1. In which year did World War II end?

2. In what year did the Titanic sink?

3. What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite, launched in 1957?

4. Columbus's first voyage was funded by which European monarchy?

5. In which city was the United Nations Charter signed in 1945?

6. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

7. The Rwandan Genocide primarily targeted which ethnic minority group?

8. The modern long-distance race known as the 'Marathon' is named after this battle and covers what approximate distance?

9. According to legend, who was the first king of Rome?

10. Which Roman city was buried alongside Herculaneum during the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius?

11. Which Spanish conquistador led the expedition that overthrew the Aztec Empire?

12. Newton's 'Principia' famously established the law of universal what?

13. Who was the Austrian statesman who presided over the Congress of Vienna?

14. From which famous gate in Beijing did Mao Zedong proclaim the People's Republic of China?

15. Who emerged as the clear leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Long March?

16. Who became the Supreme Leader of Iran following the 1979 revolution?

17. Columbus sailed for which country during his 1492 voyage?

18. What caused the initial failure of the potato crops during the Great Famine?

19. The legal principle 'an eye for an eye' is most famously associated with which ancient code?

20. Whose X-ray diffraction image, known as 'Photo 51,' was crucial to the discovery of the DNA structure?