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Who is on the US dollar bill? | George Washington |
When did the first Punic War begin? | 264 BC |
Which of the following leaders played prominent roles in both World War I and World War II? | Winston Churchil |
How many soldiers died in the Vietnam war? | 47434 |
Which famous Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great? | Aristotle |
Which Italian trader traveled to China and met Khublai Khan? | Marco Polo |
Who was Egypt's first pharaoh? | Menes |
Where was Leonardo da Vinci from? | Italy |
How long was Queen Elizabeth I's reign? | 44 years |
Which general is known for his scorched-earth policy in the US Civil War? | General Sherman |
What year did the American Revolutionary War end? | 1783 |
Which people in modern day France were defeated by the Romans? | Gauls |
Which Roman emperor was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold piece ransom? | Julius Caesar |
When was the end of the Persian Empire? | 330 BC |
How old was Elvis when he died? | 42 |
When did the final Chinese dynasty end? | 1912 |
Where was Louis VII born? | France |
Who was the last true pharaoh of Egypt? | Cleopatra VII |
Where did ancient Egypt begin? | North Africa |
When was the Aztec Empire formed? | 1428 |
How many French soldiers died in World War I? | 1327000 |
Which people sacked Rome in 455? | Vandals |
When did Julius Caesar cross the Rubicon? | 49 BC |
When was the Roman Empire established? | 27BC |
What script did the ancient Sumerians use to write on clay tablets? | Cuneiform |
Who were the legendary founders of Rome? | Romulus and Remus |
What ancient civilization's architecture was built to resist any level of earthquakes with the stones vibrating and falling back in the right order even after a tremor? | The Incas |
Who was the first female ruler? | Kubaba |
Which ship was Christopher Columbus on when he landed in America? | Santa maria |
Who was president of the United States during WWI? | Woodrow Wilson |
In which country was the Persian Empire centered? | Iran |
When did the Aztec Empire end? | 1521 |
How many Americans served in WW II? | 16 million |
What was the capital city of the Babylonian Empire? | Babylon |
Which dynasty built the Great Wall of China? | Ming Dynasty |
When did Ramses II rule? | 1279 to 1213 BCE |
What is the name of the mountain in ancient Greece where the twelve Olympian gods lived? | Olympus |
What is the armed conflict within a nation called? | civil war |
How many people died at Pearl Harbor during the attack? | 2403 |
What came right after the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt? | Third Intermediate Period |
What was the last battle of The Civil War? | Palmito Ranch |
Which civilization was known for mummifying their dead? | Egypt |
What civilization was Nefertiti from? | Ancient Egypt |
What caused ancient Rome to fall? | Invasions by Barbarian tribes |
What year did the Seven Years' War begin? | 1756 |
What year was the Mongol Empire founded? | 1206 |
Where was the Aztec civilization located? | Mexico |
When did the Inca Empire fall? | 1533 |
When did the war in Darfur start? | 2003 |
In what month did the War of 1812 begin? | June |
Who was the first female governor in the United States? | Nellie Tayloe Ross |
How many wars did the Romans and Carthage fight? | 3 wars |
What were the knights of ancient Japan called? | Samurai |
Who was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean? | Amelia Earhart |
Who was the eighth president of the United States? | Martin van Buren |
Which country are Tsars usually from? | Russia |
What did the Mayan civilization use for money? | chocolate |
Who was prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II? | Winston Churchill |
How many Americans died in World War II? | 419400 |
Who was the leader of military campaigns of the Mongol Empire at the turn of the thirteenth century? | Genghis Khan |
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? | William Shakespeare |
What was the nationality of Socrates? | Greek |
In what year did World War II end? | 1945 |
Who was the emperor of Rome when it fell? | Emperor Romulus Augustulus |
Who is considered the founder of the Xia dynasty in ancient China? | Yu |
Who sewed the first American flag? | Betsy Ross |
What country known today was the ancient Persian civilization located in? | Iran |
Who was the first United States president? | George Washington |
Who was the Roman emperor in the West overthrown by? | Germanic leader Odoacer |
How tall was George Washington? | 6ft 2in |
When was Billy the Kid born? | November 23 1859 |
Who developed a theory of evolution? | Charles Darwin |
Who did Sparta defeat in the Peloponnesian war? | Athens |
Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain? | Sir Robert Walpole |
What rivers were located next to ancient Sumer? | Tigris and Euphrates |
What is Candyman's real name? | Daniel Robitaille |
Which university was Dwayne Johnson a college football player of? | University of Miami |
Who is Benedict Cumberbatch currently married to? | Sophie Hunter |
How many Nightmare on Elm Street movies are there? | 7 |
Who's Leia Organa's father? | Anakin Skywalker |
Who plays Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park franchise? | Jeff Goldblum |
What boy band was Nick Lachey part of before launching a solo career? | 98 Degrees |
In 2012, Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" was featured in an ad for which model of car? | Toyota Camry |
Who won a Grammy for best Reggae album in 1995 five with Boombastic? | Shaggy |
What year did Nate Dogg die? | 2011 |
What is the name of the first album Doctor Dre released? | The Chronic |
What was the name of Heatwave's first album? | Too Hot to Handle |
Where is Ella Fitzgerald buried? | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
Which rapper attempted suicide at the age of twelve? | Lil Wayne |
Which guitarist released the album Ballads and Blues? | Gary Moore |
Who was the original lead guitarist of Deep Purple? | Ritchie Blackmore |
When did John Prine release Illegal Smile? | 1971 |
Who was Duke Ellington's first drummer? | Sonny Greer |
What style music has its roots in blues and ragtime? | jazz |
What band is Gerard Way from? | My Chemical Romance |
How many basketball player positions are there? | 5 |
Which former NBA player went by the moniker Chocolate Thunder? | Darryl Dawkins |
Who was the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020? | Andy Reid |
Which NBA team is from Boston? | Celtics |
Who invented the huddle? | Paul Hubbard |