History General Knowledge #20

The first successful human spaceflight was achieved by which Soviet cosmonaut?

What legendary lost city is often associated with Plato’s writings?

What was Napoleon Bonaparte’s final place of exile?

Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House?

What was the name of Hitler’s failed invasion of the Soviet Union?

What global organization was founded in 1945 with the aim of preventing future world wars?

Which city was the first in history to reach a population of one million?

Which Caribbean country was the first in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery after a successful revolution?

What was the nickname of the World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen?

Which U.S. president made a speech so long that he caught pneumonia and died shortly after?

Until recently, who was the only U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms?

What ancient city, one of the oldest continuously inhabited in the world, is the capital of modern-day Syria?

Which country experienced the “Meiji Restoration,” a period of rapid modernization in the late 19th century?

Which ancient Roman emperor once declared war on the sea, ordering his soldiers to stab the waves and collect seashells as “spoils of war”?

Which Cold War-era U.S. president once challenged the Soviet leader to a live debate inside a model American kitchen?

Which World War II spy, nicknamed "The Limping Lady," parachuted into Nazi-occupied France and became one of the Gestapo’s most wanted?

What ancient city was so rich that its streets were reportedly paved with gold, only to be mysteriously abandoned?

Which tiny European country accidentally declared war on the U.S. during World War I, only to forget about it for 70 years?

Which British naval commander became a national hero after defeating Napoleon's forces at the Battle of Trafalgar?

What famous battle was fought between the English and the French in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War, where King Henry V led the English to victory?