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history	In 1847 Veracruz, one of the most important Mexican seaports, was besieged for 20 days. The beginning of the siege was marked when this country conducted its first large-scale amphibious assault on it.	[ "France", "Argentina", "Great Britain", "The United States" ]	The United States
history	The siege of Sarajevo, one of the longest sieges in the history of modern warfare lasted almost 4 years.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	German forces besieged the city of Leningrad for 900 days, trying to gain control without success. The bravery of the defenders of the city became the symbol of the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany, but the exact number of Russian casualties is unknown- some estimate that 1.5 million people died, mostly of starvation. Which of these Soviet generals is credited with the defense of Leningrad?	[ "Marshal Zhukov", "Marshal Timoshenko", "Marshal Shaposhnikov", "Marshal Tukhachevsky" ]	Marshal Zhukov
history	The Concert for Bangladesh was the first celebrity concert and musical project to raise money worldwide for the needy. Eric Clapton, Badfinger, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar appeared. Bob Dylan made an unannounced appearance to play his first concert in two years. Who organized the Concert for Bangladesh?	[ "Willie Nelson", "Ringo Starr", "George Harrison", "Bono" ]	George Harrison
history	On April 30, 1975 Marine Master Sergeant John Valdez was the last Marine on the last helicopter out of this capital city. From what city did Master Sergeant Valdezs departure signal the last official military presence in Vietnam.	[ "Phnom Penh", "Hanoi", "Khe Sanh", "Saigon" ]	Saigon
history	In what was billed as the Battle of the Sexes, tennis champ Billie Jean King didnt show any love as she won this match in straight sets. Who did Billie Jean King beat to win the Battle of the Sexes?	[ "Vitas Gerulaitis", "Bobby Riggs", "Bjorn Borg", "Jimmy Conners" ]	Bobby Riggs
history	On February 28, 1983 a record 105.9 million viewers tuned in to watch the last show of this programs eleven-year run.	[ "Roots", "MASH", "Dallas", "Gunsmoke" ]	MASH
history	First photographed by Richard Avedon, this campaign was one of the most famous and successful ad campaigns of the 70s. The ads features beautiful black and white photos of Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand. What company asked the question What Becomes a Legend Most?	[ "Psychedelic Furs", "Famous Furs LTD", "Blackglama", "Ritz Furs" ]	Blackglama
history	It was just the musical chords of E and F played alternately back and forth but even to this day	[ "Halloween", "Jaws", "E.T.", "Jurassic Park" ]	Jaws
history	How many people were murdered as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?	[ "40", "1000", "2000", "20" ]	20
history	Durong the Salem Witch Trials, those accused of witchcraft were burned at the stake.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	How old was Giles Cory when he was pressed to death?	[ "74", "103", "81", "29" ]	81
history	Dorothy Good, who was the youngest person to be accused of witchcraft, was how old?	[ "12", "an infant", "4", "21" ]	4
history	To what prominent religious group did the majority of people of Salem Village belong during the time of the notorious Salem witch trials in the 17th century?	[ "Calvinists", "Puritans", "Protestants", "Catholics" ]	Puritans
history	Which well-known author changed his name as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?	[ "Jane Austen", "Arthur Miller", "Theodore Geisel", "Nathaniel Hawthorn" ]	Nathaniel Hawthorn
history	Witchcraft was used as the explanation for a sickness that afflicted some of the village girls in Salem. Historians now believe that the girls hallucinations may have been caused by eating moldy bread.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	Who was the first man to be accused of witchcraft?	[ "Samuel Good", "Giles Cory", "John Proctor", "George Burroughs" ]	John Proctor
history	Death Hill was the name of the sight of execution during the Salem witch trials.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	John Walsh, host of Americas Most Wanted, is the father of kidnapped and murdered six-year-old, Adam Walsh.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	Li Ka Shing, a Hong Kong businessman and one of the worlds richest men, paid an extremely large ransom for the safe return of his son, Victor Li Tzar. How much did he pay?	[ "$1,500,500.00", "144,000,000.00", "$125,000,000.00", "134,000,000.00" ]	134,000,000.00
history	The son of this famous singer was kidnapped on December 8, 1963 at Harrahs Lake Tahoe.	[ "Joey Bishop", "Dean Martin", "Andy Williams", "Frank Sinatra" ]	Frank Sinatra
history	On May 2 1982, the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror fired two torpedoes at the Argentine warship. 323 men of the 1,093 crew were killed on impact.	[ "General Belgrano", "Bismarck", "Fascination", "Lusitania" ]	General Belgrano
history	On July 30, 1865 along the beaches of California, off Crescent City, a summer storm developed and this ship came across a submerged pinnacle known as The Dragons Teeth.	[ "Titanic", "Saratoga", "Queen Mary", "Brother Jonathan" ]	Brother Jonathan
history	Two years after Titanics tragic sinking - In the summer of 1914 - this ship started a journey from Quebec harbor to England. A heavy fog hid the horizon and she was hit by the Storstad, a Norwegian collier. Only 465 of the 1500 people onboard survived.	[ "Half Moon", "The Empress of Ireland", "Queen Elizabeth", "Endeavour" ]	The Empress of Ireland
history	This vessel sunk in lake Michigan in 1919, after a fire on board got out of control.	[ "Louisiana", "Carrington", "Fleetwing", "Frank OConnor" ]	Frank OConnor
history	In a shipwreck known as this, a Chinese merchant ship carrying porcelain sank near an island in South Male Atoll In the 16th century.	[ "Cape of Good Hope Wreck", "Prazer E Allegria Wreck", "Persia Merchant Wreck", "Guraidhoo Wreck" ]	Guraidhoo Wreck
history	On May 7th, 1915 this famous ship was hit by a torpedo near the shore of Queenstown, Ireland. It sank in 15 minutes.	[ "Andrea Doria", "Lusitania", "Britannic", "Titanic" ]	Lusitania
history	On November 8, 1843 this ship left Lisbon, Portugal, with 84 convicts and headed for Goa, India. Near Cape of Good Hope the ship was taken by a strong current and was driven too close to the shore. She then struck the reef off Muli Island in Mulaku Atoll.	[ "The Empress of Ireland", "Titanic", "The Ravestein", "The Prazer e Allegria" ]	The Prazer e Allegria
history	During a hot night in August 1658, this ship was wrecked on Maamakunudhoo Atoll, while en route to Bengal. There was a small treasure onboard this ship: eight chests of silver and gold from West Africa.	[ "The Persia Merchant", "Santa Maria", "Adventure", "Queen Annes Revenge" ]	The Persia Merchant
history	Said unsinkable, this ship started her maiden voyage with 2,220 passengers aboard in 1912. Unfortunately this was her first and her last voyage - she hit an iceberg and sank.	[ "The Empress of Ireland", "Titanic", "Queen Annes Revenge", "Blackbeards Ship" ]	Titanic
history	On July 19, 1545 King Henry VIII prepared to watch the new pride of his fleet sail out to engage the French. However, he ended up watching a disaster as this heavy ship heeled over and rapidly capsized when water poured into the lower gun ports.	[ "Mary Rose", "Belgrano", "Queen Mary", "Lusitania" ]	Mary Rose
history	The First Triumvirate is the name historians give to the unofficial political alliance between what three man?	[ "Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar", "Gaius Julius Caesar, Anthony and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus", "Octavius, Lepidus and Anthony", "Octavius, Lepidus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus" ]	Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar
history	Which temperature scale came first, Fahrenheit or Celsius?	[ "They were developed at the same time", "They were developed so close together that no one knows", "Fahrenheit", "Celsius" ]	Fahrenheit
history	In what year was slavery banned in the British colonies?	[ "1802", "1833", "1864", "1865" ]	1833
history	Samuel Colt patented his revolver in this year, and later built the first industrialized firearm factory.	[ "1855", "1825", "1845", "1835" ]	1835
history	Although it had been around for a long time, it was not until this person used chloroform, that it became a popular anesthetic.	[ "Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell", "Mary Todd Lincoln", "Queen Victoria", "Sarah Bernhard" ]	Queen Victoria
history	The first photograph is considered to be an image produced by the French inventor NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, in what year?	[ "1865", "1546", "1837", "1826" ]	1826
history	When was the first internal combustion engine to run on a mixture of explosive gas and air designed?	[ "1876", "1794", "1859", "1879" ]	1859
history	The first Balfour Declaration, UKs committment to the establishment of a Jewish national home was issued in what year?	[ "1947", "1936", "1905", "1917" ]	1917
history	Having been forgotten on the Treaty of Versailles and remaining legally at war, this country signed an official treaty with Germany, thus officially ending WW I .	[ "Andorra", "Spain", "Portugal", "Luxembourg" ]	Andorra
history	What product was registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 27 in 1970, by the Van Brode Milling Company?	[ "Velcro", "Spork", "Crazy Glue", "Wonderball" ]	Spork
history	This engineer, architect and industrialist invented the rotary lathe, used in plywood manufacturing.	[ "Thomas Edison", "Alfred Nobel", "Henry Ford", "Immanuel Nobel" ]	Immanuel Nobel
history	This tool was originally made in Germany, but in 1896, after 5 years of hard work, Karl Elsener doubled its features.	[ "The lawn sprinkler", "The circular saw", "The Swiss army knife", "The electric chair" ]	The Swiss army knife
history	This engineer, sometimes called The Father of Cool, invented the modern air conditioning system, soon after he graduated from Cornell University in 1901.	[ "Willis Carrier", "Thomas Adams", "George Alcorn", "Andrew Alford" ]	Willis Carrier
history	What object, often regarded as a symbol of American consumerism, was designed in 1957 by Don Featherstone, who was later awarded the Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize?	[ "Velcro", "The cordless router", "The smiley face", "The pink flamingo lawn ornament" ]	The pink flamingo lawn ornament
history	Peter Lymburner Robertson received a patent in 1909 for the invention of what tool?	[ "The electric chair", "The automatic swimming pool filter", "The swiveling lawn sprinkler", "The square-headed screwdriver" ]	The square-headed screwdriver
history	What device was invented in 1879 by James Ritty, the owner of a tavern in Dayton, Ohio?	[ "The electric chair", "The microwave oven", "The jukebox", "The cash register" ]	The cash register
history	She was the first African American woman to get a patent. It was issued on July 14, 1885, for a cabinet bed.	[ "Bessie Coleman", "Rosemarry Donalds", "Emily Edwards", "Sarah Goode" ]	Sarah Goode
history	This American woman, who worked as a physical therapist, invented a device that could be used by veteran soldiers, who had lost their arms. It was an electrical apparatus that could deliver food through a tube.	[ "Billie M. Merriwether", "Barbara Carruthers", "Bessie Blount Griffin", "Bethany Alcott" ]	Bessie Blount Griffin
history	He was the inventor of condensed milk. In 1874 he died in Texas, in a county which was posthumously named after him.	[ "Immanuel Nobel", "Jack Johnson", "Karl K. Schumlegel", "Gail Borden" ]	Gail Borden
history	What was the real name of General Stonewall Jackson?	[ "Robert Edward Jackson", "Thomas Jonathan Jackson", "Henry David Jackson", "Nathan Bedford Jackson" ]	Thomas Jonathan Jackson
history	Before the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson was a professor of artillery and natural philosophy at which institute of higher learning?	[ "West Point", "Sandhurst", "Virginia Military Institute", "The Citadel" ]	Virginia Military Institute
history	General Jackson acquired his nickname of Stonewall at which Civil War battle?	[ "Seven Pines", "Chancellorsville", "Fair Oaks", "Bull Run" ]	Bull Run
history	Which general gave Stonewall Jackson his nickname?	[ "Robert E. Lee", "Pierre G. Beauregard", "Joseph Johnston", "Barnard E. Bee" ]	Barnard E. Bee
history	During the early months of 1862, General Stonewall Jackson led a successful campaign in which region?	[ "Red River Valley", "The Shenandoah Valley", "Tennessee Valley", "The Peninsula" ]	The Shenandoah Valley
history	Stonewall Jackson was wounded by his own men at which battle?	[ "Gettysburg", "Wilsons Creek", "Chancellorsville", "New Market" ]	Chancellorsville
history	Stonewall Jacksons mortal wound necessitated the amputation of which limb?	[ "right leg", "right arm", "left arm", "left leg" ]	left arm
history	Where was Stonewall Jacksons body buried?	[ "West Point cemetery", "Lexington, VA", "The Chancellorsville battlefield", "Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond" ]	Lexington, VA
history	General Stonewall Jackson did not participate at which of these battles?	[ "White Oak Swamp", "Fredericksburg", "Cross Keys", "Gettysburg" ]	Gettysburg
history	General Stonewall Jackson was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	The first evidence of human existence in Europe dates back to approximately how many years ago?	[ "50 000", "100 000", "10 000", "35 000" ]	35 000
history	Homer set his epics in the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece. What is this phase called?	[ "Archaic Greece", "Hellenistic Greece", "Mycenaean Greece", "Classical Greece" ]	Mycenaean Greece
history	Alexander the Great is a son of this European ruler.	[ "Demetrius II", "Amyntas IV", "Theodosius I", "Philip II" ]	Philip II
history	The First Triumvirate was a secret pact in Ancient Rome aimed at controlling the Republic. It was formed in the mid-1st century BC by three great men - Pompey, Crassus, and who else?	[ "Julius Caesar", "Julio-Claudian", "Octavian", "Mark Antony" ]	Julius Caesar
history	Under what ruler was Christianity officially acknowledged in the Roman Empire?	[ "Nero", "Diocletian", "Julian", "Constantine I" ]	Constantine I
history	In 395 the Roman Empire was divided into two: the Western Roman Empire centered around Ravenna, and the Eastern Roman Empire centered around Constantinople. Who was the last emperor of a united Roman Empire?	[ "Constantine II", "Romulus Augustus", "Marcus Aurelius", "Theodosius I" ]	Theodosius I
history	The Roman empire was revived when Pope Leo III crowned a king of the Franks as Imperator Augustus on 25 December 800. Under what name is this king known?	[ "William the Conqueror", "Louis the Pious", "Charlemagne", "Alexander the Great" ]	Charlemagne
history	The Black Death, one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history, took the lives of between 25-50 million people in Europe. What writer depicts the lives of people at that time?	[ "Giovanni Boccaccio in The Decameron", "Dante in Divine Comedy", "Erasmus in In Praise of Folly", "Sir Thomas More in Utopia" ]	Giovanni Boccaccio in The Decameron
history	Who started the movement of Protestant Reformation in Europe?	[ "Martin Luther", "John Calvin", "Erasmus", "Ulrich Zwingli" ]	Martin Luther
history	In what country did the Industrial Revolution start?	[ "Germany", "Italy", "Great Britain", "France" ]	Great Britain
history	What did Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver patent in 1952?	[ "the velcro", "the Univac computer", "the barcode", "Silly Putty" ]	the barcode
history	In the early 1950s, which of the following became the third country to have an atomic bomb?	[ "England", "France", "Russia(the USSR)", "The Peoples Republic of China" ]	England
history	Which event did not occur in the same year as the other three?	[ "UNIVAC becomes the first mass-produced computer.", "Color Television is introduced.", "Theodore Geisel writes Cat in the Hat.", "Atomic power is introduced." ]	Theodore Geisel writes Cat in the Hat.
history	Which event did not occur in the 1950s?	[ "TANG breakfast drink is introduced.", "Bobby Fisher becomes the World Champion in chess.", "The Frisbee is successfully marketed in the USA.", "The first successful test of a hydrogen bomb was done at Enewetak" ]	Bobby Fisher becomes the World Champion in chess.
history	In 1957 Jimmy Hoffa became president of which union?	[ "American Brotherhood of Coal Miners", "The AFL-CIO", "United Federation of Teachers", "International Brotherhood of Teamsters" ]	International Brotherhood of Teamsters
history	Which US space ship discovered the Van Allen Radiation Belt in 1958?	[ "Explorer I", "Telstar I", "Titan I", "Apollo I" ]	Explorer I
history	What was Elvis Presleys first motion picture?	[ "Love Me Tender", "Giant", "Viva Las Vegas", "Jailhouse Rock" ]	Love Me Tender
history	In the 1958 NFL Championship Game, the Colts played against the Giants. Which statement is untrue about the game?	[ "The game was the first NFL Championship to go into sudden-death overtime.", "Mel Triplett scored a 1 yard TD run.", "The Giants quarterback, Y.A.Tittle, threw a TD pass to Frank Gifford for the Giants first score.", "The game was won by the Baltimore Colts on a 2 yard run by Alan Ameche." ]	The Giants quarterback, Y.A.Tittle, threw a TD pass to Frank Gifford for the Giants first score.
history	The Boston Celtics were the dominant professional basketball team in the 1950s. Which one of these never played for the Celtics in the 1950s?	[ "Jack Nichols", "K.C. Jones", "Frank Ramsey", "Walter Dukes" ]	Walter Dukes
history	On which show did Elvis Presley make his first TV appearance?	[ "The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show", "Milton Berles Texaco Star Theater", "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Steve Allen Tonight Show" ]	The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show
history	Which one of these was not part of the Million Dollar Quartet, formed in 1956 by Sun Records?	[ "Carl Perkins", "Jerry Lee Lewis", "Johnny Cash", "Willie Nelson" ]	Willie Nelson
history	What society, that inhabited southern Mesopotamia, is widely regarded as the earliest civilization on Earth?	[ "Minoan", "Zapotec", "Phoenicia", "Sumer" ]	Sumer
history	The Rosetta stone helped scientists to decipher the alphabet of this ancient civilization.	[ "Ancient China", "Ancient Rome", "Ancient Greece", "Ancient Egypt" ]	Ancient Egypt
history	On what Mediterranean island did the Minoan civilization arise?	[ "Cyprus", "Corsica", "Crete", "Corfu" ]	Crete
history	What was the predominating religion in the Achaemenid Empire, one of the first Persian empires?	[ "Rastafarianism", "Zoroastrianism", "Hinduism", "Shamanism" ]	Zoroastrianism
history	Which was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America?	[ "Maya", "Toltec", "Inca", "Zapotec" ]	Inca
history	This civilization arose in Central Mexico and its members spoke the Nahuatl language .	[ "Olmec", "Norte Chico", "Toltec", "Aztec" ]	Aztec
history	Harappan was the mature phase of this civilization that flourished in the river valleys in Sindh province of Pakistan, extending westward into Balochistan province, and in West India.	[ "Indus Valley Civilization", "Ancient China", "Mali Empire", "Canaan" ]	Indus Valley Civilization
history	According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus who were raised by what animal?	[ "Monkey", "Wolf", "Bear", "Tiger" ]	Wolf
history	Four colossal statues guard the temple Abu Simbel of what Egyptian pharaoh?	[ "Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II", "Mentuhotep II", "Tutankhamun", "Ramesses II" ]	Ramesses II
history	What was the first civilization to make use of the alphabet that is believed to be the ancestor of all modern alphabets?	[ "Indus Valley Civilization", "Sumer", "Arab", "Phoenicia" ]	Phoenicia
history	The country of Russia was named for the Vikings.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	The Vikings adopted Christianity around 1000 AD.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	Women could also be Vikings.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	Vikings never plundered religious or holy sites.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	In the age of the Vikings, Viking ships were the most technologically advanced.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	In Viking culture all men were expected to carry weapons.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	Loki was the Viking God of lies.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	The first recorded Viking raid in Britain was in 763.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	Leif Eriksson also known as Leif the Lucky is thought to have been the first European to land in North America.	[ "True", "False" ]	True

history

In 1847 Veracruz, one of the most important Mexican seaports, was besieged for 20 days. The beginning of the siege was marked when this country conducted its first large-scale amphibious assault on it.

[ "France", "Argentina", "Great Britain", "The United States" ]

The United States

history

The siege of Sarajevo, one of the longest sieges in the history of modern warfare lasted almost 4 years.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

history

German forces besieged the city of Leningrad for 900 days, trying to gain control without success. The bravery of the defenders of the city became the symbol of the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany, but the exact number of Russian casualties is unknown- some estimate that 1.5 million people died, mostly of starvation. Which of these Soviet generals is credited with the defense of Leningrad?

[ "Marshal Zhukov", "Marshal Timoshenko", "Marshal Shaposhnikov", "Marshal Tukhachevsky" ]

Marshal Zhukov

history

The Concert for Bangladesh was the first celebrity concert and musical project to raise money worldwide for the needy. Eric Clapton, Badfinger, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar appeared. Bob Dylan made an unannounced appearance to play his first concert in two years. Who organized the Concert for Bangladesh?

[ "Willie Nelson", "Ringo Starr", "George Harrison", "Bono" ]

George Harrison

history

On April 30, 1975 Marine Master Sergeant John Valdez was the last Marine on the last helicopter out of this capital city. From what city did Master Sergeant Valdezs departure signal the last official military presence in Vietnam.

[ "Phnom Penh", "Hanoi", "Khe Sanh", "Saigon" ]

Saigon

history

In what was billed as the Battle of the Sexes, tennis champ Billie Jean King didnt show any love as she won this match in straight sets. Who did Billie Jean King beat to win the Battle of the Sexes?

[ "Vitas Gerulaitis", "Bobby Riggs", "Bjorn Borg", "Jimmy Conners" ]

Bobby Riggs

history

On February 28, 1983 a record 105.9 million viewers tuned in to watch the last show of this programs eleven-year run.

[ "Roots", "MASH", "Dallas", "Gunsmoke" ]

MASH

history

First photographed by Richard Avedon, this campaign was one of the most famous and successful ad campaigns of the 70s. The ads features beautiful black and white photos of Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand. What company asked the question What Becomes a Legend Most?

[ "Psychedelic Furs", "Famous Furs LTD", "Blackglama", "Ritz Furs" ]

Blackglama

history

It was just the musical chords of E and F played alternately back and forth but even to this day

[ "Halloween", "Jaws", "E.T.", "Jurassic Park" ]

Jaws

history

How many people were murdered as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?

[ "40", "1000", "2000", "20" ]

20

history

Durong the Salem Witch Trials, those accused of witchcraft were burned at the stake.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

How old was Giles Cory when he was pressed to death?

[ "74", "103", "81", "29" ]

81

history

Dorothy Good, who was the youngest person to be accused of witchcraft, was how old?

[ "12", "an infant", "4", "21" ]

4

history

To what prominent religious group did the majority of people of Salem Village belong during the time of the notorious Salem witch trials in the 17th century?

[ "Calvinists", "Puritans", "Protestants", "Catholics" ]

Puritans

history

Which well-known author changed his name as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?

[ "Jane Austen", "Arthur Miller", "Theodore Geisel", "Nathaniel Hawthorn" ]

Nathaniel Hawthorn

history

Witchcraft was used as the explanation for a sickness that afflicted some of the village girls in Salem. Historians now believe that the girls hallucinations may have been caused by eating moldy bread.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

Who was the first man to be accused of witchcraft?

[ "Samuel Good", "Giles Cory", "John Proctor", "George Burroughs" ]

John Proctor

history

Death Hill was the name of the sight of execution during the Salem witch trials.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

John Walsh, host of Americas Most Wanted, is the father of kidnapped and murdered six-year-old, Adam Walsh.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

Li Ka Shing, a Hong Kong businessman and one of the worlds richest men, paid an extremely large ransom for the safe return of his son, Victor Li Tzar. How much did he pay?

[ "$1,500,500.00", "144,000,000.00", "$125,000,000.00", "134,000,000.00" ]

134,000,000.00

history

The son of this famous singer was kidnapped on December 8, 1963 at Harrahs Lake Tahoe.

[ "Joey Bishop", "Dean Martin", "Andy Williams", "Frank Sinatra" ]

Frank Sinatra

history

On May 2 1982, the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror fired two torpedoes at the Argentine warship. 323 men of the 1,093 crew were killed on impact.

[ "General Belgrano", "Bismarck", "Fascination", "Lusitania" ]

General Belgrano

history

On July 30, 1865 along the beaches of California, off Crescent City, a summer storm developed and this ship came across a submerged pinnacle known as The Dragons Teeth.

[ "Titanic", "Saratoga", "Queen Mary", "Brother Jonathan" ]

Brother Jonathan

history

Two years after Titanics tragic sinking - In the summer of 1914 - this ship started a journey from Quebec harbor to England. A heavy fog hid the horizon and she was hit by the Storstad, a Norwegian collier. Only 465 of the 1500 people onboard survived.

[ "Half Moon", "The Empress of Ireland", "Queen Elizabeth", "Endeavour" ]

The Empress of Ireland

history

This vessel sunk in lake Michigan in 1919, after a fire on board got out of control.

[ "Louisiana", "Carrington", "Fleetwing", "Frank OConnor" ]

Frank OConnor

history

In a shipwreck known as this, a Chinese merchant ship carrying porcelain sank near an island in South Male Atoll In the 16th century.

[ "Cape of Good Hope Wreck", "Prazer E Allegria Wreck", "Persia Merchant Wreck", "Guraidhoo Wreck" ]

Guraidhoo Wreck

history

On May 7th, 1915 this famous ship was hit by a torpedo near the shore of Queenstown, Ireland. It sank in 15 minutes.

[ "Andrea Doria", "Lusitania", "Britannic", "Titanic" ]

Lusitania

history

On November 8, 1843 this ship left Lisbon, Portugal, with 84 convicts and headed for Goa, India. Near Cape of Good Hope the ship was taken by a strong current and was driven too close to the shore. She then struck the reef off Muli Island in Mulaku Atoll.

[ "The Empress of Ireland", "Titanic", "The Ravestein", "The Prazer e Allegria" ]

The Prazer e Allegria

history

During a hot night in August 1658, this ship was wrecked on Maamakunudhoo Atoll, while en route to Bengal. There was a small treasure onboard this ship: eight chests of silver and gold from West Africa.

[ "The Persia Merchant", "Santa Maria", "Adventure", "Queen Annes Revenge" ]

The Persia Merchant

history

Said unsinkable, this ship started her maiden voyage with 2,220 passengers aboard in 1912. Unfortunately this was her first and her last voyage - she hit an iceberg and sank.

[ "The Empress of Ireland", "Titanic", "Queen Annes Revenge", "Blackbeards Ship" ]

Titanic

history

On July 19, 1545 King Henry VIII prepared to watch the new pride of his fleet sail out to engage the French. However, he ended up watching a disaster as this heavy ship heeled over and rapidly capsized when water poured into the lower gun ports.

[ "Mary Rose", "Belgrano", "Queen Mary", "Lusitania" ]

Mary Rose

history

The First Triumvirate is the name historians give to the unofficial political alliance between what three man?

[ "Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar", "Gaius Julius Caesar, Anthony and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus", "Octavius, Lepidus and Anthony", "Octavius, Lepidus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus" ]

Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar

history

Which temperature scale came first, Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[ "They were developed at the same time", "They were developed so close together that no one knows", "Fahrenheit", "Celsius" ]

Fahrenheit

history

In what year was slavery banned in the British colonies?

[ "1802", "1833", "1864", "1865" ]

1833

history

Samuel Colt patented his revolver in this year, and later built the first industrialized firearm factory.

[ "1855", "1825", "1845", "1835" ]

1835

history

Although it had been around for a long time, it was not until this person used chloroform, that it became a popular anesthetic.

[ "Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell", "Mary Todd Lincoln", "Queen Victoria", "Sarah Bernhard" ]

Queen Victoria

history

The first photograph is considered to be an image produced by the French inventor NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, in what year?

[ "1865", "1546", "1837", "1826" ]

1826

history

When was the first internal combustion engine to run on a mixture of explosive gas and air designed?

[ "1876", "1794", "1859", "1879" ]

1859

history

The first Balfour Declaration, UKs committment to the establishment of a Jewish national home was issued in what year?

[ "1947", "1936", "1905", "1917" ]

1917

history

Having been forgotten on the Treaty of Versailles and remaining legally at war, this country signed an official treaty with Germany, thus officially ending WW I .

[ "Andorra", "Spain", "Portugal", "Luxembourg" ]

Andorra

history

What product was registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 27 in 1970, by the Van Brode Milling Company?

[ "Velcro", "Spork", "Crazy Glue", "Wonderball" ]

Spork

history

This engineer, architect and industrialist invented the rotary lathe, used in plywood manufacturing.

[ "Thomas Edison", "Alfred Nobel", "Henry Ford", "Immanuel Nobel" ]

Immanuel Nobel

history

This tool was originally made in Germany, but in 1896, after 5 years of hard work, Karl Elsener doubled its features.

[ "The lawn sprinkler", "The circular saw", "The Swiss army knife", "The electric chair" ]

The Swiss army knife

history

This engineer, sometimes called The Father of Cool, invented the modern air conditioning system, soon after he graduated from Cornell University in 1901.

[ "Willis Carrier", "Thomas Adams", "George Alcorn", "Andrew Alford" ]

Willis Carrier

history

What object, often regarded as a symbol of American consumerism, was designed in 1957 by Don Featherstone, who was later awarded the Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize?

[ "Velcro", "The cordless router", "The smiley face", "The pink flamingo lawn ornament" ]

The pink flamingo lawn ornament

history

Peter Lymburner Robertson received a patent in 1909 for the invention of what tool?

