World Trivia 80 What year was the Great Wall of China built? 1950 215 B.C. 1120 100 B.C. 2What two countries fought inthe "Hundred Years War"? Americans & English French & English Spanish & French German & Spanish 2In what country did the Renaissance begin? Spain Egypt Sweden Italy 4How many Europeans died from the Bubonic Plague? One thousand One Million Fifty Million Twenty five million 4What was the first permanentcolony in America? Petersburg Jamestown Columbus Jacksonville 2Where did the Pilgrims Land? Boston Plymouth Rock Jake's Dock Rock of Destiny 2What caused the Boston Tea Party? Taxes Coffee Tea Hot Chocolate 1What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? 1772 1776 1654 1676 2What was the first newspaperpublished in America? New York Times Boston Times Boston News Letter National Inquirer 3What city in the United States held the first United States Capital? Boston New York Atlanta Philadelphia 4What country captured and burned Washington D.C.? Mexico Canada Britain Spain 3Who won the Battle of the Alamo? Mexico United States Cuba El Salvador 1What year did the CaliforniaGold Rush begin? 1849 1850 1820 1900 1What year did the United State's Civil War begin? 1851 1889 1861 1799 3Why was the first Income Taxstarted in the United States? Pay for the Civil War Pay for a new capital Pay for Gov't salaries Pay for foreign aid 1How much did Alaska cost the United States? 7.2 Million 100 Thousand Trade for Russian Islands 5 Million 1When was the Suez Canal opened? 1859 1869 1949 1919 2What year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated? 1886 1776 1906 1844 1What sank the ship Titanic? Rocks Submarine Storm Ice Berg 4What year did World War 1 begin? 1914 1939 1956 1911 1What was the first "Talking" motion picture? The Jazz Singer Gone With the Wind The Ten Commandments The Wizard of Oz 1What was the name of the newspaper that Superman worked for? The Star The Globe The Tribune The Daily Planet 4Who built the hanging gardens of Babylon? Nebuchadnezzar Ananaias Caesar Ed Hume 1Who was Robinhood's girlfriend? Maid Martha Miss Marilyn Miss Lisabelle Maid Marian 4Where is the largest McDonald's restaurant located? United States West Germany China Guam 4Who was the real Lone Ranger? Harry Truman John Reid John Wayne Arthur Fox 2What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima? Little Boy Little Man Big Girl Big Baby 1How many automobiles models did Hudson make? Ten Nineteen Twenty Four 4How many letters does the Greek alphabet have in it? Twenty six Twenty two Thirty two Thirty 2How many Great Lakes are there? Ten Six Five Three 3What was Buffalo Bill's realname? William F. Cody Bob Smith Buck Harper Ray Thomas Hall 1How many Presidents are carved on Mt. Rushmore? Six Five Four Three 3What is the Jolly Roger? Mixed Drink Flag Ship Dance 2What is the name of the United State's first national park? Yosemite Yellowstone Pikes Peak Mount Rainier 2What day is always the firstTuesday after the first Monday in November? Columbus Day Flag Day Election Day Presidents' Day 3How many U.S. presidents were born in Ohio? Seven One Three Eight 1How many wonders of the ancient world were there. Eight Six Ten Seven 4What is the only remaining wonder of the ancient world? Colossus of Rhodes Pyramids of Egypt Artemis at Ephesus Zeus at Olympia 2What is the Roman number for 500? C X V D 4What volcano erupted May 18, 1980? Mt. Saint Helens Mt. Vernon Mt. Vesuvius Mt. Kilauea 1Who was nicknamed "The little Corporal"? Hitler Napoleon General MacArthur Alexander, the Great 2What treaty ended WWI? Treaty of 1919 The Atlantic Charter Geneva Treaty Treaty of Versailles 4Who was America's first public Enemy #1? Al Capone John Dillinger Pretty Boy Floyd Jesse James 2What Chicago citizen once declared "Public service is my motto"? Mayor Daley Jane Byrne Eliott Ness Al Capone 4What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974? China Israel India Mexico 3What did Lyndon Johnson declare war against on January 8, 1964? Hunger Illiteracy Poverty Burglars 3What international organi- zation was founded by Clara Barton? Nurse's Union Red Cross KAOS NOW 2What U.S. president pardonedTokyo Rose? Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Harry Truman 1Who was the first honorary citizen of the U.S.? Charles deGaulle King George VI Winston Churchill Adolf Hitler 3Where was the eastern start of the Santa Fe Trail? Dodge City, Kansas Wichita, Kansas E. St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas 1What part of Britain was occupied by the Germans in WWII? Channel Islands Faulkland Islands Picadilly Square None 1What college was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881? Washington & Lee Grambling College Tuskegee Institute Washington State University 3How many Civil War generals became presidents of the United States? All of the Union Generals 4 5 6 3What did Charles Blondin cross on a tightrope in 1855 and 1860? Pacific Ocean Grand Canyon Niagara Falls Snake River 3Where was the Liberty Bell made? United States Mexico France England 4What kind of creatures are the Canary Islands named for? Birds Cats Dogs Hippos 3Who was named "The Iron Lady"? Queen Elizabeth Mrs. Proctor-Silex Margaret Thatcher Indira Gandhi 3Who sought to create "The Great Society"? Adolf Hitler Lyndon Johnson Franklin Roosevelt Noah 2What delivery service operated between Missouri & California starting in 1860?Pony Express Wells Fargo UPS M & C Telegraph Co. 1What Italian explorer is buried in the Dominican Republic? Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus Al Di Virgillio 3What prompted the instal- lation of the Hot Line? Cuban missle crisis Vietnam War SALT Treaty Telephone workers' strike 1What month and day did Thomas Jefferson, John Adamsand James Monroe all die on?Jan. 1st Feb. 14th July 4th March 3rd 3How many days were the 52 American hostages held in Iran? Less than 400 422 444 4 3What was the last of the 19th Century American tea clipper ships? Lipton Cutty Sark American Eagle Constitution 2What did Englishman John Hawkins begin to sell to New World colonists in 1562?Alcohol Tea Florida swampland Slaves 4What did the U.S. buy for $7.2 million in 1867? Alaska Costa Rica Louisiana Purchase Manhattan Island 1How many U.S. Marines raisedthe flag over Iwo Jima? 4 5 6 2 3What was WWI known as beforeWWII? The Great War The Last War The War to End all Wars The Big War 1What is another name for "Joan of Arc"? Maid of Honor Maid of Orleans Maid of New Orleans Maid of Paris 2What was the D-Day invasion [password? Geronimo Mickey Mouse Donald Duck Goofy 2Where are the most expensiveseats at a bullfight? Front row Box seats In the shade Mid-court 3What country accepted 75,000convicts between 1790 and 1840? Australia Cuba New Zealand United States 1What war did the most Americans die in? Civil War WWI WWII Vietnam War 1Who shot and killed Jesse James? Robert Howard Henry Ford Robert Ford John Ford 3What did Al Capone die from? A gunshot wound A heart attack Old Age Syphilis 4What German town's problem with rats was handled by the Pied Piper? East Berlin Hamburg Hamelin Frankfurt 3What country sold the VirginIslands to the U.S. in 1917? Itlay Denmark Spain Sweden 2What city did Adolf Hitler plan to rename Germania? London Berlin Frankfort Munich 2What was the real name of Butch Cassidy? George Leroy Parker John Wesly Riles George William Palmer Kenneth Leroy Potter 1
