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100

This country built the Great Wall to defend against invaders.


What is China?

100

This sport is known as "America's pastime."

What is baseball?

100

MTV launched in this year with the words, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll."

What is 1981?

100

This American president resigned in 1974

Who is Richard Nixon?

100

This U.S. president was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

200

In 1492, this explorer sailed the ocean blue.


Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

The Olympic Games originated in this ancient civilization.

What is Greece?

200

This U.S. president famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Who is Ronald Reagan?

200

The U.S. withdrew troops from this country in 1975, ending a long conflict.

What is Vietnam?

200

The Beatles first performed on this American TV show in 1964

What is The Ed Sullivan Show?

300

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by this U.S. president.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

Michael Jordan is most associated with this NBA team

What are the Chicago Bulls?

300

The world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at this Ukrainian power plant in 1986.

What is Chernobyl?

300

This feminist wrote The Female Eunuch, a landmark text published in 1970.

Who is Germaine Greer?

300

This civil rights leader delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

400

The fall of this city marked the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD.

What is Rome?

400

This tennis tournament is the oldest in the world, held in England.

What is Wimbledon?

400

This arcade game featuring a yellow dot-eater was released in 1980

What is Pac-Man?

400

This rock band released the iconic album Rumours in 1977

What is Fleetwood Mac?

400

The first manned moon landing occurred in this year.

What is 1969?

500

The Opium Wars were fought between Britain and this Asian nation.

What is China?

500

In 1980, this U.S. hockey team won a gold medal, defeating the Soviet Union in a game called the "Miracle on Ice."

What is the men's Olympic hockey team?

500

This 1982 sci-fi film directed by Ridley Scott features replicants and a dystopian future.

What is Blade Runner?

500

This boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman was famously dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle."

What is Zaire?

500

This African country gained independence from Britain in 1963 with Jomo Kenyatta as its leader.

What is Kenya?