In January 2015 gunmen killed 12, including the lead editor and prominent cartoonists, at the satirical Charlie Hebdo. The attack, likely a retaliation for the newspaper's lampooning of Muhammad, took place in what European city?

In 2014, controversy surrounded a proposal to build a pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta, to Steele City, Nebraska. What was that pipeline, proposed by TransCanada and defeated in Senate vote in November of that year?

This interstate highway extends from northern Michigan to southern Florida. Cities along its path include Toledo, Knoxville, Atlanta, Lexington, and Tampa. Which interstate is it?

The Alamo began as a mission and was the site of a battle with Mexican troops in 1836. Today, it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the US. In what Texas city is the Alamo?

This state's many tourist attractions include the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Appalachian Trail. What state below is home to the cities of Newport News, Portsmouth, Charlottesville, and Roanoke?

Which of these African countries is considered sub-Saharan?

Match the South American country with its capital

x. Paraguay 1. Sucre

y. Uruguay 2. Asuncion

z. Bolivia 3. Montevideo

Centered on the Equator, this biome is located between 23.5 north latitude and 23.5 south latitude. What biome most often has hot, moist weather all year round?

Common in Scandinavia, these landforms, similar to bays, are long, narrow, deep inlets of the sea between high cliffs. Which of the following are thought to have been formed by the submergence of glaciated valleys?

The amount of fossil fuel consumption and emission of greenhouse gases associated with an organization, event, product, or person is known by which of the terms below?

Under his rule, which lasted from about 1800 to 1750 BC, Babylon rose from a city-state to an empire. Which of the following ancient rulers is best known for his legal code, which promised "an eye for an eye?"

This group ruled India from about AD 300 to 550 and was named for its founder. Which dynasty below ruled India during its Golden Age and rapidly developed Hindu temple architecture?

Which type of ship has bulkheads that run not only from side to side but lengthwise, increasing the strength of its hull?

A Roman censor began the construction on a road from Rome to Capua in 312 BC. Which road below was later extended to Brindisi, and was named after the official who began it?

Known as one of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, he ruled from AD 117 to 138. His significant construction and public works projects include his villa and rebuilding of the Pantheon. Which emperor below is best known for the wall across Roman Britain that shares his name?

As ruler of the Hunnic Empire during the first half of the fifth century A.D., he plundered much of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, but was unable to take Constantinople or Rome. Which of the following leaders was called "The Scourge of God?"

He led the Frankish troops at the Battle of Tours, soundly defeating a Muslim incursion from Spain and earning the nickname of "The Hammer." After that victory, which halted Muslim expansion into Western Europe, who consolidated Frankish power and laid the foundation for the rule of his grandson Charlemagne?

Known as the informal "gadfly" critic of Athens, he was sentenced to death for impiety and for corrupting the city's youth. Which of the following, who drank hemlock as ordered, taught Xenophon and Plato and is remembered through Plato's writings such as Apology, Crito, and Phaedo?

The battles of Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt took place during this conflict. During which war below did Joan of Arc inspire French troops to break the Siege of Orleans?

The Turkish Muslim dynasty, named for its founder, was established in the 11th century A.D. What Turkish dynasty established the Sultanate of Rum and the empire to which it gave its name?

Ignatius of Loyola founded this Catholic order in 1540. Which of the following orders, known as the "Soldiers of God," performed significant missionary work during the Age of Exploration and established numerous colleges and universities?

As the ruler of Russia from 1672 to 1725, he Brough Russia from a small regional power to a large European Empire. Who led Russia during the Great Northern War, and became the first Russian emperor?

A Dane by birth, he was dispatched to Kamchatka by the Russian emperor to determine whether Asia and the Americas were connected by land. Which seafarer below explored the region between Alaska and Russia during the early 1700s?

This conquistador explored the southwestern US from 1540 to 1542, "discovering" the Grand Canyon in the process. Who sought the mythical golden Seven Cities of Cibola?

The commander of HMS Endeavor during his first three expeditions to the South Pacific, he explored eastern Australia and New Zealand before reaching the Hawaiian Islands in 1778. What captain was killed during a fight with native Hawaiians in 1779?

This substance is created by crushing and boiling sugarcane to extract the juice. It was an important trade good in colonial America, where it was distilled in alcohol. What substance is the primary ingredient in rum?

English settlers in the Southeast's often kidnapped members of this tribe and sold them into slavery, leading to a war between the tribe and colonists that lasted from 1711 to 1713. Many members of which tribe below, whose name means "hemp gatherers," thereafter moved north, eventually joining the Iroquois Confederacy?

