10historyJosef Stalin's rival Leon Trotsky was assassinated August 21, 1940, in which country?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
11historyIn which year did the US Congress pass a law banning the importation of slaves from Africa into the United States? Was it 1807, 1837, or 1857?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
16historyWhat was the name of the Greek physician, from 400 B.C., who showed that diseases have only natural, not supernatural, causes?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
1otherThis vegetable is called, in French, pomme-de-terre, and in German, Erdapfel, both of which mean "earth apple." What is the English name for this vegetable?Show AnswerShare
16governmentOne played NFL football, the other NBA basketball; today they are congressmen; someday one of them could be President of the United States. Who are they?Show AnswerShare
5historyHe lived around 500 B.C. He was a teacher and philosopher, and held minor government posts throughout his life. He encouraged a system of government and morality based on the happiness of the people rather than the pleasure of the rulers. He is still wellShow AnswerLearn MoreShare
8geographyWhich two neighboring nations were the first two officially Islamic countries of the world?Show AnswerShare
1scienceThe Chinese are generally given credit for how many of these three inventions: the abacus, gunpowder, the magnetic compass?Show AnswerShare
5historyEvery May 5, on the Cinco de Mayo holiday, Mexicans celebrate the 1862 victory of the outnumbered and underarmed Mexican armies over the superior military forces from which country?Show AnswerShare
1otherWhat sporting event is named for a fifth century B.C. military battle in which the Greeks defeated a much larger Persian army, and sent a messenger who collapsed and died upon delivering his message?Show AnswerShare
15historyDuring World War II the Japanese foot soldiers invaded a land region that is today part of United States. What is it?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
18geographyWhich four countries outside the U.S. supply the largest numbers of tourists to San Francisco?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
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