1 - Which were in 1914 the three belligerent European countries who officially had an emperor?
2 - What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan desert in 1974?
3 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
4 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989?
5 - How did Julius Caesar die?
6 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
7 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
8 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
9 - On which side did Italy fight in World War One?
10 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?
11 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871?
12 - What was the original name of New York?
13 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
14 - Which of those territories never was a Venitian possesion?
15 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?
16 - Where was the last man to successfully conquer England from?
17 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?
18 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period?
19 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
20 - What Roman general conquered Gaul in the First Century BC?
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