5historyAt 6'2 1/2", Bill Clinton is tied as the third tallest President ever. Which three Presidents were at least as tall as Bill Clinton?Show AnswerShare
6historyAccording to legend, in the 11th Century, in order to convince her husband to lower taxes, Lady Godiva rode naked through the streets of Coventry. Who was the only person who looked at her?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
16historyThe Mogul Empire thrived from the 16th to the 18th Centuries, primarily in which country?Show AnswerShare
6historyAccording to Greek mythology, the ingenious inventor Daedalus designed an intricate maze with a monstrous animal at the center, that could kill the people unfortunate enough to arrive there. What was the name of the maze and the animal?Show AnswerShare
15historyIn 1914 President Woodrow Wilson denounced what material object as a symbol of "the arrogance of wealth"?Show AnswerShare
9historyIn 1894 this French Jewish army officer was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, but ultimately acquitted when the evidence against him was shown to have been falsified by anti-Semites. Who was he?Show AnswerShare
5historyThe first person to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776 was what wealthy Boston businessman?Show AnswerShare
16historyDuring the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces were able to move soldiers and supplies along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which passed along the border of Vietnam and what two countries?Show AnswerShare
1historyBetween 1899 and 1902, in a far-away land at least 6,000 miles from Europe, the British and the Dutch fought a war. What was the name of this war?Show AnswerShare
10historyEdward Teach, an Englishman who turned to an extremely savage form of piracy, was better known by what colorful name?Show AnswerShare
17historyBecause this English military hero was killed in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of Spain, his statue stands in the center of Trafalgar Square in London. Who is he?Show AnswerShare
4historyAbout 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?Show AnswerShare
7historyThis former first lady is remembered for her calmness in the face of the British invasion of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. When the British burned the White House in 1814 she saved many documents, including a portrait of George Washington by GilberShow AnswerShare
13historyAmerica's first sales tax was imposed on jewelry, gold, silverware, and watches. It was made necessary because of the high cost of a war. Was this tax imposed in 1812, 1863, or 1917?Show AnswerShare
16historyIn the early 16th Century, when New York was a Dutch colony, what was it called, and who was the administrator of this colony?Show AnswerShare
