General Historical Knowledge

Which South American country's name is derived from its abundant silver deposits?

Who is the only person to have won 11 Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and the Nobel Prize?

Which famous Frenchman is shown below?

Which of the world's capital cities is the highest above sea level?

Which Moroccan city shares its name with the exotic headwear sported below?

What was the last royal Chinese dynasty?

Which house won an unprecedented three consecutive Cardinal Freeman shields, 2017-1019?

What was Cleopatra's first language?

Which of the following nations does NOT share a border with Israel?

The Persian Empire had its origins in which modern country?

Which mountain peak, the highest in North America, is sacred to the native peoples of Alaska?

Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day 800 CE?

What is the only mountain among the world's ten highest to not be part of the Himalayan range?

Which legendary brothers are shown in the statue below?

In which film did John Wayne win his only Oscar?

Which actress is shown playing the aforementioned Alexandrian?

Which modern country claims Tamerlane (or Timur or Tamburlaine) as a national hero?

Adjusted for inflation, what is the highest-grossing US film in history?

What was the final imperial dynasty of China?

Who was the second female PM of the UK?

Of what style of architecture is the building below a wonderful example?

What building is shown below?

Who was the first Chancellor of a re-united Germany after 1990?

Which English king was beheaded on the orders of parliament?

Who was the father of the woman depicted below?

Which American city was founded by Quakers as city of good fellowship?

Who was the last Australian PM to represent a seat outside Sydney?

Which American is featured on the US $10 bill?

The emperor of which dynasty organised the building of the mausoleum below?

Which Indigenous poet was born Kath Walker?