16historyAn English colonist in Virginia, John Rolfe, introduced and planted tobacco in the colonies. In 1614, he married the daughter of a local indian chief and went to England to live with her. What was her name?Show AnswerShare
17historyFrom 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?Show AnswerShare
20historyIn both 1978 the Nobel Peace Prize was shared by two former political adversaries. Who were they?Show AnswerShare
1historyIn the early 1970's, Washington Post reporters Bernstein and Woodward uncovered numerous details of the Watergate scandal, eventually leading to Richard Nixon's resignation. What was the title of the 1976 film made about this discovery work, and which twoShow AnswerShare
8historyPresidents: a. George Washington moved into the first presidential mansion in 1789. In which city was this house located? b. In which state was Abe Lincoln born? c. In which state is Lincoln buried?Show AnswerShare
2historyAround 1790 Spanish explorers, and later Captain George Vancouver, discovered the San Juan Islands, located today in which state?Show AnswerShare
15historyThe first African slaves were brought to the colonies in America in 1619 by which nationality of Europeans?Show AnswerShare
10historyDecember 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first flight, in what North Carolina town?Show AnswerShare
9historyOn July 16, 1945, three weeks before the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it was tested for the first time where?Show AnswerShare
10historyIn 1939, the English King escorted his daughter to the New York World's Fair. Who were these two people?Show AnswerShare
11historyIn 1781, eight years before Washington was elected President, which man was elected 1st "President of the United States in Congress assembled."Show AnswerShare
4historyThe Republican Party first appeared on the U.S. Presidential ballot in which of these years: 1826, 1856, or 1860?Show AnswerShare
4historyOn July 4, 1976, as the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, which British person said, "It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated in both our countries. Let Freedom Ring."?Show AnswerShare
18historyThe Pony Express mail service, established in 1860, could carry mail by horseback 2,000 miles in 10 days. What were the easternmost and westernmost states of this rapid mail service?Show AnswerShare
19historyHe was a Persian mathematician, astrologer, and poet who lived about 900 years ago. He wrote a major treatise on algebra, he was appointed by the Shah of Persia to reform the calendar, but most famously he wrote a number of poems celebrating the pleasuresShow AnswerShare
