Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus Caesar
What is the capital of England?
London
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
What was the document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by law?
Magna Carta
What is the Greek word meaning "marketplace"?
agora
Who was the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with war elephants?
Hannibal
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
What is Europe's most important inland waterway?
Rhine River
What is the victory of William the Conqueror called?
Norman Conquest
What word comes from "people" and "rule"?
democracy
Who was the author of the Illiad and Odyssey
Homer
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
What is the highest spot in Europe?
Mt. Elbrus
What fleet did Queen Elizabeth defeat?
Spanish Armada
What is a singing poet?
bard
Who was the Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon?"
Julius Caesar
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What is the only continent with no large desert?
Europe
Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
Germany
What invention helped the Romans build strong, lasting structures?
concrete
Who was the freed slave who wrote fables?
Aesop
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
What is the world's largest lake?
Caspian Sea
What the effort to take Jerusalem back from the Turks called?
Crusades
What was the time called when machinery began to do the work formerly done by men and animals?
Age of Industry