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1
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
France
Germany
USA
United Kingdom
2
Space Mission Apollo 11 was launched using the...
Atlas V Rocket
Space Launch System
Falcon Heavy
Saturn V Rocket
3
What was the period of thought advancement that occurred starting in 1300?
The Enlightenment
The Renaissance
The Cambrian Explosion
The Industrial Revolution
4
A force of 300 Spartan Hoplites, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans held off a giant Persian Army at...
Thermopylae
Marathon
Argos
Troy
5
What city in Austria did those elite janissaries besiege in 1683?
Bern
Vienna
Salzburg
Liechtenstein
6
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Pizarro
Don Quixote de la Mancha
Hernán Cortés
7
All four US fleet carriers were sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor
False
True
8
Where did the Allied Forces land on D-Day?
Vestlandet
Jutland
Normandy
Calais
9
What was the name of the progressive party founded by Theodore Roosevelt?
Bull Moose Party
Socialist Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
10
The largest tank battle in history was fought in...
Stalingrad
Bastogne
Kursk
Okinawa
11
Which European explorer shelled an Indian city into submission to trade with them?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Zheng He
Vasco da Gama
12
Who led the Swedish in the beginning of the 30 Years War?
Carl Gustaf
Carolus Rex
Gustavus Adolphus
Hans Christoff von Königsmarck
13
What was the name of the Zulu warrior who revolutionized the Zulu military?
Musa
Mandela
Shaka
Suluku
14
Out of these four choices, which was NOT an empire that fell after World War 1?
Russian Empire
British Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
15
Who were the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Army?
Navy SEALs
Winged Hussars
Immortals
Janissaries
16
Before 1854, the Japanese government was known for being very accepting of Christianity
False
True
17
What empire controlled most of Europe between 1810 and 1817?
British
Ottoman
Spanish
French
18
Which Chinese eunuch explored the seas in massive fleets of junk ships?
Sunzi
Zheng He
Cao Cao
Qi Jiguang
19
Hannibal Barca led the forces of this country against Rome
Egypt
Carthage
Sparta
Persian Empire
20
What relation was Kublai Khan to Genghis Khan?
Son
Nephew
Grandson
Cousin
21
George Washington started his military career in the Continental Army
True
False
22
Which Enlightenment Philosopher introduced the principles of life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
23
Who led the samurai against the Imperial Japanese Army at that battle?
Moritsugu Katsumodo
Saigo Takamori
Yamamoto Isoroku
Kondo Isami
24
Where was the last battle of the Satsuma Rebellion fought?
Ibusuki
Kyoto
Shiroyama
Kagoshima
25
Who was the president of the USA during World War 2?
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D Eisenhower
26
Which islands had Argentina and England fought over in the international context of the match?
Aleutian Islands
Cyclades Islands
Canary Islands
Falkland Islands
27
What year was Montgomery Blair High School founded?
1956
1925
1975
1910
28
In World War II, the British had to evacuate France from the beaches of...
Normandy
Dunkirk
Calais
Nice
29
Which US president is most credited for introducing neoliberalism into the US economy?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
30
Which football team was Argentina playing when Diego Maradona scored the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century?
England
Brazil
Uruguay
France
31
Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields and has an element named after them?
Niels Bohr
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Wilhelm Röntgen
