of Flanders

Which air force was defeated in the 1940 Battle of Britain? U.S. Air Force Royal Air Force Luftwaffe Soviet Red Air Force

Which British Prime Minister said "never was so much owed by so many to so few" about the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain? Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Tony Blair Winston Churchill

About whose efforts was Winston Churchill referring when he said: "never was so much owed by so many to so few"? German Wehrmacht at Operation Barbarossa Royal Air Force at the Battle of Britain German Luftwaffe at the Battle of France Soviet Red Army at the Battle of Stalingrad

Which name is given to the British air force? Imperial Air Force Luftwaffe Old Glory Royal Air Force

Which nation's air force is better known as the RAF? United States Cuba Great Britain Germany

Which European city was the primary target of a German World War II air campaign called the Blitz? Paris Toronto Vladivostok London

During World War II, what was the V-1? German rocket American tomato juice drink British tank Russian submarine

During World War II, what was the V-2? German rocket Soviet fighter plane British code name for the invasion of Denmark Italian tank

Which English city, famous for its cathedral, was infamously devastated by German bombing during World War II? Edinburgh Coventry Copenhagen Cork

Where did many British families seek protection during World War II German air raids? London subway United States Coventry cathedral In their cars

Which country used the V-1 and V-2 rockets during World War II? United Kingdom France Germany Soviet Union

The poem "Our Wall" is read every year in Great Britain to commemorate the pilots who died in which 1940 battle? Battle of the Bulge Battle of Britain Battle of Kursk Battle of Stalingrad

Which color on the Irish flag represents the nation's Roman Catholics? Red Green White Orange

Which religious group is represented by the color green on the flag of Ireland? Protestants Roman Catholics Muslims Jews

Which color on the flag of Ireland represents Irish Protestants and the British? Green White Red Orange

Which religious group is represented by the color orange on the flag of Ireland? Jews Roman Catholics Protestants Druids

Which Irish city is famous for producing fine crystal? Belfast Cork Waterford Dublin

What is the longest river in Ireland? River Shannon Chicago River River Mersey River Thames

Which Irish city was built where the Shannon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean and shares its name with a type of poem? Limerick Dublin Londonderry Cork

Military operations of which war virtually ended following the 1781 Battle of Yorktown? World War II American Revolutionary War American Civil War Vietnam War

Which of these countries was NOT a belligerent in the American Revolution? Poland France England Spain

Which of these military leaders was NOT a commander in the American Revolution? George Washington Horatio Gates Daniel Morgan George Meade

During World War II, British and American merchant ships traveled in escorted groups for safety. Which name is given to these groups? Wolfpacks Convoys Carrier group Festivals

What British commander surrendered at the 1781 Battle of Yorktown? Lord Cornwallis Lord North John Burgoyne Thomas Gage

In what colony did the British mount a 1780 siege of Charleston? North Carolina Delaware New York South Carolina

Which volcano near Naples last erupted in 1944, while the Allies were fighting in Italy during World War II? Mt. Saint Helens Mt. Rainier Mt. Kilimanjaro Mt. Vesuvius

Which Axis capital city was the first to be captured by the Allies in World War II? Budapest Rome Berlin Tokyo

Which legislative body passed the Intolerable Acts in 1774? British Parliament Japanese Diet American Congress Russian Duma

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation? The Mayflower Compact The Declaration of Independence The U.S. Constitution The Emancipation Proclamation

Which of these men did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence? John Hancock John Adams Benjamin Franklin Benedict Arnold

Which Axis leader was captured in 1943, but later rescued by German commandos and returned to power? Hirohito Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Ferenc Szalasi

Which Axis dictator was shot and killed after he and his mistress, Clara Petacci, tried to flee towards Switzerland? Ferenc Szalasi Benito Mussolini Ion Antonescu Adolf Hitler

Which Axis dictator was hung upside down in public after his 1945 execution? Ion Antonescu Hirohito Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini

Which dictator was once imprisoned on Grand Sasso d'Italia, a mountain in central Italy? Miklos Horthy Benito Mussolini Ion Antonescu Adolf Hitler

Which of the Three Stooges played a Hitler-like character in the shorts "You Nazty Spy" and "I'll Never Heil Again"? Moe Larry Curly Shemp

Which country is the smallest in the world? Uruguay Monaco Vatican City Portugal

Which country has the smallest population in the world? Honduras Monaco Vatican City Belize

The Lateran Treaty of 1929, which recognized papal sovereignty over Vatican City, was signed by which country? Italy Denmark United States Germany

The Vatican City is found entirely within which larger city? Venice Rome Naples Florence

Which religion is headquartered in the Vatican City? Roman Catholicism Judaism Lutheranism Christian Orthodoxy

The Roman Catholic Church is headquartered in which small European country? Vatican City Monaco San Marino Montenegro

Which title is held by the ruler of the Vatican City? Negus Emperor Pope Chancellor

Which country's leader is elected by the College of the Cardinals? Albania Monaco Italy Vatican City

The keys to heaven are found on the flag of which European country? Italy Vatican City Poland Monaco

Which European country has a square flag? Switzerland Germany Italy United Kingdom

What is the background color on the flag of Switzerland? Blue White Red Orange

Which of the following symbols is displayed on the flag of Switzerland? Two skis The keys to heaven A cross A crescent moon

What color is the cross on the flag of Switzerland? Red White Orange Blue

What is the first book of the Old Testament? Job Revelation Genesis Corinthians

In which book of the Old Testament is the world created? Revelation Job Genesis Acts

What holy book of Judaism is often defined to be the first five books of the Old Testament? The Code of Hammurabi The Torah The Twelve Tables The Koran

The Torah is a holy book of which religion? Hinduism Judaism Christianity Islam

In the Old Testament, who did God command to build a giant ark? Jesus Lot Noah Moses

In the Old Testament, what was Noah commanded to build by God? A sculpture A road A ship A temple

In "The Iliad," which woman caused the Trojan War? Hecuba Io Helen Dido

Which war is described in "The Iliad"? Punic War Trojan War Crimean War World War I

In which ancient Greek work is the Trojan War described? "The Oresteia" "The Epic of Gilgamesh" "Antigone" "The Iliad"

Which of the following men did NOT serve as president of the United States? John Quincy Adams Thomas Jefferson Millard Fillmore Alexander Hamilton

Which battle was the worst in terms of casualties for the British Army? Battle of the Somme Battle of Verdun Battle of Yorktown Battle of Jutland

Which World War I battle was the longest? Battle of Gallipoli Battle of Mons Battle of Verdun Battle of Jutland

Who replaced Joseph Joffre as head of the French Army during World War I? Henri-Philippe Petain Sir John French John J. Pershing Robert Nivelle

Who replaced Robert Nivelle as head of the French Army during World War I? Henri-Philippe Petain Ferdinand Foch Joseph Joffre Sir John French

Who succeeded Aristide Briand as prime minister of France during World War I? Raymond Poincare Edouard Herriot Georges Clemenceau Louis Malvy

Which country was Georges Clemenceau prime minister of during World War I? England France Germany Austria

Aristide Briand was the prime minister of which country during World War I? Germany Australia Austria France

During World War I, who was the president of France? Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Robert Nivelle Raymond Poincare

Which man was elected prime minister of France in 1922, after serving as the nation's president? Raymond Poincare Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Georges Clemenceau

Which country was Raymond Poincare a president of during World War I? Spain Belgium Austria France

Edouard Harriot served as prime minister of which country? Belgium Switzerland Austria France

At the onset of World War I, who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom? Herbert Asquith David Lloyd George Winston Churchill Sir Robert Peel

Whom did Erich von Falkenhayn replace as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff during World War I? Helmuth von Moltke Otto von Bismarck Paul von Hindenburg Kaiser Wilhelm II

Which dictator was mocked in the Three Stooges shorts "You Nazty Spy!" and "I'll Never Heil Again?" Juan Peron Josef Stalin Augusto Pinochet Adolf Hitler

Which country did Germany and the Soviet Union secretly agree to divide between themselves in 1939? Italy Belgium France Poland

The Battle of Monte Cassino happened in which Axis country during World War II? Romania France Italy Belgium

Which of these World War II battles happened in Italy? Battle of Kursk Battle of Omaha Beach Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Monte Cassino

In which modern-day nation did the Yalta Conference take place? Poland Russia Ukraine Belarus

In which modern-day country did the Potsdam conference take place following World War II? England Russia Morocco Germany

The Oder-Neisse Line formed the border between Germany and which country to the east? Switzerland Poland France Belgium

Which set of German fortifications was attacked by the Allies on D-Day? Gustav Line Maginot Line Atlantic Wall Siegfried Line

The Stasi was the state security of which nation that lasted until 1989? East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia Poland

Walter Ulbricht was a communist leader of which European nation? East Germany Russia Poland Romania

Erich Honecker was a leader of which country from 1971 to 1989? Poland East Germany France Russia

Erich Honecker, the leader of East Germany, was a member of which political party? Democrat Communist Conservative Liberal

Bonn was the capital of which former nation? Yugoslavia East Germany West Germany Czechoslovakia

In 1999, the seat of the German federal government moved from Bonn to which building in Berlin? Bauhaus Reichstag Cologne Cathedral Brandenburg Gate

Until the 1999 transfer to the Reichstag, the German legislature met in which former capital of West Germany? Munich Dusseldorf Cologne Bonn

Konrad Adenauer was the first chancellor of which former nation? West Germany Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia

Which currency was used in Germany before the introduction of the euro? Franc Ruble Mark Pound

Which plan helped European economic recovery following World War II? Beveridge Report Truman Plan Marshall Plan Acheson Plan

The Marshall Plan was proposed by the secretary of state in which U.S. president's administration? Carter Plan Theodore Roosevelt Harry Truman Franklin Roosevelt

George C. Marshall served in which cabinet position under Harry S. Truman? Secretary of Energy Secretary of Defense Secretary of State Secretary of the Interior

Following World War II, an airlift took place in which European city? Paris Prague Berlin London

Which U.S. president declared economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey to fight communism in 1947? Jimmy Carter Franklin Roosevelt Gerald Ford Harry Truman

The Truman Doctrine was directed against the spread of which ideology? Communism Democracy Non-Aligned Movement Nationalism

The Hallstein Doctrine applied to which former European nation and its representation of another nation? France Russia West Germany Yugoslavia

The Hallstein Doctrine was espoused by which first chancellor of West Germany? Lucius Clay Philippe Petain Gerhard Schroeder Konrad Adenauer

Willy Brandt was the chancellor of which state from 1969 to 1974? West Germany East Germany Russia France

Which final chancellor of West Germany became the leader of Germany after the nation's unification? Erich Honecker Helmut Kohl Angela Merkel Konrad Adenauer

Helmut Kohl was the first chancellor of which modern unified state? France Yugoslavia Germany Russia

For much of the 1980s, Helmut Kohl was the leader of which former nation? East Germany Switzerland West Germany Poland

Which structure was built in 1961 and torn down in 1989? Berlin Wall Great Wall of China Reichstag Globe Theatre

Which structure was destroyed in 1989? British Parliament House Prague State Opera Berlin Wall Bolshoi Theatre

In 1987, Ronald Reagan gave a provocative speech advocating the removal of which structure? Pergamon Altar Brandenburg Gate Reichstag Berlin Wall

In a famous speech, Ronald Reagan asked which Soviet leader to "Tear down this wall!"? Josef Stalin Leonid Brezhnev Nikita Krushchev Mikhail Gorbachev

Which U.S. president said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"? George H.W. Bush Harry Truman Ronald Reagan Franklin Roosevelt

During which war did Daniel Morgan lead his troops to victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens? War of 1812 American Revolution American Civil War French and Indian War

Jonathan Edwards was a minister of which religion? Jainism Islam Christianity Judaism

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started the chain of events leading to World War I? Ignaty Grinevitsky John Wilkes Booth Charles Guiteau Gavrilo Princip

Who was Germany's military leader at the onset of World War I? Kaiser Wilhelm II Ferdinand Foch Otto von Bismarck Helmuth von Moltke

Which man, the famous "Red Baron" did Arthur Brown shoot down in World War I? Kaiser Wilhelm II Otto von Bismarck Manfred von Richthofen George Beurling

Which country was the first to use poison gas during World War I? Germany Russia France United States

What meeting in New York was convened in reaction to the Stamp Act of 1765? 1st Continental Congress Hartford Convention Stamp Act Congress Constitutional Convention

Which country suffered the most gas casualties during World War I? United States Germany Russia France

Which country was the first to use flamethrowers during World War I? France United States Germany Australia

What was the name of France's pre-World War I military plan? Plan Z Plan I Schlieffen Plan Plan XVII

What was the standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Army during World War I? Springfield rifle Lee-Enfield rifle Berthier rifle Lebel rifle

Which hamburger chain opened in 1955 with its signature golden arches? McDonald's Wendy's Burger King Five Guys

Which American movie star of "Some Like It Hot" married both Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio? Eva Marie-Saint Halle Berry Marilyn Monroe Mae West

Which Polish city was the site of a 1943 ghetto uprising during World War II? Krakow Warsaw Lodz Berlin

A rebellion in Warsaw in 1943 occurred in which of the following locations? Arms factory Public plaza Jewish ghetto Railroad station

After which city was the post-World War II alliance of Eastern European nations named? Sofia Warsaw Berlin Krakow

The Warsaw Pact derived its name from a city in which country? Belarus Romania Moldova Poland

Gdansk is a seaport on the Baltic Sea in which European nation? France Poland Sweden Germany

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is an attraction near Krakow, in which European country? Portugal France Britain Poland

The Wieliczka mine in Poland is famous for which commodity? Salt Silver Diamonds Gold

Edward Gierek was a leader of which European nation from 1970 to 1980? Russia Poland Spain France

Which leader of Poland founded the trade union called Solidarity? Nikita Khrushchev Helmut Kohl Edward Gierek Lech Walesa

Lech Walesa served as president of which nation from 1990 to 1995? Poland Romania Germany France

Which European nation was led by Wojciech Jaruzelski during the 1980s? France Poland Russia Finland

Which European nation is ruled by a legislature called the Sejm? Poland Germany Britain France

Lech Kaczynski was the president of which nation until his death in a 2010 plane crash? Romania Portugal Belarus Poland

Which president of Poland died in a 2010 plane crash in the Katyn Forest? Angela Merkel Gustavus Adolphus Lech Walesa Lech Kaczynski

Who survived an assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Agca? Winston Churchill Vladimir Putin Josef Stalin Pope John Paul II

Vaduz is the capital of which small European nation? Andorra Liechtenstein Vatican City Malta

Which European country between Austria and Switzerland is "doubly-landlocked"? San Marino Liechtenstein Vatican City Andorra

Which term denotes a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia in 1968? Velvet Revolution Prague Spring Carlsbad Decrees Rose Revolution

Antonin Novotny was deposed during the Prague Spring from his role as president of which country? Czechoslovakia Greece Slovenia Romania

Which European nation, formed in 1993, elected Vaclav Havel as its first president? Slovenia Serbia Bulgaria Czech Republic

Which country, separated into two new countries in 1989, was led by Gustav Husak? Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Greece

Which nation was the site of the 1989 Velvet Revolution? Romania Bulgaria Spain Czechoslovakia

Which of the following positions was NOT held by John Jay? Governor of New York Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court President of the Continental Congress President of the U.S.

Imre Nagy was the premier of which European nation? Spain Britain Hungary Portugal

In which country was there a 1956 revolution led by the supporters of Imre Nagy? Czech Republic Portugal Belarus Hungary

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was crushed by military forces from which nation? Britain Italy Soviet Union France

For most of the late 20th century, Janos Kadar was the leader of which European nation? Hungary France Italy Spain

Slovenia was once part of which nation? France Yuogslavia Soviet Union Germany

Which 1995 agreement ended the war in Bosnia? Dayton Accords Camp David Accords Oslo Accords Lateran Accords

Which U.S. president oversaw the Dayton Accords, which ended the civil war in Bosnia? George W. Bush Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan

Which American author wrote "East of Eden" and "The Grapes of Wrath"? F. Scott Fitzgerald John Steinbeck Theodore Roethke Ernest Hemingway

Which unmanned Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space in 1957? Soyuz Motherland Sputnik Apollo

Which of these cities was captured by Nazi Germany during World War II? Leningrad Moscow Vladivostok Warsaw

Which of the following cities was NOT captured by Nazi Germany during World War II? Paris Leningrad Warsaw Copenhagen

Which U.S. governmental agency was created largely in response to the Sputnik launch? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation National Institutes for Health

Which were the 49th and 50th states to be admitted to the Union? Arizona and New Mexico Alaska and Hawaii Utah and Oklahoma Colorado and Wyoming

Which American playwright wrote "The Crucible," an allegory for McCarthyism? Tom Stoppard Sam Shepard David Mamet Arthur Miller

Which American author wrote "The Catcher in the Rye"? Arthur Miller Holden Caulfield J.D. Salinger Saul Bellow

What was the name of the precocious six-year-old protagonist of "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Boo Radley Mayella Ewell Scout Finch Dill Harris

Who is the father of Jem and Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee? Boo Radley Tom Robinson Atticus Finch Bob Ewell

Which novel by William Golding features children, including Jack, Ralph and Piggy, stranded on a deserted island? "Conch Shell" "Lost!" "Kidnapped" "Lord of the Flies"

Dwight Eisenhower was once president of which Ivy League university, located in New York City? University of Pennsylvania Harvard University Princeton University Columbia University

Which Wisconsin senator claimed to have a list of 205 communists in the State Department? Joseph McCarthy Joseph Welsh John Bricker Robert Taft

What was the Bible-inspired name for African Americans who left the South for Kansas after the Civil War? Carpetbaggers Exodusters Sons of Abraham Genesis Kids

Who was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.? Lee Harvey Oswald Leon Czolgosz Charles Guiteau James Earl Ray

Josip Broz Tito was a leader of which European country? Poland Soviet Union Yugoslavia Belarus

Who led Yugoslavia following World War II under his death in 1980? Antonio Salazar Nikita Khrushchev Helmut Kohl Josip Broz Tito

Yugoslavian Premier Josip Broz Tito famously split with which Eastern European leader? Josef Stalin Matyas Rakosi Edward Gierek Nikita Khrushchev

The regions of Montenegro and Vojvodina were formerly part of which larger nation? Romania Yugoslavia Bulgaria Soviet Union

Slobodan Milosevic was an infamous leader of which European nation? Belarus Poland Belgium Yugoslavia

Which code name was given to D-Day? Operation Uranus Operation Overlord Operation Avalanche Operation Husky

Which American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day? Bernard Montgomery Dwight D. Eisenhower Chester Nimitz Erwin Rommel

By which name is "Operation Overlord" from World War II better known? Battle of Stalingrad Pearl Harbor D-Day Anzio Landing

Which Red Sox Hall of Famer was nicknamed "the Splendid Splinter"? Ted Williams Manny Ramirez Tom Yawkey Jim Rice

Which famed pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers retired from baseball at age 31 from arthritis? George Winter Whitey Ford Sandy Koufax Babe Ruth

Who was in the on-deck circle when Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard 'round the world" to win the 1951 NL pennant for the NY Giants? Ralph Branca Hank Aaron Willie Mays Roy Campanella

Which American general was placed in charge of a fake army to fool Germans about the real D-Day invasion locations? George Patton Omar Bradley Winfield Scott Chester Nimitz

The D-Day landings were planned at which Allied war conference that took place in North Africa? Potsdam Tehran Yalta Casablanca

Which classic jazz album by Miles Davis features "So What" and "Freddie Freeloader"? Mingus Ah Um Giant Steps Kind of Blue Take Five

Which "King of Rock and Roll" had such hits as "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Don't Be Cruel"? Jerry Lee Lewis Roy Orbison Carl Perkins Elvis Presley

Which nation first tested its nuclear capability at Semipalatinsk in 1949? United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Japan

Which Abstract Expressionist created Broadway Boogie Woogie, using only the colors white, blue, red and yellow? Vincent van Gogh Andy Warhol Piet Mondrian Roy Lichtenstein

Which comic strip, with such characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy, first appeared in 1950? Calvin and Hobbes Doonesbury Peanuts Pogo

Which 1896 law case's doctrine of "separate but equal" was overturned in Brown v. Board of Education? Plessy v. Ferguson Lochner v. New York Marbury v. Madison Dred Scott v. Sanford

Which of the following countries did NOT control an occupation zone in post-WWII Germany? Soviet Union United States France Italy

Which European nation was led by Andreas Papandreou? Bulgaria Russia Greece Turkey

On which Mediterranean island nation is a smaller independent republic recognized only by Turkey? Sicily Cyprus Sardinia Malta

Cyprus is primarily comprised of which two ethnic groups? Swedes and Finns French and Germans Britons and Italians Greeks and Turks

Transylvania is a region in which modern-day nation? Romania Portugal Belarus Greece

Thousands died in the cities of Timisoara and Bucharest in a 1989 revolution in which European country? Portugal Romania Greece Bulgaria

Which first antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929? Quinine Bactrim Penicillin Aspirin

Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for which crippling disease in 1955? Polio Smallpox Typhus Common cold

Which plastic, used in stockings, was invented in 1938? Teflon Bakelite Nylon Dacron

Which material normally used for stockings was used for parachute cords and wheels during World War II? Seersucker Dacron Nylon Bakelite

Which Mexican revolutionary retired in 1920? Pancho Villa Fidel Castro Daniel Ortega Che Guevara

Which country's 1910-1920 revolution featured colorful figures like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata? Germany France Mexico Russia

Which city was liberated by Allied forces in August 1944? Munich London Berlin Paris

During which U.S. president's administration did the Panic of 1837 occur? Martin Van Buren Thomas Jefferson Millard Fillmore Ulysses Grant

How many times did Henry Clay run for president of the United States? 4 2 1 3

Which was the last German offensive of World War II, launched in late 1944? Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Bulge Operation Barbarossa Operation Overlord

Which country launched the World War II offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge? Great Britain Germany Italy United States

Which country was home to the Battle of the Bulge in World War II? Belgium Italy Germany Soviet Union

Which Polish city was home to a large anti-German uprising in 1944? Stalingrad Warsaw Smolensk Prague

The Warsaw Uprising was an unsuccessful attempt by which country to free itself from Nazi occupation in 1944? Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Poland Hungary

Tadeusz Bor-Komorowski led a 1944 anti-Nazi uprising in which occupied country? Poland Germany France Italy

Which Allied nation captured Berlin in 1945? Great Britain Italy Soviet Union United States

Which Axis capital city was captured by Gregory Zhukov in 1945? Prague Paris Rome Berlin

In which European city did Adolf Hitler commit suicide? Munich Magdeburg Vienna Berlin

What was the name of Adolf Hitler's pet German Shepard? Aryan Blondi Joseph Goebbels Rover

Which breed was Adolf Hitler's pet dog Blondi? Schnauzer German Shepard Labrador Retriever Poodle

Which aircraft was a bomber used by the Allies during World War II? F-14 Tomcat Stuka B-17 Flying Fortress P-51 Mustang

Which country produced the B-17 bomber used in World War II? Soviet Union Italy Germany United States

During World War II, which nation was planned to be invaded by the Allies in "Operation Downfall" though it was never carried out? Romania Italy Japan Germany

Todor Zhivkov was a longtime leader of which Eastern European nation? Hungary Turkey Bulgaria Russia

The ancient region of Thrace lies in the modern-day countries of Turkey, Greece and which other nation? Bulgaria Poland Russia Hungary

The Cod Wars were a series of disputes between Britain and which island nation? Turkey France Albania Iceland

The Althing is the legislative assembly of which European nation? Iceland Greece Britain France

The volcanoes Hekla, Katla, and Laki can be found on which island nation? Iceland Greenland France Britain

The 1964 Winter Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck, in which Alpine country? France Switzerland Iceland Austria

The 1994 Winter Olympic Games were held in Lillehammer, in which Scandinavian country? Sweden Iceland Norway Switzerland

Which Norwegian leader during World War II gained infamy for his collaboration with Hitler? Olaf Palme Vidkun Quisling Benito Mussolini Gustavus Adolphus

Vidkun Quisling was the World War II leader of which Scandinavian nation? Russia Denmark Norway Latvia

Which word, derived from a Norwegian leader, is synonymous with "traitor"? Palme Quixotic Churchillian Quisling

