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100

Which ancient trade route linked the Western world with Asia?

The Silk Road

100

What is the largest desert in Africa?

The Sahara Desert

100

Who is known as the “Iron Lady” and served as the British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990?

Margaret Thatcher

100

Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt

100

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

JFK

200

What is the name of the traditional Korean dish made from fermented vegetables?

Kimchi

200

What is the only African country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup?

South Africa

200

Which British monarch ruled during the Industrial Revolution and had a long reign of 63 years?

Queen Victoria

200

What was the 15-million-dollar land deal that almost doubled the size of America?

Louisiana Purchase

200

What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

300

What centuries-old mausoleum in Asia appears pink at dawn, dazzling white during the day, golden at dusk, and silver by moonlight

Taj Mahal

300

What is the most populous city in Africa?

Lagos

300

Which famous document limited the powers of the English monarch and influenced the development of constitutional law?

Magna Carta

300

Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation?

The Watergate Hotel

300

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus

400

Which city, located in southern India, is nicknamed the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?

Bangalore

400

Into which body of water does the Jordan River flow?

Dead Sea

400

Who is third in line to the British throne?

Princess Charlotte of Wales

400

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

Atlanta

400

What 14th-century disease decimated a third of Europe’s population?

Bubonic Plague

500

Name the endangered species of bear native to China and Vietnam, characterized by its distinctive black and white fur.

Giant Panda

500

Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East to lack which of the following: Mountain, River, Beach, Desert

Desert

500

What was Princess Diana's favorite band?

ABBA

500
Rank the five greatest presidents, in order (per 25 scholar surveys)

Lincoln
FDR
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Jefferson

500

What movie star famously married the Prince of Monaco?

Grace Kelly

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