3historyThis war in 1853 was triggered by a dispute between France, Russia, and Turkey over control of the Holy Places in Palestine, and during this war Florence Nightingale performed her heroic nursing deeds. What was it?Show AnswerShare
12historyJune 29, 1995 - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the Russian space station called what?Show AnswerShare
1historyIn 1492, the Spanish expelled all Jews from Spain, and also rescued the country from Moslem control. What was the last city in Spain controlled by the Moslems?Show AnswerShare
17historyPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to the date Dec. 7, 1941 with an ominous quotation. What happened on that date, and how did FDR refer to it?Show AnswerShare
5historyOne of the seven wonders of the ancient world is this 5th century BC statue built at Olympia, a colossal 40-foot high figure in gold and ivory, of whom?Show AnswerShare
9historyHe ascended to the English throne in 1422, at the age of 9 months. During his reign, the War of the Roses occurred. He was a mild, honest, pious man, a patron of literature and the arts, and founder of Eton College. He was also mentally unstable, weak-wiShow AnswerShare
20historyDuring World War I, the allies, Britain, France, the USA primarily fought against Germany and which two major forces?Show AnswerShare
14historyAccording to the opinion of President Lincoln, which best-selling 1852 novel helped bring on the American Civil War?Show AnswerShare
10historyIn the 1840's thousands of adventurous people took a popular wagon routs from Independence, Missouri to Fort Vancouver in the Pacific northwest. What do we call this travel route?Show AnswerShare
17historyBecause this English military hero was killed in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of Spain, his statue stands in the center of Trafalgar Square in London. Who is he?Show AnswerShare
8historyThis 17th century French clergyman and political leader was the chief of government under King Louis XIII who establishied absolute monarchy in France and broke the political power of the Huguenots (French Protestants). Who was he?Show AnswerShare
17historyNear what body of water, not far from what town, did Henry David Thoreau build a cabin in 1845 and live for more thatn two years?Show AnswerShare
10historyGeorge and Martha Washington are buried on the grounds of their estate in Virginia, which is called what?Show AnswerShare
3historya. In 1979, when the Shah fled Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile in which country? b. In which country did the Shah die in July,1980?Show AnswerShare
