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100
Cai Lun, a Chinese court official, is credited with inventing ____ in 105 AD.  The Chinese even had toilet _____!

What is "PAPER"?

100

GEOGRAPHY...

The continent of EUROPE is connected in the east to THIS continent...

What is "ASIA"?

100
The UNITED NATIONS is located in THIS American city...

What is "NEW YORK CITY"?

100

The number of world wars fought in the 20th century (the 1900s)...

What is "2"?

100

Terrorists took over planes, which then crashed into the World Trade Center in THIS city on September 11, 2001...

What is "NEW YORK CITY"?

200
The first Roman emperor to visit every part of the Empire, Hadrian ordered the building of a stone ___ (in 122 AD) to defend Britain's northern frontier from the Celtic tribes of Scotland.  Most of IT is still standing today!

What is "WALL"?  ("Hadrian's Wall")

200

GEOGRAPHY...

This country is NOT PART of Europe...

A) France    B) Italy    C) Brazil     D) Germany

What is "C) BRAZIL"?

200
DAILY DOUBLE... THIS country was once known as "British North America"...

A) United States    B) Mexico    C) Canada   D) Panama

What is "c) CANADA"?

200

Tony Blair was prime minister of THIS country from 1997 to 2007...

What is "ENGLAND"  or  "GREAT BRITAIN" ??

200

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, lives with his wife Dr. Jill Biden in the White House in THIS city...

What is "Washington, D.C."?

300

DAILY DOUBLE... Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a peace-loving man who was constantly at ____.  First, he fought the Parthians in the eastern frontier.  Then he dealt with an invasion of Germanic tribes in the north.  He left the Empire in good shape after his death...

What is "WAR"?

300

DAILY DOUBLE... Joke...

If you're American in the kitchen, you're THIS in the bathroom...

What is "EUROPEAN"?  (" You're-a-peein' " ;-) )

300

CINCO DE MAYO (the 5th of May) is a holiday in THIS country...

What is "Mexico"?

300

In both WWI and WWII, Germany feared THIS North American power above all others.  They were afraid that THIS country's entrance into the wars would lead to their inevitable defeat...

What is the "UNITED STATES"?

300

Michelle Wu was recently elected mayor of THIS American city...

What is "BOSTON"?

400

THIS founder of Christianity, is celebrated by Christians as the "Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world..."

Who is "JESUS OF NAZARETH"?

400

Angela Merkel served as the chancellor of THIS country from 2005 to 2021...

What is "GERMANY"?

400

The capital of Cuba is..,

a) Havana    b) Rio de Janeiro   C) Port au Prince   D) Miami

What is "a) Havana"?

400

The winning of the ____ War and the rollback of Communism, was the main goal of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency (1981-1989)... This was achieved in the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, the German reunification in 1990, and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991...

What is "COLD"?

400

THIS country was recently invaded by Russia...

What is "UKRAINE"?

500
Perhaps the most famous of the Roman leaders and dictators, HE was assassinated by his friend, Brutus, on March 15, 44 BC...  (HINT: his initials are "J.C.")

Who is "JULIUS CAESAR"?

500

SHE was Germany's first female chancellor, serving in that role from 2005 to 2021...

Who is "ANGELA MERKEL"?

500

HE was the first prime minister of Canada, after it broke free from Great Britain in 1867...

A) Simon de Bolivar    B) John A. MacDonald   C) Pierre Trudeau

Who is "JOHN A. MACDONALD"?

500
THIS country pulled out of WWI, because of the Communist Revolution of 1918...

What is "RUSSIA"?

500

HE has been the leader/dictator of Russia since 2000, holding the positions of prime minister and president.  He recently authorized the invasion of Russia's neighbor, Ukraine...

Who is "Vladimir Putin"?

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