2historyWhich two people, in 1848, published the doctrine known as the Communist Manifesto , and in which language was it written?Show AnswerShare
15historyIn December, 1860, an event occurred which lead eventually to the Civil War: what was the first state to secede from the Union?Show AnswerShare
10historyThis Spanish explorer, looking for gold in the 14th century, explored what is now Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and discovered the Grand Canyon. What was his name?Show AnswerShare
3historyProhibition, the legal outlawing of alcoholic beverages, was in effect from 1920 to what year?Show AnswerShare
18historyThe largest witch hunt in America resulted in the execution of 20 people, both men and women. 19 of these people were hanged, and one was pressed to death with large stones. These sad events took place in which city in which year?Show AnswerShare
11historyWhich two people signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and later became U.S. Presidents?Show AnswerShare
4historyBONUS: In what year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels collaborate to write The Communist Manifesto ? within 2Show AnswerShare
1historyThe ancient city/state of Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century B.C. and became a Mediterranean power 2,500 years ago. Hannibal, who crossed the Alps and routed Roman armies around 200 BC, was a Carthaginian general. In which modernShow AnswerShare
2historyWhat pair of economic philosophers were the driving force behind communism when they wrote the 1848 book "The Communist Manifesto"?Show AnswerShare
13historyEgyptian pharaohs claim to be descended from the Egyptian god of the sun, whose name is ... ?Show AnswerShare
5historyIn November, 1987, President Reagan nominated someone to fill a Supreme Court seat, but this person had to resign from consideration when his history of previous marijuana use became known to the public. What was his first and last name?Show AnswerShare
11historyHistorians trace the fall of the Roman Empire to the fifth century when Rome was sacked by which cruel and distructive northern tribe, whose name has now become a generic term?Show AnswerShare
14historyHe ascended to the English throne in 1422, at the age of 9 months. During his reign, the War of the Roses occurred. He was a mild, honest, pious man, a patron of literature and the arts, and founder of Eton College. He was also mentally unstable, weak-wiShow AnswerShare