Which nation has been ruled by Kings Olav V and Harald V? Belgium Norway Russia Netherlands

Which island, the largest in the world, is part of the Kingdom of Denmark? Baffin Borneo Franz Josef Land Greenland

Greenland is a part of which of the following European nations? Russia Denmark France Iceland

Many Jews were smuggled to freedom across the strait to Sweden from which country during the Holocaust? Denmark France Poland Hungary

Margrethe II became the queen of which European nation in 1972? Portugal Spain France Denmark

Lapland is a region found on which continent? North America Europe South America Asia

Which term refers to the former Soviet republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia? Benelux Balkans Baltics Confederation of the Rhine

Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan are located in which mountain range? Caucasus Ural Atlas Elburz

Which nation controls the Naxcivan exclave bordering Armenia, Iran and Turkey? Jordan Azerbaijan Iraq Russia

Josef Stalin was born in Gori, a city in which modern-day nation? Georgia Estonia Poland Iran

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after the 1964 death of Nikita Khrushchev? Yuri Andropov Leonid Brezhnev Vladimir Putin Boris Yeltsin

The 1968 Prague Spring occurred during the reign of which Soviet premier? Vladimir Putin Leonid Brezhnev Yuri Andropov Josef Stalin

Which term referred to an easing of tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in the 1970s? Detente Containment Truman Policy Glasnost

Which Soviet leader was in power from 1964 to 1982? Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Putin Leonid Brezhnev Josef Stalin

The United States boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in which city? Moscow Paris St. Petersburg Berlin

Which nation notably boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games? Britain France Germany United States

Where in Ukraine did a nuclear disaster take place in 1986? Three Mile Island Homyel Pripyet Chernobyl

Which modern-day nation was the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster? Ukraine Estonia Kazakhstan Russia

Which type of disaster took place at Chernobyl in 1986? Nuclear meltdown Volcanic eruption Earthquake Massacre

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of which former nation? Yugoslavia East Germany Soviet Union Poland

Who was the last premier of the Soviet Union? Yuri Andropov Nikita Khrushchev Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin

Which Soviet leader introduced the reforming ideas of glasnost and perestroika? Yuri Andropov Erich Honecker Josef Stalin Mikhail Gorbachev

Boris Yeltsin was a leader of which nation in the 1990s? Poland Belarus Turkey Russia

The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is famous for which type of industry? Nuclear Power Space Exploration Gold Mining Oil Refining

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a union of nations formerly a part of which nation? United States Great Britain Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Which of the former Soviet republics is the second largest country by total area, following Russia? Lativa Estonia Belarus Kazakhstan

What is unique about the Aral Sea? Excessive quantities of fish It contains nuclear waste It is shrinking It is expanding

How did the United States officially treat Indian tribes in the 19th century? As equal citizens Under federal jurisdiction As separate nations Under state jurisdiction

Which nation invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and remained there until 1989? Iran United States Soviet Union India

Which nation was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979? Afghanistan Pakistan Thailand India

Which rebel group became the primary terrorist organization in Afghanistan? SWAPO Taliban FARC Khmer Rouge

Which terrorist group destroyed two ancient statues of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley? Taliban SWAPO Zapatistas FARC

In which city were 11 Israeli athletes murdered by the Black September movement during the 1972 Olympic Games? Zurich Paris London Munich

During the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, which nation saw 11 of it athletes murdered? France Britain United States Israel

Which Middle Eastern nation has been ruled by the al-Assad family since 1971? Israel Iraq Malta Syria

Which Kentucky senator became Senate minority leader in 2007? Mitch McConnell Rand Paul Tip O'Neill Mike Mansfield

Which Ohio congressman became minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007? Steve Stivers Roy Blunt Charlie Wilson John Boehner

Hillary Clinton won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006 in which state? New York Arkansas Massachusetts Illinois

While serving on a U.S. circuit court, Samuel Alito wrote an opinion for which landmark abortion case? Edward v. Jacob Roe v. Wade Planned Parenthood v. Casey Brown v. Board of Education

Which baseball figure did Chief Justice John Roberts say he aimed to emulate during his confirmation hearing in 2005? A pitcher Hank Aaron An umpire A manager

Which prestigious U.S. veterans' hospital came under fire for offering inadequate care in 2007? Bronx VA Medical Center Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center Cleveland Clinic

Where is the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center located? New York, N.Y. Richmond, V.A. San Diego, C.A. Bethesda, M.D.

Which U.S. government official accidentally shot Texas attorney Harry Whittington in the face in 2006? George W. Bush Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney Alberto Gonzales

Which North Carolina university was the center of a sexual assault scandal in 2006 and 2007? Duke University UNC-Chapel Hill UNC-Asheville Wake Forest University

At which American university did a gunman kill 32 people and wound 25 others in April 2007? Montana State Virginia Tech UNC-Chapel Hill Ohio State

In 2007, what did the Supreme Court rule that the EPA could regulate regarding automobiles? Wheel size Greenhouse gas emissions Car size Engine size

U.S. troops were embroiled in controversy in 2004 for their abusive operation of which Iraqi prison? Fort Leavenworth Guantanamo Bay Abu Ghraib East Iraq National Prison

In which type of court were the soldiers involved in the Abu Ghraib abuse tried? Iraqi court Federal court Family court Court-martial

To fight which global epidemic did U.S. President George W. Bush seek an additional $30 billion in 2007? Smallpox AIDS Avian flu Swine flu

Which Palestinian party, elected by a decisive majority in 2006 elections, has the U.S. refused to recognize? Kadima Hamas Muslim Brotherhood Fatah

In 2007, which consideration was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court when assigning students to schools? Parents' preference Students' home addresses Race Gender

In June 2007, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeals of which military prison's detainees? Folsom Prison Fort Leavenworth Guantanamo Bay Rikers Island

Which interrogation technique that simulates drowning was the subject of controversy following the terrorist attacks in 2001? Mutilation of fingers and toes Chinese water torture Electrocution Waterboarding

According to a 2007 presidential commission, which disorder among veterans needs to be treated better? Crohn's disease Gout Post-tramautic stress disorder Schizophrenia

The poison ricin was found in which then-Senate majority leader's office in Feburary 2004? Nancy Pelosi Ben Nelson Henry Cabot Lodge Bill Frist

Which Washington, D.C., memorial opened to the public in April 2004? Washington Monument World War II Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Which state was the first in the country to legalize same-sex marriage in May 2004? California Massachusetts Montana Texas

Which former U.S. president died at the age of 93 in June 2004? Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon

From which disease did President Reagan suffer prior to his death in 2004? Alzheimer's disease Multiple personality disorder Liver cancer Gout

Which North Carolina senator was selected to be John Kerry's running mate in the U.S. presidential election of 2004? Joe Lieberman Joe Biden Al Gore John Edwards

Which rising politician delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention? Jon Corzine Tom Vilsack Ronald Reagan, Jr. Barack Obama

Which member of the George W. Bush administration spoke in support of gay marriage in August 2004? Condoleezza Rice John Ashcroft Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld

Which former House Majority Leader was convicted on money laundering charges in 2010? Steny Hoyer Eric Cantor John Boehner Tom DeLay

The U.S. ended its search for which suspected threat within Iraq in January 2005? Weapons of mass destruction Hand grenades Automatic firearms Mustard gas

In 2005, Alberto Gonzales became the first Latino to occupy which of the following positions? Justice of the Supreme Court National security advisor Attorney general Governor of Illinois

In which position did Alan Greenspan serve from 1987 to 2006? Chairman of the Federal Reserve Attorney general Secretary of state Treasury secretary

Congress controversially intervened in the 2005 case involving which brain-damaged woman? Terri Schiavo Tara Bland Aruna Shanbaug June Hartley

Which anonymous source of information regarding the Watergate scandal revealed himself in May 2005? Mole Deep Throat Smoking Gun Top Gun

Which two reporters of the Watergate scandal promised not to share Deep Throat's identity before he revealed himself? Howard Simons and Ben Bradlee Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Tom Johnson and Ron Rosebaum Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Which intergovernmental organization of the world's leading industrialized nations originated in 1975? Group of Eight (G8) League of Nations World Bank United Nations

Which first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court retired in July 2005? Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elena Kagan Sandra Day O'Connor

Which hurricane devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005? Hurricane Joe Hurricane David Hurricane Irene Hurricane Katrina

Which city was submerged after its levees broke during Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Jackson, MI Dallas, TX Mobile, AL New Orleans, LA

Which federal agency came under fire for its handling of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005? U.S. Army FEMA Red Cross Salvation Army

Who was the governor of Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Bill Clinton Eliot Spitzer Strom Thurmond Haley Barbour

Which author won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for "The Old Man and the Sea"? Ernest Hemingway John Rogers William Whorton Winston Churchill

Which author won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for "To Kill A Mockingbird"? William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway Truman Capote Harper Lee

Which author won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for "A Witness Tree" and wrote "Mending Wall"? Robert Frost Bernard Malamud Billy Collins Audrey Wurdemann

Which author wrote "The Bell Jar" and "Daddy"? Theodore Roethke Sylvia Plath Gwendolyn Brooks Carl Sandburg

Which 1960 book by William Shirer chronicled Nazi rule of Germany? "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" "Principia Totalitariana" "The Killer Angels" "Bonfire of the Vanities"

Which structure provided temporary shelter to thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims in the aftermath of the storm? Rockefeller Center Orange Bowl Houston Astrodome Texas Stadium

Whom did President Bush nominate to be chief justice of the Supreme Court in September 2005? John Paul Stevens John Roberts Sandra Day O'Connor Harriet Miers

Which Western state's legislature voted to legalize gay marriage in September 2005? California Alaska Montana Idaho

Who replaced Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense in 2006? David Petraeus William Cohen Robert Gates Ron Paul

Who replaced Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court? Samuel Alito Tom DeLay Paul O'Neill Joe Biden

Who replaced Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2006? Timothy Geithner Hank Paulson Ben Bernanke Eric Holder

Which Democrat became the Senate minority leader in 2005? Nancy Pelosi Jon Corzine Bill Richardson Harry Reid

Which long-term Arkansas governor left the post in January 2007? Andrew Cuomo Patricia Richardson Mike Huckabee Bill Clinton

Which concept could not constitutionally be taught as an alternative to evolution according to a federal judge in 2005? Intelligent design Mathematics Metaphysics Polytheism

Which crude weapons were responsible for the majority of American deaths in Iraq in 2005? Homemade rifles Molotov cocktails Machetes Roadside bombs

How many electoral votes did Washington, D.C., have in the 2004 presidential election? 3 12 9 0

Which legendary football coach was briefly recruited to run against Barack Obama for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004? Jack Ryan Alan Keyes Mike Ditka Dick Vermeil

Which businessman and future ambassador to China was elected governor of Utah in 2004? Mitt Romney Jason Chaffetz Orrin Hatch Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Which U.S. Air Force general served as CIA director from 2006 to 2009? Colin Powell Donald Rumsfeld David Petraeus Michael Hayden

Which U.S. president was praised in a 1776 Phyllis Wheatley poem? Benjamin Franklin John Quincy Adams Gerald Ford George Washington

Senator Larry Craig was arrested in an airport men's room in 2007 for engaging in which type of lewd conduct? Public nudity Making inappropriate comments Soliciting sexual activity Cursing at a police officer

Which political consultant and adviser to President George W. Bush resigned in August 2007? Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney Karl Rove Henry Paulson

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act was intended to regulate which group's influence over legislation? Senators State governments Foreign dignitaries Lobbyists

Which medal did President George W. Bush controversially award to recently resigned CIA chief George Tenet in 2004? Nobel Peace Prize Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Honor Silver Star

In which city were 13 people killed when a bridge collapsed during rush hour in August 2007? Des Moines, IA Duluth, MN Akron, OH Minneapolis, MN

In August 2007, 13 people were killed when an eight-lane interstate bridge collapsed into which river? Mississippi River Colorado River Alleghany River Red River

Which disaster killed 13 people and injured more than 60 others in Minneapolis in August 2007? Plane crash Bridge collapse Bombing of a municipal building Twister

What did a 2007 U.S. Senate resolution label Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps? Lawful enemy combatant Terrorist organization Legitimate military Enemy of the West

Which Idaho senator offered to resign amid a 2007 sex scandal, but refused to do so less than a month later? Larry Craig Steve Symms John Cornyn Frank Church

Which Iranian organization was designated a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction by the U.S. in 2007? al-Qaeda Iranian National TV Assembly of Experts Revolutionary Guard Corps

Which group was placed under U.S. criminal jurisdiction following the 2007 Blackwater scandal? Iraqi businesses Government contractors Health-care firms All multinationals operating in Iraq

Which former vice president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007? Al Gore George H.W. Bush Dan Quayle Walter Mondale

For which contribution was Al Gore awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007? His role in the Internet's creation His role in the Clinton White House His role in climate change education His humility following the 2000 election

In 2007, which American star of the 2000 Summer Olympics admitted to using steroids? Michelle Kwan Sasha Cohen Marion Jones Florence Joyner-Kersee

Which fort, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1948, was the site of the first shots of the Civil War? Fort Bragg Fort Dix Fort Leavenworth Fort Sumter

The home of which African-American scientist, known for his experiments with peanuts, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1943? Barbara McClintock George Washington Carver Niels Bohr Booker T. Jones

On which body of water was the Battle of Jutland fought during World War I? North Sea Black Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea

Which battle during World War I was fought on the North Sea? Battle of Verdun Battle of the Somme Battle of Jutland Battle of the Bulge

Who fought the German navy at the Battle of Jutland during World War I? British navy Russian navy French navy U.S. navy

Who fought against the British navy at the Battle of Jutland during World War I? Ottoman navy Austrian navy German navy Italian navy

Which American military leader died during his "Last Stand" at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? George Patton Omar Bradley Douglas MacArthur George Custer

In which country was the Battle of Verdun fought during World War I? Belgium Germany Switzerland France

Who fought against the French at the Battle of Verdun during World War I? Germans Russians Ottomans Austrians

Who fought against the Germans at the Battle of Verdun during World War I? Australians Russians Americans French

During the Battle of Verdun in World War I, who issued the order: "They shall not pass"? Robert Nivelle David Lloyd George Ferdinand Foch Winston Churchill

Who fought against the Germans at the Battle of Tannenberg during World War I? French Russians Americans British

Who fought against the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg during World War I? Austrians Italians Ottomans Germans

Who was the British commander at the Battle of the Somme? Herbert Asquith Winston Churchill Sir Douglas Haig Sir John French

The Germans fought against a combined force of which two armies at the Battle of the Somme during World War I? Austrian and French Russian and Polish U.S. and French French and British

The combined French and British armies fought against which army at the Battle of the Somme during World War I? Ottoman army German army Austrian army Russian army

In which country were the Battles of Ypres fought? Germany France Poland Belgium

Which other name was the Third Battle of Ypres during World War I known by? Battle of Passchendaele Battle of the Somme Battle of Jutland Battle of the Bulge

In which country was the Battle of the Lys, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, fought during World War I? Germany Poland France Belgium

Which British prime minister won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953? Tony Blair Gordon Brown Winston Churchill David Cameron

Who defeated the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War? Balkan League Russia Italy Great Powers

What was Vladimir Lenin's real last name? Ulyanov Romanov Stalin Czechov

Which man merged his company with Carnegie Steel to form U.S. Steel? Henry Flagler Eli Whitney John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan John D. Rockefeller

Who founded the Hull House and, in 1931, became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Jane Addams Lucretia Mott Marie Curie

Which novel, written in 1906 by Upton Sinclair, gave a shocking portrayal of the meat-packing industry? "An American Tragedy" "Main Street" "The Jungle" "The Great Gatsby"

Which organization, co-founded by W.E.B. Dubois, fought against Jim Crow laws and lynchings? The Tuskegee Institute Hull House National Association for the Advancement of Colored People American Missionary Association

Who took over the office of president upon the assassination of William McKinley in 1901? Eugene Victor Debs Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Harry S Truman

Which war was ended in 1904 with Theodore Roosevelt's mediation of the Treaty of Portsmouth? Russo-Japanese War Franco-Prussian War Austro-Prussian War World War I

Which treaty to end World War I was rejected by the U.S. Senate because of its inclusion of the League of Nations? Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Treaty of Paris Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Portsmouth

King Hussein was the longtime monarch of which Middle Eastern nation? Turkey Israel Jordan Saudi Arabia

The ancient city of Petra is located in which Middle Eastern nation? Turkey Albania Iran Jordan

In which country did King Abdullah II take over for his father, King Hussein, in 1999? Turkey Israel India Jordan

Which Middle Eastern nation experienced a long civil war from 1975 to 1990? Lebanon Albania Saudi Arabia Iran

Levi Eshkol was the third prime minister of which nation? Iran Turkey Jordan Israel

Moshe Dayan was appointed minister of defense for which nation in 1967? Iraq Israel Oman Yemen

Who led the Palestinian Liberation Organization for 35 years? Golda Meir David Ben Gurion Yassir Arafat Yitzak Rabin

The PLO was formed in 1964 to obtain liberation for which ethnic group? Turks Kurds Palestinians Jews

Levi Eshkol led Israel during which very short conflict in 1967? Six Day War Cave of the Patriarchs Lebanon War Suez Conflict

Which conflict in 1967 resulted in a swift victory for Israel against Syria, Jordan and Egypt? Kargil War Six-Day War Iran-Iraq War Golan Heights War

Which 1967 war in which Israel gained a quick victory was named for the length of the conflict? Six-Day War Four-Day War Eight-Day War Ten-Day War

Who led Israel after the 1969 death of Levi Eshkol? Benazir Bhutto Golda Meir Queen Noor Angela Merkel

Which nation was led by Golda Meir in the early 1970s? Syria Iran Jordan Israel

A 1973 war involving Israel, Egypt and Syria was named for which Jewish holiday? Yom Kippur Shavuot Hannukah Sukkot

Shimon Peres has twice served as the prime minister of which Middle Eastern nation? Lebanon Israel Jordan Syria

Which 1978 agreement was signed by Israel and Egypt, promoting peace in the Middle East? Oslo Accords Camp David Accords Dayton Accords Lateran Accords

Which U.S. president was in office during the signing of the Camp David Accords? Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

Yitzhak Rabin served as prime minister of which nation until his 1995 assassination? Cyprus Lebanon Turkey Israel

Henry Knox served as a military commander during which war? Vietnam War World War I American Civil War American Revolution

Under which U.S. president did Henry Knox serve as the first secretary of war? Thomas Jefferson George Washington John Quincy Adams John Adams

In which location did Russia's Bloody Sunday Massacre occur? Kremlin Moscow Vladivostok Winter Palace

Vladimir Lenin was a member of which Russian faction? Mensheviks All-Russians Bolsheviks Socialists

Who did Emperor Nicholas II and Alexandra call upon to cure their son of hemophilia? Alexander Kerensky Grigory Rasputin Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin

Self-proclaimed holy man Grigory Rasputin was a member of which Russian class? Peasant Merchant Noble Prince

In which country's royal court was Grigory Rasputin an influential figure? Poland Russia Austria Germany

Where did the 1777 Battle of Staten Island take place? Georgia Delaware Maryland New York

In which country was Pancho Villa a notorious revolutionary? Mexico Guatemala Panama Bolivia

What was Pancho Villa's occupation? Merchant Guerrilla leader Ship captain Politician

Pancho Villa was responsible for a raid on Columbus, a city in which state? California Texas New Mexico Arizona

With which art movement were Maurice de Vlaminik and Henri Matisse associated? Futurism Fauvism Impressionism Cubism

Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso created which of the following art movements? Cubism Futurism Impressionism Fauvism

Who replaced Trent Lott as U.S. senator from Mississippi in 2007? Barack Obama John McCain Tom Daschle Roger Wicker

In 2007, Bobby Jindal became the first person of which ethnicity to become a U.S. governor? Latino Indian American African American Asian American

Which former New York mayor dropped out of the 2008 presidential race after a disappointing finish in Florida? Michael Bloomberg Rudy Giuliani Ed Koch John Lindsay

Which education bill did President George W. Bush ask Congress to reauthorize in 2008? Charter Schools for America No Child Left Behind Race to the Bottom Race to the Top

Which Balkan region was recognized as an independent state by the U.S. in 2008? Serbia Greece Croatia Kosovo

Which CBS anchor controversially reported on unverified memos critical of President Bush's military service in 2004? Tom Brokaw Walter Cronkite Dan Rather Brian Williams

Which lawyer and consumer advocate has been a U.S. presidential candidate four times? Evan Thomas Steve Forbes Lyndon LaRouche Ralph Nader

With which crime was Khalid Shaikh Mohammed NOT charged for his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks? Murder in violation of the law of war Grand larceny Terrorism Conspiracy

Which computer giant made, and later withdrew, a $44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo! in February 2008? Microsoft Apple Myspace Napster

Which member of Barack Obama's family passed away one day before his 2008 election to the presidency? His uncle His mother His father His grandmother

Who replaced Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York in 2008? David Paterson George Pataki Deval Patrick Chris Christie

In his first two weeks in office, which drug did New York Governor David Paterson admit to having used recreationally? Vicodin Cocaine Marijuana Meth

To which of the following banks was Bear Stearns sold during the global financial crisis in 2008? JP Morgan Chase Commerce Bank TD Waterhouse Apple Bank

Which U.S. government organization loaned $30 billion to JP Morgan Chase and facilitated its takeover of Bear Stearns? Federal Reserve Department of Labor Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Commerce

What is the full name of the U.S. government program to curb the ongoing financial crisis in 2008? Asset Redistribution Program Damaged Asset Management Program Investment Firm Bailout Program Troubled Asset Relief Program

Who assumed the role of U.S. Federal Reserve chairman in 2006? Paul Volcker Paul O'Neill Ron Paul Ben Bernanke

President George W. Bush nominated which commander of forces in Iraq to take over U.S. Central Command in 2008? Dwight Eisenhower David Petraeus William Westmoreland Colin Powell

Which Massachusetts senator was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2008? Scott Brown Ted Kennedy John Kerry Paul Kirk

Which Arctic animal has been protected by the Endangered Species Act since May 2008? Mudpuppy Kingfisher Penguin Polar bear

Which Western state's supreme court ruled that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry in 2008? California New Mexico Alaska Arizona

Who defeated Hillary Clinton in the May 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary? Joe Biden Mike Gravel Michele Bachmann Barack Obama

In which New Hampshire city did Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama hold a rally after Obama had secured the presidential nomination? Orford Discord Manchester Unity

In 2008, President George W. Bush asked Congress to end a ban against which type of energy extraction? Oil drilling in ANWR Offshore oil drilling Natural gas drilling in Washington, D.C. Fracking

Barack Obama chose NOT to use which type of financing in his 2008 presidential campaign? Individual donations Public financing Foreign funds Personal funds

Which Massachusetts senator returned to the Senate from cancer treatment in July 2008 to vote for a Medicare bill? Ted Kennedy Edward Brooke Howell Heflin Tom Coburn

Congress passed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 in order to stabilize which two mortgage giants? Federal Reserve and Countrywide Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Countrywide and Citywide JP Morgan and Bear Stearns

According to a 2008 U.S. report, in which country was al-Qaeda aligning with militants and gaining strength? India China Pakistan Saudi Arabia

Whom did Barack Obama select as his running mate in the U.S. presidential election of 2008? Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine Joe Biden Al Gore

Whom did John McCain select as his running mate in the presidential election of 2008? Sarah Palin Ted Stevens Dan Inouye Michele Bachmann

Which prominent investment bank declared bankruptcy on September 15, 2008? Bank of America Lehman Brothers Morgan Stanley AIG

Which insurance giant was rescued from financial collapse by the federal government in late 2008? Geico Farmers AIG Allstate

Which cabinet department supervised the distribution of TARP bailout funds in 2008? U.S. Treasury Department of State Department of Commerce Mission to the U.N.

