1. In what year did the Wall Street Crash take place?

a. !1929
b. 1925
c. 1930
d. 1932

2. The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose?
a. !Airship Dock
b. Antennae
c. Flag Pole
d. Lightning Rod

3. The original Roman alphabet lacked the following letters EXCEPT:

a. !X
b. W
c. U
d. J

4. The United States Department of Homeland Security was formed in response to the
September 11th attacks.
a. False
b. !True

5. On which day did ARPANET suffer a 4 hour long network crash?

a. !October 27, 1980
b. October 29, 1969
c. December 9, 1991
d. November 21, 1969

6. Who was the only US President to be elected four times?

a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. !Franklin Roosevelt
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. George Washington

7. In 1453, which important city fell?

a. Rome
b. Hamburg
c. Athens
d. !Constantinople

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

9. 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. False
 b. !True

10. Which of these 1900s tanks were designed and built BEFORE the others?
a. Panzer IV
b. !Renault FT
c. Cromwell
d. M4 Sherman

11. What was the name of the planned invasion of Japan towards the end of World War
II?
a. Operation Boarding Party
b. Operation Aflame
c. Operation Ironclad
d. !Operation Downfall

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

a. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.

2. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?

a. Hermes
b. Apollo
c. Poseidon
d. !Zeus

3. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Aphrodite
d. Artemis

4. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.

a. !Jens
b. Snotra
c. Tyr
d. Loki

5. A minotaur is half human half what?

a. Eagle
b. Cow
c. Horse
d. !Bull

6. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?

a. Artagatus
b. Dyntos
 c. Vulcan
d. !Hephaestus

7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?

a. Mermaids
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies

9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.

a. Mountain
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Temple

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. !Aristaeus
b. Carme
c. Cephisso
d. Autonoe

1. What national team won the 2016 edition of UEFA European Championship?
a. England
b. !Portugal
c. France
d. Germany

2. What is the oldest team in Major League Baseball?

a. !Atlanta Braves
b. St. Louis Cardinals
c. Chicago Cubs
d. Cincinnati Reds

3. In association football, or soccer, a corner kick is when the game restarts

after someone scores a goal.
a. !False
b. True

4. Which team has won the most Stanley Cups in the NHL?
a. Chicago Blackhawks
b. !Montreal Canadians
c. Toronto Maple Leafs
d. Detroit Red Wings
5. Which portuguese island is soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo from?
a. Porto Santo
b. Terceira
c. !Madeira
d. Santa Maria

6. Who won the quot;Champions Leaguequot; in 1999?

a. Liverpool
b. Barcelona
c. !Manchester United
d. Bayern Munich

7. What year was hockey legend Wayne Gretzky born?

a. 1963
b. 1959
c. !1961
d. 1965

8. Which NBA player won Most Valuable Player for the 19992000 season?
a. Allen Iverson
b. !Shaquille O039;Neal
c. Kobe Bryant
d. Paul Pierce

9. Who was the topscorer for England national football team?

a. David Beckham
b. !Wayne Rooney
c. Michael Owen
d. Steven Gerrard

10. Which Formula 1 driver switched teams in the middle of the 2017 season?
a. Daniil Kvyat
b. !Carlos Sainz Jr.
c. Jolyon Palmer
d. Rio Haryanto