1.

With which Greek philosopher would you associate the phrase, quot;I know that I
know nothingquot;?
a. Plato
b. Pythagoras
c. Aristotle
d. !Socrates

2. Which naval battle was considered the turning point of the Pacific Ocean Theater
during World War 2?
a. !Battle of Midway
b. Attack on Pearl Harbor
c. Attack on Truk Island
d. Battle of the Coral Sea

3. What historical event was Tchaikovsky039;s 1812 Overture referencing?

a. The Russian Revolution
b. !The Napoleonic Wars
c. The Charge of the Light Brigade Crimean War
d. The American War of 1812

4. Which modern day country is the region that was known as Phrygia in ancient
times?
a. !Turkey
b. Greece
c. Egypt
d. Syria

5. Bohdan Khmelnytsky was which of the following?

a. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR
b. Prince of Wallachia
c. Grand Prince of Novgorod
d. !Leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks

6. Who was the first president of the United States?

a. James K. Polk
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. !George Washington
d. James Madison

7. What was the transfer of disease, crops, and people across the Atlantic shortly
after the discovery of the Americas called?
a. !The Columbian Exchange
b. Transatlantic Slave Trade
c. The Silk Road
d. Triangle Trade

8. The Hagia Sophia was commissioned by which emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
a. !Justinian I
b. Theodosius the Great
c. Arcadius
d. Constantine IV
9. What is the name of the ship which was only a few miles away from the RMS
Titanic when it struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912?
a. !Californian
b. Cristol
c. Commerce
d. Carpathia

10. Which English king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?

a. Henry I
b. Richard I
c. !Henry II
d. Henry V

11. In what year was the M1911 pistol designed?

a. 1917
b. 1907
c. 1899
d. !1911

12. The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after their loss in which war?
a. !World War I
b. Crimean War
c. Serbian Revolution
d. Second Balkan War

1. Which animal features on the logo for Abarth, the motorsport division of Fiat?
a. !Scorpion
b. Horse
c. Snake
d. Bull

2. Which Italian city is home of the car manufacturer 039;Fiat039;?

a. Maranello
b. !Turin
c. Modena
d. Rome

3. Which one of these chassis codes are used by BMW 3series?

a. F10
b. E85
c. E39
d. !E46

4. Which car brand does NOT belong to General Motors?

a. !Ford
b. Cadillac
c. Buick
d. Chevrolet
5. Which of these car models are produced by Lamborghini?
a. !Aventador
b. Chiron
c. Huayra
d. 918

6. Which Variable Valve Timing technology is used by BMW?

a. VVEL
b. VVTiw
c. MultiAir
d. !VANOS

7. The General Motors EV1 was the first streetlegal production electric vehicle.
a. True
b. !False

8. What is the name of Nissan039;s most popular electric car?

a. Roots
b. Deer
c. !Leaf
d. Tree

9. Which car manufacturer created the quot;Aventadorquot;?

a. !Lamborghini
b. Bugatti
c. Pagani
d. Ferrari

10. The majority of Subaru vehicles are made in China.

a. True
b. !False

1. What Russian automatic gasoperated assault rifle was developed in the Soviet
Union in 1947, and is still popularly used today?
a. MG 42
b. !AK47
c. M16
d. RPK

2. The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country?
a. Italy
b. Austria
c. !France
d. Germany

3. Which of the following ancient Near Eastern peoples still exists as a modern
ethnic group?
a. Elamites
 b. !Assyrians
c. Babylonians
d. Hittites

4. Bohdan Khmelnytsky was which of the following?

a. Prince of Wallachia
b. Grand Prince of Novgorod
c. !Leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks
d. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR

5. Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

a. !True
b. False

6. In 1845, a series of wars named after which indigenous people began in New
Zealand?
a. !Mori
b. Polynesians
c. Papuans
d. Aborigines

7. Sir Issac Newton served as a Member of Parliament, but the only recorded time he
spoke was to complain about a draft in the chambers.
a. !True
b. False

8. The man that shot Alexander Hamilton was named Aaron Burr.
a. False
b. !True

9. During which American Civil War campaign did Union troops dig a tunnel beneath
Confederate troops to detonate explosives underneath them?
a. Antietam Campaign
b. !Siege of Petersburg
c. Siege of Vicksburg
d. Gettysburg Campagin

10. Who was the first American in space?

a. !Alan Shephard
b. John Glenn
c. Jim Lovell
d. Neil Armstrong