Which financial institution's 2008 collapse was the largest bank failure in American history? IndyMac Washington Mutual Northern Rock Bank of America

The U.S. State Department removed which Asian country from its list of states that sponsor terrorism in 2008? North Korea Iran Thailand South Korea

Which moniker was often used to describe John McCain on the presidential campaign trail in 2008? "By the book" "Hockey parent" "Maverick" "Community organizer"

Which candidate was endorsed by Colin Powell in the 2008 U.S. presidential election? Ralph Nader Mike Gravel John McCain Barack Obama

Who was elected president of the United States in November 2008? Barack Obama George W. Bush Hillary Clinton John McCain

Which former Illinois congressman served as Barack Obama's first White House chief of staff? Hillary Clinton Rahm Emanuel Rod Blagojevich Eric Holder

Whom did Barack Obama nominate to be secretary of state in 2009? Barbara Boxer Hilda Solis Condoleezza Rice Hillary Clinton

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempted to sell which of the following men's U.S. Senate seat in 2008? Dick Durbin Barack Obama Jesse Jackson, Jr. Charles Percy

Which two flailing automakers were bailed out by the U.S. government beginning in December 2008? Fiat and General Motors Ford and Volkswagen Chrysler and General Motors Volkswagen and Kia

Which city's harbor was home to both the Battle of Chelsea Creek and a namesake Tea Party? New York Baltimore Boston Providence

Which author of the the novel "Moby Dick" also wrote about a soldier named Israel Potter who fought at Bunker Hill? Stephen Crane Thomas Pynchon Herman Melville Thomas Hardy

Which British colony, whose last leader was Lord Dunmore, was named after Elizabeth I? South Carolina Virginia New York Georgia

Which religion centered on the ingestion of a hallucinogenic plant arose among Native Americans in the 1880s? Cult of Tecumseh Peyote Sun Dance Ghost Dance

The massacre at Wounded Knee of more than 200 Sioux was fueled by the crackdown on which religious movement? Peyote Protestant Christianity Catholicism Ghost Dance

Which term was given to citizen organizations in the Old West that took the law into their own hands? Vigilantes Cowboys Clantons Lawmen

Which 1891 act of Congress gave the president authority over "public lands wholly or in part covered by timber"? Preservation Act Forest Reserve Act Edmunds Act Conservation Act

Who founded the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry? Eugene V. Debs William Jennings Bryan Oliver Hudson Kelley Uriah Smith Stephens

What is the collective term for the series of 1876-1877 court cases between farmers and large railroads? Morton cases Intolerable cases Rebate cases Granger cases

Which conflict did Secretary of State John Hay refer to as a "splendid little war"? Spanish-American War American Civil War Vietnam War Filipino-American War

Which U.S. president was the last Civil War veteran to serve in the office? Rutherford B. Hayes Theodore Roosevelt Grover Cleveland William McKinley

On which island nation did the Ten Years' War take place? Puerto Rico United Kingdom Philippines Cuba

Emilio Aguinaldo became president of which country following the U.S.-aided expulsion of the Spanish Empire? Guam Philippines Puerto Rico Cuba

American forces landed near which second largest Cuban city during the Spanish-American War? Santiago San Juan San Marina Havana

Which island nation was annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American War? Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii Philippines

What was the approximate length of the Spanish-American War? Three days Three months Six years Three years

Which building on Manhattan's East Side was built in 1952 and designed by Oscar Niemeyer? Space Needle United Nations Headquarters Sears Tower CN Tower

Which U.S. Army pathologist helped to free Havana from yellow fever following the Spanish-American War? Carlos Finlay Antonio Garcia Walter Reed John Bethesda

Which American artist painted "Number 28, 1950" in his characteristic "drip" style? Adlai Stevenson Robert Rauschenberg Jackson Pollock Andy Warhol

Which policy of dividing China between the great powers was challenged by the Open Door Policy? Capitulations Cessioning Divide and conquer Spheres of influence

Which bill, signed into law in 1887, was established to regulate the railroad industry? Interstate Commerce Act Railroad Limitations Act Omnibus Bill Sherman Anti-Trust Act

What was the name of the German air force during World War II? Das Rheingold Ragnarok Royal Air Force Luftwaffe

Which of the following automotive companies is NOT referred to as a Big Three automaker? Ford Toyota Chrysler General Motors

Which woman sparked a bus boycott by refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, AL, in 1955? Andy Davis Coretta Scott King Rosa Parks Brett Miller

Which British-controlled island group North of Cuba saw Americans raid its capital of Nassau in 1776? Falkland Islands Bahamas Virgin Islands Lesser Antilles

Which French-speaking Canadian province served as the location of the Battle of St. Pierre during the American Revolution? Saskatchewan Quebec Manitoba Alberta

Which commander and future U.S. president fought against the British at the Battle of Long Island in 1776? Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson George Washington Alexander Hamilton

Which state saw the British landing at Kip's Bay off of the East River? Maine New Jersey New York Georgia

Where was the 1776 Battle of Harlem Heights fought? New York Vermont South Carolina Virginia

Which traitorous commander led American naval forces at the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776? George Washington Israel Putnam Horatio Gates Benedict Arnold

Which American fort was assaulted by William Howe in 1776 and shares its name with a U.S. president? Fort Washington Fort Cumberland Fort Sumter Fort Ticonderoga

Which river did George Washington cross shortly after the Battle of Iron Works Hill? Snake River Columbia River Delaware River Mississippi River

Which battle of the American Revolution followed the Battle of Trenton and shares its name with an Ivy League university? Brown Princeton Harvard Cornell

Benjamin Netanyahu is a conservative leader of which Middle Eastern nation? Lebanon Cyprus Israel Iran

Who became prime minister of Israel for the second time in 2009? Yassir Arafat Shimon Peres Arial Sharon Benjamin Netanyahu

The Ba'ath Party became active in the mid-20th century in which general region? Eastern Asia Eastern Africa Southern Asia Middle East

Which two Middle Eastern neighbors fought a war from 1980 to 1988? Iran and Iraq Saudi Arabia and Iraq Yemen and Oman Lebanon and Syria

Iraq invaded which nation in 1980, setting off an eight-year war? Jordan Pakistan Iran Lebanon

Kuwait was invaded by which nation in 1990? Saudi Arabia Iraq Israel Iran

Which conflict from 1990-1991 was in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait? Kargil War Spanish-American War Gulf War Vietnam War

Who was the leader of Iraq during the Gulf War? Saddam Hussein King Abdullah II King Faisal Yitzhak Rabin

An allied coalition's military offensive known as Operation Desert Storm was primarily fought in which nation? Jordan Iraq Iran Afghanistan

The Persian Gulf War was also known by which military operation? Operation Torch Operation Urgent Fury Operation Desert Storm Operation Continued Force

Who was the president of the United States during the Persian Gulf War? Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Gerald Ford Richard Nixon

Who was the commander of U.S. forces during the Persian Gulf War? William Calley William Westmoreland Tommy Franks H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Uday and Qusay were sons of which Middle Eastern leader? King Abdullah II Osama Bin Laden Ayatollah Khomeini Saddam Hussein

Which Middle Eastern nation experienced an "Islamic Revolution" in 1979? Saudi Arabia Jordan Iran Lebanon

Which nation is ruled by a "supreme leader"? Turkey Iraq Iran Israel

Which term denotes a religious leader among Shi'ite Muslims? Shah Prime Minister Majil Ayatollah

In which nation were U.S. hostages held for 444 days between 1979 and 1981? Israel Pakistan Syria Iran

During which man's presidency did the Iran Hostage Crisis occur? Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford George H.W. Bush

Who was elected president of Iran in 2005, defeating former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani? Ali Khamenei Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Khatami

To which political party did Rutherford B. Hayes belong during his presidency? Populist Party Republican Party Democratic Party Greenback Party

To which political party did James Garfield belong during his short term as president of the United States? Populist Party Greenback Party Republican Party Democratic Party

To which political party did Chester A. Arthur belong during his term as U.S. president? Republican Party Populist Party Democratic Party Greenback Party

To which political party did Grover Cleveland belong during his two non-consecutive terms as president? Democratic Party Republican Party Greenback Party Populist Party

To which political party did Benjamin Harrison belong during his presidency? Populist Party Republican Party Greenback Party Democratic Party

Which national landmark in St. Louis was designed by Eero Saarinen? Gateway Arch Washington Monument Liberty Bell Wrigley Field

To which political party did William McKinley belong during his presidency? Populist Party Greenback Party Democratic Party Republican Party

Which president is credited with modernizing the U.S. Navy following its decline after the American Civil War? Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson William McKinley Chester A. Arthur

Which 1957 Dr. Seuss book features a green monster who attempts to prevent a holiday from coming to Whoville? "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" "The Lorax" "The Cat in the Hat"

Which Dr. Seuss book, published in 1957, includes a character with a trademark red and white striped hat? "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" "Horton Hears a Who" "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" "The Cat in the Hat"

In which U.S. state are more American presidents buried than anywhere else? California New York Virginia Pennsylvania

Where is James Buchanan's estate, Wheatland, located? New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania Connecticutt

President Benjamin Harrison attended which "public Ivy" school in Ohio? Ohio University Case Western Reserve University Miami University Ohio State University

Which U.S. president attempted to annex Hawaii, only to have his plans dashed by Grover Cleveland? Rutherford B. Hayes William McKinley Chester A. Arthur Benjamin Harrison

Leon Czolgosz was a proponent of which political philosophy? Communism Anarchism Socialism Objectivism

Which committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is responsible for determining which bills will come to the floor? Docket Committee Ways and Means Committee Rules Committee Finance Committee

Which rule was adopted by the U.S. Senate in 1917 to minimize the occurrence of filibusters? Expulsion Cloture Impeachment Censure

Which Russian revolutionary lived for a time with the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo? Leon Trotsky Nikita Khrushchev Joseph Stalin Vladimir Lenin

Which modern-day country was the birthplace of Leon Trotsky? Ukraine Belarus Kazakhstan Russia

Which Russian revolutionary was originally named Lev Davidovich Bronstein? Joseph Stalin Vladimir Lenin Leon Trotsky Lazar Kaganovich

Which American communist present during the Russian Revolution of 1917 wrote "Ten Days that Shook the World"? Eugene V. Debs John Reed Edward Bellamy Lincoln Steffens

What was Vladimir Lenin's original surname? Markov Bronstein Ulyanov Dzughishavali

Which senator from West Virginia holds the record for the longest continuous term in office? Robert C. Byrd Gaston Caperton Jay Rockefeller Joseph Manchin

Which state, home to Charleston and Huntington, is nicknamed the Mountain State? New Hampshire Tennessee West Virginia Idaho

Which river forms the western boundary of the state of West Virginia? Mississippi Missouri Ohio Arkansas

Which fort, located in New York near the southern edge of Lake Champlain, was sieged in 1777? Fort Sumter Fort Ticonderoga Fort Detroit Fort Duquesne

Which British general during the American Revolution was known as Gentleman Johnny? John Butler John Burgoyne John Adams John Byron

Which Indian tribe was led by Joseph Brant and allied with the British during the American Revolution? Metis Iroquois Cherokee Creeks

In which state's Eastern District, part of present-day Maine, was the Second Battle of Machias fought during the American Revolution? Georgia Delaware Massachusetts South Carolina

Which New York island East of Manhattan saw a failed American raid on a British outpost in 1777? Long Island Jones Beach Island Coney Island Staten Island

Which American colony was home to Fort Henry? Delaware Maryland Virginia Maine

Which Virginia fort was named after the person who famously stated "Give me liberty or give me death!"? Fort Henry Fort Washington Fort Ticonderoga Fort Adams

Which man was governor of New York during the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution? Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr John Jay George Clinton

Which "mad" American general was the commander at the Battle of Paoli? Horatio Gates Benedict Arnold George Washington Anthony Wayne

Which nation increased military assistance to the U.S. after the American's performance at the Battle of Germantown? Spain Portugal France Denmark

Where was the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery fought during the American Revolution? New Hampshire New York Virginia Delaware

Which famed French-born commander saw his first action of the American Revolution when he lead troops at the Battle of Gloucester in 1777? Philippe Petain Marquis de Lafayette Charles Talleyrand Marquis de St. Evremonde

Where did George Washington's troops spend the winter following the Battle of White Marsh in 1777? Washington D.C. Guilford Courthouse Valley Forge Philadelphia

Which French-born commander of the American Revolution did the British attempt to encircle at the Battle of Barren Hill? Marquis de Lafayette Tadeusz Kosciuszko Jacques Chirac John Paul Jones

Which woman famously brought water to thirsty American soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778? Martha Washington Wendy Waters Lemonade Lucy Molly Pitcher

Casimir Pulaski, cavalry commander of the American Revolution, was born in which country? Poland Great Britain United States France

George Clark recaptured Vincennes from British troops during which campaign of the American Revolution? Montana campaign Maryland campaign Illinois campaign Massachusetts campaign

Which bay, the largest estuary in the United states, saw a series of raids by the British occur in 1779? Bay of Bengal Chesapeake Bay Gulf of Mexico Baffin Bay

Which European power, along with France and the U.S., formed a navy that planned to invade Great Britain in 1779? Prussia Denmark Spain Portugal

In which state was the Battle of Stono Ferry fought near the city of Charleston? South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Kentucky

Which peninsula did the French and the Spanish attempt to seize from the British during the American Revolution in 1779? Macau Peninsula Gibraltar Yucatan Peninsula Iberian Peninsula

Which U.S. state was the site of raids by British General William Tryon at Fairfield, Norwalk and New Haven during the American Revolution? Maine Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire

Who stated "I will not retreat a single inch- AND I WILL BE HEARD" within the first issue of his antislavery newspaper? William Lloyd Garrison John Brown Frederick Douglass Wendell Phillips

What status did the Massachusetts Supreme Court grant to slaves that were brought into the state? Freedmen Workers for pay No special status Sharecroppers

Which presidential assassin was born in 1838? Leon Czolgosz John Wilkes Booth Charles Guiteau Lee Harvey Oswald

The gag rule of 1836 was an attempt by John C. Calhoun to try to suppress which topic from discussion? Slavery Taxes Tariffs Abortion

Which state was the location of the Battle of Paulus Hook, which took place near what is now Jersey City, during the American Revolution? Kentucky Georgia New Hampshire New Jersey

Who was the king of England when the Stamp Act was passed? William I George III George II Edward IV

Who was the first president of the United States to have hailed from Virginia? Patrick Henry John Quincy Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Which religious text was first published on March 26, 1830? Bhagavad Gita Qur'an Bible Book of Mormon

Governor George Wallace stood in front of which university's doors to block the enrollment of black students in 1963? University of Alabama University of Georgia University of South Carolina University of Mississippi

Which group was revived by William Simmons, a preacher who sought to preserve America's white, Protestant culture? Fascist Party American Family Organization Ku Klux Klan Creativity Movement

Which product was illegally sold at "speakeasies" during Prohibition? Tobacco Opium Coffee Alcohol

Which author wrote "A Farewell to Arms" and "The Old Man and the Sea"? William Faulkner Edith Wharton Mark Twain Ernest Hemingway

Which European nation aided the Americans in Florida at the Battle of Lake Ponchartrain? Spain Germany Sweden France

Which city, the current capital of Louisiana, saw the British defeated by Spain at its namesake battle during the American Revolution? Birmingham Baton Rouge New Orleans Biloxi

Which colony did not send any representatives to the First Continental Congress? Kentucky Georgia Delaware Maine

Which colony was represented by John Adams at the First Continental Congress? Maryland South Carolina Virginia Massachusetts

During which war did the U.S. Congress first authorize paper currency? World War I Civil War French & Indian War Spanish-American War

Which adventurer, famous for his search of Dr. Livingstone, had been a Confederate soldier captured at Shiloh? William Clark Cecil Rhodes Henry Stanley Vasco Da Gama

What was the cause of death in 2/3 of the fatalities of the Civil War? Disease Pistols Knife and/or sword wounds Grenades

Which group of people had to wear disguises in order to participate in the U.S. Civil War? Men over the age of 50 Canadians Women Escaped prisoners

Which short-lived nation's Navy produced the Shenandoah, the only ship from that country to circumnavigate the world? Canada Republic of Texas Confederate States of America Kingdom of Wales

Which state did George Washington represent at the First Continental Congress? Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia

Which of the original 13 states did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention? Rhode Island Georgia New York Maine

Which state did George Washington represent at the Constitutional Convention? New York Virginia Connecticut Pennsylvania

James Madison represented which of the following states at the Constitutional Convention? Maryland Virginia Georgia Rhode Island

Which nation held its Constitutional Convention in 1787? Canada United States of America Great Britain Mexico

Benjamin Franklin attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a delegate from which state? Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland

Into which language did Martin Luther translate the Bible in 1534? English Latin French German

Where is the 1966 musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" set? Ancient China Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient Mexico

Which of these musicals is set in ancient Rome? Sound of Music A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum West Side Story Sweeney Todd

How many terms did Martin Van Buren serve as president of the United States? Four Two Three One

Martin Van Buren's nickname "Martin Van Ruin" came from his refusal to use government intervention to address which issue? Aroostook War Panic of 1837 High tariffs Nat Turner's rebellion

Martin Van Buren opposed the annexation of Texas in order to avoid which of the following things from increasing? Violations of the Monroe Doctrine Inflation Slave territories Tariffs

Which work, published in 1848, set forth the goals of political Marxism? "Das Kapital" "Theses on Feuerbach" "The Communist Manifesto" "The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844"

Which of the following men was a famous silent film star known for his toothbrush mustache? John Wayne Lionel Barrymore Humphrey Bogart Charlie Chaplin

Which African river froze over for the second known time in 1010 A.D.? Tigris Nile Euphrates Danube

Who controlled England and most of Northern Europe by 1013? Romans Huns Britons Vikings

Which three-valved instrument was played by Louis Armstrong? Clarinet Trumpet Flute Saxophone

Which style of music was famously played by Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club? Jazz Baroque Funk Bluegrass

Which group was granted the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment? Women Residents of D.C. African Americans American Indians

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed Prohibition? 21st Amendment 18th Amendment 19th Amendment 25th Amendment

Which constitutional amendment was enforced by the 1919 Volstead Act? 11th Amendment 26th Amendment Second Amendment 18th Amendment

Which city in Saudi Arabia is the holiest city in Islam? Jerusalem Mecca Riyadh Medina

Which Middle Eastern nation is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam? Saudi Arabia Oman Israel Iran

King Fahd was a monarch of which Middle Eastern nation from 1982 until his death in 2005? Oman Saudi Arabia Iran Israel

The King Fahd Causeway connects the island nation Bahrain to which mainland nation? Saudi Arabia Israel Iraq Yemen

The King Fahd Causeway connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain was built over which body of water? Bay of Bengal Persian Gulf Gulf of Aden Arabian Sea

Both Qatar and Bahrain have coastlines on which body of water? Persian Gulf Bay of Bengal Lake Tanganyika Indian Ocean

Which Middle Eastern nation is home to the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai? Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen Bahrain

Which wealthy city in the United Arab Emirates is home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa? Dubai Riyadh Tehran Muscat

The USS Cole was bombed in 2000 off the coast of which Arabian nation? Iraq Yemen Jordan Djibouti

Which American city is home to the Lollapalooza music festival? Portland Chicago Baltimore Detroit

Which nation had a policy of racial segregation called apartheid? Morocco South Africa Egypt Nigeria

Which leader was incarcerated for 27 years prior to becoming president of his nation and winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Sani Abacha Nelson Mandela Jawalharlal Nehru Rigoberta Menchu

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established in South Africa to investigate which of the following? Sharpeville Massacre Bantustans Soweto land ownership Apartheid

Thabo Mbeki served as president of which African nation? Morocco Libya South Africa Egypt

Which ethnic group was targeted by the Hutus in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide? Tutsis Berbers Romani Kurds

What earliest known walled city was built around 9000 BC? Tenochtitlan Rome Jericho Barcelona

The Dergue served as a ruling body of which African nation, whose capital is Addis Ababa? Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania Egypt

Haile Selassie was worshiped as the messiah in which religious tradition? Islam Rastafarianism Christianity Judaism

The Berbers are an ethnic group located in which general region? Northern Africa Northern Europe South America Eastern Asia

Which African nation is home to the cities of Tangier, Marrakech and Casablanca? Egypt Tunisia Morocco Libya

Which nation was led by King Idris until his ouster by Muammar al-Qaddafi in a 1969 coup? Morocco Tunisia Libya Egypt

Which leader came to power in Libya in 1969? Robert Mugabe Muammar al-Qaddafi Sani Abacha Julius Nyerere

Which North African nation was bombed by the United States in 1986? Libya Turkey Egypt Bosnia

Which corrupt leader has been Zimbabwe's only ruler since gaining independence? Robert Mugabe Jomo Kenyatta Nelson Mandela Sani Abacha

Which large island nation off the coast of Africa is known for its unique wildlife? Sao Tome Madagascar Canary Islands Ghana

In 1960 the province of Katanga attempted to secede from which African nation that shares its name with a river? Lesotho Zambia Congo South Africa

The city of Timbuktu is located in which modern nation? Ghana Mali Senegal Guyana

Which word is shared in the names of three separate African countries? Tanzania Sudan Guinea Guyana

Which nation on the Horn of Africa was ruled from 1969 to 1991 by Siad Barre? Nigeria Egypt Sudan Somalia

Which criminal industry is most closely associated with modern Somalia? Piracy Cocaine Alcohol Mafia

Which region in Western Sudan was the site of an ongoing genocide? Darfur Lesotho Katanga Swaziland

Which Ford vehicle was popularly known as the "Flivver" or the "Tin Lizzie"? Focus Model T Mustang Model A

In which state were the first Ford Model Ts produced? Ohio New Jersey Arizona Michigan

In which location did an African-American cultural movement, referred to as a "Renaissance," occur? Harlem Naperville Staten Island Miami

Who was the primary leader of the Bolshevik Revolution? Alexander Kerensky Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky

Which of the following U.S. presidents was not elected to his first term? Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt

Which famous U.S. aviator completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927? Charles Lindbergh Eddie Rickenbacker Chuck Yeagar Howard Hughes

Which trend best describes the demographic population shift taking place in the U.S. in the 1920s? North to South East to West Rural to urban Urban to suburban

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the sale of which of the following substances? Alcohol Cocaine Tobacco Marijuana

For which crime was Al Capone arrested and convicted? Tax Evasion Perjury in court Robbery Murder

What was Clarence Darrow's profession? Financier Congressman Lawyer Physician

Which multinational organization was created in 1960 to coordinate petroleum policies? SEATO FARC OPEC NATO

Who became president of Venezuela in 1999? Sebastian Pinera Hugo Chavez Juan Peron Dom Pedro II

Which Southeast Asian nation is also known as Myanmar? Laos Burma Thailand Vietnam

Aung San Suu Kyi has led political opposition in which Southeast Asian nation since 1988? Kazakhstan Thailand Burma Papua New Guinea

Which Southeast Asian nation was formerly known as Siam? Indonesia Burma Vietnam Thailand

In which general region was the communist group Pathet Lao active? South America Northern Africa Western Europe Southeast Asia

Which nation was taken over by the Khmer Rouge in 1975? Kazakhstan Thailand Cambodia Burma

Pol Pot was a despotic leader of which Southeast Asian nation? Thailand Burma Cambodia Iran

Which nation was governed by "Guided Democracy" under its leader Sukarno? Vietnam India China Indonesia

From which nation did East Timor gain its independence in 1999? Indonesia Australia Thailanad India

Jemaah Islamiya was responsible for a 2002 hotel bombing on which Indonesian island? Java Borneo Timor Bali

William Lyon Mackenzie King was a longtime leader of which nation? New Zealand Australia Canada Britain

Which nation has been led in the 21st century by Prime Ministers Paul Martin and Stephen Harper? Britain Australia Canada New Zealand

Who became prime minister of Canada in 2006? Kim Campbell Paul Martin Pierre Trudeau Stephen Harper

Which issue was debated during the Scopes trial of 1925? A dispute between Catholic and Protestant authorities Goverment support of atheism The arrest of an anti-war activist Teaching the theory of evolution in a classroom

Which American author coined the term "Jazz Age" to describe the 1920s? George Orwell Mark Twain F. Scott Fitzgerald Sherwood Anderson

Which of the following professions did NOT grow in popularity among American women during the 1920s? Secretary Stenographer Typist Factory Worker

Which of the following music genres was most popular during the 1920s? Jazz Big Band Swing Ragtime Rock and Roll

In which city did Charles Lindbergh land following his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927? London Rome Paris Berlin

What was the name of the first motion picture with synchronized dialogue? "Hell's Angels" "M" "The Jazz Singer" "The Battleship Potemkin"

