World War II
What was the name of the project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II?
Manhattan Project
What Roman leader was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold-piece ransom?
Julius Caesar
In 1954, the CIA carried a covert operation named 'Operation PBSUCCESS' to depose this Guatemalan president, the first one in the country's history to be democratically elected
Juan José Arévalo Bermejo
Which Asian empire was responsible for the largest contiguous empire in world history?
Mongolia
Which country, during colonization, was known as Dahomey?
Benin
What meeting of world powers near the end of World War II is often said to mark the beginning of the Cold War?
Yalta Conference
What fortification was built by the Romans around 122 AD, across the width of Great Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians to the north?
Hadrian's Wall
In which year was the British Honduras renamed as Belize?
1973
What were samurai lords called during the Warring States period (1450-1600) in Japan?
Daimyo
Who was the King of Mali from 1307 to 1332?
Mansa Musa
What Axis leader was imprisoned on July 24, 1943
Mussolini
What ancient civilizations invented peanut butter?
Aztecs and Incas
In which year did Panama proclaim its independence from Colombia?
1903
The first European country to colonize Southeast Asia was?
Portugal
Which African island nation was the now extinct dodo bird native to?
Mauritius
What was the code name for the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France?
What civilization invented the world’s first seismometer (earthquake detector)?
China
In 1856, American filibuster William Walker usurped the presidency of this Central American nation
Nicaragua
Cambodia in 1975 was taken over by which group led by Pol Pot?
Khmer Rouge
Who is Liberia's capital, Monrovia, named after?
James Monroe
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
Emperor Qin Shi Huang lived during the 3rd century BC and is credited for what two major Chinese historical constructions?
Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors
Brasilia became the capital of Brazil in what year?
1960
In what year did the Mughals invade India?
Who is Africa's longest serving leader?
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo