1. USSR
   United States
2. England
   China

The USSR launched the first satellite into outer space. Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957.

1. China
   England
2. Japan
   Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin was the head of the Soviet Union. This dictator died in 1953.

1. England
   China
2. Japan
   Canada

The Magna Carta was signed in England. It was signed in 1215.

1. Socrates
   Marco Polo
2. Balboa
   Plato

Marco Polo first explored China. He wrote a book about the experience in 1300.

1. Son
   Horse
2. Daughter
   Father

Caligula promoted his horse to the post of senator. Caligula was a Roman Emperor.

1. 4
   6
2. 8
   12

English king Henry VIII had six wives. Three of his marriages were annulled, which means they never happened, so does that mean he had only three wives? We're confused.

1. Great Pyramid of Giza
   Statue of Zeus at Olympia
2. The Statue of Liberty
   Colossus of Rhodes

The Statue of Liberty is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Statue of Liberty is located in New York.

1. Romans
   English
2. Chinese
   Canadians

The Romans conquered Egypt in 30 BC. Roman Emperor Octavian won out over Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

1. Canada
   China
2. Soviet Union
   France

The United States opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was constructed during the Cold War.

1. World War I
   Vietnam War
2. World War II
   Cold War

The Vietnam War took place between 1955 and 1975. The official combatants were North and South Vietnam.

1. Ronald Reagan
   George Washington
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Barack Obama

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II. Eisenhower became the 34th U.S. president in 1953.

1. Poland
   Canada
2. China
   Brazil

Germany and the Soviet Union divided Poland between themselves in 1939. They did this as part of a non-aggression pact.

1. United States
   Canada
2. Japan
   France

Japan was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II. Japan was part of the Axis Powers.

1. Dwight Eisenhower
   Winston Churchill
2. Joseph Stalin
   Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen developed the Three Principles of the People. The three principles are nationalism, democracy and welfare.

1. Capitalism
   Democracy
2. Imperialism
   Communism

A system in which a government controls the distribution of land and resources is known as communism. North Korea is a communist country.

1. Katerina
   Nicholas II
2. Boris
   Vlad

Nicholas II was the last tsar to rule Russia. Nicholas and his family were executed in 1918.

1. Hideki Tojo
   Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Winston Churchill
   Adolph Hitler

Hideki Tojo led Japan during World War II. He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1. Adolph HItler
   Kublai Khan
2. Franklin Roosevelt
   Winston Churchill

Kublai Khan ruled as the first Yuan emperor until 1294. He was a grandson of Genghis Khan.

1. The Panama Canal
   The Silk Road
2. The Bering Straight
   Donner Pass

The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes. These routes enabled trade in the Asia-Pacific region.

1. The Treaty of Versailles
   NATO
2. WWF
   Mandate of Heaven

The Mandate of Heaven is used to justify the rule of the Emperor of China. The mandate states that the Emperor rules at the pleasure of heaven.

1. Plato
   Aristotle
2. Vesuvius
   Constantine

Constantine was the Emperor of Rome from 360-337 AD. He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.

1. The Code of Hammurabi
   The Magna Carta
2. The Constitution
   The Bill of Rights

The Code of Hammurabi is the earliest written legal code. The code dates back to about 1754 BC.

1. 1203
   1489
2. 1901
   2017

The Storming of the Bastille occurred in 1489. This event was a major part of the French Revolution.

1. Winston Churchill
   Ronald Reagan
2. Adolf Hitler
   Benito Mussolini

Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany during World War II. Hitler came to power in 1934.

1. D-Day
   VE-Day
2. VJ-Day
   W-Day

The Normandy landings were part of D-Day. The day was June 6, 1944.

1. D-Day
   Pearl Harbor
2. The invasion of Poland
   VJ-Day

The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on Dec. 7, 1941. Roosevelt called the event "a date which will live in infamy."

1. Mark Antony
   Cleopatra
2. Julius Caesar
   Hitler

Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman senate. The attack happened on the Ides of March, 44 BC.

1. Pompeii
   Rome
2. London
   Paris

Pompeii was buried in ashes by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The event happened in AD 79.

1. Elizabeth I
   Thomas the Great
2. Constantine I
   Henry VIII

Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church so he could get a divorce. After his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he married Anne Boleyn.

1. Elizabeth I
   Joan of Arc
2. Queen Mary
   Cleopatry

Joan of Arc led French troops into battle during the 100 Years War when she was just a teenager. She was burned at the stake when she was 19.

1. Vincent Van Gogh
   Plato
2. Leonardo DaVinci
   Aristotle

Leonardo DaVinci painted the Mona Lisa. He was also a scientist.

1. French
   German
2. Sanskrit
   English

Sanskrit was the language of ancient India. The language originated in the 2nd millennium BC.

1. 1920
   1950
2. 1980
   2010

The Korean War began in 1950. The war ended in 1953.

1. Socrates
   Aristotle
2. Confucius
   Leonardo

Confucius taught that proper conduct could solve the problems of society.

1. 1492
   1711
2. 1964
   2001

Christopher Columbus landed in North America in 1492. Remember: in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.