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What brand of sweetener did G. D. Searle Co. put on the market in 1983?
[ "Equal", "Sweet N Low", "Splenda", "NutraSweet" ]
NutraSweet
history
In World War II, the Axis and the Allies were the two main rival powers. Which of these countries was not a member of the Axis?
[ "Hungary", "Italy", "Japan", "Greece" ]
Greece
history
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany and the head of which German party?
[ "National Christian-Democratic party", "National German Communist party", "National Socialist German Workers party", "Conservative Peoples party" ]
National Socialist German Workers party
history
What was the aim of The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, signed on 23 August 1939 between Germany and the Soviet Union?
[ "Mutual economic support", "Division of the spheres of interest", "A united attack against Great Britain", "Creating a Nazi-Soviet Federation" ]
Division of the spheres of interest
history
Until which event did the US remain neutral in the Second World War?
[ "Operation Barbarossa", "The Pearl Harbor attack", "The Siege of Leningrad", "The battle of Kursk" ]
The Pearl Harbor attack
history
Arbeit macht frei was a popular German slogan during World War II, placed mainly on the entrances of which of these?
[ "German concentration camps", "German factories", "German schools", "German field hospitals" ]
German concentration camps
history
This significant battle on the WW II Eastern front is largely regarded as the largest armed conflict of all time.
[ "The battle of Leningrad", "The battle of Kursk", "The battle of Sevastopol", "The battle of Moscow" ]
The battle of Kursk
history
What happened on D-day, 6th June,1944?
[ "Victory over Japan was announced.", "Operation Overlord started.", "Nazi Germany was declared defeated.", "The end of World War II was announced." ]
Operation Overlord started.
history
What 1945 conference considered the final plans for the defeat of Germany and postwar Europe?
[ "Yalta Conference", "Tehran Conference", "Dumburton Oaks Conference", "Potsdam Conference" ]
Yalta Conference
history
Where did the official Japanese surrender on 2nd September 1945 take place?
[ "Berlin", "Potsdam", "USS Missouri", "Washington, DC" ]
USS Missouri
history
Which organization did the Allies create in 1945 in order to maintain peace after World War II?
[ "The United Nations", "The European Union", "The League of Nations", "The North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)" ]
The United Nations
history
Who are the two ancient Greek architects who designed the Parthenon, a temple regarded as one of the worlds greatest cultural monuments.
[ "Eugenius and Arcadius", "Theodosius and Delos", "Iktinos and Kallikrates", "Theotokos and Pisisitratus" ]
Iktinos and Kallikrates
history
What ancient Greek vessel was used to mix wine and water?
[ "krater", "hydria", "amphorae", "kylix" ]
krater
history
This ancient Greek construction, regarded as one the Seven Wonders of the World, was carved by the famed classical sculptor Phidias.
[ "The Statue of Zeus at Olympia", "Hagia Sophia", "The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus", "The Lighthouse of Alexandria" ]
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
history
What was the name of the ancient Greek wrestling school, which was later used for delivering lectures and conducting intellectual conversations?
[ "bouleuterion", "corycelum", "gymnasium", "palaestra" ]
palaestra
history
In the ancient Greek society, these women were high-class entertainers, much like the Japanese geisha.
[ "pallakae", "gynaekes", "porne", "hetaerae" ]
hetaerae
history
This ancient Greek, despite having a speech impediment, was one of the greatest orators in his time.
[ "Aristonikos", "Didymos", "Aristarchos", "Demosthenes" ]
Demosthenes
history
This ancient Greek wrote The Histories, a document considered the first work of history in Western literature.
[ "Herodotus", "Diodorus", "Xenophon", "Thucydides" ]
Herodotus
history
This ancient Greek philosopher, a teacher of Aristotle, was the founder of the Academy in Athens.
[ "Parmenides", "Democritus", "Plato", "Socrates" ]
Plato
history
This ancient Greek playwright was the earliest of the three classical Greek tragedians, the other two being Sophocles and Euripides.
[ "Phrynicus", "Aeschylus", "Choerilus", "Aristeas" ]
Aeschylus
history
Which structure served as a market place in an acnient Greek polis or city-state?
[ "miki", "kottabos", "agora", "agoranomos" ]
agora
history
The 1998 film, Theres Something About Mary, helped make this model turned actress one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. Who said Is that ...is that hair gel?
[ "Hilary Swank", "Drew Barrymore", "Cameron Diaz", "Reese Witherspoon" ]
Cameron Diaz
history
This world famous haute couture designer moved to Miami when he was selected as the costume designer for Miami Vice. What designer was gunned down outside his house by spree killer Andrew Cunanan?
[ "Givenchy", "Versace", "Ferre", "Gucci" ]
Versace
history
On June 17, 1994 actor and football legend O. J. Simpson, instead of turning himself into the authorities to be charged for the murder of his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, led the police on a slow speed chase on Interstate 405. O. J. Simpson was a passenger in the white Ford Bronco. Who drove the white Bronco?
[ "Robert Kardashian", "Robert Shapiro", "John McKay", "Al Cowlings" ]
Al Cowlings
history
Always a bridesmaid and never a bride. No more! What daytime soap actress won an Emmy
[ "Melody Thomas Scott", "Jeanne Cooper", "Eileen Fulton", "Susan Lucci" ]
Susan Lucci
history
Many in Hollywood were nervous when this lady was arraigned on charges of pandering and tax evasion on August 9, 1993. Who was known as the Hollywood Madam or Madam to the Stars?
[ "Sydney Biddle Barrows", "Heidi Fleiss", "Polly Adler", "Mona Stangley" ]
Heidi Fleiss
history
Which of these movies won all five of the top categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay?
[ "The English Patient", "Silence of the Lambs", "Forrest Gump", "Schindlers List" ]
Silence of the Lambs
history
May 10, 1996 is considered the single deadliest day in the history of Mount Everest. Eight people lost their lives, including famed Everest mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Outside Magazine had contracted a writer to be a part of Rob Halls accent of Mount Everest. What writer turned his experience on Mount Everest into the non-fiction bestseller Into Thin Air?
[ "Jon Krakauer", "Beak Weathers", "Anatoli Boukreev", "Sebastian Junger" ]
Jon Krakauer
history
This invention by Karl Benz in 1886 revolutionized the world of transportation and soon became the main means of transport globally.
[ "Train", "Ship", "Automobile", "Airplane" ]
Automobile
history
This invention was first used in 1969 at UCLA as a means of communication between engineers and scientists associated with academics or government. It was not available for public use until the 1990’s.
[ "E-mails", "The Telephone", "The Internet", "Two-Way Radio" ]
The Internet
history
In 1908, this city became the first in the United States to institute chlorination of its water. Prior to this the death rate due to water born diseases, such as typhoid fever and cholera, were extremely high.
[ "Chicago, Illinois", "New York City, New York", "Boston, Massachusetts", "Jersey City, New Jersey" ]
Jersey City, New Jersey
history
When did telephone companies first begin establishing trial networks, that use fibre instead of copper cables to carry live telephone traffic?
[ "in 1997", "in 1982", "in 1972", "in 1977" ]
in 1977
history
The invention of the internal combustion engine greatly increased the demand for which natural resource?
[ "Natural gas", "Water", "Coal", "Petroleum" ]
Petroleum
history
In 1955, Borax III became the first nuclear power plant to utilize nuclear fission to supply an entire town with electricity. Which town was that?
[ "Avila Beach, California", "Owego, New York", "Arco, Idaho", "Hahnville, Louisiana" ]
Arco, Idaho
history
The first use of air conditioning for personnel comfort was in 1902, in which New York City building?
[ "Metropolitan Life Tower", "Empire State Building", "Woolworth Building", "New York Stock Exchange" ]
New York Stock Exchange
history
In 1895, this German physicist invented the use of electromagnetic radiation to take images of bones and organs inside the human body, which later led to the invention of the X-Ray Machine.
[ "Paul Lauterbur", "Peter Mansfield", "Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen", "Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield" ]
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
history
Earl Hindman, who passed away in 2003, was the man behind the fence in the American sitcom Home Improvement.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
history
Which Academy Award winning American actor who died in 2003 played Ed Norton on The Honeymooners?
[ "Paul Lynde", "Jackie Gleason", "Art Carney", "Rodney Dangerfield" ]
Art Carney
history
This flamboyantly-dressed announcer on The Price Is Right died on October 27th, 2003 in Los Angeles.
[ "Gene Rayburn", "Randy Miller", "Gene Olson", "Rod Roddy" ]
Rod Roddy
history
This western character actor was in the role of Deputy Jake in Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner. Before his death on 20 October 2003, he often played the villain in westerns and openly said it was because of his lazy eye.
[ "Boots Randolph", "Jack Elam", "Pat Hingle", "Dan Haggerty" ]
Jack Elam
history
Actor Lee Marvin who starred in the Death Wish movies succumbed to cancer in 2003.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
history
This sassy matronly housekeeper on Give Me A Break! was 54 when she died in 2003.
[ "Bev Carter", "Barb Streisand", "Bette Midler", "Nell Carter" ]
Nell Carter
history
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
[ "re finally on our own.", "Ohio State University", "Kent State University", "Boston College", "University of California at Berkley" ]
Kent State University
history
The most famous battle of the Hundred Years War between England and France resulted in a massive French army being defeated by a much smaller English army, led by King Henry V. Where did this battle take place?
[ "Harfleur", "Agincourt", "The Somme", "Calais" ]
Agincourt
history
What battle of 1781 resulted in a decisive victory of the American army against Great Britain and caused the British government to negotiate an end of the American Revolutionary War?
[ "Battle of Yorktown", "Battle of Valley Forge", "Battle of Bunker Hill", "Battle of Saratoga" ]
Battle of Yorktown
history
It began on July 1st, 1916, and is considered by many, the most devastating battle of World War I, resulting in more than one million casualties.
[ "Battle of Ypres", "Battle of the Somme", "Battle of Verdun", "Battle of Galipoli" ]
Battle of the Somme
history
What city-state was the primary rival of Athens during the Peloponnesian war of 431 BC?
[ "Byzantium", "Sumer", "Sparta", "Babylon" ]
Sparta
history
During the Wars of Scottish Independence, this 1314 battle resulted in a decisive Scottish victory over England.
[ "Battle of Falkirk", "Battle of Culloden", "Battle of Bannockburn", "Battle of Inverness" ]
Battle of Bannockburn
history
The First Indochina War came to a dramatic and unexpected end when over 7,000 French soldiers were killed at which small Vietnamese village?
[ "Dien Bien Phu", "Hanoi", "Hue", "Khe Sanh" ]
Dien Bien Phu
history
Which battle of the Korean War in started on September 15, 1950 when United States marines launched a massive attack on a South Korean port?
[ "Battle of Hungnam", "Battle of Seoul", "Battle of Inchon", "Battle of Pusan" ]
Battle of Inchon
history
Which of the following is not associated with the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War?
[ "Picketts Charge", "Cemetery Ridge", "Bloody Lane", "Little Round Top" ]
Bloody Lane
history
Which countries were Israels enemies during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War?
[ "Turkey, Jordan, Oman", "Syria, Jordan, Iraq", "Egypt, Syria, Turkey", "Egypt, Syria, Jordan" ]
Egypt, Syria, Jordan
history
The Charge of the Light Brigade, which remained in history as a rather incompetent and unsuccessful cavalry charge, led by Lord Cardigan, occurred during which military conflict?
[ "The Boer War", "The Crimean War", "The Franco-Prussian War", "The Boxer Rebellion" ]
The Crimean War
history
It was just the musical chords of E and F played alternately back and forth but even to this day
[ "Halloween", "E.T.", "Jaws", "Jurassic Park" ]
Jaws
history
During Operation Barbarossa, which began on June 22, 1941, the Red Army was found unprepared for a possible attack for what reason?
[ "The aviation units were not dispersed and ready for a battle", "All of these", "There was a disorganization in the armor units", "Stalin didnt believe that the Third Reich was going to attack only two years after signing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact" ]
All of these
history
The British colony of Hong Kong was finally defeated by Japanese Forces in December, 1941 on Christmas day. The locals called that day by what name?
[ "Bloody Christmas", "None of these", "Black Christmas", "Sad Christmas" ]
Black Christmas
history
On 18 February 1943, Joseph Goebbels gave a speech, aiming to persuade the Germans not to give up Nazi idealism. The speech was delivered in front of which building, located near Potzdamer Platz?
[ "Brandenburg Gate", "Berliner Dom", "Berlin Sportpalast", "Reichstag Building" ]
Berlin Sportpalast
history
Which top Nazi Leader, considered a possible successor of Hitler, chief of the Reich Main Security Office, and Reich governor of Bohemia and Moravia, was killed during Operation Anthropoid?
[ "Martin Bormann", "Heinrich Himmler", "Reinhard Heydrich", "Ernst Kaltenbrunner" ]
Reinhard Heydrich
history
Winston Churchill made the following statement about the battle that occurred between October 23 and November 3, 1942: Now this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Name the battle.
[ "First Battle of El Alamein", "Attack on Pearl Harbor", "Operation Anthropoid", "Second Battle of El Alamein" ]
Second Battle of El Alamein
history
This major battle that the Germans failed during WW II became the largest armored engagement of all time, and included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history.
[ "The battle in Berlin", "Operation Bagration in Belarus", "The battle of Kursk", "The battle of Normandy" ]
The battle of Kursk
history
What was the name of the bomb dropped over Nagasaki during WW II?
[ "None of these", "Fat Man", "Small Head", "Little Boy" ]
Fat Man
history
Rosie the Riveter was a character that represented all the women joining the workforce during World War II, when the factories were empty and needed staff. The picture of Rosie could be seen on many posters and stamps all of which had what slogan?
[ "We can do it!", "Women can work!", "We are strong!", "Women support the war effort!" ]
We can do it!
history
This organization, often referred to as a predecessor of the European Union, was founded after WW II to prevent the outbreak of such conflicts.
[ "European Peace Institute", "European Anti War Committee", "European Commission", "European Coal and Steel Community" ]
European Coal and Steel Community
history
The Cold war, which began in 1947 was a consequence of World War II. Who were the leaders of the two superpowers (The USA and the Soviet Union) at the beginning of the Cold War?
[ "Truman and Stalin", "Eisenhower and Kruschev", "Eisenhower and Stalin", "Molotov and Roosevelt" ]
Truman and Stalin
history
What war began in 1914?
[ "Russo-Japanese war", "World War I", "World War II", "Spanish-American war" ]
World War I
history
The first hot air balloon was created in 1783.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
history
When was the first rollercoaster built?
[ "1884", "1939", "1929", "1892" ]
1884
history
Who was Time Magazines Person of the Year for 2007?
[ "Al Gore", "J. K. Rowling", "Vladimir Putin", "Hu Jintao" ]
Vladimir Putin
history
People Magazine named a 2007 Star of the Year. This star is the new face of Versace, plays around with a Grand-Am race car and became the father of two. Who is this Prince Charming?
[ "Johnny Depp", "Brad Pitt", "Tiger Woods", "Patrick Dempsey" ]
Patrick Dempsey
history
What gentleman made the cover of Details Magazine and was ranked # 7 as a Good Father in Details Magazines 50 Most Influential Men Under 45?
[ "Sean Combs", "Barack Obama", "Brad Pitt", "Kevin Federline" ]
Kevin Federline
history
What author broke the record for book sales when the last book in her famous series sold 15 million copies in 24 hours?
