* The Romans used the phrase 'ne plus ultra' to refer to what geographical feature?
* The impeachment and trial of Warren Hastings lasted how long in the British Parliament?
* When crossing through the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, what direction are you going?
* How many countries border Turkey?
* Why did Queen Elizabeth I imprison Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London?
* About what per cent of Indonesia's 17,000 islands are inhabited?
* Which is the Westernmost of the following European cities?
* Which of the following cities is closest in latitude to San Francisco?
* What country is the world's oldest democracy?
* Which country was the first created with the help of the United Nations?
* What was the greatest epic of the Sumerian empire?
* What is the name of the greatest work attributed to Confucius (known as Lun-yu in Chinese)?
* What Germanic tribe destroyed Rome in the year A.D. 455?
* The Eastern and Western Roman empires were restored for a time under a great Byzantine emperor who lived from 483-562 A.D. What was his name?
* Muhammed fled from Mecca to what town in 622, in order to escape religious persecution?
* The Mongols finally withdrew from Europe in the year 1241. This was as a result of the death of what Mongol leader?
* In 1532, the leader of the Incan empire, Atahualpa, was killed. Who was the leader of the Spanish expedition that marched on the Incan empire and caused Atahualpa's death?
* The end of the 30 years war in Europe occurred in 1648. What was the peace that ensued called?
* In 1803, the United States negotiated what purchase from France?
* What country of the Western hemisphere declared its independence, becoming the first black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule?