History Trivia

6

Prohibition, the legal outlawing of alcoholic beverages, was in effect from 1920 to what year?

11

Out of fear of being mugged, which person shot four black teenagers on a subway in New York City in the mid- 1980's?

15

Which Mongol leader lead the attack of Baghdad in 13th century?

5

What was the first name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?

3

In the history of ship development, around 3000 B.C., who were the first people to discover sails and build boats out of planks of wood?

9

What di Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins first accomplish?

12

Before the development of railroads, what was the principal means of land transportation for people in Europe, in the 18th and 19th Centuries?

19

When this explosive noise occurred in August, 1883, it equaled the sound of 3,000 atomic bombs, could be heard 2,200 miles away, and debris was scattered 4000 miles away. What was it that exploded?

17

When he died in December, 1799, one London newspaper reported, "His fame, bounded by no country, will be confined to no age." In Paris, Napoleon ordered a 10-day requiem, and in Amsterdam funeral music filled the air. Who was he?

13

Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba in what year? margin of error 1 year

11

At the time the American colonies went to war with England, which American city had the largest population?

15

Just before the US Civil war, what were the first two states to secede from the union?

2

In the history of ship development, around 3000 B.C., what was the first civilization to discover sails and build boats out of planks of wood?

1

Who was Queen Elizabeth's father -- the popular British King from 1936-1952?

5

Which 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?