Geography
What is the name of the smallest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?
Ireland
Michael Phelps is known for completing in this sport
Swimming
Who built the first car in America?
Henry Ford
She became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Margaret Thatcher
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
Sahara
Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?
Bastille
Where are the next summer Olympics being held?
LA
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
This Queen ruled from 1837 to 1901
Queen Victoria
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
The destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD was done by what volcano?
Mt. Vesuvius
Born in 1942, Cassius Clay is the birth name of this famous boxer and activist
Muhammad Ali
Who crossed the Rubicon?
Julius Caesar
Known as the “Father of India,” he led the country to independence through nonviolent protest.
Mahatma Gandhi
What is the only continent without an active volanco?
Australia
How did Joan of Arc die?
Burned at the stake
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo wrestling
Who was the first man to swim the English Channel?
Matthew Webb
This leader’s reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev
What country contains both the highest and lowest points of elevation in South America?
Argentina
What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign?
Watergate
What sporting event is held every Memorial Day in the US?
Indy 500
What was Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name?
Roosevelt (she and FDR were distant cousins)
He was the first Emperor of France, crowned in 1804
Napoleon Bonaparte