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| Who was the first man to set foot on the moon? | â–¶ Neil Armstrong |
| In which state was the first oil well drilled in the United States? | â–¶ Pennsylvania |
| Who was the second president of the United States? | â–¶ John Adams |
| In what year is Columbus credited with discovering the new world? | â–¶ 1492 |
| The second atomic bomb ever used in war-time was dropped on what city? | â–¶ Nagasaki |
| In what year did World War II end? | â–¶ 1945 |
| In what year was the US Constitution written? | â–¶ 1787 |
| The Communist Manifesto was written by which two German philosophers? | â–¶ Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels |
| Who invented the cotton gin in 1793, allowing for much greater cotton production? | â–¶ Eli Whitney |
| What was the name of the passenger train service created in 1883 that connected Paris and Constantinople? | â–¶ The Orient Express |
| How many stripes are on the flag of the United States? | â–¶ 13 |
| Who is often referred to as “the father of scuba diving”? | â–¶ Jacques Cousteau |
| Joseph Smith was the founder of what religion? | â–¶ Mormonism |
| What does Roger mean when communicating via radio? | â–¶ Received |
| Who is credited to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe? | â–¶ Ferdinand Magellan |
| In what year was the United States Pledge of Allegiance written? | â–¶ 1892 |
| What date is Cinco de Mayo celebrated in the United States? | â–¶ May 5th |
| Which country is home to the world’s oldest operating amusement park? | â–¶ Denmark, Dyrehavsbakken amusement park opened in 1583. |
| Which US city has been hit by the most tornadoes? | â–¶ Oklahoma City |
| What was the first capital city of the United States? | â–¶ Philadelphia |
| New York City was originally known by which Dutch name? | â–¶ Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam) |
| Who was the first president of the United States to live in the White House? | â–¶ President John Adams |
| In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon? | â–¶ 1969 |
| What US city was the first to host the Olympic Games? | â–¶ St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. |
| On September 24, 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt established the first US national monument. What was it? | â–¶ Devils Tower in Wyoming |
| The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States occurred in which State? | ▶ California (Greenland Ranch, 134°F on July 10, 1913) |
| Who is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence? | â–¶ John Hancock |
| Who led the first expedition to sail around the world? | â–¶ Ferdinand Magellan |
| What was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620? | â–¶ The Mayflower Compact |
| World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen is known by what nickname? | â–¶ The Red Baron |
| Which US Holiday is celebrated on October 12th? | â–¶ Columbus Day |
| Which President is on the United States 1,000 dollar bill? | â–¶ Grover Cleveland |
| In what year did the Titanic sink? | â–¶ 1912 |
| Which building, completed in 1653 at a cost of 32 million Rupees, took 22 years to build? | â–¶ Taj Mahal |
| Who was awarded the first United States patent for the telephone? | â–¶ Alexander Graham Bell |
| Who was at the top of Forbes 2015 list of the richest people in the world? | â–¶ Bill Gates |
| How many years are in a score? | â–¶ Twenty |
| What is the slang military term for the distance of one kilometer? | â–¶ Klick |
| The Lone Star State is the nickname for which U.S. State? | â–¶ Texas |
| Who was the first billionaire in the United States? | â–¶ John D. Rockefeller |
| What was the first toy advertised on television? | â–¶ Mr. Potato Head |
| What island does the Statue of Liberty stand on? | â–¶ Liberty Island |
| Which U.S. president signed Father’s Day into law? | â–¶ Lyndon B. Johnson |
| The United States is made up of how many states? | â–¶ Fifty |
| The Roman numeral “L” stands for what number? | â–¶ 50 |
| Saint Patrick’s Day was originally associated with what color? | â–¶ Blue |
| Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence? | â–¶ Benjamin Franklin |
| In What state was President Barack Obama born? | â–¶ Hawaii |
| What is the oldest city in the United States? | â–¶ Saint Augustine, Florida |
| Robert James “Bobby” Fischer is a famous champion of what game? | â–¶ Chess |
| Kinnikinnick is a Native American herbal mixture used as a substitute for what? | â–¶ Tobacco |
| Malcolm Little was a civil rights activist better known by what name? | â–¶ Malcolm X |
| Who was the first human to travel into space? | â–¶ Yuri Gagarin |
| Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest? | â–¶ Sir Edmund Hillary |
| Who was the first US President to declare war? | â–¶ James Madison |
| What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge? | â–¶ Suspension |
| Ireland suffered the Great Famine beginning in 1845 due to the collapse of what crop? | â–¶ Potato |
| In what year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? | â–¶ 1990 |
| Who was the first NASA austronaut to visit space twice? | â–¶ Gus Grissom |
| The assasination that is said to have lead to World War I, occured in what city? | â–¶ Sarajevo |
| In the late 1890s, Bayer marketed a cough, cold & pain remedy that contained what now illegal drug? | â–¶ Heroin |
| The State of Israel was founded in what year? | â–¶ 1948 |
| Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in what year? | â–¶ 1865 |
| Who was the first First Lady to be elected to public office? | â–¶ Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| While walking through the woods in 1941, George de Mestral was inspred by the burrs that clung to his pants to create what product? | â–¶ Velcro |
| Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia was said to have been close friends with a mystical faith healer known by what name? | â–¶ Grigori Rasputin |
| How many elevators does the Empire State Building have? | â–¶ 73 |
| In what year was the Declaration of Independence created? | â–¶ 1776 |
| In which city did Rosa Parks famously refuse to give up her seat on the bus? | â–¶ Montgomery Alabama |
| The Spanish Civil War began in what year? | â–¶ 1936 |
| The Kingdom of Joseon was founded in 1392 in what country? | â–¶ Korea |
| Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln? | â–¶ John Wilkes Booth |
| Which Christopher Columbus ship ran aground on his first voyage? | â–¶ La Santa Maria |
| What was the Roman name for the goddess Hecate? | â–¶ Trivia |
| The Commonwealth of the Bahamas gained independence in 1973 from what country? | â–¶ United Kingdom |
| The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is commonly known as what? | â–¶ Brexit |
| FARC is the acronym for a guerrilla movement originating in which country? | â–¶ Colombia |
| Who was the mayor of New York City during the September 11 attacks in 2001? | â–¶ Rudy Giuliani |
| In what year did India gain its independence from Britain? | â–¶ 1947 |
| What does the “B” stand for in Lyndon B. Johnson? | â–¶ Baines |
| Which Patriot leader organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773? | â–¶ Samuel Adams |
| What did the letters of the former communist country U.S.S.R. stand for? | â–¶ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| What was the first commercial product that had a Barcode? | ▶ Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum |
| What is the most popular board game of all time? | â–¶ Chess |
| The final link of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States was completed in which state? | â–¶ Utah |
| Brazil was once a colony of which European country? | â–¶ Portugal |
| Barack Obama was first elected president of the United States in what year? | â–¶ 2008 |
| Shinto is the indigenous faith of what country? | â–¶ Japan |
| What was the name of the U.S. research and development project to create nuclear weapons in WWII? | â–¶ Manhattan Project |
| Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States? | â–¶ Francis Bellamy |
| The term “déjà vu” comes from what language? | â–¶ French |
| What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand? | â–¶ A torch |
| What was the name of the U.S. mail service, started in 1860, that used horses and riders? | â–¶ Pony Express |
| What famous dictator was assassinated on the Ides of March? | â–¶ Julius Caesar |
| The oldest parliament in the world belongs to what country? | â–¶ Iceland |
| Founded in 1607, what is considered to be the first permanent English settlement in the New World? | â–¶ Jamestown, Virginia |
| Who was the Prime Minister of Italy during WWII? | â–¶ Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolin |
| The first human-made object to land on the moon was launched by what country? | â–¶ The Soviet Union |
| Who was vice president of the United States when Lincoln was assassinated? | â–¶ Andrew Johnson |
| Jean-Paul Sartre and Le Duc Tho both declined to accept what famous international award? | â–¶ The Nobel Prize |
| What battle was fought on June 18th, 1815 in present-day Belgium? | â–¶ The Battle of Waterloo |
| Who is credited with suggesting the word “hello” be used when answering the telephone? | â–¶ Thomas Edison |
| What do the letters “ZIP” stand for in the United States postal code? | â–¶ Zone Improvement Plan |
| In 1867 the United States purchased Alaska from what country? | â–¶ Russia |
| The United States Constitution replaced what other document on March 4, 1789? | â–¶ The Articles of Confederation |
| Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president born in a what? | â–¶ Hospital |
| Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod? | â–¶ Benjamin Franklin |
| What is the acronym for the intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in 1949? | â–¶ NATO |
| According to Arthurian legend, what was the name of the sword in the stone? | â–¶ Excalibur or Caliburn |
| What Byzantine city was renamed Istanbul after being captured by the Ottoman Empire? | â–¶ Constantinople |
| American mobster Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for what crime? | â–¶ Tax Evasion |
| Which U.S. president made the first presidential radio broadcast? | â–¶ Calvin Coolidge |
| Which major battle of WWII started on August 23, 1942 and was fought in what is now the city of Volgograd? | â–¶ The Battle of Stalingrad |
| Who were the first two astronauts that landed on the moon in 1969? | â–¶ Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin |
| What three countries were part of the Axis powers in World War II? | â–¶ German, Italy, and Japan |
| Siddhartha Gautama is believed to be the founder of what religion? | â–¶ Buddhism |
| What is the name for the military nobility and officer caste that existed in medieval and early-modern Japan? | â–¶ Samurai |
| Who is credited with the assassination of American outlaw Jesse James? | â–¶ Robert Ford |
| What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin served as a naturalist during a voyage to South America and around the world? | â–¶ HMS Beagle |
| The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle that occurred during which war? | â–¶ World War I |
| The RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic were sister ships to which other British passenger liner? | â–¶ RMS Titanic |
| The penny-farthing was a popular type of what? | â–¶ Bicycle |
| The Gettysburg address was a speech given by which U.S. president? | â–¶ President Abraham Lincoln |
| Which christian missionary is said to have banished all the snakes from Ireland? | â–¶ Saint Patrick |
| Who was the United States’ leading fighter pilot of WWI with 26 victories? | â–¶ Eddie Rickenbacker |
| Who was president of the United States when bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | â–¶ Harry S. Truman |
| Who was the first performer at the 1969 Woodstock festival? | â–¶ Richie Havens |
| Who was the first U.S. president that was born a citizen of the United States? | â–¶ Martin Van Buren |
| Florence Nightingale aided the sick and wounded during which war? | â–¶ The Crimean War |
| Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France in what battle? | â–¶ The Battle of Puebla |
| On the Apollo 11 moon mission, which astronaut stayed aloft in the command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon? | â–¶ Michael Collins |
| At its peak in 2004, which company had over 9000 video rental stores worldwide? | â–¶ Blockbuster Video (Blockbuster LLC) |
| According to legend, Romulus and Remus founded what city? | â–¶ Rome |
| According to ancient Roman religion, who was the god of the sea? | â–¶ Neptune |
| Who was the commander of the Confederate Army during the battle of Gettysburg? | â–¶ Robert Edward Lee |
| What future U.S. president was stranded on a desert island as a 26-year-old navy lieutenant in 1943? | â–¶ John F. Kennedy |
| The Trout Memo was an espionage guidebook written by what British author during WWII? | â–¶ Ian Fleming |
| Which event did US President Franklin D. Roosevelt call, “A day that will live in infamy”? | â–¶ The Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. |
| Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was born in what country? | â–¶ Argentina |
| Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation? | â–¶ President Abraham Lincoln |
| Who was the king of Britain during the American revolutionary war? | â–¶ George III |
| Who was the captain of the Mayflower when it took the Pilgrims to New England in 1620? | â–¶ Christopher Jones |
| Nellie Bly wrote, “What, excepting torture, would produce insanity quicker than this treatment?” in her 1887 undercover exposé of what type of institution? | â–¶ An insane asylum (New York’s Blackwell’s Island Asylum) |
| Notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar died in a shootout in what city? | â–¶ Medellin, Colombia |
| What U.S. State was the last to lift a ban on interracial marriage, not changing the law until 2000? | â–¶ Alabama |
| In 1863, which U.S. President declared that the last Thursday in November should be celebrated as Thanksgiving? | â–¶ Abraham Lincoln |
| Which city served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790? | â–¶ New York |
