Potpourri
How many years did the 100 years war last?
100, 108, 116
116 years
Who was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 – A.D. 68?
Nero
Augustus
Claudius
Nero
How many days was William Harrison President of the United States?
30, 31,32
32
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney, George Washington Carver, Robert Milton
Eli Whitney
Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Kubla Khan
Ogedei Khan
Genghis Khan
What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
Pelican, Beagle, Bear
The Beagle
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which other ancient Greek state?
Delphi, Sparta, Knossos
Sparta
How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
3, 4, 5
Four
In which year was the first Super Bowl played?
1965, 1966, 1967
1967
In which country did Buddhism originate?
Mongolia, China, Nepal
Nepal
In which year did Hitler commit suicide?
1944, 1945, 1946
1945
Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.?
Caligula, Vespasian, Hadrian
Hadrian
Who was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30th, 1981?
Reagan
Carter
Ford
President Ronald Reagan
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Charles Julius Guiteau
John Wilkes Booth
Which country did the United Kingdom fight against in the Falklands War?
Argentina, Chile, Brazil
Argentina
In which year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1963, 1964, 1965
1963
The Incan Empire is located in which modern-day country?
Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela
Peru
Who became President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Truman
Johnson
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
In which year did The Challenger disaster take place?
1984, 1985,1986
1986
In which year did the Emancipation Proclamation become law?
1861, 1862, 1863
1863
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Troy, Sumer, Babylon
Babylon
Who is known for running through the streets crying Eureka?
Socrates, Aristotle, Archimedes
Archimedes
Which U.S. President was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Who did the United States acquire Alaska from?
Canada
Russia
Japan
Russia
Who invented the vaccine for Polio?
Jonas Salk
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Jonas Salk