People
17. Name the Roman leader who was a member of the First Triumvirate and who became dictator for life.
A. Virgil
B. Herod
C. Brutus
D. Julius Caesar
E. Augustus Caesar
D. Julius Caesar
Which is westernmost in the Caribbean?
A. Antigua
B. Jamaica
C. Grenada
D. Hispaniola
E. Puerto Rico
Jamaica
The earliest known map dates back to about 3800 B.C. Inscribed on a clay tablet, it shows the ---- River.
A. Rhine
B. Amazon
C. Thames
D. Mekong
E. Euphrates
Euphrates
A fundamental purpose of establishing the United Nations was to combat ...
A. suicide
B. regicide
C. matricide
D. herbicide
E. genocide
genocide
Which is an example of a crime against property in contrast to a crime against people?
A. arson
B. assault
C. robbery
D. kidnapping
E. manslaughter
arson
Who was a major general in the Continental Army?
A. Israel Putnam
B. Cotton Mather
C. Caesar Rodney
D. Daniel Webster
E. William Bradford
Israel Putnam
Which Asian city is at the highest altitude?
A. Lhasa
B. Karachi
C. Shanghai
D. New Delhi
E. Vladivostok
Lhasa
19. In 1780, Major John Andre conspired with whom for the surrender of West Point to the British?
A. Kim Philby
B. Alger Hiss
C. Benedict Arnold
D. Jonathan Pollard
E. Julius Rosenberg
Benedict Arnold
The Lapps inhabit ...
A. northern Italy
B. southern France
C. western Portugal
D. the region of the Alps
E. northern Finland and Sweden
northern Finland and Sweden
Which issue is not addressed by an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
A. treason
B. freedom of speech
C. quartering of troops
D. prohibition of slavery
E. cruel and unusual punishments
treason
New World settlers were recruited from English debtor's prisons by ...
A. William Penn
B. Roger Williams
C. William Bradford
D. Peter Stuyvesant
E. James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe
Which are adjacent to Puget Sound?
A. Tacoma and Seattle
B. Homer and Anchorage
C. Baytown and Galveston
D. Annapolis and Baltimore
E. Stamford and New Haven
Tacoma and Seattle
In his pamphlet, “Common Sense,“ Thomas Paine called George III the Royal …
A. Brute
B. Beast
C. Bruiser
D. Blackguard
E. Bloodsucker
A. Brute
Which is solely a feminist organization?
A. AIM
B. ACLU
C. NOW
D. MADD
E. WWF
NOW
Charlemagne ruled a large part of western and central Europe in the years …
A. 202-188 B..C.
B. 30 B.C.-20 A.D.
C. 800-814 A.D.
D. 1050-1070 A.D.
E. 1400-1410 A.D.
800-814 A.D.
“I walked a very narrow path for nine months. If I was critical of Nixon, the press would have said I was trying to undercut him to get his job. If I stayed too loyal, it could have appeared I was somehow involved in the break-in or the cover-up.” Who said it?
. Ford
B. Carter
C. Agnew
D. Johnson
E. Kissinger
A plane flying directly from Riyadh to Kabul must fly over the ...
A. Red Sea
B. Black Sea
C. Leyte Gulf
D. Persian Gulf
E. Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
14. The alliance of countries that George H.W. Bush pulled together under a single command during the Persian Gulf War was called a ...
A. cartel
B. league
C. coalition
D. syndicate
E. consortium
coalition
In the late 90s, Lewis Powell, Antonin
Scalia, Byron White, and William Rehnquist
were part of the ...
A. C.I.A.
B. U.S. Senate
C. Supreme Court
D. president's cabinet
E. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Supreme Court
8. When someone convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent, he is...
A. obliterated
B. deliberated
C. exonerated
D. enumerated
E. recuperated
exonerated
Who was not a head of state on the European continent?
A. King Olav
B. Juan Carlos
C. Juan Peron
D. Erich Honecker
E. Nicolae Ceausescu
Juan Peron
18. Which volcanoes are farthest north?
A. Etna and Vesuvius
B. Katmai and Wrangell
C. Mauna Loa and Kilauea
D. Krakatoa and Tambora
E. Cotopaxi and Paricutin
Katmai and Wrangell
Which was purchased from Denmark?
A. Philippines
B. Wake Island
C. Midway Islands
D. American Samoa
E. U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Which of these Indigenous Nations was original to New Mexico and not among People groups who were moved there?
A. Choctaw
B. Seminole
C. Cherokee
D. Zuni
E. Creek
Zuni
Which pilot is especially associated with a Ryan Monoplane?
A. Chuck Yeager
B. Amelia Earhart
C. Neil Armstrong
D. Charles Lindbergh
E. Eddie Rickenbacker
Charles Lindbergh