History
Which British prime minister gained the nickname “Iron Lady”?
A. Diana
B. Theresa May
C. Angela Merkel
D. Margaret Thatcher
Answer: D. Margaret Thatcher
Which books is said to have contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is sometimes cited among the causes of the American Civil War?
A. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
B. Gone with the Wind
C. Ben Hur
D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Answer: D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What year did the modern Olympics start?
A. 122 BCE
B. 1642 CE
C. 1896 CE
D. 1968 CE
Answer: C. 1896 CE
What are the five joined inland seas of North America called?
A. the Large Lakes
B. the Great Lakes
C. the Superb Lakes
D. the Major Lakes
Answer: B. the Great Lakes
Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Ares?
A. Jupiter
B. Mercury
C. Mars
D. Minerva
Answer: C. Mars
Which monarch of the United Kingdom also became the first empress of India?
A. Elizabeth ll
B. Victoria
C. Boudicca
D. Anne
Answer: B. Victoria
Who compiled the stories known in English as the Tales of Mother Goose?
A. Lewis Carrol
B. The Grimm Brothers
C. Hans Christian Andersen
D. Charles Perrault
Answer: D. Charles Perrault
Who composed Moonlight Sonata?
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Johannesburg Brahms
C. Ludwig van Beethoven
D. Richard Wagner
Answer: C. Ludwig van Beethoven
In what country is the death penalty for crime forbidden?
A. India
B. Belarus
C. the United States
D. Australia
Answer: D. Australia
How many items are in a "baker’s dozen"?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 24
Answer: C. 13
He was the last Russian emperor. He and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution.
A. Paul
B. Nicholas ll
C. Alexander l
D. Alexander lll
Answer: B Nicholas ll
Which American writer is considered the originator of the modern detective story?
A. Herman Melville
B. Mark Twain
C. Harriet Beecher Stowe
D. Edger Allan Poe
Answer: D. Edger Allan Poe
Episkuros, calcio, and melees were early forms of which popular sport?
A.boxing
B.gymnastics
C. football (soccer)
D. fencing
Answer: C. football (soccer)
Which of these monuments is located in South Dakota?
A. Marine Corps War Memorial
B. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
C. Montezuma Castle National Monument
D. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Answer. D. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
What is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States?
A. Yale University
B. College of William & Mary
C. Cornell University
D. Harvard University
Answer: D. Harvard University
She was the first woman to serve as chancellor of Germany, and she kept the country’s borders open during one of Europe’s biggest refugee crises.
A. Tarja Halonen
B. Angela Merkel
C. Rosa Luxembourg
D. Sheffield Graf
Answer: B. Angela Merkel
Who is the protagonist in Crime and Punishment?
A. Alyosha
B. Raskolinikov
C. Prince Myshkin
D. Stavrogin
Answer: B. Raskolinikov
In what state do the New York Giants play their home games?
A. Connecticut
B. New York
C. New Jersey
D. Massachusetts
Answer: C. New Jersey
Which region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan, whose name is derived from the Tatar term for “sleeping land,” is notorious for the length and severity of its winters?
A. Murmansk
B. Karelia
C. Siberia
D. Caucasus
Answer: C. Siberia
From what language does the word "vinegar" come?
A. Urdu
B. Russian
C. French
D. Bororo
Answer: C. French
How many U.S. presidents owned enslaved people during their lifetimes?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Answer: D. 12
In which play by Shakespeare do witches play an important role?
A. King Lear
B. Hamlet
C. Macbeth
D. Othello
Answer: C. Macbeth
What event led to the 1980 Olympic boycott, the largest in the Games’ history?
A. worldwide economic depression
B. Arab-Israeli wars
C. the Iran-Iraq War
D. the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan
Answer: D. the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan
In what country is Swahili widely spoken?
A. Kenya
B. Belgium
C. Libya
D. Angola
Answer: A. Kenya
What does the name "ukulele" mean in Hawaiian?
A. small guitar
B. small bug fiddle
C. jumping flea
D. Island banjo
Answer: C. jumping flea