 History (Questions 21 to 40 of 706) |
Genghis Khan founded which empire?
Mongol empire |
During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses?
Red crosses |
Who invented the ball-point pen?
Laszlo Biro |
Where did the peaceful Velvet Revolution take place in 1989?
Czechoslovakia |
When the UN was established in 1945, what did it replace?
The League of Nations |
Who is the only US president to have served more than two terms in office?
Franklin D Roosevelt |
By what name is Edward Teach better known?
Blackbeard |
Which famous Greek was a student of Plato and teacher to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle |
Which was the first European country to issue banknotes?
Sweden |
In Norse mythology, what name was given to the female warriors who carried the bodies of heroes from the battlefield to feast in Valhalla?
Valkyrie |
In Greek mythology, which King was the son of Laius and Jocasta?
Oedipus |
In Egyptian mythology, who was the God of embalming who also watched over the dead?
Anubis |
In Roman mythology, who was the ruler of the Gods?
Jupiter |
What was the name of the first artificial satellite sent into space?
Sputnik 1 |
Who invented the hot air balloon?
The Montgolfier brothers |
In what year did the United States enter the First World War?
1917 |
In which decade did America last have four presidents? 1850s, 1880s or 1910s?
1880s |
Who was the first person to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan |
Which US president was the first to reside in the White House?
John Adams |
What was the name of the Duke of Wellingtons horse at the Battle of Waterloo?
Copenhagen |
