| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 – Which former country is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies ? | Rhodesia | 75%
|
| 1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known immigrant to America that followed which religion ? | Judaism | 67%
|
| 1941 – World War II: German troops begin the Siege of which city ? | Leningrad | 67%
|
| 1902 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in a what ? | Motor Car | 67%
|
| 1798 – Troops from which country land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion ? | France | 58%
|
| 1978 – The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies the national palace in which country ? | Nicaragua | 58%
|
| 2004 – Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in which city ? | Oslo | 58%
|
| 1851 – The first America's Cup is won by a yacht named what ? | America | 50%
|
| 1985 – British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at which UK airport resulting in 55 deaths ? | Manchester | 42%
|
| 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field results in the death of Richard III and the end of which royal house ? | Plantagenet | 33%
|
| 1949 – The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the Cascadia earthquake in which year ? | 1700 | 25%
|
| 1991 – Which country is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states ? | Iceland | 25%
|
| 2012 – Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in the Tana River District of which country result in more than 52 deaths ? | Kenya | 25%
|
| 1827 – José de la Mar becomes President of which South American nation ? | Peru | 17%
|
| 1968 – Pope Paul VI arrives in Latin America on the first papal visit to that region. In which city does he land ? | Bogota | 8%
|