2historyWhich city, founded in 1565, could rightfully be called the oldest existing city in the U.S.?Show AnswerShare
6historyIn 1914 President Woodrow Wilson denounced what material object as a symbol of "the arrogance of wealth"?Show AnswerShare
18historyIn 1987, the leader of Sweden was assassinated as he walked through the streets of Stockholm. What was his name?Show AnswerShare
1historyWhich military general is said to have wept because there were no worlds left to conquer?Show AnswerShare
5historyFrom 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?Show AnswerShare
17historyWhich country of the world has the oldest written constitution still in force today?Show AnswerShare
16historyWhat was the name of the Greek physician, from 400 B.C., who showed that diseases have only natural, not supernatural, causes?Show AnswerShare
11historyThe world's longest trade route connected China and India with the Mediterranean. For thousands of years camel caravans moved along this route transporting what most valuable commodity?Show AnswerShare
11historyThe world's largest empire covered the territory between the Danube River in Europe and China in the 13th century. Which person ruled this empire?Show AnswerShare
16historyBeginning around 1000 BC, the first King of Israel was Saul. Who were the next two?Show AnswerShare
15historyAt the height of its greatness in the late 19th and early 20th century, it included 25% of the world's population and area. What was it?Show AnswerShare
9historyWhich U.S. President, who served from 1845-1849, was in office at the beginning of the California gold rush?Show AnswerShare
