1. United Kingdom
   Canada
2. Ireland
   United States of America

You knew that, didn't you? The 'Stars and Stripes' is the national flag of the United States. The 50 stars represent the 50 states of the country.

1. United New Order
   United Nations Organization
2. United Neighborhood Organization
   Unless Noted Otherwise

The United Nations Organization was formed after World War II, October 24, 1945 to be exact. It was formed to prevent another World War from happening again.

1. Google
   Tesla
2. Microsoft
   Thawte

Microsoft was started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. Today, it is one of the biggest software giants in the world thanks to its Windows operating system.

1. The Windy City
   The Big Apple
2. The Mother City
   The Bronx

The name 'The Big Apple' was first made popular in the 1920's by a journalist called John J. Fitz Gerald. It kinda stuck ever since. New York is also known as the 'City That Never Sleeps.'

1. 10
   6
2. 8
   4

The first Summer Olympic games were held in 1896 and every four yers after that, except during World War I and World War II.

1. Central Intelligence Agency
   Counter Intelligence Agency
2. Central Information Agency
   Counter Internal Agency

CIA stands for the Central Intelligence Agency. It was first formed on September 18, 1947. It is a foreign intelligence service, or spy network in layman's terms.

1. Buckingham Palace
   Kensington Palace
2. The White House
   None of the above

Buckingham Palace was first built in 1703 and known as Buckingham House. It was bought in 1761 by King George III.

1. Mississippi
   New Mexico
2. Texas
   California

Texas is fondly known by those living there as the 'Lone Star' state. It is so called due to its struggle for independence from Mexico in the 1800's.

1. London
   New York
2. Berlin
   Rome

In ancient times, at the height of the Roman empire, all road certainly did. This proverb was first used as early as the 1100's.

1. Japan
   South Korea
2. India
   China

Pandas are only found in China. There are close to 2,000 in the wild, with numbers increasing from just 1,000 odd in the 1970's.

1. G'day!
   Howzit
2. Bonjour
   None of the above

G'day or good day is one of the Australian ways to say hello.

1. Libya
   Italy
2. Sudan
   Egypt

The Pyramid of Giza, built in 2560 BC, is found in Egypt. It took around 20 years to build.

1. September 1, 1939
   September 3, 1939
2. December 7, 1941
   October 7, 1942

A Japanese carrier task force brought the United States firmly into World War II by attacking the naval facility at Pearl Harbor. Although many ships were destroyed or damaged, US aircraft carriers were not at the base at the time and spared destruction. They would play a significant role in the Battle of Midway, handing Japan their first defeat of the war.

1. Route 66
   Route 33
2. The Longest Highway
   The Thousand Mile Road

Crossing the United States from east to west and vice versa, Route 66 was completed in 1926. Although it technically does not cross the whole of the US, it does connect Chicago with Santa Monica in California. It is over 2,200 miles long.

1. Buzz Aldrin
   Louis Armstrong
2. Neil Armstrong
   Robert Crippen

Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut of the Lunar Lander of Apollo 11. He set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969.

1. George Washington
   Thomas Jefferson
2. Abraham Lincoln
   John Adams

George Washington was appointed president on April 30, 1789 and served till March 4, 1797.

1. Mehmet Ali Ağca
   Lee Harvey Oswald
2. John Wilkes Booth
   John Warnock Hinckley Jr

Lincoln was assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while watching a play at Ford's theater. Booth was sympathetic to the Confederate cause and believed killing Lincoln would help the south.

1. 29th
   33rd
2. 45th
   43rd

Inaugurated on January 20, 1917, Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States.

1. Rocky Mountains
   Himalayas
2. Andes
   Alps

The Himalayas have some tall mountain in the range. In fact, a little over 50 mountains in the range are 7,200 meters or higher.

1. 100
   110
2. 50
   10

Simply put, a century is a 100. For example, the 20th century was a period of a 100 years from January 01, 1901 to December 31, 2000.

1. Stars and Stripes
   Union Jack
2. Jolly Roger
   Vierkleur

The Jolly Roger was the flag of choice for many pirates in the early 1700's.

1. 12
   59
2. 118
   75

The period table consists of 118 elements including precious metals such as gold, various gases including oxygen and many other elements. A Russian chemist, Dimitri Mendeleev, started the table in 1869, ordering known elements by their atomic mass and as new elements were found, they were added.

1. 1838
   1910
2. 1775
   1710

The American Revolutionary War started on April 19, 1775. It ended formally with a peace treaty signed in Paris on September 3, 1783.

1. Earth
   Mars
2. Mercury
   Venus

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is situated 57,91 million kilometers away.

1. 100
   500
2. 10
   1,000

1,000 meters in a kilometer. A kilometer is around 0,62 miles.

1. 2003
   2009
2. 2013
   2015

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died on June 25, 2009. He died of died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

1. 5
   4
2. 6
   8

Hex = 6 therefore a hexagon has six sides.

1. England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
   England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
2. England, Scotland, France, Northern Ireland
   Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland

When one speaks of the United Kingdom, the countries associated with it are England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. If you are speaking of Great Britain, Northern Ireland then falls away.

1. 1986
   1992
2. 1991
   1979

The nuclear plant at Chernobyl in the Ukraine suffered a meltdown on April 26, 1986.

1. Adriatic
   Aegan Sea
2. Irish
   Dead

Italy and all countries in the Mediterranean region are surrounded by the Mediterranean sea.

1. Brazil
   England
2. France
   Poland

France are the current soccer world champions. They beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final in July 2018.

1. Soccer
   Cricket
2. Rugby
   Hurling

A try is a five-point score in the sport of rugby union. It is the highest scoring option available to a team and only happens when a player dots the ball down behind the opposition try line.

1. 2003
   1999
2. 1986
   2001

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003.

1. The national rugby team of Fiji
   The national rugby team of South Africa
2. The national rugby team of Australia
   The national rugby team of New Zealand

The national rugby team of New Zealand, the current world champions, are called the All Blacks. They are called the All Black thanks to their all-black kit.

1. 2009
   2011
2. 2015
   2000

Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, was started in 2009 by a group of unknown persons under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.