1 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
2 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?
3 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
4 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
5 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
6 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
7 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?
8 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
9 - Which of those books was written by Caesar?
10 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?
11 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?
12 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?
13 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?
14 - Which American nation had a native European-style monarchy for over fifty years?
15 - What palace is shown below?

16 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
17 - What U.S. naval commander signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, opening Japan to the west for the first time?
18 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?
19 - Where was Christopher Columbus from?
20 - The church below, later converted into a mosque, was the largest Christian cathedral for nearly a thousand years. Where does it stand?
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