Ancient History
What is the world's oldest recorded civilization?
Mesopotamia
Which European country had a Muslim majority throughout the first part of the Middle Ages?
Spain
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What is the oldest university in the United States?
Harvard
Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea?
Vasco de Gama
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Which international event was started by Pope Urban II’s sermon at Clermont in 1095?
The First Crusade
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
What year did the French Revolution start?
1789
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which Pharaoh?
Khufu
Who was the first woman to rule England?
Matilda of England
Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
Britain and Ireland
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
7th century BC
What did the Romans call Ireland?
Hibernia
Which was the last country in Europe to convert officially to Christianity, in 1387?
Lithuania
What was the name of the first successful artificial earth satellite?
Sputnik 1
In what year did Barack Obama receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
2009
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?
Marie Curie
The Mayan Empire was centered in what is now which country?
Guatemala
What is the origin of the phrase "hocus pocus"?
"Hoc est corpus meum"
In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?
1951
What was Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
What language was spoken by the Aztecs?
Nahuatl