9historyOne 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
7historyWhich of these countries represented the easternmost extent of the Greek empire of Alexander the Great and his forces conquered land eastward from Greece to what country? Was it Persia, India, or China?Show AnswerShare
18historyThe continuing conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland began in the early sixteenth century when which English King imposed the Protestant Church of Ireland upon a largely Catholic population?Show AnswerShare
8historyIn order to convince the Egyptian Pharaoh to free the Israelite slaves, god imposed 10 plagues upon the Egyptians. What was the tenth, and worst of the 10 plagues of Egypt?Show AnswerShare
5historyAround the end of the 15th century, which two houses battled each other for control of the English throne in the Wars of the Roses?Show AnswerShare
16historyOn November 15, 1864, during the U.S. Civil War, which general in the northern army burned Atlanta?Show AnswerShare
11historyFrench army officer Alfred Dreyfuss and Henri Charriere, author of Papillon, were two of the most famous residents of which penal colony off the coast of French Guiana?Show AnswerShare
10historyCan you name three other Presidents besides Clinton whose first name was William?Show AnswerShare
4historyIn the 1850's, this escaped slave made 19 secretive trips to the South, and led more than 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, despite a bounty of $40,000 on her head. She was never caught. What was her name?Show AnswerShare
2historyWhat was the name of the Greek physician, from 400 B.C., who showed that diseases have only natural, not supernatural, causes?Show AnswerShare
6historyThis 19th-20th social reformer was a strong advocate of abstinence from alcohol. With her hatchet she led raids of saloons, breaking bottles and destroying furniture. Who was she?Show AnswerShare
4historyWho was the first President to visit all the existing states of the United States while in office?Show AnswerShare
6historyJust before the US Civil war, what were the first two states to secede from the union?Show AnswerShare