Which famous American writer was wounded during World War I? Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck F. Scott Fitzgerald T.S. Eliot

Which structure was built in England around 1800 B.C.? Colosseum Pantheon Hadrian's Wall Stonehenge

Who fought against Troy in the Trojan War? Mongols Romans Greeks Bantus

Against which city did the Greeks fight a 10-year-long war circa 1260 B.C.? Paris Carthage Rome Troy

Which ancient civilization arose in Italy following that of the Etruscans? Hun Mongol Roman Aztec

Where was the Daoist religion founded around 520 B.C.? Rome China Africa India

With which civilization is the symbol of the scarab most strongly associated? Roman Egyptian Greek Aztec

Alexander Hamilton attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a delegate from which state? Massachusetts New York New Jersey Maryland

Which dynasty succeeded the Northern Song dynasty in China in 1127? Ying Qing Southern Song Ming

John Jay attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a delegate from which state? Virginia Connecticut New York North Carolina

Which instrument containing 88 keys was played by Duke Ellington? Piano Timpani Trumpet Cello

Which legendary home-run hitter was called the "Great Bambino"? Hank Aaron Jim Thome Barry Bonds Babe Ruth

With which team did Babe Ruth play before joining the New York Yankees? Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Browns Chicago Cubs Boston Red Sox

Who held the Major League Baseball career home run record until it was broken by Hank Aaron? Rogers Hornsby Willie Mays Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

The Annapolis Convention was a meeting organized to revise which document? U.S. Constitution Fourteen Points Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation

Which of the following states sent delegates to the Annapolis Convention? Kentucky South Carolina Maine Virginia

Which U.S. president lived at Mount Vernon? George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams Alexander Hamilton

The French and Indian War was a part of which larger European war? War of 1812 War of Austrian Succession Quasi War Seven Years' War

During which war did Comte de Rochambeau and the French fight alongside the Americans? World War II American Revolutionary War Vietnam War World War I

Comte de Rochambeau led which of the following country's troops during the American Revolutionary War? Spain Great Britain Iroquois France

Which name was given to local militia during the time of the outbreak of the American Revolution? Mounties Guerillas Minutemen The Reserve

Which island nation, adjacent to the Dominican Republic, provided an all-black army to the French during the American Revolution? French Guiana Jamaica Cuba Haiti

Which U.S. president wrote "Notes on the State of Virginia"? John Quincy Adams Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Andrew Jackson

Which Founding Father of the United States was born on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean? Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton John Rutledge George Washington

George Washington warned against which of the following movements in his farewell address? The rise of political parties The rise of anarchists The rise of trade unions The rise of slaves

How many terms did George Washington serve as president of the United States? 3 4 1 2

Which of the following did George Washington use to establish the Supreme Court? Judiciary Act of 1789 3rd Amendment to the Constitution Appointment of "Midnight Judges" Court-Packing

Which U.S. president was the first to have a cabinet? George Washington John Adams Franklin Roosevelt James Buchanan

Which U.S. president was the first to deliver an inaugural address? Theodore Roosevelt George Washington Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Jefferson

In which present-day state was Valley Forge located? Virginia Pennsylvania Rhode Island New Hampshire

Which British king issued the Proclamation of 1763 in America? William I George III Edward IV George II

Which mountain range served as part of the boundary line created in the Proclamation of 1763? Blue Mountains Cascade Range Sierra Nevada Appalachian Mountains

In which state was the Battle of Monck's Corner fought just outside the city of Charleston? Virginia New Hampshire South Carolina Connecticut

In which French territory was the Battle of St. Louis fought during the American Revolution? Quebec Louisiana Grenada Martinique

In which location was the Battle of Springfield fought during the American Revolution? Georgia Delaware New Jersey New York

In which war did Nathanael Greene serve as a general for the United States? War of 1812 World War I French and Indian War American Revolutionary War

Which war saw George Washington serve as commander in chief of American forces? American Revolutionary War Seven Years' War War of 1812 British War of Independence

Which war resulted in the surrender of General Cornwallis to American forces at the Battle of Yorktown? War of 1812 American Revolutionary War World War I French and Indian War

Which country did Lord Cornwallis fight for during the American Revolution? Spain France Netherlands Great Britain

Which state saw the Battle of Charlotte during the American Revolution? New York Vermont New Jersey North Carolina

Which state saw the Battle of Fort St. George fought off the coast of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War? Connecticut New Jersey New Hampshire New York

Which nation off the coast of Normandy was defeated by Great Britain in the American Revolution's Battle of Jersey? France Spain Netherlands United States

Which present-day state saw the Battle of Mobile during the American Revolution? Alabama West Virginia New York Georgia

Which state saw the Battle of Cowpens occur during the American Revolutionary War? South Carolina Alabama Georgia Maine

Which general did George Washington choose to lead American troops in the Southern campaign of the American Revolution? Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen Nathanael Greene Israel Putnam

Which state saw the British defeated by the Spanish at the Battle of Pensacola during the American Revolution? Florida Connecticut Georgia Virginia

Which state saw the British defeat the Americans at the Battle of Guilford Court House during the American Revolutionary War? Connecticut Virginia Pennsylvania North Carolina

In which state was the city of Augusta sieged by Lighthorse Harry Lee in 1781? Maine New Hampshire South Carolina Georgia

Which British general was forced to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown? Lord Grenville John Burgoyne William Howe Lord Cornwallis

Which label was given to colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution? Loyalists Freemasons Whigs Minutemen

Who introduced the Badge of Military Merit during the American Revolution? Benedict Arnold George Washington Israel Putnam Thomas Jefferson

In which American colony was Martha Washington born? North Carolina Virginia Georgia Massachusetts

Which first lady was the namesake of the USS Lady Washington? Martha Washington Abigail Adams Lucy Hayes Barbara Bush

Which future U.S. president served as the first secretary of state of the United States? Ben Franklin James Madison Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams

Which author of "The Federalist" helped drafted New York's state constitution in 1777? Thomas Jefferson James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay

Which of these men was NOT the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court? James Madison John Jay William Rehnquist John Marshall

Which American author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" served as an American ambassador to Spain in 1846? Sojourner Truth Joseph Heller Walt Whitman Washington Irving

Which poet of "Thanatopsis" and editor of the New York "Evening Post" went on to translate Homer's "Iliad" in 1871? Walt Whitman William Cullen Bryant William Carlos Williams Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Which Ivy League institution in Cambridge, MA, was associated with the New England Brahmins? Yale University Harvard University Boston College Columbia University

Which poem by Edgar Allan Poe provided the inspiration for his 1843 poem "Lenore"? "The Bells" "Annabel Lee" "The Conqueror Worm" "The Raven"

Which author of "The Deerslayer" was well known for his "Leatherstocking Tales"? James Fenimore Cooper Walt Whitman Billy Collins Washington Irving

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about which Native American chief? Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Hiawatha Sacagawea

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in which present-day state's city of Portland? Washington Oregon Virginia Maine

Which epic poem by Dante did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translate in 1867, becoming the first American to do so? "The Kalevala" "The Odyssey" "The Divine Comedy" "The Iliad"

Which ship did Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. pay tribute to in his poem "Old Ironsides"? USS Constitution USS Lady Washington USS Arizona USS Maine

Ralph Waldo Emerson died in which state's city of Concord? Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine Maryland

Which school of thought, led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, believed in the concept of an "oversoul"? Transcendentalism Fireside poetry Cynicism Pre-Raphaelitism

Which Ivy League university in Massachusetts was attended by both Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau? Harvard Dartmouth Yale Princeton

Which famous orator served as secretary of state under both William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore? Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun Charles Guiteau Henry Clay

With which school of thought was Henry David Thoreau closely associated? Existentialism Methodism Determinism Transcendentalism

Which type of geographic formation was Walden, the subject of a Henry David Thoreau book? Pond Mountain Forest Tundra

With which American movement was William Lloyd Garrison closely associated? Secession Abolition Manifest Destiny Nullification

Which pacifist religion counted John Greenleaf Whittier among its members? Methodism Mormonism Quakerism Buddhism

Harriet Beecher Stowe died in which state's city of Hartford? Connecticut Rhode Island Georgia Maryland

Which Harriet Beecher Stowe novel was subtitled "Life Among the Lowly"? "Palmetto Leaves" "Rolling Thunder Hear My Cry" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Old Town Folks"

Which African American wrote a namesake narrative about his time as a slave? Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Uncle Tom Harriet Tubman

For which political position was Frederick Douglass nominated on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872? Majority whip Secretary of state Chief justice of the Supreme Court Vice president

Which American author wrote "The Scarlet Letter"? Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Herman Melville Nathaniel Hawthorne Kurt Vonnegut

From which country did author Nathaniel Hawthorne hail? Canada Great Britain Germany United States of America

Which character is the captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick"? Captain Vere Captain Nemo Captain Ahab Captain Falcon

Which author achieved commercial success with the novel "Typee," but is most famous for his work "Moby Dick"? T.S. Eliot Nathaniel Hawthorne Joseph Heller Herman Melville

Which Herman Melville novel included characters such as Captain Ahab, Starbuck, Queequeg and a namesake whale? "Billy Budd" "Moby Dick" "Flipper" "Omoo"

From which country did author Herman Melville hail? Germany Great Britain United States of America France

Which type of poetry, characterized by its lack of definite rhythm and meter, was popularized by Walt Whitman? Metaphysical poetry Stream of consciousness Free verse Iambic pentameter

From which country did poet Walt Whitman hail? Great Britain United States of America France Germany

In which country was poet Emily Dickinson born? Great Britain United States of America Spain France

Which comet, named for a British astronomer, was visible on the day Mark Twain was born and the day before he died? Jordan's Comet Lechatlier's Comet Newton's Comet Halley's Comet

Which author wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"? T.S. Eliot Washington Irving Henry H. Rogers Mark Twain

Which author wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"? Dale Carnegie Walt Whitman Mark Twain Charles Dudley Warner

In which country was author Mark Twain born? Great Britain United States France Spain

Many of author George Washington Cable's works focused on life in which city, known as "The Big Easy"? Baton Rouge Biloxi Mobile New Orleans

In which country did the samurai clans Minamoto and Taira clash? China Japan Korea Taiwan

Who composed the famous musical composition "Rhapsody in Blue"? Arnold Schoenberg Edward Elgar George Gershwin Irving Berlin

In which American city was jazz first played? Chicago New York City New Orleans St. Louis

Who was president of the U.S. when Yellowstone became the country's first national park in 1872? Abraham Lincoln Grover Cleveland Ulysses Grant George Washington

What is Old Faithful? A mountain in the Appalachians A dog that lives at Yosemite A moose in the Cascades A geyser at Yellowstone

Which abolitionist and editor of "The North Star" attended the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848? Martin Luther King, Jr. Uncle Tom Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln

Josiah Priest claimed which religious text defended slavery? The Qu'ran The Book of Mormon The Bible The Talmud

In which city was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated? New York Birmingham Washington, D.C. Chicago

How many U.S. presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while they were in office? 1 4 3 2

From which country did the ancient fable writer Aesop originate? Italy Argentina China Greece

Which ancient Greek author wrote the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare"? Vergil Aesop Brutus Aristotle

Which of the following men was an ancient Greek fable writer? Antigone Eurydice Cervantes Aesop

What was the last name of comedic entertainers Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo? Pitt Monroe Marx Johnson

In which city did "Dixieland" jazz music originate? New York San Francisco New Orleans Seattle

Which president of the United States succeeded Calvin Coolidge? Woodrow Wilson Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Bill Clinton

Which U.S. president was elected in 1928? Herbert Hoover Millard Fillmore Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt

Who defeated Al Smith in the presidential election of 1928? Harry Truman James Monroe Herbert Hoover Jimmy Carter

President Herbert Hoover was a member of which political party? Democratic Socialist Republican Federalist

President Calvin Coolidge was a member of which political party? Whig Democratic Populist Republican

Upon whose death did Calvin Coolidge become president of the United States? Warren Harding Thomas Jefferson Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Pierce

Which series of Virginia battles during the U.S. Civil War were named for their length of time? Seven Weeks Battles Seven Years Battles Seven Days Battles Seven Months Battles

What was the highest level of unemployment in the U.S. during the Great Depression? 10 percent 25 percent 35 percent 15 percent

Which commander led Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg? Ambrose Burnside Robert E. Lee Joshua Chamberlain Stonewall Jackson

Which commander led Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg? Joshua Chamberlain P.G.T Beauregard George Meade George McClellan

In which state was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? Pennsylvania Rhode Island Louisiana Virginia

Which Confederate commander led troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War? P.G.T Beauregard Stonewall Jackson Albert Sidney Johnston Robert E. Lee

Which natural calamity coincided with the onset of the Great Depression in America? The Dust Bowl The Black Storm The Dirt Bowl The Great Famine

From which state did the migrants immortalized in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" originate? Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Illinois

Which of the following states was NOT affected by the Dust Bowl? Oklahoma California Kansas Texas

Which mode of transportation did "hoboes" of the Great Depression use to criss-cross the U.S.? Riverboats Automobiles Airplanes Freight trains

On which river was the Hoover Dam built? Columbia River Missouri River Colorado River Mississippi River

What derisive name was given to the shantytowns that arose near American cities during the Great Depression ? Coolidge Cities Hoovervilles Mellonopolis Roosevelttowns

Which American region was most affected by the Dust Bowl? Great Plains South East Coast West Coast

Franklin Roosevelt began his political career in which U.S. state? New York Ohio New Jersey Virginia

Which government agency built dams to control floods and produce power in the South during FDR's administration? Alabama Valley Authority Louisiana Valley Authority Mississippi Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority

Which American writer was well known for his support of migrant farmers during the Great Depression? F. Scott Fitzgerald John Steinbeck William Faulkner Dalton Trumbo

Which of the following people was a prominent activist for women and poor people during the Great Depression? Jane Addams Margaret Sanger Eleanor Roosevelt Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

Franklin Roosevelt's assertion that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" was part of which address to the public? His inaugural address A reelection campaign speech A fireside chat His farewell address

Which American city served as the center of the American automobile industry for over four decades? Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland Chicago

During which war is the film "Gone With the Wind" set? American Civil War American Revolution World War One Mexican-American War

Which famous American actor was also well-known for his dancing talents? Clark Gable Fred Astaire Spencer Tracy Groucho Marx

Which genre did the Marx Brothers typically favor in their film careers? Adventure Romance Comedy Drama

Which medium did President Franklin D. Roosevelt use to engage Americans with his "fireside chats"? Television Film Radio Newspapers

Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the Great Depression in America? World War II A return to the gold standard An increase in young, educated workers Improvements in industrial efficiency

In which state was the Battle of Chancellorsville fought during the U.S. Civil War? Virginia West Virginia Nebraska Pennsylvania

In which state did the Second Battle of Bull Run take place during the Civil War? Illinois Pennsylvania Virginia Maine

In which state was the Battle of Fort Sumter fought during the U.S. Civil War? South Carolina North Carolina Louisiana Georgia

In which state was the First Battle of Bull Run fought during the Civil War? Illinois Maryland Kansas Virginia

The "guilt clause" of the Treaty of Versailles placed the blame for World War I on which country? Russia Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Germany

Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union? Lavrentiy Beria Leon Trotsky Joseph Stalin Vyacheslav Molotov

Which president of the United States was elected in 1920? Warren Harding John F. Kennedy Franklin Pierce Bill Clinton

Which president of the United States was elected in 1924? Calvin Coolidge James Garfield Theodore Roosevelt John F. Kennedy

Warren G. Harding was a member of which political party? Democratic Republican Whig Socialist

The policy of "appeasement" is most closely associated with which British prime minister? H.H Asquith Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill David Lloyd George

Who succeeded Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Great Britain? Winston Churchill H.H Asquith Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan

Which type of military campaign was the Battle of Britain? Air battles Land battles Non-combat engagements Naval battles

Which technology secured victory for Britain during the Battle of Britain? Radar Analog Computers Rocket Engines Telegraphy

To what does the term "the Blitz" refer? German bombing of France German bombing of Poland German bombing of Britain German invasion of the Soviet Union

Which U.S government policy granted large amounts of military aid to the Allied forces in 1941? Isolationism Neutrality Acts Lend-Lease Act Appeasement

In which state was the Battle of Hampton Roads fought during the U.S. Civil War? Virginia South Carolina Pennsylvania Arkansas

In which state was the Battle of Fort Macon fought during the U.S. Civil War? Arkansas Illinois South Carolina North Carolina

In which state did the Battle of Shiloh take place during the Civil War? Kentucky Missouri Tennessee Kansas

In which state was the Battle of Williamsburg fought during the U.S. Civil War? North Carolina Pennsylvania Virginia New Mexico

In which state was the Battle of Seven Pines fought during the U.S. Civil War? Louisiana Kentucky Virginia Missouri

In which state was the First Battle of Chattanooga fought during the U.S. Civil War? Oklahoma Texas Maryland Tennessee

Which name replaced the originally-titled Boulder Dam in 1947? Hoover Dam Lincoln Dam Grand Coulee Dam Beaver Dam

Which of the following U.S. presidents suffered from polio? Thomas Jefferson Franklin Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Abraham Lincoln

Which politician married Theodore Roosevelt's niece Eleanor? James Buchanan Harry Truman Bob Dole Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was a member of which political party? Reform Republican Democratic Progressive

Which pilot flew the "Spirit of St. Louis" across the Atlantic Ocean? Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart Wiley Post Wilbur Wright

Which of the following U.S. presidents was a Democrat? Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Franklin Roosevelt Warren Harding

Which president said, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"? Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Herbert Hoover Bill Clinton

Which U.S. president was elected to his first term in 1932? Ronald Reagan Harry Truman Bill Clinton Franklin Roosevelt

Who is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms in office? Bill Clinton Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Herbert Hoover

Which U.S. president was in office during the stock market crash of 1929? Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following events precipitated the Great Depression? Assassination of John F. Kennedy Kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Attack on Fort Sumter Stock market crash

Which of the following men was a famous American photographer? Claude Monet Leonardo da Vinci Ansel Adams Wassily Kandinsky

Ansel Adams took many landscape photographs in Yosemite National Park, located in what state? California Illinois Ohio Georgia

Which object is held by the man in Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"? Pistol Wine bottle Pitchfork Rope

Which term describes the event in which many customers withdraw their money from a bank at the same time? Bank robbery Liquidity trap Black market Bank run

Which name was given to shantytowns during the Great Depression? Cardboard Empires Hoovervilles Shangri-Las Endless Columns

Which disaster(s) plagued the Great Plains during the 1930s? The Dust Bowl A war against bootleggers Violent forest fires Widespread flooding

From which disaster were the "Okies" fleeing? The Dust Bowl Hurricane Ike The Great Chicago Fire The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Which of the following states was devastated by the Dust Bowl in the 1930s? Ohio Arizona Oklahoma Washingon

Most people who fled the Dust Bowl were headed for which Western state? North Dakota Colorado Oregon California

In which state was the Battle of Cedar Mountain fought during the U.S. Civil War? New Hampshire Virginia Alabama Wisconsin

In which state was the Second Battle of Bull Run fought during the U.S. Civil War? Virginia Maryland Rhode Island Pennsylvania

In which present-day state was the Battle of Harper's Ferry fought during the U.S. Civil War? Kentucky West Virginia Arizona Oklahoma

Which Chinese leader initiated the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1956 and the Great Leap Forward in 1958? Emperor Pu Yi Hu Jintao Mao Zedong Qin Shi Huang

Which Asian country was led by Jawaharlal Nehru after it gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1947? Afghanistan India Vietnam Ethiopia

The Mau Mau Uprising in which Kikuyus rebelled against the British occurred in which North African country? Zimbabwe Egypt Kenya Saudi Arabia

Who became the prime minister of France after having led the Free French Forces? Cardinal Richelieu Jacques Chirac Jacques Clouseau Charles de Gaulle

Rio de Janeiro was the capital of which Portuguese-speaking South American country from 1763 to 1960? Portugal Chile Brazil Guatemala

Which name was given to the first artificial satellite to go into orbit around Earth during the space race? Apollo Challenger Sputnik Spirit

Which organization was founded by Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Kuwait in 1961? Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) International Monetary Fund (IMF) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Which European country controlled Democratic Republic of the Congo before it gained its independence in 1960? Germany England Austria Belgium

Which Russian city, previously named for a premier of the Soviet Union, changed its name to Volgograd in 1961? Stalingrad Kiev Saint Petersburg Moscow

Which country was the site of a revolution in which Fidel Castro's forces overthrew those of Fulgencio Batista? Cuba Mexico Indonesia Iran

Which Tibetan Buddhist title has belonged to Tenzin Gyatso for over 60 years? Ayatollah Buddha Pope Dalai Lama

Which ballet by Tchaikovsky, which includes the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," was first broadcast in color in 1958? "Nutcracker" "An American in Paris" "The Firebird" "Romeo and Juliet"

Sukarno was the first president of which island nation whose capital is Jakarta? Australia Singapore Indonesia Vietnam

In which song, the first single released by The Beatles, is the title plea followed by the lyrics "You know I love you"? "Help" "I Get Around" "Eleanor Rigby" "Love Me Do"

Which Beatles' song contains the lyrics "And when I touch you I feel happy, inside"? "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "Here Comes the Sun" "Hey Jude" "Strawberry Fields Forever"

Which structure, which included Checkpoint Charlie, was erected in 1961 and torn down in 1989? Great Wall of China Lincoln Memorial Tianamen Square Berlin Wall

Which English rock band led by Mick Jagger produced songs such as "Paint It Black" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash"? The Doors The Who The Rolling Stones The Kinks

Which Eastern European nation, divided into smaller countries in 1992, was led by Josip Broz Tito? Norway Yugoslavia Spain East Germany

Which of the following men did NOT serve as prime minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s? Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan Sir Winston Churchill Francisco Franco

In which country on the Iberian Peninsula was the Basque town Guernica bombed by German planes in 1937? France Italy Portugal Spain

Which nation-state was the site of an ecumenical council called by Pope John XXIII in 1962? Nicaea Constance Vatican City Trent

In which city, home to the Colosseum, did the 1960 Olympic Games take place? Budapest, Hungary Barcelona, Spain Ankara, Turkey Rome, Italy

Which insecticide, written about in "Silent Spring," was used extensively in the 1950s and 60s to combat malaria? DNP NPK DDT BPA

From which country did Luigi Pirandello and Salvatore Quasimodo, two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, hail? England Italy United States Greece

James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins won a Nobel Prize in 1962 for which scientific discovery? Discovering Alzheimer's disease Inventing the pacemaker Discovering the structure of DNA Developing an artificial brain

Which country fought China in a war over their Himalayan border in 1962? Japan Thailand Russia India

Which African country, led by Haile Selassie, was invaded by Mussolini's Italian troops in 1935? Ethiopia Nigera South Africa Libya

Which centuries-old sport that includes wickets is popular in countries such as Australia and India? Curling Cricket Competitive chess Badminton

In which state was the Battle of Antietam fought during the U.S. Civil War? Louisiana South Carolina Arizona Maryland

Which Cuban leader, along with his brother Raul and Che Guevera, led the Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista? Francisco Franco Fidel Castro Juan Peron Pancho Villa

Which Soviet leader criticized his predecessor, Joseph Stalin, in a so-called "secret speech?" Fyodor Dostoyevsky Leon Trotsky Nikita Khruschev Dmitry Medvedev

In which state was the Battle of Fredericksburg fought during the U.S. Civil War? Maryland Virginia Connecticut North Carolina

President William Henry Harrison died of which ailment? Mad Cow Disease Cancer Pneumonia Marfan's Syndrome

Who was the first U.S. president to die in office? William McKinley Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison John Adams

Which Ivy League university in Philadelphia was attended by William Henry Harrison? University of Pennsylvania Brown University Princeton University Harvard University

Before his presidency, William Henry Harrison lived in Bogota as ambassador to which South American country? Ecuador Venezuela Brazil Colombia

Which territory was once governed by William Henry Harrison? Tennessee Missouri Indiana Kentucky

What was William Henry Harrison's nickname? "Tippecanoe" "Tailgunner Joe" "Old Fuss and Feathers" "Honest Abe"

Which future president of the U.S. was involved in the siege of the French Fort Duquesne? George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Forbes

John Tyler succeeded which of the following U.S. presidents? William McKinley William Henry Harrison James Madison Abraham Lincoln

Which Virginia city was the capital of the Confederacy and the burial site of John Tyler? Chesapeake Norfolk Richmond Virginia Beach

Which state, home to famous residents Sam Houston and Stephen Austin, was annexed during John Tyler's presidency? New Mexico Oklahoma Texas California

Which phrase was applied to James Polk's candidacy for president? "White knight" "Red herring" "Slow slug" "Dark horse"

Whose historical "Of Plymouth Plantation" describes his time on the "Mayflower" and as an early Massachusetts leader? William Bradford John Winthrop John Smith John Rolfe

Which name is shared by a Plymouth colony governor and an early American printer who apprenticed John Peter Zenger? Benjamin Franklin William Bradford John Smith John Carver

Which of the following novels was NOT written by William Faulkner? "The Sound and the Fury" "Absalom, Absalom!" "Tom Sawyer" "Light in August"

Who was vice president of the U.S. during Zachary Taylor's administration? John C. Calhoun Franklin Pierce Millard Fillmore John Crittenden

Which U.S. president led troops at the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War? Andrew Jackson James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Franklin Pierce

Which U.S. president was known as "Old Rough and Ready"? Thomas Jefferson Zachary Taylor Lyndon B. Johnson Theodore Roosevelt

Which 1937 movie was the first feature-length animated film? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cinderella Monsters, Inc. Beauty and the Beast

Which company produced the first feature length animated film? Disney Universal MGM Nestor Studios

Which African-American author wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"? W.E.B. Du Bois Frederick Douglass Wole Soyinka Chinua Achebe

Which of the following books was written by W.E.B. Du Bois? "Beloved" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Things Fall Apart" "The Souls of Black Folk"

Which book about John D. Rockefeller's company was written by Ida Tarbell? "The Jungle" "Oil!" "The History of the Standard Oil Company" "Chicago"

Which ancient Greek legislator's name is now used to describe particularly harsh laws and rules? Draco David Xerxes Akhenaton

Which word is derived from the name of a harsh lawgiver of ancient Greece? Multifarious Repercussion Draconian Prosecution

Which Mormon was appointed to be the first governor of Utah by Millard Fillmore? William Penn Joseph Smith Brigham Young John Moroni

In which war was the Battle of Salamis fought in 480 B.C.? Seven Years' War Russo-Japanese War Persian War Crimean War

Which weekly photojournalism magazine was founded by Henry Luce in 1936? The Economist Newsweek The New Republic Life

Which of the following battles did NOT take place during the Greco-Persian Wars? Plataea Thermopylae Antietam Salamis

In which century did the Greco-Persian Wars take place? 15th century 17th century Fifth century B.C. 10th century

Which ancient city was located in modern-day Iraq? Ithaca Nineveh Cairo Xi'an

Which ancient civilization created the Rosetta Stone? Egyptian Aztec Greek Incan

Which artifact from ancient Egypt was a key tool in deciphering hieroglyphic writing? The Dead Sea Scrolls The Elgin Marbles The Rosetta Stone Cleopatra's Needles

Near which town was a stone that helped to decipher Egyptian heiroglyphics found in 1799? Damascus Heliopolis Rosetta Rome

Which of the following writing systems was used on the Rosetta Stone? Roman alphabet Mandarin characters Cyrillic alphabet Greek alphabet

Which writing system was deciphered by the Rosetta Stone? Greek Alphabet Heiroglyphics Cuneiform Sanskrit

Which ancient artifact was largely deciphered by Thomas Young and Jean-Franu00e7ois Champollion in the 1800s? Dante's Inferno Rosetta Stone Dead Sea Scrolls Old Testament

Which U.S. president is the only one who didn't have a first lady? John Adams James Buchanan Lyndon B. Johnson Bill Clinton

Which name was used to describe slavery supporters who migrated to Kansas from Missouri? Southern bandits Foreign legions Kansas invaders Border ruffians

Which idea holding that the people should decide the fate of their territories was central to the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Utilitarianism Democratic vote Transcendentalism Popular sovereignty

Which island nation south of Florida did the U.S. seek to obtain from Spain as outlined in the Ostend Manifesto? Jamaica Cuba Bahamas Haiti

Which Supreme Court chief justice delivered the Dred Scott Decision? John Marshall John Jay Roger Taney Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

In which state was Abraham Lincoln born? Arkansas Missouri Illinois Kentucky

Who was president of the United States when the "Bonus Army" marched on Washington in 1932? John Kennedy William Taft Warren Harding Herbert Hoover

Which group of World War I veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand promised government money? Bonus Army Albany Regency Green Mountain Boys Sans Culottes

Who defeated Herbert Hoover in the presidential election of 1932? Dwight Eisenhower Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Woodrow Wilson

What was the name of Franklin Roosevelt's program to fight the Great Depression? Provisions of Oxford New Deal October Manifesto Square Deal

Which president fought the Great Depression with the New Deal? Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Franklin Roosevelt Lyndon Johnson

Which factor contributed to Herbert Hoover's defeat in the presidential election of 1932? World War II Prohibition The persisting Great Depression The Watergate scandal

In the New Testament, where was the boyhood home of Jesus Christ? Nazareth Athens Cairo Rome

Which religion's principle holy figure spent his childhood in Nazareth? Hinduism Christianity Islam Judaism

Who is the mother of Jesus Christ in the New Testament? Helen Mary Eve Ruth

Which location is a biblically-significant region of Northern Palestine and modern Israel? Ithaca Galilee Carthage Hellespont

Which U.S. president gave "fireside chats" during the Great Depression? Dwight Eisenhower Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Franklin Roosevelt

What did Franklin Roosevelt use to address the nation during his fireside chats? Television Newspapers Radio Internet

Under which U.S. president's administration was the Agricultural Adjustment Act proposed by Henry Wallace? Franklin Roosevelt James Madison Warren Harding Jimmy Carter

Which piece of New Deal legislation encouraged farmers to slaughter livestock and let it rot? Glass-Steagall Act Agricultural Adjustment Act Wagner Act National Industrial Recovery Act

Which of the following New Deal measures attempted to help the manufacturing sector? Norris-La Guardia Act National Industrial Recovery Act Agricultural Adjustment Act Glass-Steagall Act

Which South African leader was imprisoned in 1962 and sent to Robben Island for 27 years? Canaan Banana Nelson Mandela Kofi Annan Xanana Gusmao

Who was the first and only U.S president to serve a third term in office? Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Grover Cleveland

Why did the Nazi-Soviet military nonaggression pact break down in 1941? Stalin ordered a surprise attack on Germany Stalin cut off economic aid to Germany Hitler ordered a surprise attack on the Soviet Union The Soviets aligned with the British

What was one of the means by which labour shortages were reduced in the U.S during World War II? Citizens being drafted into labour duties Utilizing forced labour of prison inmates Encouraging women to enter the workforce Outsourcing of labour overseas

Who wrote letters to President Franklin Roosevelt warning of Germany's efforts to develop an atomic bomb? J. Robert Oppenheimer Edward Teller John von Neumann Albert Einstein

In which U.S. state did the Trinity bomb test take place in 1945? New Mexico California Texas Oregon

Which German general led the Afrika Korps during the Nazi campaign in North Africa? Erwin Rommel Heinz Guderian Kesserling Wilhelm Keitel

In which country did the American and British forces first make landfall during the Allied invasion of Europe? Italy Greece France Spain

Who was the Supreme Commander of the American Forces in Europe during World War II? George Patton Omar Bradley Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower

Which coast of France was the site of the Battle of Normandy? Eastern Southern Northern Western

What was the name given to the last major German offensive to repel the Allied advance into Europe? Battle of Berlin Battle of the Rhine Battle of Britain Battle of the Bulge

Which New Deal program provided young men with unskilled manual labor jobs on rural land during the Great Depression? Civil Works Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Who was the supreme commander of American forces in the Pacific during World War II? Dwight Eisenhower George Patton Omar Bradley Douglas MacArthur

The Civilian Conservation Corps was established in the U.S. as part of which program of economic reforms? New Freedom The New Deal The Great Society The Square Deal

Upon which American aircraft carrier was the Instrument of Surrender signed by Japanese envoys in 1945? USS Constitution USS Arizona USS Missouri USS Nimitz

Upon which Japanese city was the atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" dropped in 1945? Osaka Tokyo Hiroshima Nagasaki

Which Japanese city was the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb? Osaka Nagasaki Tokyo Hiroshima

Who became prime minister of France after World War II? Charles de Gaulle Philippe Petain Francois Mitterand Raymond Poincare

Which colony was governed by George Clinton during King George's War? New York New Jersey New Hampshire New Amsterdam

Which town founded by Roger Conant expelled Pastor Roger Williams after a few years for his provocative views? Cambridge Worcester Lowell Salem

For which offense were women, including Tituba and Martha Corey, arrested in 1692? Adultery Stealing Practicing Quakerism Practicing witchcraft

Which nation's conscription law of 1873 angered existing samurai? Japan Siam Russia China

Which nation saw the Meiji Restoration transform its system of shoguns into a modern government? Japan Russia Philippines China

Which body of water shares its name with the war among Chile, Peru and Bolivia starting in 1879? Pacific Ocean Amazon River Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico

Which nation's independence was at stake in the so-called Ten Years' War, which ended in Spanish victory in 1878? Mexico Cuba Venezuela Puerto Rico

Which of the following programs was created to provide money to elderly Americans and unemployed workers? Social Security Works Progress Administration Agricultural Adjustment Act Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Which of the following New Deal programs provides benefits to retired people? Agricultural Adjustment Administration Farm Credit Administration Federal Emergency Relief Administration Social Security

Who was the Democratic opponent of Alfred Landon in the presidential election of 1936? Bill Clinton James Buchanan Franklin Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

Who defeated Republican Alfred Landon in the presidential election of 1936? Ulysses Grant Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt

Which interim government saw thousands die after Royalist troops assaulted its revolutionaries to regain control in 1871? Bear Flag Republic Weimar Republic Vichy France Paris Commune

Which U.S. president appears on the right end of Mt. Rushmore? Thomas Jefferson John Adams Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt

How many U.S. presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore? Four Five Three Six

Which process was used to preserve dead bodies in ancient Egypt? Reanimation Indoctrination Mummification Polytheism

Which of the following works was written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles? "The Odyssey" "The Divine Comedy" "Don Quixote" "Oedipus the King"

In a play by Sophocles, with which family member does Oedipus tragically sleep? His brother His mother His father His sister

Which character in Greek drama is known for inadvertently killing his father? Achilles Antigone Homer Oedipus

Which character in ancient Greek drama is known for inadvertently sleeping with his mother? Oedipus Jason Aeneas Dante

In which of the following works does the character Ajax appear? "All's Well That Ends Well" "Leviathan" "The Divine Comedy" "The Iliad"

In 1871 Britain annexed land in modern-day South Africa for which commodity? Coal Clay Diamonds Gold

Which of the following philosophers predates Socrates? John Locke Thomas Aquinas Pythagoras Plato

Which novelist of French Romanticism wrote a play about Cromwell before his death in 1885? Voltaire Guy de Maupassant Honore de Balzac Victor Hugo

Which leader became the first German Emperor in 1871 during the Franco-Prussian War? William I Konrad Adenauer Otto von Bismarck Victor Emmanuel II

Which title was given to Charles Darwin's 1871 follow-up to "On the Origin of Species"? "On Human Progress" "Roots" "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" "National Life from the Standpoint of Science"

Which Russian author worked on his novel "Anna Karenina" from 1873 to 1877? Fyodor Dostoyevsky Leo Tolstoy Anton Chekhov Maxim Gorky

With which movement is writer Langston Hughes associated? Dada Harlem Renaissance Social Realism Expressionism

With which American movement were writers Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes associated? Dada Impressionism Social Realism Harlem Renaissance

With which movement were writers W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes associated? Social Realism Dada Regionalism Harlem Renaissance

In which city is the Empire State Building located? Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston

In which city is the Chrysler Building located? Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia

Which medical missionary was greeted with a now-famous line by Henry Morton Stanley near Lake Tanganyika in 1871? John Stuart Mill Thomas Hill Green David Livingstone Cecil Rhodes

Which New York Yankees baseball player holds a record 56-game hitting streak? Roger Maris Mickey Mantle Derek Jeter Joe DiMaggio

Which opera based on a Pushkin verse novel was written by Tchaikovsky and released in 1878? "Fair Maid of Perth" "Eugene Onegin" "Tale of Tsar Sultan" "Turandot"

In which month did the St. Valentine's Day Massacre occur in Chicago? April February December August

In which U.S. state did the St. Valentine's Day Massacre occur in 1929? Michigan Illinois New York Indiana

Upon which city did the "Bonus Army" march in 1932? Chicago New York Boston Washington, D.C.

By which other name is the Volstead Act known? National Prohibition Act Uniform Adoption Act Food Oversight Act Drug Enforcement Act

By which other name is the National Prohibition Act known? Scopes Act Seward Act Volstead Act Bryan Act

Which president tried to pack the Supreme Court in 1936? Franklin Roosevelt Jimmy Carter Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge

Which Russian author of "The Brothers Karamazov" also wrote "A Writer's Diary" between 1873 and 1881? Anton Chekhov Leo Tolstoy Fyodor Dostoevsky Henrik Ibsen

Which of the following events notably took place in both Odessa and Warsaw in 1881? Pogroms Peasant revolts Military coups Great fires

Which European power ruled the colony of Virginia? Spain Great Britain France Netherlands

Which of the following U.S. states was formed out of the colony of Virginia? Maryland Georgia Illinois Missouri

Which of the following U.S. states was formerly part of the colony of Virginia? Montana West Virginia Arkansas Florida

Which state was once part of the Virginia Colony? Maine Louisiana Kentucky Tennessee

Which state was once a part of the Virginia Colony? Connecticut Indiana Maryland Georgia

Which country was recognized as independent in the Treaty of Lisbon of 1668? France Austria Spain Portugal

Which colony was once governed by John Penn? Georgia Connecticut Maine Pennsylvania

What was the name of fictional character Don Quixote's partner? Pedro Sancho Panza Jose de San Martin Juan Miguel

To which fictional character was Sancho Panzo a sidekick? David Copperfield Don Quixote Ulysses Zorro

Which man was a member of Parliament and an organizer of the fight against Charles I during the English Civil War? John Pym John Dunne Edward Norton William Godsworth

Which parliament was put in place by Oliver Cromwell? Short Rump Barebones Long

Who was invited to invade England and assume the role of king? John Pym William of Orange Christopher Wren William Carlos Williams

During which conflict did William of Orange invade England and assume the role of king? Hundred Years War Glorious Revolution War of the Roses English Civil War

To which English queen was William III of Orange married? Joyce Emily Mary Elizabeth

Which man wrote "Two Treatises on Government"? John Locke John Pym John Churchill Thomas Marlow

Which of the following works was written by John Locke? "Two Treatises on Government" "Behemoth" "Confessions" "Leviathan"

Which Dutch artist painted most of his works in the city of Delft? Pablo Picasso Rembrandt Johannes Vermeer Miguel de Cervantes

From which country did Sacco and Vanzetti, both famously sentenced to death in the U.S. in 1921, hail? Italy Russia France Austria

Who wrote "In Dubious Battle" and "The Grapes of Wrath"? James Joyce John Steinbeck Pearl S. Buck Washington Irving

Which American novelist wrote "Tortilla Flat" and "The Grapes of Wrath"? John Steinbeck Pearl S. Buck Washington Irving James Joyce

Which American author wrote the novels "Sartoris" and "The Sound and the Fury"? John Steinbeck Washington Irving William Faulkner James Joyce

Which American author wrote the novels "Sanctuary" and "The Sound and the Fury"? Washington Irving James Joyce John Steinbeck William Faulkner

Which American author wrote "Absalom, Absalom!" and "The Sound and the Fury"? James Joyce Washington Irving William Faulkner John Steinbeck

Who wrote the novels "Light in August" and "The Sound and The Fury"? John Steinbeck Washington Irving James Joyce William Faulkner

For which European power did Pierre de Rigaud fight in the French and Indian War? France Great Britain Spain Netherlands

Which of these U.S. acts was designed to support the British during World War II? Norris-La Guardia Act Pendleton Act Wagner Act Lend-Lease Act

Which of the following countries was NOT part of what Franklin Roosevelt called an "unholy alliance"? Japan Spain Germany Italy

Which group was referred to as an "unholy alliance" by Franklin Roosevelt? The Third Coalition The Triple Entente The Little Entente The Axis Powers

What was President Calvin Coolidge's nickname? "Silent Cal" "Old Hickory" "Old Rough and Ready" "The Little Magician"

Which of the following films was NOT released in the 1930s? "King Kong" "Gone with the Wind" "The Wizard of Oz" "Lawrence of Arabia"

Who wrote the novels "Dodsworth" and "Main Street"? Sinclair Lewis William Faulkner John Steinbeck James Joyce

Which American novelist wrote "Main Street" and "Arrowsmith"? William Faulkner Sinclair Lewis James Joyce John Steinbeck

Which American author wrote "Dodsworth" and "Babbitt"? John Steinbeck William Faulkner James Joyce Sinclair Lewis

Which American author wrote "The Torrents of Spring" and "A Farewell to Arms"? Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner John Steinbeck Sinclair Lewis

Which organization was established in 1885, 26 years before Mohandas Gandhi took control? Union of South Africa Indian National Congress British East Indies Company Pakistani Parliament

Which movement was named after Monet's 1872 painting of a sunrise? Cubism Pointillism Impressionism Fauvism

Who won the U.S. presidential election of 1964? Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson

Who won the U.S. presidential election of 1960? Jimmy Carter Dwight Eisenhower Richard Nixon John Kennedy

Who won the U.S. presidential election of 1980? Ronald Reagan Dwight Eisenhower Bill Clinton Richard Nixon

Who won the U.S. presidential election of 1968? Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller James Carter George H.W. Bush

Which American author wrote "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Farewell to Arms"? Pearl S. Buck Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner John Steinbeck

Which American author wrote "To Have and Have Not" and "A Farewell to Arms"? Sinclair Lewis William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck

Which American author wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls"? John Steinbeck William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway Sinclair Lewis

Which American author wrote "In Our Time" and "A Farewell to Arms"? William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck Sinclair Lewis

Which American author wrote "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "The Old Man and the Sea"? John Steinbeck William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway Sinclair Lewis

Which French author wrote "The Three Musketeers"? Alexandre Dumas Victor Gogal Antwan Lebachek Henry Pierre

Which of the following men was considered an enlightened absolute monarch of Prussia? Arnold II James II Richard II Fredrick the Great

Under whose leadership did Prussia become one of the great states of Europe? William IV Fredrick the Great James II Christian XXX

Who wrote "Critique of Pure Reason" in 1781? Arnold Palmer James Klimp Immanuel Kant Jason Whishman

Which of the following works was written by Immanuel Kant? "Troilus and Cressida" "Leviathan" "Critique of Practical Reason" "Three Musketeers"

Who wrote "Critique of Judgement"? James Joyce James Klimp Immanuel Kant William Carlos Williams

Who wrote "Candide"? James Joyce Jan Vermerr Voltaire Antwan Lebachek

Which European power imposed the Sugar Act and the Currency Act upon their colonies in North America? Great Britain France Spain Portugal

In which modern-day state was the House of Burgesses established? Indiana Maine Virginia New York

Which colony did Samuel Adams represent at the Stamp Act Congress? Massachusetts New Jersey Maine Maryland

Which king of France was known as the Sun King? William IV Louis XIV Philip II James II

Who wrote "The School for Wives"? Jan Vermerr Moliere James Klimp Wyatt Earp

Who wrote "Tartuffe"? Jan Vermerr Moliere Christopher Wren John Locke

Who wrote "The Imaginary Invalid"? Christopher Wren Winston Churchill William Carlos Williams Moliere

Moliere began his path to fame after presenting "Nicomede" and a work of his own before which king of France? Arnold II Louis XIV James II Christian XXX

Who was king of France during the Franco-Dutch War? James II Louis XIV Arnold II Philip II

Which dynasty rose to power following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty? Ming Edo Bakufu Tokugawa

Which dynasty succeeded the Ming Dynasty? Qing Kurotsuchi Edo Ichigo

The HMS Gaspee was burned by angry civilians of which future nation? Cuba United States Spain France

In which state did Shays' Rebellion begin? Maine Maryland New Jersey Massachusetts

In which war did Daniel Shays serve as a captain? War of 1812 Quasi War Greek War of Independence American Revolutionary War

During which war was the Battle of Trenton fought? Civil War War of 1812 American Revolutionary War World War I

During which war was the Battle of Princeton fought? American Revolutionary War Seven Years' War French and Indian War Quasi War

During which war was the Battle of Brandywine fought? World War I War of 1812 Second Opium War American Revolutionary War

During which war was the Battle of Saratoga fought? Quasi War American Revolutionary War War of 1812 French and Indian War

Which term was used to describe the period of social and political reform in the early 1900s in the United States? Gilded Age Greatest Generation Prohibition Progressive Era

Which type of worker rose to prominence in the Progressive Era? Red collar Green collar White collar Blue collar

Which term describes pre-World War I magazine journalists who exposed corruption to bring about reform? Tattlers Banditos Yellow journalists Muckrakers

Which name was given to the Irish immigrant and New York cook found to have carried a deadly bacillus in 1907? Anthrax Annie Typhoid Mary Salmonella Sally Silicosis Sylvia

Which amusement park in New York known for its hot dogs was entertaining several million visitors a year by 1914? Harlem Cedar Point Disneyland Coney Island

Which American composer wrote hits such as "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer"? W.C. Handy Irving Berlin Scott Joplin Dizzy Gillespie

Which well-known philanthropist and heir to Standard Oil financed the American Social Hygiene Association? John Henry Irons John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Andrew Carnegie, Jr. J.P. Morgan, Jr.