[ "Dan Brown", "Norman Mailer", "C. S. Lewis", "J. K. Rowling" ]
J. K. Rowling
history
Time Magazine made a list of The Ten Best Buzzwords of 2007. The #1 Buzzword was a noun meaning an older woman who romantically pursues younger men. What was Time Magazines # 1 Buzzword in 2007?
[ "Vixen", "Fox", "Cougar", "Badger" ]
Cougar
history
The movie No Country for Old Men based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy was on many list of 10 Best Films of the Year and won Best Picture from the National Board of Review and the Critics Choice Awards. Who directed No Country for Old Men?
[ "The Coen Brothers", "Clint Eastwood", "Tim Burton", "Sean Penn" ]
The Coen Brothers
history
Together at last! Late Show with David Letterman won the # 1 spot in The 10 Best TV Ads.
[ "ng thought to be estranged, what billionaire is Dave cuddling up with to cheer on their respective football teams.", "Drew Barrymore", "Oprah Winfrey", "Steve Jobs", "Madonna" ]
Oprah Winfrey
history
In college football, 2007 may well be remembered as the year of the upset. On October 13, November 23, 24 and December 1st both the # 1and # 2 teams in the US suffered upsets and the 2007 regular season ended with Pitts shocking win over West Virginia. But it was the defeat of Michigan, the fifth ranked team in the nation, by a 1-AA team that has been touted by many as the greatest upset in college football history. What team became the first 1-AA team to beat a ranked 1- A team?
[ "Appalachian State University", "Montana State", "University of Delaware", "The Citadel" ]
Appalachian State University
history
If you cant do the time, dont commit the crime. Which of the following celebrities spent the LEAST amount of time in jail in 2007?
[ "Nicole Richie", "Michelle Rodrigues", "Paris Hilton", "Lindsay Lohan" ]
Nicole Richie
history
The town of Hastings, where the Battle of Hastings took place, is located in which county?
[ "Kent", "Surrey", "East Sussex", "West Sussex" ]
East Sussex
history
Who conquered England as a result of the Battle of Hastings?
[ "The Normans", "The Romans", "The Vikings", "The Scots" ]
The Normans
history
William the Conqueror was crowned King William I in Westminster Abbey, about two months after the Battle of Hastings.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
history
Which Anglo-Saxon King of England died at the Battle of Hastings?
[ "Charles II", "Charles I", "Richard III", "Harold II" ]
Harold II
history
How many minutes did President Bush remain seated, reading My Pet Goat in a 3rd-grade classroom in Florida, after he was first told America is under attack on September 11, 2001?
[ "2 minutes", "5 Minutes", "1 minute", "10 minutes" ]
5 Minutes
history
Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower, a new account of Al Qaedas attack on the U.S., reveals that the Afghans fighting alongside bin Laden in the 1980s considered him what?
[ "a religious zealot", "a strategic genius", "a courageous warrior", "useless" ]
useless
history
What was the flight number of the hijacked plane that crashed in rural Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001?
[ "United 175", "American 11", "American 77", "United 93" ]
United 93
history
The events of 9/11 occurred on the Tuesday after Labor Day.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
history
The CIA knew Al Qaeda operatives met secretly in Malaysia in January 2001, and that later two of them, eventual 9/11 hijackers, entered the U.S. When did the CIA share this with the FBI?
[ "August, 2001", "June 2000", "January, 2001", "February, 2000" ]
August, 2001
history
Where did an FBI investigator argue futilely with his bosses a month before 9/11, by saying: Im trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center.?
[ "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia", "Washington, DC", "Minneapolis", "Baghdad, Iraq" ]
Minneapolis
history
What does the Arabic term Al Qaeda mean?
[ "the revenge", "the base, or foundation", "the struggle", "justice" ]
the base, or foundation
history
U.S. military air defence jets scrambled into action as soon as news arrived that the first hijacked Boeing 727 had hit one of the twin World Trade Center towers on 9/11.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
history
How did former FBI anti-terrorist squad leader John ONeill die on 9/11?
[ "He was attending a meeting in the portion of the Pentagon that was struck by one of the hijacked planes.", "He was in the midst of new duties as head of security at the World Trade Center.", "He was helping firemen rescue people trapped on the top floors of the South Tower when it collapsed.", "He was a passenger on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania." ]
He was in the midst of new duties as head of security at the World Trade Center.
history
The Shuttle consisted of 2.5 million parts, including more than 1,000 plumbing valves, 1,400 circuit breakers and 230 miles of wire. The most complex job of building the Shuttle went to this company in Southern California. They had to design and assemble the orbiter itself.
[ "Space Systems LORAL", "Rockwell International", "SAIC", "Raytheon Systems" ]
Rockwell International
history
When America grew more entrenched in Vietnam and struggled with racial and economic problems at home, many voters and politicians alike believed the space program should be abandoned altogether. Some of Richard Nixons closest advisors however, convinced him that the shuttle should be built. They gave this as an example of how a reusable space vehicle would be used, and Nixon liked it.
[ "The Shuttle would launch nuclear missiles from space", "The Shuttle would captire Soviet satellites", "The Shuttle would spy on enemies", "The Shuttle would help build a space station" ]
The Shuttle would captire Soviet satellites
history
In the morning of September 17, 1976 the Shuttle manufacturer treated the world to a glimpse of the future; a test model of the orbiter, one not intended for space flight, rolled out of their Palmdale, CA plant. What name had the designers given this model?
[ "Enterprise", "Millennium Falcon", "Discovery", "Columbia" ]
Enterprise
history
Space Shuttles are transported to the launch pad on this slow-moving 6,000,000 pound (approx. 2,725,000 kg) vehicle. Fully loaded, it moves at a rate of 1 mph.
[ "Big Bertha Transporter", "Shuttle Tracked Vehicle", "Tracked Shuttle Transporter", "Shuttle Crawler Transporter" ]
Shuttle Crawler Transporter
history
It takes this long after liftoff, before the orbiter starts circling Earth at 17,500mph (28,000km/h).
[ "19 minutes", "3 minutes", "8 minutes", "50 seconds" ]
8 minutes
history
This once white and now orange part breaks up, as it falls through the intense heat of the Earths atmosphere. It is the only expendable part of the Shuttle.
[ "Top O-ring of the fuel tank", "External Rocket Booster", "External Fuel Tank", "Phase 1 Engine" ]
External Fuel Tank
history
NASA selected this astronaut to command the first Columbia flight. He was a veteran of two Gemini and two Apollo missions and considered to be NASAs most experienced astronaut at the time.
[ "John Young", "Byron Lichtenberg", "John Glenn", "Bob Crippen" ]
John Young
history
Prior to every Space Shuttle flight, a series of events take place at Floridas Kennedy Space Center. The Shuttle is rolled out of its processing hanger on a 96-wheel transporter and carried to this 525 ft. tall building, originally built to assemble Saturn V rockets.
[ "Modules Integration Facility (MIF)", "Final Inspection Room (FIP)", "Themal Tile Processing Plant (TTPP)", "Vehicle Asembly Building (VAB)" ]
Vehicle Asembly Building (VAB)
history
On Columbias first mission, the crew noticed something very disturbing after opening the 60 ft. long payload bay doors.
[ "One of the radiators attached to the doors was loose", "The doors would not close back", "The left door slightly bent", "Thermal tiles were missing" ]
Thermal tiles were missing
history
January 16, 2003. The crew of Americas 113th space shuttle mission exit the crew quarters on the 3rd floor of the operations and checkout building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They take their traditional walk to the transporter van, that will carry them to the launch pad. How old was shuttle Columbia at that time?
[ "21 years", "16 years", "19 years", "22 years" ]
22 years
history
During takoff on Columbias first mission, did the crew notice debree from the fuel tank flying past their window?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes