History
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City
What epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy?
The Iliad
What flightless bird is the largest in the world?
Ostrich
What is the lowest sounding brass instrument?
In 1864, who became lieutenant general and assumed command of all US armies?
Ulysses S. Grant
What is the only continent with no active volcanos?
Australia
"To be or not to be" is a famous line from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
What marine animal is the largest mammal on Earth?
Blue Whale
The Louisiana Purchase
What is the smallest and shallowest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
What venue is widely considered the most acoustically perfect in the United States?
Carnegie Hall
What British prime minister gave a speech in 1940 known for the phrase "we will fight on the beaches"?
Winston Churchill
Created by ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia, what is the earliest known writing system?
Cuneiform