Q 01/05

The first crewed mission to land on the Moon achieved this historic feat in which decade?

A) 1950s

B) 1960s

C) 1970s

D) 1980s

Answer · why

B) 1960s

Armstrong and Aldrin touched down in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, while Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit aboard Columbia.

Q 02/05

In what year did a pilot first officially break the sound barrier, flying faster than the speed of sound?

A) 1937

B) 1967

C) 1957

D) 1947

Answer · why

D) 1947

Chuck Yeager achieved this milestone on October 14, 1947, in the Bell X-1 aircraft, marking a significant advancement in aviation history.

Q 03/05

Senators led by Brutus and Cassius assassinated the Roman dictator Julius Caesar on the Ides of March of which year?

A) 100 BC

B) 75 BC

C) 27 BC

D) 44 BC

Answer · why

D) 44 BC

44 BC was the year; the senators feared his power, his domination of the state, and the possibility that he might make himself king.

Q 04/05

Which Washington state volcano, until then the state's fifth-highest peak, erupted catastrophically on May 18, 1980?

A) Mount Rainier

B) Mount St. Helens

C) Mount Adams

D) Mount Baker

Answer · why

B) Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens had been Washington's fifth-highest peak before the eruption, one of the most significant volcanic events in US history.

Q 05/05

In what year did Pearl Harbor pull the United States into World War II?

A) 1939

B) 1940

C) 1941

D) 1942

Answer · why

C) 1941

The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service struck the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.