World History
Who is the most important prophet in Islam?
Muhammad.
Who was the first African-American president?
Barack Obama.
The bloodiest battle in history occurred in this European city.
Stalingrad (Volgograd).
Which Argentinian footballer played the last match of his international career yesterday, in a friendly against Benin?
Lionel Messi.
Can you name three European countries that share a tripoint?
Too many to list!
Which country had a system of segregation known as "apartheid" until the 1990s?
South Africa.
The U.S. fought a war in this South-East Asian country during the height of the Cold War.
Vietnam.
This French absolutist monarch is commonly referred to as the "Sun King."
Louis XIV of Bourbon.
Americans will vote on November 3rd in what?
This river is the longest one in China.
The Yangtze River.
There are Four "Asian Tigers," countries that have achieved massive economic success despite their small size. Name two of them.
South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and / or Hong Kong.
The U.S. invaded this country on this date in 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11.
Afghanistan.
The Spanish Civil War, which took place between 1936 and 1939, was fought between which two factions?
The Nationalists and Republicans.
Russia is currently occupying many cities in Eastern Ukraine, name one of them.
Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Bakhmut, Mariupol, etc.
This is the most common world map projection.
The Mercator Projection.
The War for the Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas between Argentina and Britain began on this year.
1982.
John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie are connected to which "age" in American history?
Gilded Age.
This Spanish Queen financed the American voyages of Christoper Colombus.
Isabella I of Trastámara.
This Yemeni militant group, with the support of Iran, is currently disrupting international shipping routes.
The Houthis.
As a famous "They Might Be Giants" song says, Istanbul was once called what?
Constantinople.
Which Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen.
This battle of the War of 1812 took place 15 days after the Treaty of Ghent was signed, which "ended" the war.
Battle of New Orleans.
In 1791, this country adopted the first codified national constitution in European history.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
This country with a population greater than 200 million held a general election on October 4th.
Brazil.
Which biome (starting with T) can be characterized by its cold temperatures and frozen subsoil?
Tundra / Taiga.