Asia
Which ancient trade route linked the Western world with Asia?
The Silk Road
What is the largest desert in Africa?
The Sahara Desert
Who is known as the “Iron Lady” and served as the British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990?
Margaret Thatcher
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
JFK
What is the name of the traditional Korean dish made from fermented vegetables?
Kimchi
What is the only African country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup?
South Africa
Which British monarch ruled during the Industrial Revolution and had a long reign of 63 years?
Queen Victoria
What was the 15-million-dollar land deal that almost doubled the size of America?
Louisiana Purchase
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What centuries-old mausoleum in Asia appears pink at dawn, dazzling white during the day, golden at dusk, and silver by moonlight
Taj Mahal
What is the most populous city in Africa?
Lagos
Which famous document limited the powers of the English monarch and influenced the development of constitutional law?
Magna Carta
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation?
The Watergate Hotel
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Which city, located in southern India, is nicknamed the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?
Bangalore
Into which body of water does the Jordan River flow?
Dead Sea
Who is third in line to the British throne?
Princess Charlotte of Wales
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
Atlanta
What 14th-century disease decimated a third of Europe’s population?
Bubonic Plague
Name the endangered species of bear native to China and Vietnam, characterized by its distinctive black and white fur.
Giant Panda
Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East to lack which of the following: Mountain, River, Beach, Desert
Desert
What was Princess Diana's favorite band?
ABBA
Lincoln
FDR
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Jefferson
What movie star famously married the Prince of Monaco?
Grace Kelly