| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Near which Tuscan town was the Renaissance polymath Leonardo born on April 15th 1452? | |
| Which spacecraft, launched in 1977, is the farthest man-made object from Earth? | |
| Which French city was the site of a 1916 battle which claimed 306,000 lives? | |
| Which European city-state financed the Fourth Crusade which sacked Constantinople in 1204? | |
| Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus? | |
| Which North American city is named after a British explorer of the Pacific Coast? | |
| After which Italian explorer are the Americas widely believed to be named? | |
| Where were Egyptian Pharaohs of the New Kingdom buried from the 16th to 11th century BC? | |
| Which British royal was known as 'the grandmother of Europe?' | |
| Which Roman poet is famous for the Aeneid, an epic composed of twelve books? | |
| Which war of 1955-75 is also known as the Second Indochina War? | |
| To which palace was the French court moved in 1682, at the order of Louis XIV? | |
| Which Germanic people defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople in AD 378? | |
| Which Germanic tribe sacked Rome under Genseric in AD 455? | |
| In Norse mythology, where did Odin receive the souls of slain heroes? | |
| Which French Enlightenment writer and philosopher was born François-Marie Arouet in 1694? | |
| Which three word Latin sentence did Julius Caesar reportedly comment in 47 B.C? | |
| Which volcano buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum when it erupted in AD 79? | |
| Which name, given to Norse explorers, is actually a verb meaning 'to go on an expedition?' | |
| Which Italian composer is known for 'The Four Seasons,' a series of violin concertos? | |
The Ultimate Friends Quiz 
Speed Geography 
MLB Opening Day Trivia