| In what country were the Winter Olympics first held? | â–¶ France (1924) |
| Who was first U.S. president to be impeached? | â–¶ Andrew Johnson in 1868 |
| Spanish silver dollars, originally called the Spanish peso, were each worth how many Spanish reales? | â–¶ Eight |
| A blunderbuss is an obsolete type of what? | â–¶ Firearm |
| Ferdinand III was the longest reigning monarch of what former Kingdom? | â–¶ Sicily |
| In 1946 the ringgit was established as the official monetary unit of which Southeast Asian country? | â–¶ Malaysia |
| Who was the first cartoon character to get his own star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame? | â–¶ Mickey Mouse, on November 13, 1978. |
| According to Norse mythology, who is the god of thunder? | â–¶ Thor |
| What was the name of Alexander the Great’s horse? | â–¶ Bucephalus |
| Prince Rainier III of Monaco married which American actress in April 1956? | â–¶ Grace Kelly |
| What element did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774? | â–¶ Oxygen |
| Polish composer Frédéric Chopin is buried in what city? | ▶ Paris |
| In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which country? | â–¶ Israel |
| Who invented the first alternating current (AC) induction motor? | â–¶ Nikola Tesla |
| What was the name of the London theatre built by Shakespeare’s playing company in 1599? | â–¶ The Globe Theatre |
| The first atom bomb was successfully tested in which U.S. state? | â–¶ New Mexico |
| What German term used in World War II translates to “lightning war?” | â–¶ Blitzkrieg |
| Which famous World War II general competed in the Olympics? | â–¶ George Patton (1912 Stockholm Olympics pentathlon) |
| Who did William Shakespere marry when he was just 18? | â–¶ Anne Hathaway |
| At the time of his assassination, what play was Abraham Lincoln watching? | â–¶ Our American Cousin |
| Where was Richard Nixon when he delivered his infamous “I am not a crook” speech? | â–¶ Disney World in Orlando, Florida (The Contemporary Resort) |
| In 1954, Ann Hodges from Oak Grove, Alabama, became the first person in recorded history to be struck by what? | â–¶ A meteorite |
| On June 16, 1963, which Soviet cosmonaut became the first woman in space? | â–¶ Valentina Tereshkova |
| In 1972 the country of Ceylon changed its name to what? | â–¶ Sri Lanka |
| Awarded posthumously in 2001, who is the only U.S. President to have received the Medal of Honor? | â–¶ Theodore Roosevelt |
| What American minister and author wrote the self-help book The Power of Positive Thinking? | â–¶ Norman Vincent Peale |
| What is the name of the former immigration inspection station located in New York Harbor? | â–¶ Ellis Island |
| Which Apollo 11 crew member did not walk on the moon? | â–¶ Michael Collins |
| In 1790, nine of the mutineers from the Bounty, along with the native Tahitian men and women that were with them, settled on which island? | â–¶ Pitcairn Island |
| In 1885, Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine for which viral disease? | â–¶ Rabies |
| The Barbie doll was launched in 1959 by which American toy company? | â–¶ Mattel, Inc. |
| In 1952 the United States Air Force created Project Blue Book to study what? | â–¶ Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) |
| Who served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1922 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924? | â–¶ Vladimir Lenin |
| Menlo Park New Jersey was home to which inventors research laboratory? | â–¶ Thomas Edison |
| In 1789, who lead the mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty? | â–¶ Fletcher Christian |
| In 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in what German city? | â–¶ Bonn, Germany |
| What was the first country to use printed paper currency? | â–¶ China |
| The Venera space probes, sent to gather information about Venus, were developed by which country? | â–¶ The Soviet Union (USSR) |
| The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu was built by which pre-Columbian empire? | â–¶ The Inca Empire |
| What private research university was founded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1701? | â–¶ Yale University |
| Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year? | â–¶ 1989 |
| Who was the only bachelor to serve as president of the United States? | â–¶ James Buchanan |
| The signing of the Paris Peace Accords officially ended direct U.S. involvement in which War? | â–¶ Vietnam War |
| America’s first multimillionaire, John Jacob Astor, made his fortune in what trade? | â–¶ Fur Trade |
| On Jan. 27, 1967, a flash fire swept through the command module of which Apollo mission? | â–¶ Apollo 1 |
| The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended which war? | â–¶ The War of 1812 |
| In 1797, who became the second president of the United States of America? | â–¶ John Adams |
| In October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced what calendar? | â–¶ Gregorian calendar |
| Who served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas? | â–¶ Sam Houston |
| In Roman mythology, Veritas is the goddess of what? | â–¶ Truth |
| In 1981, the first space shuttle landing occurred on a dry lake at which U.S. Air Force base? | â–¶ Edwards Air Force Base in California |
| Established in 1872, what became the world’s first national park? | â–¶ Yellowstone National Park |
| Born into a family of Dutch Americans, who was the only US President to speak English as a second language? | â–¶ Martin Van Buren |
| The Penny-Farthing, also known as a high wheel, was the first machine to be called a what? | â–¶ Bicycle |
| Which American architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York? | â–¶ Frank Lloyd Wright |
| In what ocean did the Titanic sink? | â–¶ The North Atlantic Ocean |
| What digital currency is Satoshi Nakamoto credited with inventing? | â–¶ Bitcoin |
| What city is the capital of the country Turkey? | â–¶ Ankara |
| How many letters are in the Greek alphabet? | â–¶ 24 |
| Who was the first queen of England? | â–¶ Mary I |
| What popular beverage once contained cocaine? | â–¶ Coca-Cola |
| Who painted the Sistine Chapel? | â–¶ Michelangelo |
| What was the nickname for the Hughes H-4 Hercules aircraft that made a single flight in 1947? | â–¶ Spruce Goose |
| What is the name of the first pizzeria to open in the United States? | â–¶ Lombardi’s Pizza |
| Su Lin was the name given to what type of animal captured in China and brought to the United States for the first time in 1936? | â–¶ Giant Panda |
| In what year did Canada become a country? | â–¶ 1867 |
| According to Greek mythology, who was the goddess of beauty? | â–¶ Aphrodite |
| Which one of the seven ancient wonders of the world is still standing today? | â–¶ The Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Which country and its territories cover the most time zones? | â–¶ France with 12 time zones. |
| In what year did the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh cross the Atlantic Ocean? | â–¶ 1927 |
| A young women in the 1920s that behaved and dressed boldly was referred to as what? | â–¶ A Flapper |
| Who was the first person selected as Time Magazine’s Man of the Year? | â–¶ Charles Lindbergh in 1927. |
| In which country is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded? | â–¶ Norway, the other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Sweden. |
| The slogan “Just Do It” was created in 1988 for which company? | â–¶ Nike |
| Which element, previously used in the production of felt, lead to the expression “mad as a hatter”? | â–¶ Mercury |
| The phrase “Let them eat cake” is commonly attributed to whom? | â–¶ Queen Marie Antoinette |
| Who gave the state of Florida it’s name? | â–¶ Juan Ponce de Leon |
| How many Olympic Games have been hosted in Africa? | â–¶ Zero |
| In what year did the French revolution begin? | â–¶ 1789 |
| In what year was Queen Elizabeth II born? | â–¶ 1926 |
| According to Greek mythology which Gorgon had snakes for hair and could turn onlookers into stone? | â–¶ Medusa |
| Who was the first emperor of China? | â–¶ Qin Shi Huang (born Ying Zheng) |
| The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which country? | â–¶ France |
| What day is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada? | â–¶ The second Monday of October |
| What is the name for the Greek goddess of victory? | â–¶ Nike |
| What was the name of Robert E. Lee’s most famous horse? | â–¶ Traveller |
| Porsche is a brand of car that originated in what country? | â–¶ Germany |
| John Montagu, the man credited with inventing the sandwich, held what noble title? | â–¶ Earl of Sandwich |
| Who was the first Tudor monarch in England? | â–¶ Henry VII |
| In what year did Fidel Castro die? | â–¶ 2016 |
| Napoleon suffered defeat at Waterloo in what year? | â–¶ 1815 |
| What luxury British automobile brand was purchased by by Tata motors in 2008? | â–¶ Jaguar |
| In 1783, the first free flight of a hot air balloon carrying a human occurred in what city? | â–¶ Paris, France |
| The inventor Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th 1856 in what modern day country? | â–¶ Croata |
| Ruling for 64 years, which Queen was the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II? | â–¶ Queen Victoria |
| What was the name of the currency used in Spain before the euro? | â–¶ Pesetas |
| Marie Antoinette was born an Archduchess of what country? | â–¶ Austria |
| The period of European history that lasted from the 14th to the the 17th century is known as what? | â–¶ The Renaissance |
| Before the introduction of the euro, what was the name for the basic monetary unit used in the Netherlands? | â–¶ Guilder |
| According to Greek mythology, who was the god of wine? | â–¶ Dionysos |
| What is the name for the branch of the French Army created for foreign recruits? | ▶ French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) |
| The archaeological site Gobekli Tepe is located in what country? | â–¶ Turkey |
| In 1513, who became the first European explorer to set eyes on the Pacific Ocean? | ▶ Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
| In what year did the great fire of London take place? | â–¶ 1666 |
| Jack the Ripper is the name given to an unidentified serial killer that terrorized what city in 1888? | â–¶ London, England |
| Which scientist is considered the father of modern genetics? | â–¶ Gregor Mendel |
| In 1796 Edward Jenner developed the vaccination for what disease? | â–¶ Smallpox |
| The Concorde was a supersonic passenger airliner flown by which two airlines? | â–¶ Air France (AF) and British Airways (BA) |
| Tenochtitlan, founded in 1324, is now known as what city? | â–¶ Mexico City |
| Who was the last queen of France prior to the French revolution? | â–¶ Marie Antoinette |
| What automobile manufacturer was first to implement the assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile? | â–¶ Ford Motor Company |
| Established in the 1920s, what historic double-digit highway connected Chicago and Los Angeles? | â–¶ Route 66 |
| Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos, was famous for her very large collection of what? | â–¶ Shoes |
| Which country financed Christopher Columbus’ 1492 exploration? | â–¶ Spain |
| What was the nickname for the four engine B-17 bomber planes used during WWII? | â–¶ Flying Fortress |
| Who was the first female Prime Minister of a European country? | â–¶ Margaret Thatcher |
| In 2003, which U.S. state was officially declared the birthplace of aviation? | â–¶ Ohio (Dayton, Ohio was the home of Wilbur and Orville Wright) |
| Alexander the great was taught by which Greek philosopher? | â–¶ Aristotle |
| Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy Magazine? | â–¶ Peter Sellers, April 1964 issue |
| China’s Terracotta Army depicts the soldiers of what emperor? | â–¶ Qin Shi Huang |
| The ancient Egyptian symbol Ouroboros depicts a serpent eating what? | â–¶ Its own tail. |
| Shown before a baseball game in 1941, the world’s first television commercial advertised what product? | ▶ Bulova watches |
| On 16 December 1971, East Pakistan was liberated from Pakistan becoming what newly independent state? | â–¶ Bangladesh |
| Saab was an automobile manufacturer founded in what country in 1945? | â–¶ Sweden |
| According to Greek mythology which King of Mycenae was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus? | â–¶ Atreus |
| In 1917, Finland declared its independence from which country? | â–¶ Russia |
| Debuting in September 1966, what Chevrolet pony car was designed to be a competing model to the Ford Mustang? | â–¶ Chevrolet Camaro |
| In 1814 Napoleon was exiled to which island located off the coast of Tuscany? | â–¶ Elba |
| In 1998, the German automobile company Daimler-Benz purchased what U.S. car company? | â–¶ Chrysler |
| The Ford Mustang was introduced the public at at the New York World’s Fair in what year? | â–¶ 1964 |
| The Hershey Company, commonly known as Hershey, was founded in which U.S. state? | â–¶ Pennsylvania |
| Sappho was an Archaic Greek poet from which Greek island? | â–¶ Lesbos |
| Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic? | â–¶ Amelia Earhart |
| In what year was the Chevrolet Chevelle first produced? | â–¶ 1964 |
| Sinterklaas is the Dutch version of what mythical figure? | â–¶ Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) |
| The Great Pyramid of Giza is located in what Egyptian city? | â–¶ Giza |
| “A Diamond is Forever” is a famous advertising slogan created in 1947 for what company? | â–¶ De Beers |
| What notable brand of alcohol takes its name from the romanticized, storied life of a Welsh buccaneer who routed the Spanish in an attack on Panama City in 1671? | â–¶ Captain Morgan |
| What is the name given to an ancient analog computer that was discovered by divers off a Greek island in 1900? | â–¶ Antikythera mechanism |
About the Author
Tim majored in Humanities with a bachelor in English and Theatre at New York State University. He lectured on entertainment business studies for three years at Plymouth College.
Tim has been a trivia host in his current hometown of Pittsburgh for the past two years. He enjoys hanging out with people who love trivia just as much as he does.
His friends call him the Question Master.
