1 - Which sultan extended the Ottoman Empire to within 90 miles of Vienna, which he unsucessfully beseiged?
2 - What world-famous monument is shown below?
3 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
4 - Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity, legalised and supported it though never made it the official religion?
5 - Who was crowned King of Italy in 1861?
6 - What palace is shown below?
7 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?
8 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?
9 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
10 - What happened in France in 1789?
11 - What U.S. naval commander signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, opening Japan to the west for the first time?
12 - 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?
13 - Which American nation had a native European-style monarchy for over fifty years?
14 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
15 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
16 - From which Macedonian general was Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, descended?
17 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?
18 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?
19 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
20 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?
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