5historyIn 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt organized a volunteer cavalry unit composed of cowboys and ranchers. By what name were these people collectively known, and in what country did they primarily do their fighting?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
18historyThe earliest account of European travel to the far east was provided by what Venetian traveler who explored Asia from 1271 to 1295?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
12historyWhich Norman conqueror proclaimed himself King of England after defeating the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
11historyAround 4000 years BC, in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valley, the Sumerians developed a form of writing using hundreds of wedge-like strokes and characters, which were symbols for words and syllables. What was this writing called?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
11historyAfter the American Civil War, 15,000 freed slaves emigrated to what African country?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
18historyWhich Frenchman is credited with having laid out and designed the city of Washington, D.C.?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
16historyBONUS: In 399 BC, at the age of 70, Socrates was convicted and sentenced to death by drinking poison, for what crime?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
16historyDuring which President's term in office did each of these historical events occur? a British captured Washington, D.C. b. Panama Canal opened to traffic? c. After the Russians invaded a foreign country this President reacted by imposing a grain imbargo aShow AnswerLearn MoreShare
7historyWhat country, part of the British empire, has been called "The Jewel in the Crown"?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
6historyWas Abraham Lincoln assassinated during his first or second term of office?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
4historyBetween 1899 and 1902, in a far-away land at least 6,000 miles from Europe, the British and the Dutch fought a war. What was the name of this war?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
7historyOne of the most serious and frightening events in the cold war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. occurred October 28, 1962. What was it?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
19historyWhich person immediately preceded Henry VIII as reigning monarch of England?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
20historyWhat was the first state to enter the U.S. after the original thirteen?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
9historyWhich royal person went to the Place de la Revolution on January 21, 1793, where he had his head removed by guillotine?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
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