Potpourri
What is the name of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes changed to in 1929? This area was founded in 1918 following the WWI Allied victory and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Yugoslavia
What was Shakespeare's first play?
King Henry VI
On which continent would you find the world's largest tropical rain forest and the world's driest place?
South America
In the U.S., what units do we use to measure electrical power?
Watts
The year of the destruction of Jerusalem.
AD 70
Yugoslavia began to break apart into republics after the death of its president/dictator in 1980.
Josip Tito
To be, or not to be: that is the question.
Hamlet
The Gobi is the largest desert on which continent?
Which measures humidity in the air: a thermometer, barometer, or hygrometer?
Hygrometer
The year the Roman Empire came to an end.
AD 476
The Hebrew translation of this site is "mountain fortress," a historic site that is a supreme symbol of Jewish courage. Name this rock fortress in Judea where today Israeli Army recruits go to swear an oath that "______________ will not fall again."
Masada
All that glitters is not gold.
The Merchant of Venice
Two countries on which continent share the longest unfortified border in the world?
North America
What is the name for a space that contains no air or any other particles?
Vacuum
It halted the takeover of Europe by Muslim influence.
AD 732
What was the relationship of Nancy Hanks and Mary Todd to Abraham Lincoln?
Nancy Hanks was his mother.
Mary Todd was his wife.
Beware the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar
Which continent has the world's longest river and the largest hot desert?
Africa
What do you call the male bees in a bee colony?
Drones
The year of the Battle of Hastings.
William the Conqueror took over England.
AD 1066
What is the name of the tallest man-made monument (630 ft.) in the U.S. and what is its location?
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
Off with his head!
Richard III
The world's longest coral reef is off the northeast coast of which continent?
What is the chemical name for salt?
Sodium chloride
Leif Erikson set foot in North America.
AD 1000