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Question 1 of 15

What was the name of Germany's World War Two boat created by Admiral Karl Donitz?

U-boat A-boat G-boat S-boat

Question 2 of 15

Towards what historical city do Muslims face when praying?

Jerusalem Abu Dhabi Babylon Mecca

Question 3 of 15

Which country became the third nation to perform a space docking mission in 2012?

New Zealand China Austria Denmark

Question 4 of 15

Which newly-opened landmark did President Theodore Roosevelt sail to in 1906?

King Tut's Tomb Panama Canal Parthenon Niagara Falls

Question 5 of 15

Who is credited for developing the first polio vaccine in 1953?

Jonas Salk Steve Jobs Stephen Hawking Isaac Newton

Question 6 of 15

What was the name of Ronald Reagan's first wife?

Doris Wyman Sarah Wyman Jessica Wyman Jane Wyman

Question 7 of 15

Motorola released the first commercially-available what in 1982?

Home Telephone Cell Phone Video Phone Smart Phone

Question 8 of 15

What was the common name of the tribunal established in 1478 by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy?

The Italian Conquistador The Second Crusade The medieval Reconquista The Spanish Inquisition

Question 9 of 15

Which famous singer died in 1973?

Bobby Darin Bobby Deen Bobby Jones Bobby Flay

Question 10 of 15

What is Islam's holiest city?

Monaco Jerusalem Mecca Medina

Question 11 of 15

In 1840, whose remains were transported from St Helena aboard the Belle Poule, so that he could be laid to rest at Les Invalides?

Samuel Champlain Paul Gauguin Napoleon Marquis de Lafayette

Question 12 of 15

Who founded his own name food co. in '82, enabling him to give $200K to charity?

Charles Bronson Robert Redford Paul Newman Charlton Heston

Question 13 of 15

John F. Kennedy engaged with which other politician in a televised debate in 1960?

Theodore Roosevelt Ulysses S. Grant George Bush Sr Richard Nixon

Question 14 of 15

What kind of animal killed the Australian wildlife expert and conservationist Steve Irwin in 2006?

A rattlesnake A crocodile A lion A stingray

Question 15 of 15

Which US President ended their time in Office in 1989?

John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Lyndon B. Johnson

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