Question 1

In what year did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik 2, which carried Laika the dog?

Accepted Answer

1957

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Tikal

Question 3

In what year did the Treaty of Ghent end the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

1814

Question 4

What was the name of the famous ship that sailed around the world in 1519-1522?

Accepted Answer

Victoria

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlán

Question 7

In what year did the French Revolution start?

Accepted Answer

1789

Question 8

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America that disappeared?

Accepted Answer

Roanoke

Question 9

In what year did the Treaty of Westphalia end the Thirty Years War?

Accepted Answer

1648

Question 10

What was the name of the ancient Greek city-state that was the site of the original Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Olympia

General Knowledge: Trivia questions with answers