10historyWho was the British Prime Minister in 1938 who believed that Hitler was a rational statesman, and who tried to appease Hitler, but without much success?Show AnswerShare
14historyWhat was the name of the U.S. Army Lieutenant court-martialled for permitting atrocities in Vietnam in 1971?Show AnswerShare
4historyDuring World War II, which country had the largest battleship (measured by tonnage)? Britain, Germany, Japan, or the United States?Show AnswerShare
14historyWhich explorer wrote the books, in 1878 Through the Dark Continent and in 1890, Darkest Africa ?Show AnswerShare
8historyWhich woman, leader of the Phillipines, was called Time Magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986?Show AnswerShare
10historyOne of the most important events in the history of the Chinese Communists occurred at the end of the 1920s, when Mao Zedong led his Communist supporters to safety from the Nationalists led by Chaing Kai Shek by treking across China. What was that trek calShow AnswerShare
7historyIn 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson underwent surgery, his Vice President served as acting President of the United States for exactly three hours. Who was this v.p., and what kind of surgery ?Show AnswerShare
5historybetween 1839 and 1860 China and the Western world engaged in military clashes over what intoxicant?Show AnswerShare
10historyEgyptian pharaohs claim to be descended from the Egyptian god of the sun, whose name is ... ?Show AnswerShare
19historyIn 1774 Rhode Island was the first U.S. state to ban something which is now illegal in all states. What was it?Show AnswerShare
15historyElected to the U.S. Congress in 1948, in 1954 became the youngest majority leader in its history at the age of 46. He led the condemnation of Senator Joe McCarthy, and later, in 1960, lost the fight for the Presidential nomination. Name this person.Show AnswerShare
15historyIn 1843, Congress granted Samuel F.B. Morse $30,000 to build the first telegraph line between two cities located about 30 miles apart from each other. What were they?Show AnswerShare
15historyBetween 1847 and 1854 more than one million people left this European country and emigrated to the United States and elsewhere. What nationality were these people, and what natural event caused their mass emigration?Show AnswerShare
8historyWhich woman, in August, 1988, became the first female leader of a Moslem country?Show AnswerShare