Thought to have been the son of a slave and a Native American woman, this patriot was probably born a slave and was either freed or escaped before working on whaling ships. Who was the first man killed during the Boston Massacre?

They were offered the throne of England as part of the Glorious Revolution, which deposed the Catholic James II of England and restored Protestants to the throne. Which of the following royal couples signed the English Bill of Rights in 1689?

King Charles IV of Spain, pressured by Napoleon, agreed to a treaty that returned control of a large area to France with the understanding-never written into the treaty- that France would not transfer that area to another nation. Which 1801 treaty returned Louisiana to France, which promptly sold it to the United States?

About 30,000 of these mercenaries fought for the British during the American Revolution. Which of the following were the German soldiers who were defeated by Washington's forces on December 26, 1776, at the Battle of Trenton?

Although Cornwallis effectively ended the fighting with his surrender at Yorktown, formal peace was not achieved for two more years. which of the following treaties-negotiated by Henry Laurens, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay--ended the American Revolution?

In 1831 he moved to Texas, then part of Mexico, to practice law. He advocated Texas independence and became a lieutenant colonel in the Texas army. Which of the following military leaders commanded the defense of the Alamo before it was overrun on March 6, 1836?

Most of the Civil War was fought in what was Confederate territory, but there were occasional incursions into the North. Which New England state was invaded in 1864 when Lt. Bennet Young of Kentucky led raiders from Canada into the town of St. Albans and looted the town's banks?

Introduced by Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, this act was stripped of any references to equal and integrated education before it was approved by Congress. Which act below did the US Supreme Court overturn on the grounds that the Constitution did not apply to private businesses.

She was elected to succeed her husband in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940, and promptly showed her independence by voting with the Democratic majority to pass the Selective Services Act. After multiple full terms in the House, she was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1948. Which political groundbreaker from Maine was the first woman elected to both the House and Senate?

As a third-party choice, the Progressive Party candidate received about 5 million votes for president in 1924. As governor from 1901 to 1906, he took on the power of the railroads, giving him his progressive reputation and catapulting him to the U.S. Senate. Who was this Wisconsin politician known as "Fighting Bob?"

Although remembered now for losing his bid for presidency, this 19th-century politician was a noted diplomat who helped launch the Pan-American movement. Which of the following was Secretary of State under James A. Garfield and Benjamin Harrison, but lost the 1884 presidential election to Grover Cleveland?

Which of the following is NOT one of the general requirements for a person to become a naturalized citizen of the United States?

Unlike most amendments to the U.S. Constitution, this amendment had little or no effect on Kentucky because state law was already in compliance. Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

One of the duties of U. S. citizens is to pay taxes, which most people have taken automatically out of their paychecks. What federal program is supported by the deduction generally shown as FICA, which stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act?

Although defining this term exactly can be difficult, the concept is an important factor in preparing a family budget. Which of the terms below refers to how much an individual has to spend after paying taxes and other deductions?

Angered by the federal government's sending troops into Utah Territory, John Doyle Lee and other Mormon settlers helped a band of Paiutes attack a group trekking from Arkansas to California in 1857. For which of the so-called massacres below was Lee executed by firing squad in 1877?

Because of his loyalty to the Stuarts, he was named governor of New Jersey and New York in 1674. Recalled to England, he returned as governor of the Dominion of New England in 1686, but was despised by the colonists. Which of the following was deposed in a 1689 rebellion but returned to the colonies as governor of Virginia in 1692?

In addition to creating new translations of the New Testament of the Bible, this man also authored The Praise of Folly and On Free Will. He influenced both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, and remained Catholic his entire life? Who was this man, the leading Dutch humanist of the Renaissance?

On July 18, 2013, a large U.S. city, faced with an $18 billion deficit, filed for bankruptcy. Which of the following cities became the largest U. S. city to, as Time magazine put it, "hit the reset button?"

Some scholars refer to this royal house as the house of Anjou. The origin of the name is not certain, and it did not appear in any official record until Richard, duke of York, used it in claiming the English throne in 1460. To which of the following houses did Edward 1, Edward II, and Edward III belong?

Match the economic term with its definition:

x. deflation 1. a slowing of the increase in prices

y. disinflation. 2. high unemployment and inlfation

z. stagflation. 3. a drop in prices

Advocacy for this project by Governor Dewitt Clinton led to its nickname: Clinton's Ditch. When finished, it stretched from Albany to Buffalo. Which of the following projects allowed for the rapid transport of goods from the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean when completed in 1825?