Which drug, extracted from coca leaves, was a component of Coca-Cola until 1900? Tobacco Heroin Cocaine Marijuana

Which New York island served as an entryway for many of the 17 million immigrants from 1900 to 1917? Coney Island Roosevelt Island Ellis Island Three Mile Island

Which test banning immigration by people who couldn't read became law over President Wilson's veto in 1917? Grandfather test Native test Arithmetic test Literacy test

Which scientific study was used as justification for racism in works such as "The Passing of the Great Race"? Eukaryotes Euclid Eugenics Eustacia

Which author called for full racial equality and criticized Booker T. Washington in his work "The Souls of Black Folk"? William Lloyd Garrison William Monroe Trotter Ida Wells Barnett W.E.B. Du Bois

Which woman coined the term "birth control" and opened America's first birth-control clinic? Margaret Sanger Elizabeth Cady Stanton Jane Addams Louisa May Alcott

Which nickname was used for members of the Industrial Workers of the World, founded in 1905? Weeble-Wobbles Weepies Warblers Wobblies

Which labor leader from Indiana unsuccessfully ran for president of the United States five times, once from jail? Theodore Dreiser Eugene Victor Debs Grover Cleveland William Jennings Bryan

Which Scottish-born naturalist founded the Sierra Club and wrote articles for such magazines as "Harper's Weekly"? Ferdinand Hayden Ansel Adams John Muir Sean Connery

Who was the first woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives? Jeannette Rankin Madeleine Albright Nancy Pelosi Geraldine Ferraro

Which organization was created in 1916 to manage national forests, wildlife reserves, monuments and parks? National Reclamation Service Tennessee Valley Authority Civilian Conservation Corps National Park Service

Which U.S. president's insistence that the monetary system be publicly controlled resulted in the Federal Reserve Act? William Jennings Bryan Calvin Coolidge Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

Which agency, created in 1914, sought to prevent unfair business practices and promote consumer protection? Food and Drug Administration Federal Reserve Civilian Conservation Corps Federal Trade Commission

Which series of letters, sent by Secretary of State John Hay to six other nations, spoke in support of open trade with China? Zimmerman notes Boxer memorandum Watson telegrams Open Door notes

How did Woodrow Wilson ensure adequate troop numbers for World War I? Suspending the rights of conscientious objectors Large financial incentives for soldiers A draft Shutdown of factories and other means of employment

Which of these areas was a site of conflict during World War I? Black Forest El-Alamein Veracruz Argonne Forest

Which trade passage was acquired by the U.S. via negotiations between John Hay and Phillipe-Jean Bunau-Varilla? Suez Canal Erie Canal Champlain Canal Panama Canal

Which phrase was used to describe President William Howard Taft's focus on expanding American commerce abroad? Dollar Diplomacy Monetary Tact Penny Politics Cash Craft

Which nickname refers to the 16 U.S. battleships that circumnavigated the globe during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency? Great White Fleet Boats Afloat Rough Riders Kamikaze Fleet

Which Mexican bandito was pursued by General John J. Pershing after burning the town of Columbus, New Mexico? Pancho Villa Victoriano Huerta Porfirio Diaz Emiliano Zapata

Which missive promised Mexico the "lost territories" of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico if they waged war against the U.S.? Open Door notes Watson telegram Zimmerman Telegram Lusitania letters

Which U.S. president's middle name was Simpson? John Kennedy George Bush Ulysses Grant Lyndon Johnson

Which 1917 act originally required all males between 21 and 30 years of age to register with local draft boards? Selective Service Act War Powers Act Civil Service Act Taft-Hartley Act

Which act of 1917 legislated fines and imprisonment for vaguely defined antiwar actions? Sedition Act Espionage Act PATRIOT Act Treason Act

How many points did Woodrow Wilson include in his declaration to Congress on a post-World War I settlement? 12 14 16 20

Which of the following groups of people were NOT targeted by the Ku Klux Klan? African Americans Jewish Americans Catholics Protestants

Whose Model T and Model A automobiles helped change the face of American transportation? Henry Ford Gottlieb Daimler Louis Chevrolet Karl Benz

To what does the 20th-century American phrase "melting pot" refer? The excessive heat of the Dust Bowl The diverse population of the United States Rampant food shortages A popular newscast

Which of the following professions was NOT typically filled by women in the 1920s and 30s? Nurse Secretary Librarian Assembly line worker

Which American composer created such works as "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris" and "Porgy and Bess"? Aaron Copland Louis Armstrong Maurice Ravel George Gershwin

Which of the following baseball stadiums was known as "The House That Ruth Built"? Fenway Park Polo Grounds Wrigley Field Yankee Stadium

Which American author wrote such works as "This Side of Paradise," "Tender is the Night" and "The Great Gatsby"? F. Scott Fitzgerald Sinclair Lewis Ernest Hemingway Thornton Wilder

Which American author received Pulitzer Prizes for "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," "Our Town" and "The Skin of Our Teeth"? T.S. Eliot Thornton Wilder Sinclair Lewis Eugene O'Neill

Which of the following novels was written by Truman Capote? "Howard's End" "Dracula" "The Little Prince" "In Cold Blood"

For which historic figure did Forest Whitaker win an Oscar as the title "Last King of Scotland"? Rasputin Idi Amin Edward the Confessor James II

Which American author wrote "This Side of Paradise" and "The Great Gatsby"? Ernest Hemingway James Joyce F. Scott Fitzgerald William Faulkner

Which American author wrote "All the Sad Young Men" and "The Great Gatsby"? James Joyce William Faulkner F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway

Which American author wrote "Tender is the Night" and "The Great Gatsby"? F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway James Joyce William Faulkner

Which American author wrote "The Last Tycoon" and "The Great Gatsby"? James Joyce Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald William Faulkner

Which American author wrote "The Greater Inclination" and "Ethan Frome"? Edith Wharton John Steinbeck William Faulkner Willa Cather

Which American author wrote "The Valley of Decision" and "Ethan Frome"? Edith Wharton Ernest Hemingway Willa Cather John Steinbeck

Which American author wrote "Ethan Frome"? Willa Cather Ernest Hemingway James Joyce Edith Wharton

Which American author wrote "The Age of Innocence"? Ernest Hemingway Willa Cather Edith Wharton James Joyce

What tsar of Russia was referred to as "the Terrible"? William IV Ivan IV James II Christian XXX

Which American author wrote "The Custom of the Country" and "Ethan Frome"? Willa Cather Ernest Hemingway Edith Wharton James Joyce

Which Russian tsar was known as the "the Great"? Jason III James II Charles VI Ivan III

Which American author wrote "The Age of Innocence" and "Ethan Frome"? Willa Cather Edith Wharton James Joyce Ernest Hemingway

Which American author wrote "The Writing of Fiction" and "Ethan Frome"? James Joyce Willa Cather Edith Wharton Ernest Hemingway

Which American author wrote "Hudson River Bracketed" and "Ethan Frome"? Willa Cather Edith Wharton Ernest Hemingway James Joyce

Which American author wrote "A Backward Glance" and "Ethan Frome"? Ernest Hemingway Willa Cather James Joyce Edith Wharton

Which American author wrote "The Buccaneers" and "The Age of Innocence"? Ernest Hemingway Willa Cather Edith Wharton James Joyce

Which tsar commissioned the construction of Saint Basil's Cathedral? Ivan IV William XIV James II Jason III

Which tsar created the feared oprichniki, a group dedicated to suppressing his enemies? Ivan IV William IV Arnold II James II

Which tsar started the Livonian War? Arnold II Jason III Ivan IV James II

Which tsar ordered the Massacre at Novgorod? James II Christian XXX William XIV Ivan IV

Which period of political crisis in Russian history followed the death of Boris Godunov? Great Famine Darkest Days Time of Troubles Black Death

Whose reign marked the end of the Time of Troubles? Mikhail Romanov Arnold II James II William IV

Who founded the Romanov dynasty in Russia? Mikhail I Arnold II James II William IV

Who succeeded Peter the Great as tsar of Russia? Arnold II James II William IV Catherine I

Who was tsar of Russia during the Seven Years' War? James II William IV Elizabeth Arnold II

Which tsar withdrew Russia from the Seven Years' War? Arnold II Peter III Christian XXX James II

Which American-English poet wrote "The Waste Land"? Willa Cather T. S. Eliot Edith Wharton Langston Hughes

Which poet wrote "Ash Wednesday" and "The Waste Land"? Edith Wharton Willa Cather T. S. Eliot James Joyce

Which author wrote "Four Quartets" and "The Waste Land"? T. S. Eliot Willa Cather Edith Wharton James Joyce

Which empress of Russia came to power following a 1762 coup? Mary I Anna Catherine the Great Electra

Which author wrote "The Cocktail Party" and "The Waste Land"? T. S. Eliot Edith Wharton James Joyce Willa Cather

Who was tsar when Russia annexed Crimea? James II William IV Arnold II Catherine the Great

Which tsar established the first League of Armed Neutrality? Arnold II Christian XXX William IV Catherine the Great

Who was tsar of Russia during the Partitions of Poland? Jason III William IV Catherine the Great Arnold II

What Wyoming landmark lent its name to a scandal in which Warren Harding's secretary of the interior accepted bribes? Credit Mobilier Teapot Dome Cheyenne Watergate

Which tsar of Russia was the first to issue paper money? Catherine the Great Arnold II James II William IV

Which nickname was given to President Calvin Coolidge, a man of carefully chosen words? "Silent Cal" "Stoic Cal" "Cautious Cal" "Quiet Cal"

Which former president was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Warren G. Harding in 1921? Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft

Which restaurant, famous for their root beer, originated in 1921 and is considered to be the first fast-food chain? Howard Johnson's A&W McDonald's Burger King

Who succeeded James II as king of England? Mikhail I William III and Mary II Jason III Arnold II

Who succeeded George I as king of England? George II Arnold II James II Jason III

Who was king of England during the Seven Years' War? Arnold II William IV George II Jason III

Who succeeded George II as king of England? James II George III Arnold II Jason III

Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain? Robert Walpole James Klimp Jan Vermerr James Joyce

Which Mughal emperor created the Taj Mahal? Babur Ieyasu Shah Jahan Bakufu

Which right was guaranteed to all male citizens, regardless of race, with the passage of the 15th Amendment? Right to sue the government Right to free speech Right to vote Right to freedom

Which man is known as "the first martyr of the American Revolution"? Crispus Attucks John Hancock John Adams Samuel Adams

Which event began with colonists throwing snowballs? Civil War Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre World War I

Crispus Attucks, the first casualty of the American Revolution, was of which race? Japanese African American Chinese Caucasian

Which of the following items was created in 1768 by Paul Revere? Statue of Liberty Liberty Bowl Declaration of Independence United States Flag

In which work did John Locke write about the basics of the social contract theory? "Two Treatises of Government" U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence Proclamation of 1763

Which religious philosophy did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson follow? Catholicism Calvinism Puritanism Deism

Which man was president when the Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10,1869? Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt James K. Polk Ulysses Grant

In which year did the First Continental Congress convene? 1776 1786 1774 1789

Who succeeded Mehmed III as Ottoman sultan? Babur Ahmed I Ali Heussein

John and Samuel Adams were members of which colony? Massachusetts Virginia Georgia Rhode Island

Which man did NOT represent Virginia at the first Continental Congress? Richard Henry Lee John Adams George Washington Patrick Henry

Which Virginian said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"? Patrick Henry John Adams King George III Winston Churchill

Which of the following was NOT a pamphlet circulated during the American Revolutionary movement? A Chariot of Liberty Oration on the Beauties of Liberty Down with Napoleon! Common Sense

Who was appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775? George Washington John Adams Benedict Arnold Thomas Jefferson

Which term refers to laws governing Sunday behavior as well as to the statues codified in colonial Connecticut in 1655? Red laws Orange laws Green laws Blue laws

Which movement split the Protestant churches in America into the "New Lights" and the "Old Lights"? Great Schism Great Awakening Industrial Revolution Salutary Neglect

Which American film starring Al Jolson was the first feature-length movie to include synchronized dialogue? "The Jazz Singer" "Cleopatra" "The Ten Commandments" "Steamboat Willy"

Which Walt Disney cartoon introduced audiences to a whistling Mickey Mouse in 1928? Steamboat Willy Mickey on Ice Snow White The Jazz Singer

Which New York Yankee Hall of Fame right fielder set a record in 1927 with 60 home runs? Lou Gehrig Kirk Gibson Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Which nickname was given to American pilot Charles Lindbergh, who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927? Lucky Chuckie Lucky Lindy Charlie Chaplin Air Lindbergh

Which term referred to the stereotype of the 1920s woman with bobbed hair, a cigarette, lipstick and a short skirt? Women of the night Clapper Flapper Mignonette

Which colonial polymath and political figure proposed the Plan of Union, a step towards uniting British America? George Washington John Hancock John Peter Zenger Benjamin Franklin

In which case were two anarchist Italian immigrants convicted of murder and later executed by electrocution? Buonarotti-Pavarotti Case Sacco-Vanzetti Case Menotti-Aida Case Bizet-Piermarocchi Case

Which prosecutor for the Scopes Trial also unsuccessfully ran for president of the U.S. three times? William Howard Taft Eugene Victor Debs William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow

Which American lawyer who defended Leopold and Loeb in 1924 was the defense attorney in the Scopes Trial? William Jennings Bryan John T. Scopes Clarence Darrow Phoenix Wright

Which schoolteacher violated Tennessee's Butler Act against teaching evolution in schools, setting off an eponymous trial? Valerie Frizzle William Jennings Bryan John T. Scopes Clarence Darrow

Which U.S. president, nicknamed the "Great Engineer," was in office during the stock market crash of 1929? Franklin D. Roosevelt William Howard Taft Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge

Which paralyzed New York governor became the nation's 32nd president after the election of 1932? Calvin Coolidge Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which head of a wartime committee was Franklin Roosevelt's third vice president and later became president of the U.S.? Ronald Reagan John Nance Garner Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry Truman

What did Franklin D. Roosevelt claim was "the only thing we have to fear" in his inaugural address? World war Economic collapse Communism Fear itself

Which New Deal agency employed many young Americans in jobs such as reforestation and maintaining parks? Federal Emergency Relief Act Home Owners Loan Corporation Agricultural Adjustment Administration Civilian Conservation Corps

Which New Deal program paid subsidies to farmers who agreed to curtail their farm production? Agricultural Adjustment Administration Works Progress Administration Tennessee Valley Authority Civilian Conservation Corps

Which New Deal program, represented by a blue eagle emblem, set wages and forbade businesses to cut prices? Federal Emergency Relief Act Civilian Conservation Corps National Recovery Administration Works Progress Administration

Which New Deal program funded construction of hydroelectric dams in rural regions? Agricultural Adjustment Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Tennessee Valley Authority Civil Works Administration

Which New Deal program employed millions of unskilled laborers to construct roads and public buildings? Civil Works Administration Works Progress Administration Agricultural Adjustment Administration Civilian Conservation Corps

Which economist's "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" inspired the deficit spending of the 1930s? John Kenneth Galbraith Adam Smith David Ricardo John Maynard Keynes

Which New Deal program established a system into which workers paid wages to finance benefits for the elderly? Civil Works Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration Social Security Act

Which committee, formed in 1938, was responsible for investigating New Deal agencies for communist infiltration? House Un-American Activities Committee Committee for Industrial Organization Works Progress Investigation Committee Committee on Public Information

Which name was given to the popular family comedy team of "A Night at the Opera" that included Harpo, Chico and Groucho? The Three Stooges The Reiner Family The Marx Brothers The Coen Brothers

Which historical film adaptation of a Margaret Mitchell novel cast Clark Gable in the 19th century American South? "Pride and Prejudice" "Gone With the Wind" "Little Women" "Casablanca"

What Italian dictator who opposed the United States in World War II seized power of his country in 1922? David Ricardo Benito Mussolini Michelangelo Buonarroti Philippe Petain

Which insecticide was used to prevent malaria by clearing islands of mosquitoes in World War II? DDT Agent Orange ENIAC Raid

What was the acronym used for the mobile hospitals pioneered in World War II, as well as a famous TV show later? DDT WAVE MASH WASP

Which code name, derived from a New York City borough, was used for the $2 billion project that culminated in the atomic bomb? Manhattan Project Brooklyn Project Bronx Project Queens Project

Which female icon possessing a pneumatic gun became a symbol of women workers in the war effort? Rosie the Riveter Susan the Strong Selina the Spy Diana the Diligent

Which superhero, the alter ego of Steve Rogers, was Timely Comics' most popular character during World War II? Captain Marvel The Incredible Hulk Superman Captain American

Which nickname is used in reference to the formal end of World War II: May 8, 1945? V-J Day Anti-German Day D-Day V-E Day

What was the term for the policy the United States used to prevent the spread of communism after World War II? Appeasement Entrapment Containment Domino

To which two countries did President Harry Truman ask Congress to give $400 million in military aid in 1947? Greece and Turkey Greece and Hungary Turkey and Serbia Italy and Russia

Which agency was created by the National Security Act of 1947 in order to gather foreign information? National Security Administration Covert Operations Agency Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigations

Which plan, promoted by the U.S. secretary of state in 1947, offered U.S. aid to 17 European countries? Taft-Hartley Plan Bingley Plan Marshall Plan Truman Plan

Into which divided German city did the U.S. and its allies provide food and supplies by air for over a year? Munich Strasbourg Berlin Aachen

Which military alliance was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada and several European nations? United Nations North Atlantic Treaty Organization World Health Organization League of Nations

Which South Carolina governor was named as the presidential candidate for the States' Rights, or Dixiecrat, Party in 1948? Strom Thurmond Thurgood Marshall Jimmy Carter Eugene Victor Debs

Which N.Y. governor was falsely reported in a news headline to have defeated Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election? Victor Fries Rudy Giuliani Scott Free Thomas E. Dewey

What was the term used for President Truman's plans for health care, civil rights, and federal aid for education? Raw Deal Decent Deal Fair Deal New Deal

Which term was used for the film directors and screenwriters who refused to testify about prior communist affiliations? Hollywood Ten Film School Five Acting Eight Dirty Dozen

What was the last name of the couple, Julius and Ethel, convicted of espionage and executed by electric chair in 1953? Bloomberg Ginsberg Cullen Rosenberg

Which Wisconsin senator claimed to have a list of 250 names of Americans loyal to the communist party in 1950? Joseph McCarthy Robert La Follette Edward Grieg Paul McCartney

By which informal name is the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, which provided benefits to veterans, known? VFW Bill Jobs for Vets Bill G.I. Bill Friend Act

Whose 1946 book "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" emphasized the importance of full-time motherhood? Benjamin Spock Rip Hunter Christopher Chance Michael Jon Carter

Which sport was integrated in 1947 when Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play it professionally? Soccer Baseball Basketball Football

Which U.S. president and Civil War general said, "I have never advocated war except as a means to peace." Theodore Roosevelt Ulysses Grant James K. Polk Abraham Lincoln

Which "Cornhusker State" gained its statehood in 1867? Texas Nebraska Georgia Oregon

Which man, successor to Abraham Lincoln, was president of the U.S. when Nebraska gained statehood in 1867? Lyndon Johnson Andrew Johnson Theodore Roosevelt Samuel Tilden

Who was the U.S. president from 1945 to 1953? Dwight Eisenhower John Kennedy Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson

Who was found to have violated tax laws and lost his role as chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means in 2010? Charles Rangel Eliot Spitzer Arlen Specter John Boehner

Which period in U.S. history was effectively ended by the Compromise of 1877? Reconstruction Manifest Destiny Babylonian Captivity Civil War

Which Illinois governor was convicted of selling Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat? Scott Walker Richard Daley Rod Blagojevich Rick Perry

Which former White House chief of staff to Barack Obama became mayor of Chicago in 2011? Rahm Emanuel Henry Paulson Ken Salazar Timothy Geithner

What 1939 film featured Judy Garland and Jack Haley in an adaptation of a children's book by L. Frank Baum? "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" "The Secret Garden" "Alice in Wonderland" "The Wizard of Oz"

Which 1937 Disney film, an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, was the first full-length animated feature? "Little Red Riding Hood" "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" "Sleeping Beauty" "Cinderella"

Which 1941 film starring and directed by Orson Welles included a character based on William Randolph Hearst? "Citizen Kane" "War of the Worlds" "Jane Eyre" "Touch of Evil"

Which American author wrote "How to Read" and the unfinished "The Cantos"? Ezra Pound Willa Cather William Faulkner John Steinbeck

Which American poet wrote "A Lume Spento" and "The Cantos"? James Joyce T. S. Eliot Willa Cather Ezra Pound

Which American poet wrote "Exultations" and "The Cantos"? Ezra Pound T. S. Eliot James Joyce Willa Cather

Which American poet wrote "Personae" and "The Cantos"? John Steinbeck Willa Cather Ezra Pound T. S. Eliot

What name has been given to November 11, also known as Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the end of World War I? V-J Day V-E Day Memorial Day Armistice Day

Which American poet wrote "Literary Essays" and "The Cantos"? T. S. Eliot Ezra Pound James Joyce Willa Cather

Which name was used for parts of modern-day Maine and Nova Scotia by the French during the 1600s? Orleans Louisiana Acadia Quebec

Which treaty of 1919 did the U.S. Senate reject because of a clause establishing a League of Nations? Treaty of Paris Treaty of Portsmouth Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Treaty of Versailles

Which offshoot of the Mennonites took their name from a convert from Alsace who emphasized discipline? Shakers Methodists Lutherans Amish

Which term was used to describe people who illegally transported liquor over water during the Prohibition era? Rumrunners Booze bums Hooch hoppers Liquor limers

Which American magazine established by Conde Nast published its first issue in 1925? The New Yorker Time Life Washington Post

Who was accused of antinomianism and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony? John Cotton Tituba Anne Hutchinson Roger Thorpe

Which group of North American Indians overthrew Spanish rule in New Mexico in 1680 with the aid of the Apache? Powhatan Inuit Comanche Pueblo

Which explorers found the Arkansas River in 1673 while searching for a southern route to California? Lewis and Clark Magellan and Cabot Hudson and Cook Marquette and Jolliet

Which policy did Otto von Bismarck use in a series of 1873 laws against the Catholics? Herrenvolk Ostpolitik Kulturkampf Realpolitik

Which German leader promoted Kulturkampf in 1873 to subject the Catholic Church? Franz Josef Otto von Bismarck Theodor Mommsen Prince von Metterlinck

Which author wrote the important "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" in 1883 before working on "Beyond Good and Evil" and "On the Genealogy of Morals"? Edmund Husserl Immanuel Kant Friedrich Nietzsche Martin Heidegger

Which famous psychotherapist went to Paris in 1885 to study under Jean-Martin Charcot, a specialist in neurology? Wilhelm Wundt Carl Rogers Sigmund Freud William James

Which composer had an opera house, the Festspielhaus, built in Bayreuth to premier his "Ring Cycle" in 1876? Richard Wagner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Giacomo Puccini Franz Schubert

What Israeli intelligence agency kidnapped the former Nazi Adolf Eichman from Argentina and put him to trial? The Mossad The Israeli Chief Intelligence Organization (ICIO) Shining Path FARC

Which book was the first to be printed in British North America in 1640? "Of Plymouth Plantation" "Poor Richard's Almanack" "Bay Psalm Book" "Webster's Dictionary"

William Wheeler served as vice president of the U.S. alongside which president? George W. Bush John F. Kennedy Rutherford B. Hayes George Washington

Which island group, a British territory, was colonized as Somers Islands in 1612? Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Canary Islands Bermuda Islands

Which literature was translated by John Eliot into the Algonquian language in 1663? "Bay Psalm Book" Sermons of Samson Occom The Bible "Of Plymouth Plantation"

Which successor to Abraham Lincoln was the second Republican president? Andrew Johnson Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Andrew Jackson

Which city, Wisconsin's capital, is the site of the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin? La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Green Bay

Which writ was suspended in several border states by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War? Writ of certiorari Writ of gerrymandius Writ of habeas corpus Writ of mandamus

Which three amendments were ratified in the five years following the Civil War? 18th-20th 13th-15th 2nd-4th 31st-33rd

Which U.S. president, successor to William Henry Harrison, was married to two different first ladies while in office? Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson John Tyler Lyndon Johnson

Which president went on to serve in the Confederate Congress after the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War? Abraham Lincoln William Henry Harrison Thomas Jefferson John Tyler

Which two U.S. presidents, the nation's 4th and 12th, were second cousins to each other? James Madison & Zachary Taylor Thomas Jefferson & James Polk John Quincy Adams & Ulysses Grant James Monroe & Abraham Lincoln

Which future Confederate president was briefly married to Zachary Taylor's daughter? Abraham Lincoln Stonewall Jackson Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee

Which president's son was the last Confederate general to surrender during the U.S. Civil War? John Quincy Adams Rutherford B. Hayes Zachary Taylor Abraham Lincoln

Which war made Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott national heroes? Mexican-American War Vietnam War Civil War Spanish-American War

Which man did NOT succeed to the presidency after his predecessor's death? John Tyler Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Millard Fillmore

Which country's city of Monterrey was attacked by Zachary Taylor in 1846? Mexico Portugal Cuba Canada

Which U.S. president died while the Compromise of 1850 was being debated? Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor Andrew Johnson Warren G. Harding

Which country became open to American trade after the Treaty of Kanagawa? India Japan China Canada

Which U.S. president from Buffalo, N.Y., succeeded Zachary Taylor? James K. Polk Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Millard Fillmore

Which state is home to Bowdoin College, the alma mater of Franklin Pierce? Kansas California Maine Michigan

Which pre-Civil War president was staunchly pro-slavery despite hailing from New Hampshire? Franklin Pierce John Tyler Andrew Johnson Thomas Jefferson

Which cabinet position did Ulysses S. Grant hold during President Andrew Johnson's administration? Secretary of War Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Education

Which commodity's market did Jay Gould and James Fisk corner, leading to the Black Friday crash of 1869? Aluminum Corn Gold Oil

Which president was dubbed "His Fraudulency" due to the questionable resolution of the election of 1876? James K. Polk Rutherford B. Hayes Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln

Which festively-decorated objects are rolled on the White House lawn - a tradition that began with the Hayes family in 1878? Easter eggs American flags Christmas trees May poles

Which 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged American independence? The Declaration of Independence "Plain Truth" "The Gettysburg Address" "Common Sense"

Which man wrote the pamphlet Common Sense? John Adams Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine George Washington

Who was king of Great Britain when the United States declared its independence? George II George III James I James II

Who was president of the United States from 1961-1963? John Kennedy Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower Richard Nixon

Who served as president of the United States from 1969 to 1974? Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter John Kennedy

What did the Centennial Exposition of 1876 commemorate? The 10th anniversary of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence The 50th anniversary of the end of the Civil War The 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln

What Pennsylvania city, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, hosted the Centennial Exposition 100 years later? Reading Philadelphia Pittsburgh Harrisburg