[ "The electric chair", "The automatic swimming pool filter", "The swiveling lawn sprinkler", "The square-headed screwdriver" ]

The square-headed screwdriver

history

What device was invented in 1879 by James Ritty, the owner of a tavern in Dayton, Ohio?

[ "The electric chair", "The microwave oven", "The jukebox", "The cash register" ]

The cash register

history

She was the first African American woman to get a patent. It was issued on July 14, 1885, for a cabinet bed.

[ "Bessie Coleman", "Rosemarry Donalds", "Emily Edwards", "Sarah Goode" ]

Sarah Goode

history

This American woman, who worked as a physical therapist, invented a device that could be used by veteran soldiers, who had lost their arms. It was an electrical apparatus that could deliver food through a tube.

[ "Billie M. Merriwether", "Barbara Carruthers", "Bessie Blount Griffin", "Bethany Alcott" ]

Bessie Blount Griffin

history

He was the inventor of condensed milk. In 1874 he died in Texas, in a county which was posthumously named after him.

[ "Immanuel Nobel", "Jack Johnson", "Karl K. Schumlegel", "Gail Borden" ]

Gail Borden

history

What was the real name of General Stonewall Jackson?

[ "Robert Edward Jackson", "Thomas Jonathan Jackson", "Henry David Jackson", "Nathan Bedford Jackson" ]

Thomas Jonathan Jackson

history

Before the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson was a professor of artillery and natural philosophy at which institute of higher learning?

[ "West Point", "Sandhurst", "Virginia Military Institute", "The Citadel" ]

Virginia Military Institute

history

General Jackson acquired his nickname of Stonewall at which Civil War battle?

[ "Seven Pines", "Chancellorsville", "Fair Oaks", "Bull Run" ]

Bull Run

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Which general gave Stonewall Jackson his nickname?

[ "Robert E. Lee", "Pierre G. Beauregard", "Joseph Johnston", "Barnard E. Bee" ]

Barnard E. Bee

history

During the early months of 1862, General Stonewall Jackson led a successful campaign in which region?

[ "Red River Valley", "The Shenandoah Valley", "Tennessee Valley", "The Peninsula" ]

The Shenandoah Valley

history

Stonewall Jackson was wounded by his own men at which battle?

[ "Gettysburg", "Wilsons Creek", "Chancellorsville", "New Market" ]

Chancellorsville

history

Stonewall Jacksons mortal wound necessitated the amputation of which limb?

[ "right leg", "right arm", "left arm", "left leg" ]

left arm

history

Where was Stonewall Jacksons body buried?

[ "West Point cemetery", "Lexington, VA", "The Chancellorsville battlefield", "Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond" ]

Lexington, VA

history

General Stonewall Jackson did not participate at which of these battles?

[ "White Oak Swamp", "Fredericksburg", "Cross Keys", "Gettysburg" ]

Gettysburg

history

General Stonewall Jackson was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

The first evidence of human existence in Europe dates back to approximately how many years ago?

[ "50 000", "100 000", "10 000", "35 000" ]

35 000

history

Homer set his epics in the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece. What is this phase called?

[ "Archaic Greece", "Hellenistic Greece", "Mycenaean Greece", "Classical Greece" ]

Mycenaean Greece

history

Alexander the Great is a son of this European ruler.

[ "Demetrius II", "Amyntas IV", "Theodosius I", "Philip II" ]

Philip II

history

The First Triumvirate was a secret pact in Ancient Rome aimed at controlling the Republic. It was formed in the mid-1st century BC by three great men - Pompey, Crassus, and who else?

[ "Julius Caesar", "Julio-Claudian", "Octavian", "Mark Antony" ]

Julius Caesar

history

Under what ruler was Christianity officially acknowledged in the Roman Empire?

[ "Nero", "Diocletian", "Julian", "Constantine I" ]

Constantine I

history

In 395 the Roman Empire was divided into two: the Western Roman Empire centered around Ravenna, and the Eastern Roman Empire centered around Constantinople. Who was the last emperor of a united Roman Empire?

[ "Constantine II", "Romulus Augustus", "Marcus Aurelius", "Theodosius I" ]

Theodosius I

history

The Roman empire was revived when Pope Leo III crowned a king of the Franks as Imperator Augustus on 25 December 800. Under what name is this king known?

[ "William the Conqueror", "Louis the Pious", "Charlemagne", "Alexander the Great" ]

Charlemagne

history

The Black Death, one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history, took the lives of between 25-50 million people in Europe. What writer depicts the lives of people at that time?

[ "Giovanni Boccaccio in The Decameron", "Dante in Divine Comedy", "Erasmus in In Praise of Folly", "Sir Thomas More in Utopia" ]

Giovanni Boccaccio in The Decameron

history

Who started the movement of Protestant Reformation in Europe?

[ "Martin Luther", "John Calvin", "Erasmus", "Ulrich Zwingli" ]

Martin Luther

history

In what country did the Industrial Revolution start?

