Quiz: The Cold War

Who was the second US President to be assassinated whilst in office, on September 19, 1881?

What was the rank of Robert E. Lee when he left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy?

In what year did Christopher Columbus reach the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage?

Which battle was a significant victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes over the U.S. Army?

Which Roman emperor completed the Colosseum?

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War?

The Vikings traded extensively with which major Byzantine city, often referred to as “Miklagard” in Old Norse?

Which mathematician supposedly had a Eureka moment in the bath?

What was the name of the alliance formed by Greek city-states to resist the Persians in the Second Persian War?

Which Viking king became the first ruler of a unified England in 1016?

Which Viking saga tells the story of the Greenlanders and their voyages to North America?

In what year was Abraham Lincoln born?

Meaning “The Senate and the People of Rome” in translation, what four-letter abbreviation did Roman legions bear on their standard?

Which Native American tribe is known for building large earthen mounds?

Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Who was the first European to sail into New York Harbor?

Who was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire?

Aelius Galen was a famous Greek philosopher and?

Which battle was a significant victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes over the U.S. Army?

Which number president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln?