Which of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World was dedicated to the daughter of Zeus, the twin sister of Apollo?
The Temple of Artemis The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Great Pyramid of Giza The Colossus of Rhodes
The Temple of Artemis
George Francis Barnes Jr. was an American gangster better known by which name?
Bonnie Parker John Dillinger Machine Gun Kelly Al Capone
Machine Gun Kelly
Which King of Great Britain had his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, imprisoned for more than 30 years until her death in 1726?
King George III King George II King James II King George I
King George I
The Battle of Buena Vista occurred between which two nations?
United States and Spain United States and Britain United States and Russia United States and Mexico
United States and Mexico
What was the first name of the famous German composer Beethoven?
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Johannes
Ludwig
The Battle of Bosworth was the last significant battle to occur during which war?
The Anglo-Spanish War The Hundred Years' War The War of the Roses The Crusades
The War of the Roses
What type of big wooden ships were built by the Arabs to carry bales of silk, cotton, coffee beans and spices?
Galleys Junks Dhows Caravels
Dhows
Who became the first Supreme Commander of NATO in 1951 and President of America in 1953?
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the first screw driven ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
The SS Great Eastern The SS Great Britain The RMS Titanic The SS Great Western
The SS Great Britain
What important event occurred on June 6, 1944?
The Battle of the Bulge The Normandy Landings / D-Day The Battle of Britain The Battle of Stalingrad
The Normandy Landings / D-Day
Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth II King George V King George I
Queen Victoria
Has the Eiffel Tower ever held the record for being the tallest structure in the world?
No, it has always been smaller than the Pyramids Yes, but only for 5 years Yes, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world for approximately 41 years No, the Burj Khalifa was always taller
Yes, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world for approximately 41 years
What battle was Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' based on?
The Battle of Balaclava (during the Crimean War) The Battle of Inkerman The Battle of Crimea The Battle of Sevastopol
The Battle of Balaclava (during the Crimean War)
What word, beginning with letter A, was formerly used with reference to Veterans Day / Remembrance Sunday?
Assembly Armistice Anniversary Allegiance
Armistice
The Pyramid of Giza is located at the center of the Earth's land mass?
True False
True its east-west axis corresponds to the longest land parallel across the Earth
Which King of England sealed the Magna Carta?
King Richard I King John I King Edward I King Henry III
King John I
Which famous dam was built across the Black Canyon to control flooding across the Colorado River?
The Hoover Dam The Glen Canyon Dam The Three Gorges Dam The Aswan Dam
The Hoover Dam
Who invented the printing press around 1455?
Benjamin Franklin Johannes Gutenberg William Caxton Aldus Manutius
Johannes Gutenberg
What were the four freedoms declared by President Roosevelt during the 1941 State of the Union address?
Freedom of Worship, Education, Speech, and Assembly Freedom of Press, Religion, Movement, and Assembly Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, and Movement Freedom of Speech, of Worship, from Want, and from Fear
Freedom of Speech, of Worship, from Want, and from Fear
During a search for explorer, David Livingston, who famously said 'Dr. Livingston, I presume'?
John Hanning Speke Sir Richard Francis Burton Sir Henry Morton Stanley Sir Samuel Baker
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
