Decades
In the 1920s, what U.S. trial became a cultural clash between science and religion over the teaching of evolution?
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925)
Who was the first Chancellor of unified Germany in 1871?
Otto von Bismarck
Alan Turing
The Dardanelles Strait connects the Aegean Sea to what other body of water?
The Sea of Marmara
What 1941 film, directed by Orson Welles, is often regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made?
Citizen Kane
What 1930s U.S. legislation created the Social Security system?
The Social Security Act of 1935
What was the name of the failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba in 1961
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Which African nation is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Lesotho
A poster of Raquel Welch
During the 1940s, what code-breaking effort led to the Allies cracking the German Enigma machine?
Operation Ultra
Which U.S. political scandal in the 1920s involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves?
Teapot Dome Scandal
Which South American leader was known as the "Iron Lady" of Argentina and became the country's first female president?
Isabel Peron
Jordan
The character Don Draper is the lead in what 2000s television drama?
Mad Men
What popular 1960s counterculture festival took place in upstate New York in 1969?
Woodstock
Which U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended a legal segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
What is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga River
Which director is known for the "spaghetti westerns" The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West?
Sergio Leone
In the 1980s, what was the name of the U.S. program that sought to develop space-based missile defense systems, often named Star Wars?
Strategic Defense Initiative
Who became Prime Minister of India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984?
Rajiv Gandhi
Which 20th-century physicist is considered the father of the atomic bomb?
What country's flag features a cedar tree in its center?
Lebanon
What 1970s film featured the line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?
Jaws