Which mythological creature was known for telling a famous riddle? The Hydra The Sphinx The Centaur The Harpy

Which baseball team's Hall of Fame players include Dizzy Dean, Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter? Arizona Diamondbacks Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets

Which baseball team's Hall of Fame players have included Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk? New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Boston Red Sox

Which baseball team's Hall of Fame players have included Ryne Sandberg, Billy Williams and Ernie Banks? Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Dodgers

Which baseball team's Hall of Fame players have included Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax and Tommy Lasorda? Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Which baseball team's Hall of Fame players have included Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford? New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles New York Mets Boston Red Sox

Which city was home to a baseball team in the 1970s known as the "Big Red Machine"? St. Louis Oakland Cleveland Cincinnati

Which baseball position did Yogi Berra play? Designated hitter Catcher First base Pitcher

What controversial issue was at the heart of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin? Indian removal Slavery Prohibition of alcohol Antisemitism

Which Ivy League college in upstate New York was founded just after the end of the Civil War, much later than its fellow Ivies? Stanford Cornell Brown Princeton

Which nickname was given to the sunken road that became a pivotal point in the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War? Red Road Valley of Death Union Avenue Bloody Lane

Which site did NOT see fighting in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War? Bunker Hill Culp's Hill Little Round Top Cemetery Ridge

What is the significance of the "Devil's Den" as it relates to the U.S. Civil War? A type of hydrogen-based bomb A Union nickname for the South A rocky area in Gettysburg battlefield A Confederate nickname for the North

In which war was the Battle of Pea Ridge fought in Arkansas? War of 1812 Spanish-American War Revolutionary War U.S. Civil War

During which war did the Battle of Perryville take place in Kentucky? Civil War Spanish-American War Revolutionary War French-American War

Which war saw the Siege at Vicksburg, which ended in July 1863? Cold War Revolutionary War Civil War Hundred Years War

Near which Northern Virginia city were the Battles of Bull Run fought? Richmond Manassas Fredericksburg Annapolis

The use of conscription in the United States was first used during which war? Korean War Revolutionary War Civil War Cold War

Which agency, created after the end of the Civil War, is most famous for their protection of the U.S. president? Secret Service Seal Team Six CIA FBI

For which original purpose was the U.S. Secret Service established in 1865? To catch runaway slaves To control counterfeit currency To enforce prohibition To spy on foreign dignitaries

Which medal was first awarded during the U.S. Civil War? Olympic Gold Medal Nobel Peace Prize Medal of Honor Medal of Freedom

With which musical instrument is the military tune "Taps" most associated? Bugle Mandolin Lyre Keyboard

Which present-day state was the site of the Battle of Philippi, the first major land battle in the U.S. Civil War? South Carolina Oregon West Virginia Florida

Which troops, led by Robert E. Lee, won the Battle of Cold Harbor? Union Canadian Confederate British

By which name are people who refuse to fight in a war on moral or religious grounds known? Conscientious objectors God's angels Evaders Haters

Who was president of the U.S. when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941? Harry Truman Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt John Kennedy

Which phrase did Franklin Roosevelt use to describe the day of the Pearl Harbor bombing? "a date which will live in animosity" "a date which will live in memories" "a date which will live in infamy" "a date which will live in hostility"

Which ethnic group was the focus of the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States? Polish-Americans Japanese-Americans German-Americans Chinese-Americans

Which U.S. president signed the Atlantic Charter with Winston Churchill in 1941? Calvin Coolidge Harry Truman Franklin Delano Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following novels was written by J.D. Salinger? "The Elephant Man" "A Bell for Adano" "Catch-22" "The Catcher in the Rye"

Who wrote the novel "Catch-22"? Truman Capote Joseph Heller Cormac McCarthy Harper Lee

Which of the following novels was written by Kurt Vonnegut? "The Day of the Locust" "It Can't Happen Here" "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" "Slaughterhouse-Five"

Who wrote the poem "The Road Not Taken"? Matsuo Basho Allen Ginsberg Robert Frost Hart Crane

Which term originally referred to a post-Civil War social movement in the South but now refers to any failed attempt? Lost Cause Renaissance Beautiful Death Derailment

Which type of aircraft was employed by both sides during the Civil War for surveillance? Balloons Helicopters Airplanes Dragons

Which famous martyr was born on May 30, 1431? Joan of Arc Jesus Christ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Hussein ibn Ali

Who wrote "Fahrenheit 451"? Mark Twain Robert Frost Ray Bradbury Jules Verne

Which of the following novels was written by Ray Bradbury? "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Fahrenheit 451" "The Great Gatsby" "In Cold Blood"

Which of the following plays was written by Lillian Hellman? "Antigone" "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" "The Children's Hour" "The Glass Menagerie"

Who is responsible for breaking tie votes in the Senate? Vice president Speaker of the House President Secretary of state

Which city, the capital of Somalia, was the setting of "Black Hawk Down"? Tripoli Mogadishu Lagos Kinshasa

The characters of American author Saul Bellow are often intellectuals of which religion? Judaism Islam Mormonism Quakerism

Which of the following prizes was awarded to Saul Bellow? Grammy Award for Album of the Year Pritzker Architecture Prize Nobel Prize for Literature Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

American novelist Bernard Malamud authored several parables of immigrant life among members of which religion? Islam Buddhism Judaism Hinduism

Which of the following novels was written by Bernard Malamud? "The Tale of Genji" "The Moonstone" "The Count of Monte Cristo" "The Natural"

American novelist Philip Roth has often written about characters of which religion? Sikhism Judaism Islam Catholicism

Which of the following books was written by Maya Angelou? "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" "The Kitchen God's Wife" "The Woman Warrior"

Who wrote the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? Harper Lee Tom Wolfe Eudora Welty Truman Capote

Which of the following novels was written by Truman Capote? "In Cold Blood" "All the King's Men" "Beloved" "The Bell Jar"

Which of the following novels was penned by Jack Kerouac? "Naked Lunch" "The Greatest Generation" "The Electric Acid Kool-Aid Test" "On the Road"

Which of the following novels was written by Ken Kesey? "Pride and Prejudice" "The Catcher in the Rye" "Great Expectations" "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Imogen Cunningham, who often worked with Ansel Adams, is best known for her work with which artistic form? Sculpture Oil painting Photography Bronzework

Georgia O'Keeffe is known for her paintings of flowers and landscape forms unique to which state? New Jersey New Mexico New Hampshire California

Which of these artists is known for painting flowers and the American West? Claude Monet Norman Rockwell Georgia O'Keeffe Ansel Adams

In 1854, the capital of California was changed from Benicia to which city? Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles Vallejo

What present-day "Centennial State" was the site of a major gold strike at Central City in 1859? Colorado California Missouri Connecticut

Which city, named for a toxic metal, was the silver capital of Colorado in the 1870s? Leadville Cyanide Uranium Hills Goldston

Which Union general won the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on his way to Atlanta? William Sherman Joseph Johnstone Ulysses Grant George Meade

Before settling in Utah, the Mormons lived in Nauvoo, along the Mississippi River, in which state? Kansas Florida Illinois Louisiana

Which French term is used to describe a personal assistant to a senior military officer? Aide-de-camp Chamberboy Pleuvant Je-tu-il

What is the translation of the Latin term "antebellum"? Southern lands Before the war Cotton burrs Free from slavery

Which Confederate president lived out his post-war years in Biloxi, Mississippi? Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Alexander Stephens

Which agricultural pioneer, best known for his work with peanuts, was born into slavery in Missouri in 1860? Booker T. Washington Jimmy Carter George Washington Carver Cyrus McCormick

Which type of wool head covering, first used in the Crimean War, helped keep troops warm during the Civil War? Hat Borscht Nevsky Balaclava

Which type of barricade used in the U.S. Civil War was named for its height? Facewall Kneeblockers Chesterbrick Breastworks

In which state was the city of Tahlequah used as the capital of the Cherokee Nation after the Trail of Tears? Georgia Illinois Oklahoma Texas

Which city in Pennsylvania's Amish Country is home to James Buchanan's home of Wheatland? Lancaster Pittsburgh Philadelphia Erie

Which present-day state's city of Deadwood was the site of Wild Bill Hickok's death at the hands of Jack McCall in 1876? Maine Washington Arizona South Dakota

Which African American educator was born in Hardy, VA, in 1856? Thurgood Marshall Horace Mann Booker T. Washington Michelle Obama

Which present-day Western state, now known for its apples, was the site of Fort Walla Walla, established in 1856? Utah Nevada Oklahoma Washington

Which doubly-named fort located in Eastern Washington was built to protect against Indians in 1856? Pago Pago Tacoma Tacoma Bora Bora Walla Walla

Wyoming's Fort Bridger was an important trading post on which of the following trails? Chisolm Trail Santa Fe Trail Oregon Trail Trail of Tears

Which food innovation was first seen during the U.S. Civil War? Marmalade White bread Spam Canned rations

Which of the following works of art was created by painter Grant Wood? "American Gothic" "Watson and the Shark" "The Night Watch" "The Third of May, 1808"

Which mid-20th century artistic movement included Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning? Baroque architecture Pop Art Abstract Expressionism Italian Renaissance

In which nation was artist Willem de Kooning born? Italy The Netherlands Russia Spain

Which artist is considered an Abstract Expressionist sculptor? Gutzon Borglum David Smith Donatello Auguste Rodin

Which city's Seagram Building was designed by Philip Johnson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe? Newark New York New Haven New Canaan

With which aspect of Abstract Expressionism is Jackson Pollock associated? Photography Sculpture "Zip" paintings "Drip" painting

Which of the following artists was associated with abstract expressionism? Jackson Pollock Pablo Picasso Claude Monet Paul Klee

Which American artist created works such as "Whaam!" and "Blam" using Pop art techniques? Jasper Johns Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Roy Lichtenstein

With which artistic movement is Jasper Johns associated? Hudson River School Pop art Art Nouveau Fauvism

Which of the following books was written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak? "Goodnight Moon" "Curious George" "Where the Wild Things Are" "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

Which baseball player won a record seven Cy Young Awards for his pitching prowess? Roger Clemens Greg Maddux Randy Johnson Curt Schilling

Which movement was led by Billy Graham and Oral Roberts in the 1950s and 1960s? Environmentalism Beat literature movement Nation of Islam Evangelism

Which war did Dwight Eisenhower vow to end during his presidential campaign in 1952? French and Indian War Vietnam War Spanish-American War Korean War

In which state did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat in 1955? Louisiana Georgia Mississippi Alabama

Which U.S. president carried out a program of deporting illegal immigrants called Operation Wetback in 1954? Theodore Roosevelt Chester Arthur Dwight Eisenhower Calvin Coolidge

Who wrote the novel "East of Eden"? Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck Jack Kerouac William Burroughs

Which of the following novels was written by William Faulkner? "The Call of the Wild" "The Bell Jar" "As I Lay Dying" "The Catcher in the Rye"

Which American president promised to land the first man on the moon by the end of the 1960s? Lyndon B. Johnson Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy

Which president ordered the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961? Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman

Who opposed Lyndon Johnson during the 1964 presidential election? Gerald Ford Barry Goldwater Robert Byrd Richard Nixon

Who was President Richard Nixon's second vice president? George Wallace Spiro Agnew Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford

John Boehner, who became speaker of the House in 2011, hails from which state? Maryland Georgia Idaho Ohio

Harry Reid, who became Senate majority leader in 2007, hails from which state? Illinois Maryland Arizona Nevada

Which North Korean dictator died in 2011? Kim Il Sung Lee Myung-Bak Mao Zedong Kim Jong Il

Which all-time home run leader was sentenced to 30 days of house arrest in 2011 for lying about steroids? Jose Canseco Mark McGwire Barry Bonds Hank Aaron

Which director became the first woman to win a Best Director Oscar for "The Hurt Locker"? Sofia Coppola Kathryn Bigelow Mary Harron Jane Campion

The Illinois-Michigan Canal, opened in 1848, linked which lake system to the Mississippi River? East Lakes Great Lakes The 10,000 Lakes Finger Lakes

The Illinois-Michigan Canal linked the Great Lakes to which major river? Columbia River Rio Grande River Mississippi River Hudson River

Which river was first studied by John Wesley Powell, whose surveys included the Grand Canyon? Colorado Columbia Ohio Mississippi

Father Damien devoted his life to caring for sufferers of which disease before he was canonized? Measles Leprosy (Hansen's disease) Lupus AIDS

Which religious figure began working at a leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in 1873? Pope John Paul II Sister Bertrille Mother Teresa Father Damien

Which group led a revolt aboard the USS Creole in 1841? Cooks Chinese Americans Women Slaves

Which military branch's academy was opened in Annapolis, MD, in 1845? Air Force Navy Army National Guard

Which innovative food product was first sold by the Borden Company in 1857? White bread Cotton gin Maple syrup Condensed milk

Which sport features a competition and trophy known as America's Cup? Field Hockey Yacht racing Horse racing Baseball

Which New York-based company began making pianos in 1853? Stradivarius Steinway & Sons Yamaha Baby Grand

Which landmark was the site of one of the first railroad suspension bridges, connecting the U.S. to Canada in 1852? Golden Gate Niagara Falls Statue of Liberty Mount Rushmore

Which religious sect known for its door-knocking campaigns was founded as a Bible study group in Pittsbugh in 1872? Mormonism Scientology Jehovah's Witnesses Protestantism

Which type of college, the first of its kind in the world, opened in Baltimore in 1840? Vocational Dentistry Medicine Bilingual

The lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby" was written by a descendant of which Tennessee frontiersman? Merriwether Lewis Stephen Austin Davy Crockett Daniel Boone

Which lullaby about a cradle falling from a tree was written by Effie Crockett in 1872? "Sleep Tight, Honeybunch" "Hush, Little Baby" "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" "Rock-a-bye Baby"

Which invention offering mobility to small children was popularized in America by the Whitney cousins starting in 1858? Car seat Baby carriage Baby bottle Pacifier

Which company's soup cans hit store shelves in 1869? Campbell's Safeway Chunky Hunt's

Which company made the first of its "57 Varieties" of foods, pickled horseradish, in 1869? Hunt's Del Monte Clausen Heinz

Which resort city on New Jersey's Absecon Island was founded in 1854? Atlantic City Trenton Camden Newark

Which sleepy George Washington Irving character was portrayed on stage by Joseph Jefferson from 1866 to 1904? Rip Van Winkle Ichabod Crane The Headless Horseman Hiawatha

Which activity, formerly only doable outdoors in winter months, took place indoors for the first time in 1879? Ice skating Freestyle skiing Snowboarding Deer hunting

Which wheel-based pastime was made popular by George Plimpton, who constructed rinks for the activity in 1866? Skateboarding Bicycling Skiing Roller skating

For which skill is Frederick Law Olmsted best known? Designing parks Writing poems Painting portraits Building bridges

Which city was raised 12 feet starting in the 1850s to avoid flooding from Lake Michigan? Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Detroit

A 162-pound piece of which substance was found in California in 1854? Moon rock Diamond Ground beef Gold

Pikes Peak was the symbol for the 1858 gold rush to which state? Colorado Wyoming Utah Oregon

John Studebaker made a fortune selling which kind of wheeled vehicle to miners and pioneers in the mid-1800s? Bicycles Cars Wagons Tractors

Which president , who died one month into his term, was married to Anna Tuthill Symes? George Washington Abraham Lincoln James K. Polk William Henry Harrison

Which president, successor to William Henry Harrison, became the first to marry in office? John Tyler Franklin Pierce James K. Polk James Monroe

Which U.S. president, who served between Tyler and Taylor, was married to Sarah Childress? Chester A. Arthur Abraham Lincoln James K. Polk William Henry Harrison

Which document contains the phrase "unalienable rights"? The U.S. Constitution The Declaration of Independence Specie Circular The Gettysburg Address

Which U.S. president, a war hero, was married to Margaret Mackall Smith? James K. Polk Zachary Taylor William Henry Harrison Andrew Johnson

Which man, married to Abigail Powers, was the 13th president of the United States? Abraham Lincoln William McKinley Millard Fillmore Thomas Jefferson

Which man's signature on the Declaration of Independence was abnormally large? George Washington Abraham Lincoln John Hancock Thomas Jefferson

Which bachelor president asked his niece, Harriet Lane, to serve unofficially as first lady? Rutherford B. Hayes John Tyler James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln

Which document did John Hancock sign with a large signature? Pentagon Papers The Proclamation of 1763 The Declaration of Independence The Gettysburg Address

Which document did Thomas Jefferson author? Magna Carta Constitution Monroe Doctrine Declaration of Independence

Which president from New Hampshire, predecessor to James Buchanan, witnessed his son's death just months before his inauguration? Franklin Pierce Ulysses Grant John Tyler Abraham Lincoln

Which U.S. president served from 1853 to 1857 and was married to Jane Means Appleton? Martin Van Buren Andrew Johnson Franklin Pierce Abraham Lincoln

From which state did the British recruit mercenaries to serve with them during the American Revolution? Greenland Mexico Hesse France

Which U.S. president succeeded Abraham Lincoln and was married to Eliza McCardle? Lyndon Johnson Andrew Johnson James K. Polk James Monroe

Which text was read aloud to American soldiers before the Battle of Trenton? The U.S. Constitution "Common Sense" "The American Crisis" The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was written by Thomas Paine? "The Gettysburg Address" The Declaration of Independence The Pentagon Papers "The American Crisis"

Which former war general turned 18th president married Julia Dent? Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant Zachary Taylor Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The American Crisis" was a pamphlet written by which man? Benedict Arnold Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Who succeeded William Henry Harrison as president of the United States after his untimely death in 1841? Martin Van Buren Abraham Lincoln James K. Polk John Tyler

Which dark horse candidate won the 1844 election, succeeding John Tyler as president of the United States? James K. Polk James Buchanan James Madison James Monroe

Which successful general in the Mexican-American War succeeded James K. Polk as president of the United States? Zachary Taylor Abraham Lincoln James Buchanan Andrew Johnson

Who succeeded Zachary Taylor as president of the United States upon his death in 1850? James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Andrew Jackson James Monroe

Which is the first line of "The American Crisis"? "These are the times that try men's souls" "We hold these truths to be self-evident" "When in the course of human events" "Four score and seven years ago"

Which man succeeded Millard Fillmore as president, winning the election of 1852? William Henry Harrison Abraham Lincoln Franklin Pierce William McKinley

Who succeeded Franklin Pierce as president of the United States in 1857? Abraham Lincoln James Buchanan Ulysses Grant James K. Polk

Who succeeded James Buchanan as president of the United States in 1861? James K. Polk Grover Cleveland John Quincy Adams Abraham Lincoln

Which body of water did George Washington cross in the Battle of Trenton? Delaware River Lake Superior Chesapeake Bay Hudson River

Who became president of the United States after Abraham Lincoln's 1865 assassination? Andrew Jackson Lyndon Johnson James K. Polk Andrew Johnson

Which former general succeeded Andrew Johnson as president of the United States in 1869? Zachary Taylor George Patton George McClellan Ulysses Grant

Which man succeeded Ulysses Grant as president? Grover Cleveland William McKinley Rutherford B. Hayes James Buchanan

Which man led troops across the Delaware River before the Battle of Trenton? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin George Washington Benedict Arnold

Which man served as William Henry Harrison's vice president? John Adams Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor John Tyler

Which man served as Zachary Taylor's vice president? James K. Polk Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Millard Fillmore

Which man served as James Buchanan's vice president? John Marshall John C. Breckenridge Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln

Which two men served as vice presidents for Ulysses Grant? Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson Abraham Lincoln and Roscoe Conklin Frederick Douglass and John C. Fremont Frederick Law Olmsted and Thomas Edison

Which British ship is the namesake of an incident near the outset of the U.S. Civil War? Leopard Caroline Trent Mayaguez

What was the name of the organization created for Confederate veterans of the Civil War? Dixelifers The Ku Klux Klan Grand Army of the Republic United Confederate Veterans

What was the name of the organization for Union veterans of the U.S. Civil War? Veterans of Foreign Wars Northern Lights Grand Army of the Republic Sons of Liberty

What was the Grand Army of the Republic? Army of the Confederate States of America Civil War veterans' organization Loyalist farmers during the American Revolution Army of Napoleon III

Which historic trail ran from Nauvoo, IL, to the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah? Yukon Trail Oregon Trail Applegate Trail Mormon Trail

Which form of communication saw its first transcontinental line completed in 1861? Mail Fax Telephone Telegraph

In which California mountain range did the Donner party meet their grisly fate? Coast Range Cascades Sierra Nevada San Gabriel

In which state was the Donner party snowbound and forced to resort to cannibalism? Arizona Colorado California Oregon

Which pair of Civil War figures were both born in Kentucky? Ulysses Grant & Robert E. Lee William Sherman & Jubal Early Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis Andrew Johnson & Alexander Stephens

Which president's second inaugural address spoke of "malice towards none" and "charity for all"? Ulysses Grant Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy James K. Polk

Which speech by Abraham Lincoln, delivered in 1865, discussed having "malice toward none?" Second inaugural address Cooper Union speech First inaugural address Freeport doctrine

Lookout Mountain overlooks which Tennessee city and site of an important battle near the Georgia border? Knoxville Memphis Chattanooga Nashville

Which U.S. president died at the Petersen house, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.? John F. Kennedy Abraham Lincoln William McKinley Ulysses Grant

Which island fort was defended by Maj. Robert Anderson during the first engagement of the Civil War? Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Fort McHenry Fort Knox

Along which river is Richmond, the one-time capital of the Confederacy, situated? Potomac River Shenandoah River James River Hudson River

Which insect-named area was the site of many deaths at the Battle of Shiloh during the U.S. Civil War? The Hornets' Nest Butterfly Meadow The Anthill Aphid Valley

Which Civil War battle's name ironically means "place of peace"? Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg Chickamauga

Who won the Battle of Fredericksburg? The Allies The Nazis The Confederates The Union

Which Alabama bay was the site of David Farragut's victory in 1864? Green Bay Tampa Bay Birmingham Bay Mobile Bay

In which state did the Battle of Mobile Bay take place? Alabama Missouri Virginia Florida

Which war was ended in the town of Appomattox? Revolutionary War French and Indian War U.S. Civil War War of 1812

Where was the play "Our American Cousin" most famously staged in April 1865? Metropolitan Opera House Kennedy Center Richmond Theatre Ford's Theatre

The play "Our American Cousin" became the backdrop of which April 1865 event? Capture of John Wilkes Booth Secession of Virginia from the Union Assassination of Abraham Lincoln General Robert E. Lee's surrender

Which major silver discovery was made near Virginia City, NV? Golden Spike Comstock Lode Western Blot Klondike Strike

Which type of fencing, perfected by Joseph Glidden, was sold in Texas by "Bet-A-Million" Gates in the 1870s? Chain link Barbed wire Chicken wire Picket

Which city is home to Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building? New York Hong Kong Shanghai Dubai

For what is the town of Andersonville, Georgia, most famous? Site of the peace negotiations ending the Civil War Birthplace of Jimmy Carter Site of the invention of the peach Site of a major Confederate prison

Which secretary of the Treasury was tasked with allocating $350 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program? Timothy Geithner Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Alan Greenspan

Which important city was "saved" by the Battle of Monocacy, a Union victory fought in central Maryland? Philadelphia Richmond Pittsburgh Washington

Which state was the site of the Battle of Monocacy, which is often credited with saving nearby Washington? Pennsylvania North Carolina Delaware Maryland

Which state was home to the Civil War's Battle of Peachtree Creek? North Carolina West Virginia New Jersey Georgia

Which capital city of Georgia was burned by William T. Sherman during the Civil War? Macon Savannah Atlanta Columbia

Which Georgia battle had the second most casualties of the U.S. Civil War? Chattanooga Shiloh Chickamauga Atlanta

Which Virginia battle, the final for Stonewall Jackson, was the third costliest of the Civil War? Third Bull Run Cold Harbor Chancellorsville Petersburg

Which Maryland battle saw over 26,000 casualties, the fifth most of the U.S. Civil War, in its single day of fighting? Battle of Monocacy Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Baltimore

Which Virginia battle, the second fought at its site, was the seventh costliest of the U.S. Civil War? Second Bull Run Second Wilderness Second Petersburg Second Fredericksburg

Which of these Civil War battles was fought in Tennessee? Vicksburg Gettysburg Perryville Shiloh

