1. What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks? 
Constantinople +
Byzance 
Adrienople 
Nicosia 
2.hat is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
Cristobal Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Fernao de Magalhaes (Magellan)+
3. Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Spain
Portugal
Venice
Genoa+
4. How many women do most experts agree Jack the Ripper killed?
2
5+
9
14
5. Who was America's first president?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington +
6. The Seven Weeks War was between which countries?
France and Prussia
France and Spain
Austria and Prussia +
France and Austria
7. Which country employed Henry Hudson to find the famous 'NorthWest-Passage'?
England
The Netherlands +
Denmark
France
8. Which of the following was never part of the Britsh Empire?
Zanzibar
Dijbouti +
Malta 
Cyprus
9. How many Dalai Lamas have there been?
13
14 +
15
16
10. Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
Argentina 
Brazil +
Paraguay
Uruguay
11. Where was Napoleon born?
Sardinia
French Guiana
Corsica +
Elba 
12. How did Joan of Arc die?
She received a fatal wound during a failed siege of Paris
She died of Black Fever during a campaign
She was assasinated on orders of the Earl of Warwick 
She was burnt as an heretic by the English in Rouen+
13. Which monarch launched the Spanish Armada against England?
Charles V
Phillip II +
Phillip III
Ferdinand I
14. What happened in France in 1789?
The coronation of Napoleon the First
The beheading of Louis the XIVth
The declaration of war against Austria
The fall of the Bastille prison +
15. Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
The Great Wall of China
The Great Library of Alexandria
The Taj Mahal 
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus +
16. By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?
France
The United Kingdom+
Spain
Germany
17. On which side did Italy fight in World War One?
With Germany
With the Allies +
Briefly against France, but alone
It was neutral
18. Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity, legalised and supported it though never made it the official religion?
Maxentius
Constantine +
Augustus
Julian
19. Which French king built Versailles?
Francois I
Louis XII 
Louis XIV +
Louis XVI
20. Who was surnamed the 'Father of History'?
Hesiodus
Herodotus +
Thucydides
Xenophon
21. What was the original name of New York?
Fort Victoria
New Amsterdam +
New London
New Rotterdam
22.By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?
Kabyllistan
Ormouz
Persia+
Arabia
23. After whom was Virginia named?
Queen Victoria
Virginia, the Countess of Kent
Queen Elizabeth I +
Maria, the Holy Virgin
24. Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
Julius Caesar+
Augustus
Cicero
Cicero
25. Who brought the name Santa Claus with them to the New World?
Welsh Colonists
French Colonists
Dutch Colonists +
Scandinavian Colonists
26. What did Italy originaly mean?
Land of the setting Sun
Land with much cattle +
Land of the Olive Tree
Land of the Small People
27. What is Sri Lanka's former name?
Madagascar
Ceylon +
Tamil
Dravidia 
28. Where is the oldest university in Europe?
Oxford 
Rome
Bologna+
Paris
29. What other european language is related to Finnish?
Russian 
Swedish 
Hungarian +
German
30. In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
St.Petersburg +
Moscow
Kazan
Odessa
31. What was the original European name of Australia?
New Wales
New Holland+
New Scotland 
New Normandy
32. How did Julius Caesar die?
He was fatally wounded at the battle of Tapsus
He died of the plague
He was assassinated in the senate+
He was poisoned at a reception in his honour
33. What was Stalin's original last name?
Balanchivadze
Vissarionovich 
Dzhugashvili +
Basoalto
34. What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
Thebes
Alexandria 
Memphis+
Achetaton
35. How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
3
2
1+
0