[ "Germany", "Italy", "Great Britain", "France" ]

Great Britain

history

What did Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver patent in 1952?

[ "the velcro", "the Univac computer", "the barcode", "Silly Putty" ]

the barcode

history

In the early 1950s, which of the following became the third country to have an atomic bomb?

[ "England", "France", "Russia(the USSR)", "The Peoples Republic of China" ]

England

history

Which event did not occur in the same year as the other three?

[ "UNIVAC becomes the first mass-produced computer.", "Color Television is introduced.", "Theodore Geisel writes Cat in the Hat.", "Atomic power is introduced." ]

Theodore Geisel writes Cat in the Hat.

history

Which event did not occur in the 1950s?

[ "TANG breakfast drink is introduced.", "Bobby Fisher becomes the World Champion in chess.", "The Frisbee is successfully marketed in the USA.", "The first successful test of a hydrogen bomb was done at Enewetak" ]

Bobby Fisher becomes the World Champion in chess.

history

In 1957 Jimmy Hoffa became president of which union?

[ "American Brotherhood of Coal Miners", "The AFL-CIO", "United Federation of Teachers", "International Brotherhood of Teamsters" ]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

history

Which US space ship discovered the Van Allen Radiation Belt in 1958?

[ "Explorer I", "Telstar I", "Titan I", "Apollo I" ]

Explorer I

history

What was Elvis Presleys first motion picture?

[ "Love Me Tender", "Giant", "Viva Las Vegas", "Jailhouse Rock" ]

Love Me Tender

history

In the 1958 NFL Championship Game, the Colts played against the Giants. Which statement is untrue about the game?

[ "The game was the first NFL Championship to go into sudden-death overtime.", "Mel Triplett scored a 1 yard TD run.", "The Giants quarterback, Y.A.Tittle, threw a TD pass to Frank Gifford for the Giants first score.", "The game was won by the Baltimore Colts on a 2 yard run by Alan Ameche." ]

The Giants quarterback, Y.A.Tittle, threw a TD pass to Frank Gifford for the Giants first score.

history

The Boston Celtics were the dominant professional basketball team in the 1950s. Which one of these never played for the Celtics in the 1950s?

[ "Jack Nichols", "K.C. Jones", "Frank Ramsey", "Walter Dukes" ]

Walter Dukes

history

On which show did Elvis Presley make his first TV appearance?

[ "The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show", "Milton Berles Texaco Star Theater", "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Steve Allen Tonight Show" ]

The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show

history

Which one of these was not part of the Million Dollar Quartet, formed in 1956 by Sun Records?

[ "Carl Perkins", "Jerry Lee Lewis", "Johnny Cash", "Willie Nelson" ]

Willie Nelson

history

What society, that inhabited southern Mesopotamia, is widely regarded as the earliest civilization on Earth?

[ "Minoan", "Zapotec", "Phoenicia", "Sumer" ]

Sumer

history

The Rosetta stone helped scientists to decipher the alphabet of this ancient civilization.

[ "Ancient China", "Ancient Rome", "Ancient Greece", "Ancient Egypt" ]

Ancient Egypt

history

On what Mediterranean island did the Minoan civilization arise?

[ "Cyprus", "Corsica", "Crete", "Corfu" ]

Crete

history

What was the predominating religion in the Achaemenid Empire, one of the first Persian empires?

[ "Rastafarianism", "Zoroastrianism", "Hinduism", "Shamanism" ]

Zoroastrianism

history

Which was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America?

[ "Maya", "Toltec", "Inca", "Zapotec" ]

Inca

history

This civilization arose in Central Mexico and its members spoke the Nahuatl language .

[ "Olmec", "Norte Chico", "Toltec", "Aztec" ]

Aztec

history

Harappan was the mature phase of this civilization that flourished in the river valleys in Sindh province of Pakistan, extending westward into Balochistan province, and in West India.

[ "Indus Valley Civilization", "Ancient China", "Mali Empire", "Canaan" ]

Indus Valley Civilization

history

According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus who were raised by what animal?

[ "Monkey", "Wolf", "Bear", "Tiger" ]

Wolf

history

Four colossal statues guard the temple Abu Simbel of what Egyptian pharaoh?

[ "Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II", "Mentuhotep II", "Tutankhamun", "Ramesses II" ]

Ramesses II

history

What was the first civilization to make use of the alphabet that is believed to be the ancestor of all modern alphabets?

[ "Indus Valley Civilization", "Sumer", "Arab", "Phoenicia" ]

Phoenicia

history

The country of Russia was named for the Vikings.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

The Vikings adopted Christianity around 1000 AD.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

history

Women could also be Vikings.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

Vikings never plundered religious or holy sites.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

history

In the age of the Vikings, Viking ships were the most technologically advanced.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

In Viking culture all men were expected to carry weapons.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

Loki was the Viking God of lies.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

The first recorded Viking raid in Britain was in 763.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

Leif Eriksson also known as Leif the Lucky is thought to have been the first European to land in North America.

[ "True", "False" ]

True