Which of the following U.S. Civil War battles was NOT fought in Tennessee? Fort Donelson Shiloh Chickamauga Chattanooga

Which of the following Civil War battles was NOT fought in Virginia? Wilderness Ball's Bluff Shiloh First Bull Run

Which of the following was NOT considered a border state during the U.S. Civil War? Maryland Kentucky North Carolina Missouri

Which state saw the most fighting during the Civil War, with over 100 battles? Georgia Virginia Tennessee Maryland

In which war was "Ben-Hur" author Lewis Wallace a general? Revolutionary War War of Spanish Succession U.S. Civil War Thirty Years' War

Sojourner Truth is best known for her activism within which of the following movements? Second Great Awakening Abolition Suffrage Temperance

Alexander Stephens is best known for holding which of the following offices? Vice president of the Confederacy Secretary of war under Lincoln Postmaster general for John Quincy Adams Vice president under William McKinley

From which state did Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens hail? Georgia Kentucky Pennsylvania Utah

Which Union Civil War general is well known despite never commanding a major victory? Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William Tecumseh Sherman George Meade

Which Civil War general and 1864 presidential candidate was the namesake of a type of saddle used by the military? Ulysses Grant Abraham Lincoln George Meade George McClellan

Which failed presidential candidate served as governor of New Jersey after leading troops as a general in the Civil War? Ambrose Burnside George Meade George McClellan Robert E. Lee

Which Civil War general, dubbed "Mac the Unready," led the failed Peninsular Campaign? Mac Green Ulysses Grant George McClellan Abraham Lincoln

Prior to the Civil War, George McClellan studied the siege of Sevastopol, which occurred during which of the following wars? Crimean War Great Northern War Russo-Japanese War World War I

Which Confederate Civil War general, hero of Ft. Sumter, was nicknamed "The Little Creole"? J.E.B. Stuart Braxton Bragg P.G.T. Beauregard Jubal Early

During which war did many Civil War generals gain military experience? Mexican-American War Revolutionary War Spanish-American War Crimean War

In which state did Union general Joshua Chamberlain later serve as governor? Georgia Arizona Maine Kentucky

Which man, who held the left flank on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg, went on to serve as governor of Maine? Robert E. Lee P.G.T. Beauregard Joshua Chamberlain William Tecumseh Sherman

Which man, the only person in the Civil War to garner two Medals of Honor, died with his brother fighting Indians in 1876? Walter McClellan Joseph Lincoln Jacob Grant Thomas Custer

Which "Pathfinder" became the youngest person to run for president when he headed the Republican ticket in 1856? Abraham Lincoln Salmon P. Chase William Rufus King John C. Fremont

Which Midwestern state was placed under martial law by John C. Fremont at the outset of the Civil War? Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nebraska

Which Confederate general, later killed at Chancellorsville, saw great success in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign? Ulysses Grant Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Jubal Early

Which "Pathfinder" and first Republican presidential candidate was defeated several times by Stonewall Jackson during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign? John C. Fremont Franklin Pierce George McClellan Abraham Lincoln

Which rank did Ulysses S. Grant receive after his victory at Vicksburg? Major General Admiral Officer Captain

Which general and future president gained the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" after taking Fort Donelson? Andrew Johnson Zachary Taylor Ulysses Grant Abraham Lincoln

Which nickname did Ulysses Grant earn after capturing Fort Donelson and forcing hard terms upon the losing side? "Unconditional Surrender" "Ulysses S. Confidence" "Swagger Grant" "No-Limits Grant"

A.P. Hill died during the siege of what city, located just south of Richmond, in 1865? Fredericksburg Petersburg Washington Vicksburg

Which landscape artist was dispatched by "Harper's Weekly" to paint the Civil War? Luigi Pirandello Jackson Pollock Winslow Homer Grant Wood

Which war did Winslow Homer capture in paintings during his early career? Crimean War Spanish Civil War U.S. Civil War Thirty Years' War

Which governmental agency is responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air Act? Department of the Interior Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Protection Agency Department of Energy

Which Union general led troops at First Bull Run and is sometimes blamed for the loss at Second Bull Run? Irvin McDowell Lew Wallace Ambrose Burnside George McClellan

Which hero of three previous wars who was nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers" made an early Civil War exit in 1861? Zachary Taylor Andrew Jackson Winfield Scott Ulysses Grant

Which of the following strategies did Winfield Scott promote in his Anaconda Plan? Naval blockade of Confederate ports Release of deadly snakes in the South Invasion of the South through Mexico Encircling Washington in hundreds of forts

Which hurricane was the most expensive in United States history? Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Rita Hurricane Andrew

What was the name of the blockade plan proposed by Union General Winfield Scott? Threat Level Midnight Operation Overlord Anaconda Plan Wraparound Plan

Which man DID NOT serve as a British general during the American Revolution? Sir William Howe John Burgoyne George Washington Charles Cornwallis

After victory in which Revolutionary War battle did France agree to supply the Americans with military assistance? Lexington Saratoga Trenton Concord

Which Union cavalry general torched the Shenandoah Valley near the end of the Civil War? Ambrose Burnside Thomas Jackson Philip Sheridan Winfield Scott

Which Virginia valley was torched by Philip Sheridan's troops towards the end of the Civil War? Willamette Susquehanna Shenandoah Hudson

What was unique about Robert Gould Shaw's 54th Massachusetts regiment during the U.S. Civil War? First to consist of freed blacks First to include women First to consist entirely of Native Americans First to accept openly gay troops

Which man led the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of black soldiers in the Union army, during the Civil War? Matthew Broderick George McClellan Robert Gould Shaw John Pope

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution? Saratoga Lexington Trenton Bunker Hill

Which notable Radical Republican congressman had his iron works destroyed during the Gettysburg campaign? Ulysses Grant Andrew Johnson Thaddeus Stevens James G. Blaine

In which location did George Washington's troops suffer through the winter of 1777-78? Quebec City Valley Forge Trenton, NJ London, England

Which Pennsylvania city, which saw action during the Civil War, was the home of Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens? Gettysburg Scranton Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Which of the following countries allied with the colonies during the American Revolution? Great Britain Spain Mexico Japan

From which European country did Louisianan John Slidell attempt to win support for the Confederacy? Serbia Portugal France Poland

Which of the following countries allied with the colonies during the American Revolution? France Germany Austria Great Britain

Which man infamously switched allegiances during the American Revolution? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benedict Arnold Benjamin Franklin

Which Confederate cavalry general lost his famous plumed hat during the Second Bull Run campaign? Robert E. Lee P.G.T. Beauregard J.E.B. Stuart George Pickett

Which tactic did the American colonists use during the American Revolution? Guerilla Warfare Glasnost Entrapment Blitzkrieg

Which man surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown? George Washington Sir William Howe John Burgoyne Charles Cornwallis

Which was the last battle of the Revolutionary War? Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Yorktown Battle of Saratoga Battle of Trenton

Which Confederate cavalry general died at the Battle of Yellow Tavern? Robert E. Lee J.E.B. Stuart James Longstreet Ulysses Grant

In which location did British General Charles Cornwallis surrender to end the American Revolution? Trenton Saratoga Quebec Yorktown

Which treaty ended the American Revolution? Treaty of Utrecht Treaty of Paris Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Constantinople

Which NASA space shuttle made the last mission to space in 2011? Atlantis Aries Normandy Mothership-17

Which 1864 Virginia battle saw the mortal wounding of Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart? Shiloh Yellow Tavern Fort Sumter First Bull Run

Which U.S. state passed an anti-union law in 2011, triggering mass public protests in Madison? Montana Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska

Which building in Chicago was formerly called the Sears Tower? The Willis Tower The Illinois Aon Center Trump International

Which famed rescuer of slaves made her home in Auburn, New York, after the abolition of slavery? Carry Nation Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Rosa Parks

Which Biblical nickname did slaves give Harriet Tubman for leading them to freedom? "Moses" "Rebecca" "Jesus" "Rachel"

Which Confederate general who fought at Chattanooga and Atlanta earned the nickname "Fightin' Joe"? Joseph Glidden Joseph E. Lee Joseph Smith Joseph Wheeler

Which disease became a pandemic in 2009? Narwhal Flu Swine Flu Bird Flu Dog Flu

Which war did Confederate General Joseph Wheeler fight in nearly half a century after the Civil War? Russo-Japanese War Crimean War Spanish-American War Mexican-American War

Which Missouri town was destroyed by a deadly tornado in May, 2011? St. Louis Kansas City Little Rock Joplin

Which of these ancient cities was located in present-day Pakistan? Sparta Mohenjo-Daro Xi-An Rome

Which ancient city is believed to have been the capital of the Indus civilization? Corinth Tenochtitlan Mohenjo-Daro Machu Pichu

Which of these ancient cities was located in Greece? Harappa Mohenjo Daro Megara Machu Pichu

Which of these works is associated with ancient India? "The Odyssey" "The Ramayana" "The Thousand and One Nights" "The Iliad"

In which of these works does the god Shiva appear? "Leviathan" "The Iliad" "The Ramayana" "The Divine Comedy"

Which popular reverend was charged with, and found innocent of, adultery in an 1875 trial? Increase Mather Henry Ward Beecher Billy Graham William Lloyd Garrison

Which woman was charged with unlawful voting after trying to cast a ballot in the 1872 election? Harriet Tubman Susan B. Anthony Rosa Parks Carry Nation

Which New York City political figure faced charges of 55 criminal offenses in an 1873 trial? Brooklyn Battery Boss William Tweed Fiorello LaGuardia John Shea

Which woman received support from the women's right movement after being accused of murder in 1868? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lizzie Borden Casey Anthony Hester Vaughan

Which of these religions began in India? Jainism Zoroastrianism Islam Judaism

Henry Wirz was sentenced to death in 1865 for operating which infamous Confederate prison? Riker's Island Andersonville Leavenworth Folsom

Samuel Mudd was found guilty of treason and conspiracy in 1865 for assisting which presidential assassin? Leon Czolgosz Charles Guiteau Lee Harvey Oswald John Wilkes Booth

Samuel Mudd was pardoned in 1868 after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal? Jack The Ripper James Earl Ray John Wilkes Booth Jefferson Davis

Which defense was first employed by Congressman Dan Sickles in his 1859 murder trial? Racism Temporary insanity Defense with a legal counsel Insomnia

Which future president defended Duff Armstrong in an 1858 murder trial in Illinois? Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln James Buchanan Ulysses Grant

Which convicted RFK assassin sought to be released from prison? Malcolm X Leon Czolgosz Sirhan Sirhan Lee Harvey Oswald

What affliction, also known as somanambulism, was first successfully used as a defense in the 1846 trial of Albert Tirrell? Drunkenness Leprosy Sleepwalking AIDS

Which author wrote "Billy Budd," a novel about a sailor that was left unfinished at the time of his death? Nathaniel Hawthorne Charles Dickens Herman Melville Mark Twain

Which group of people were guaranteed property rights by an 1848 New York law? Canadians Native Americans Married women Freed slaves

Which 1873 Supreme Court decision stated that women had no right to engage in the livelihood of their choice? Bradwell v. Illinois Brown. v. Board of Education Roe v. Wade Plessy v. Ferguson

Which type of content was most notably banned from the mail in the controversial 1873 Comstock Act? Information about birth control or abortion Secure military information Correspondence chess Communist propaganda

Which 1873 law banned the mailing of information on abortion or birth control? USA PATRIOT Act Comstock Act Taft-Hartley Act Red Letter Law

Which billionare wrote a New York Times opinion article entitled "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich"? Mark Zuckerberg Warren Buffett Donald Trump Steve Jobs

Who became mayor of New York City in 2002? Anthony Weiner Eliot Spitzer Michael Bloomberg Kwame Kilpatrick

Which Roman goddess of wisdom was featured on the first Congressional Medal of Honor, created in 1862? Janus Hera Minerva Hermes

Which certificate was given to exemplary soldiers starting in 1847? Certificate of Freedom Certificate of Love Certificate of Merit Certificate of Gratitude

The Certificate of Merit, created by Congress in 1847, began being distributed during which war? Mexican-American War French and Indian War Crimean War Spanish-American War

Which of these acronyms stood for "The Senate and people of Rome" in Latin? QED NPR SNL SPQR

Which man rode his horse Old Bob across central Illinois for court cases in the 1850s? Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor Andrew Johnson John C. Fremont

Which future U.S. president was referred to as the "Artful Dodger" in an 1858 news article about a senatorial debate? James Buchanan Chester Arthur Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln

The START Treaty was signed to control the use of which of the following devices? Jet fighters Electronic viruses Nuclear weapons Satellite trackers

Which president, who presided during the Civil War, had a dog named Fido? Ulysses Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham Lincoln Franklin Pierce

Which transcendentalist writer of "Self-Reliance" described Abraham Lincoln as having "a boyish cheerfulness?" Ralph Waldo Emerson Horace Mann Walt Whitman Henry David Thoreau

Which ship sank the USS Congress and USS Cumberland before facing off against the USS Monitor in March 1862? CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) CSS Tennessee (formerly the USS Connecticut) CSS Georgia (formerly the USS Chicopee) CSS Texas (formerly the USS Charles)

The face of which man, then the secretary of the Treasury, appeared on the first one dollar bill in 1862? J.P. Morgan Salmon P. Chase William Seward Alexander Hamilton

Which war officially ended in 2011? Afghanistan War War on Terror Iraq War Cold War

Which state's town of Mankato saw the 1862 execution of 38 Sioux Indians, the largest execution in American history? New York Minnesota California Arizona

Which man gave the longest inauguration speech in 1841, resulting in a fatal case of pneumonia? James K. Polk John Tyler William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren

Which president, successor to William Henry Harrison, later gave a speech advocating Virginia's succession? George Washington Zachary Taylor William Henry Harrison John Tyler

Which policy did Franklin Pierce support despite his New Hampshire heritage? Extremely high tarriffs Slavery Independence of California International conflict

Which New Hampshire-born president spoke in support of the Confederacy during the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln John Tyler James K. Polk Franklin Pierce

In which state was Mike Beebe inaugurated as governor in Little Rock in 2007? Tennessee Arkansas Georgia Nebraska

Which Tennessee president, successor to Abraham Lincoln, had no formal education whatsoever? Franklin Pierce Ulysses Grant James Buchanan Andrew Johnson

Which political office did Ulysses Grant hold before becoming president of the U.S.? None Governor of Ohio Vice president under Andrew Johnson Mayor of Philadelphia

Cathedral Rocks are part of which California valley, put under state protection in 1864 and later designated a national park? Yellowstone Central Yosemite San Joaquin

Which author wrote the novel "1Q84"? Phillip Roth Haruki Murakami Jonathan Franzen David Foster Wallace

"Life in the Woods" is the subtitle of what 1854 transcendental work set near its namesake pond? "Walden" "Golden" "Watkins" "Massachusetts"

Which man led the fight against Rome in the Gladiatorial War? Herodotus Hamurabi Pericles Spartacus

Which Confederate general's attempt to invade Washington was slowed at the Battle of Monocacy in 1864? George McClellan Stonewall Jackson P.G.T. Beauregard Jubal Early

Which first lady famously wrote many letters to her husband, including one that urged him to "remember the ladies"? Abigail Adams Lucy Hayes Dolley Madison Martha Washington

In which war was Spartacus a leader? Peloponnesian War War of the Roses Social War Gladiatorial War

Which chemical element, with the symbol Cu, was used to make the transatlantic cable laid in 1866? Copper Cobalt Gold Iron

Which city saw its first elevated rail line open in 1876, 28 years before its iconic subway opened? New York Chicago Los Angeles Denver

Which animal was shown by Eadward Muybridge to be "in motion" through a series of photographs in 1878? Dog Goat Cat Horse

Eadweard Muybridge's 1878 work "The Horse in Motion" is considered an early version of what medium? Computer-generated image Motion picture Photograph Mobile sculpture

For which of the following was Dionysus worshipped as a god in Greek mythology? War Wine Ocean Wisdom

Which 28-day attack in South Carolina was led by Nathanael Greene? Siege of Ninety-Six Beerhall Pusch Blitzkrieg Siege of Wounded Knee

What is the name of the farm union created by the Department of Agriculture in 1867? The National Grange Corn, Wheat and Soy Growers Association (CWSGA) Farm Group Incorporated Farmers of the World

Which group of people are represented by the National Grange? Lawyers Farmers Doctors Factory workers

Which was the title of an army training manual during the American Revolution? Declaration of Independence Common Sense Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States Give Me Liberty

Which woman, noted for advocating for the mentally ill, was in charge of all Union nurses during the Civil War? Harriet Tubman Dorothea Dix Jane Addams Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who is considered to be one of the first African-American poets? Anne Bradstreet Phillis Wheatley Mary Shelley Susan B. Anthony

Dorothea Dix was in charge of which of the following groups on the Union side of the U.S. Civil War? Musicians Munitions workers Seamstresses Nurses

Which poet wrote "On Being Brought From Africa to America"? Edgar Allan Poe Emily Dickinson Anne Bradstreet Phillis Wheatley

Which comedian both preceded and followed Conan O'Brien as host of "The Tonight Show"? Johnny Carson Dave Letterman Jimmy Fallon Jay Leno

Which of the following is NOT a nickname attributed to the Civil War? The Great Rebellion Mr. Lincoln's War The Yankee Invasion The Eternal Conflict

Which work was NOT written by Philip Freneau? "The Rising Glory of America" "The Wild Honey-Suckle" "The Raven" "The Indian Burying Ground"

Which empire was harrassed for centuries by the Goths? Greek Han Roman German

Which of the following scandals did NOT affect the Grant administration? Credit Mobilier Whiskey Ring Teapot Dome Star Route

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed over which man's veto? Abraham Lincoln Rutherford B. Hayes James Buchanan Andrew Johnson

Which man is famous for painting portraits of wealthy New England colonists? John Singleton Copley George Washington Salvador Dali Claude Monet

Which state and former independent nation received compensation as part of the Compromise of 1850? Texas Michigan California New Mexico

John Singleton Copley painted a famous portrait of which New England silversmith? George Washington James Madison Thomas Jefferson Paul Revere

Which post-Civil War government agency headed by O.O. Howard was designed to help African-Americans? National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Department of African American Affairs (DAAA) Freedman's Bureau National Assoc. of Former Slaves (NAFS)

Which namesake of a Washington, D.C. university was the first director of the Freedman's Bureau? Michael Georgetown Oliver O. Howard Andrew Galladeut George Washington

Which city of antiquity was located in modern day Tunisia? Carthage Persepolis Rome Sparta

Which animal did William T. Sherman promise to freed slaves, along with 40 acres of land? Dog Goat Llama Mule

Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce Indians lived in the eastern part of which present-day state? Nevada California Texas Oregon

Which man, later killed at Little Big Horn, was responsible for the 1868 Washita Massacre in western Oklahoma? Robert E. Lee Ulysses Grant Stephen Douglas George Custer

Which artist painted "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776"? Edgar Degas John Trumbull Claude Monet Paul Cezanne

Which California mountain range is crossed by the Truckee Pass, where the Transcontinental Railroad was laid in 1868? Coast Range San Gabriel Mountains Cascades Sierra Nevada

Which war's North American theater was known as the French and Indian War? Seven Years' War Revolutionary War World War 1 War of Spanish Succession

Which present-day Centennial State was the site of the Sand Creek Massacre of Cheyenne Indians in 1864? Florida Colorado Georgia Wisconsin

The Seven Years' War was ended by which treaty? Treaty of Paris 1783 Treaty of Utrecht Treaty of Paris 1763 Treaty of Versailles

The 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre of 120 emigrants in Utah was led by members of which religious group? Adventists Catholics Mormons Jehovah's Witnesses

What plant was used to make paper in ancient Egpyt? Oak Papyrus Birch Bamboo

A group of Mormons killed 120 emigrants in southwest Utah during which 1857 incident? Wounded Knee massacre Green Lake killings Mountain Meadows massacre Battle of Salt Lake City

Which horse won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875? Aristides Sarah Parker Barbaro Seabiscuit

Which civlization's writing system included the ankh, which represented life? Aztecs Egypt China Rome

In which painting does it appear that Thomas Jefferson is stepping on John Adams's foot? "The Scream" "Impression, Sunrise" "Nighthawks" "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776"

What did the symbol of the ankh represent in ancient Egypt? Life God Woman Man

Which Roman wrote the scientific encyclopedia Naturae Historiae? Virgil Herodotus Pliny the Elder Pericles

Which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal? Demeter Bast Anubis Vishnu

Which civilization's religion included Anubis, a jackal-headed deity? Chinese Egyptian Roman Greek

Which man is NOT considered an American artist? John Trumbull Gilbert Stuart Edgar Degas John Singleton Copley

Which structure was constructed under King Khafre of Egypt? The Great Sphinx The Colossus of Rhodes Hadrian's Wall The Pantheon

Which artist painted "The Peale Family"? Pablo Picasso Edgar Degas Charles Willson Peale Claude Monet

Which ancient civilization buried some of their dead with canopic jars containing their organs? Egyptians Aztecs Incas Romans

What was the name of vessels in which ancient Egyptians stored the organs of their dead? Canopic jars Mastabas Saqqarah Triremes

Which man was NOT a member of the Continental Congress? Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Edward Rutledge

Against which empire did Spartacus lead a slave revolt? Rome Safavid Greece Mongols

Which ancient Greek philosopher's school was called his "Garden"? Marcus Aurelius Cervantes Epicurus Virgil

Which former CEO of broadcast.com owns the Dallas Mavericks? Larry Page Jeff Bezos Camden France Mark Cuban

Which ancient Greek city gives us the modern term for a race of approximately 26 miles? Athens Sparta Ithaca Marathon

After which ancient battle is it said that a messenger ran about 26 miles to Athens, after which he dropped dead? Battle of Marathon Battle of Antiedam Battle of the Bulge Battle of Salamis

Which city was a necropolis for early Egyptian royalty? Athens Timbuktu Abydos Carthage

What term in archaeology refers to large complex burial places? Forum Paleolith Agora Necropolis

Which volcano's eruption was recorded by Pliny the Younger? Vesuvius Mauna Kea Mt. Saint Helens Krakatoa

Which religion was founded by Jesus of Nazareth? Islam Christianity Hinduism Judaism

What location in ancient Thebes was a burial site for many Egyptian royals? Abydos The Agora Valley of the Kings The Acropolis

Which superhero lives in Gotham City? Aquaman Batman Wonder Woman Superman

Which Roman goddess of love is the subject of a number of works by Titian? Amaterasu Aprhrodite Venus Freya

Which city was home to the artists Titian, Tintoretto, and the aptly named Canaletto? Milan Florence Rome Venice

Which biblical figure is the subject of nude sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo? St. Paul Abraham Moses David

Which Renaissance artist was NOT the inspiration for the name of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Giotto Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

In which city was Michelangelo's "David" sculpted, where it remains to this day? Florence Turin Venice Rome

Which is the most famous catchphrase of Larry the Cable Guy? Don't have a cow, man! Who loves ya, baby? To the moon, Alice! Git-R Done!

Which comedian's provocative routine led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the FCC the right to censor broadcasts? Lenny Bruce Jerry Seinfeld George Carlin Bill Cosby

Which innovator and entrepreneur passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2011? Steve Irwin Bill Gates Bill Lee Steve Jobs

Which abstract figure was Time's Person of the Year for 2011? The Protestor The Grinch The Hacker The Couch Potato

Which movement was headquartered for a time in New York's Zuccotti Park? Freedom Riders Down with Debt! Occupy Wall Street The Grange

Which location in New York City was "occupied" in a 2011 protest movement? The Bronx Wall Street Central Park Roosevelt Island

Which of the following issues was the major focus of the Occupy Wall Street protestors? French foreign policy The reconstruction of Ground Zero Animal rights Income inequality

Which sports league missed several months of play due to a labor dispute in 2011, before beginning play on Christmas day? NBA NFL NHL MLB

During the Korean War, which general did President Truman relieve of command for insubordination? Omar Bradley Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower George Patton

Who did the Chicago Tribune erroneously claim had beaten President Truman to win the presidential election of 1948? Adlai Stevenson Walter Mondale Thomas Dewey Dwight Eisenhower

Who was the first U.S. president to own a car? Theodore Roosevelt Chester A. Arthur Calvin Coolidge William McKinley