16historyCan you name the Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the earth, in 1519?Show AnswerShare
8historyThe history of England begins in 449 A.D. when Germanic peoples combine forces to conquer and banish the Romans from the British Isles. Name two of these tribes.Show AnswerShare
5historyThe first written Constitution in North America was written in 1620 by Pilgrims just before landing at Plymouth rock. It remained the fundamental law of the Plymouth colony until the late seventeenth century. What was it called?Show AnswerShare
13historyFrom 1455-1485, which two houses fought each other for possession of the English crown in the Wars of the Roses?Show AnswerShare
15historyTo the relief of millions of his subjects, which brutal world leader died on March 5, 1953?Show AnswerShare
17historyThe event that triggered World War I was the June 28, 1914 assassination of which person in what Yugoslavian city?Show AnswerShare
10historyAround 500 B.C., during the golden age of the Greek civilization, what were the three most important city-states of Greece?Show AnswerShare
3historyIn 1774 Rhode Island was the first U.S. state to ban something which is now illegal in all states. What was it?Show AnswerShare
6historyName the U.S. President whose encouragement of business speculation lead the stock market from boom to bust in 1929?Show AnswerShare
7historyIn 1802, E.I. DuPont established a factory that developed into the worldwide firm Du Pont. The DuPont family made their early riches selling what?Show AnswerShare
14historyDuring the Civil War, were these states Union or Confederate? A. West Virginia b. Kentucky c. TexasShow AnswerShare
19historyAccording to legend, around 900 years ago Lady Godiva rode nude through which town and for what reason?Show AnswerShare
5historyWhich Virginia resident was commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution?Show AnswerShare
