Question 1

What is the typical age range for a high school freshman?

Accepted Answer

14-15

Question 2

The average age of a high school student is around what?

Accepted Answer

16-17

Question 3

In what year did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite?

Accepted Answer

1957

Question 4

What was the name of the ancient city that was the capital of the Phoenician Empire?

Accepted Answer

Tyre

Question 5

In what year did the United States enter World War II?

Accepted Answer

1941

Question 6

What was the name of the famous ship that sailed around the world in 1492-1504?

Accepted Answer

Santa Maria

Question 7

In what year did the Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession?

Accepted Answer

1713

Question 8

What was the name of the ancient city that was the capital of the Babylonian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Question 9

In what year did the United States declare war on Germany?

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 10

What was the name of the famous ship that sank in 1912?

Accepted Answer

Titanic

General Knowledge: Trivia questions with answers