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1
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia, PA?
1787
1865
1776
1620
2
Which of the following people is not CURRENTLY on the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
Sandra Day O'Connor
Neil Gorsuch
Ketanji Brown Jackson
3
Whose face appears on the $20 bill?
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
4
What is the most populous city in the world?
Seoul, South Korea
Shanghai, China
Tokyo, Japan
Mexico City, Mexico
5
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
John Adams
6
Caleb graduated high school in 2016. Which of the following historical events did NOT also happen that year?
Pokemon GO! debuts
Donald Trump wins the presidential election
The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union ("Brexit")
Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind 9/11, is killed by US forces
7
I am the third-largest island in the world. I am home to orangutans and three different countries. What am I called?
Sumatra
Honshu
Madagascar
Borneo
8
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black.....
Secretary of State
Academy Award winner
Supreme Court Justice
U.S. Senator
9
Where did Caleb grow up?
Maine
Utah
California
Colorado
10
Prior to 1980, the country of Zimbabwe was known as....
Ceylon
Kampuchea
Basutoland
Rhodesia
11
What iconic rock band featured John, Paul, George, and Ringo?
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
U2
The Beatles
12
In which year did the American Psychiatry Association remove homosexuality from its list of 'mental disorders'?
1990
1980
1973
1969
13
Which of these WWII battles was NOT fought (primarily) between the US and Japan?
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
14
This ancient Greek poet wrote "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad"
Homer
Lisander
Marge
Bartholomew
15
Which of the following empires did NOT have a written language?
The Aztec Empire
The Inca Empire
The Tang Dynasty (China)
The Roman Empire
16
Which of these famous landmarks is NOT found in Paris, France?
The Brandenburg Gate
The Eiffel Tower
The Notre Dame Cathedral
The Louvre
17
Which of the following rights is NOT guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom of movement
Freedom of the press
18
What do the following presidents all have in common? Garfield, Kennedy, McKinley
They were all Democrats
They were all assassinated
They were all Vice Presidents as well
They were all from Massachusetts
19
I want to visit Milan, Florence, and Naples. To which country must I travel?
Spain
Italy
France
Germany
20
Karl Marx is known as the "father" of which ideology?
Communism
Feudalism
Fascism
Capitalism
21
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the former Soviet Union?
Hungary
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Georgia
22
On which continent could you find Moldova?
Oceania
Europe
Africa
Asia
23
The Sagrada Familia, pictured below, can be found in which country?
Russia
Mexico
Norway
Spain
24
Three of the following are real Canadian provinces. One is made up. Can you find the impostor?
Northern Yukon
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
25
In addition to establishing the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel is remembered for inventing....
Dynamite
The hot air balloon
The steam engine
Telegraphs
26
The four largest countries in the world by area are Russia, Canada, China, and the USA. What is number five?
Brazil
India
Mexico
Australia
27
After WWII, a series of trials were held to prosecute Nazi war criminals. These are known as the...
Dresden Trials
Berlin Tribunals
Bremen Courts
Nuremberg Trials
28
Which of these African countries is furthest north?
Burkina Faso
The Gambia
Mozambique
Tunisia
29
In 1992, Abraham Lincoln was officially recognized by the Hall of Fame of which sport?
Boxing
Track and Field
Swimming
Wrestling
30
What is Joe Biden's middle name?
John
Wilson
Robinette
Jefferson
31
When was the last time the United States officially declared war on another country?
2003
1942
1950
1812
32
The Fertile Crescent is often considered the birthplace of civilization. Which rivers form the boundary of this region?
The Ganges and Mekong
The Tigris and Euphrates
The Nile and Niger
The Yellow and Yangtze
33
What is the name of the actor who plays MLK Jr. in "Selma" (2014)?
Chadwick Boseman
Colman Domingo
Jeffrey Wright
David Oyelowo
34
Of the "Seven Wonders of the World", only one has not been proven to exist. Which one?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis
The Pyramids of Giza
The Colossus of Rhodes
35
This is considered to be the largest contiguous land empire in history.
The British Empire
The Macedonian Empire (Alexander the Great)
The Mongol Empire
The Soviet Union
36
What is the capital of New York?
Yonkers
Syracuse
Albany
New York City
37
Prior to becoming President, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama were both senators from which state?
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Illinois
38
Hooray, I have just been elected as a U.S. senator. How many years will my term of office last?
Six
Four
Eight
Two
39
Is Caleb awesome?
False
True
40
What was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage at the federal level? (2001)
Nepal
The Netherlands
Sweden
Canada
41
In 1974, Donald Johanson discovered this ancient humanoid fossil in Ethiopia; which was named after a Beatles song.
Anna
Michelle
Lucy
Rita
42
Finish the sequence: Gore, Cheney, _____, Pence, Harris
Palin
Biden
Dole
Clinton
43
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 in which city?
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
Jackson, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee