What prestigious award was established by a Swedish scientist and inventor of dynamite?

Which river flows by Windsor Castle?

Which European city is known as Auld Reekie?

What natural occurrence was said to have helped the British navy defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?

Which country does the dish biryani come from?

During which Chinese dynasty was the Great Wall of China built?

The Waitemata Harbor is part of which city?

In 1999, there was a bad nuclear accident in Japan, exposing dozens to what?

What country in Oceania, with Matu-Utu (on Ile Uvea) as its capital, uses the franc as its currency?

Which country has Bishkek as its capital?

Which famous figure was assassinated by a Hindu militant on January 30, 1948?

What physical feature was a trademark of Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985-91?

New Delhi is the capital of which country?

What purpose did the Bastille serve before it was stormed on July 14, 1789?

Which British royal family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1917?

What sugar-regulating human hormone was first isolated in 1922?

In 1994, who was elected the first black President of South Africa?

Mu shu pork is a food item of what type of cuisine?

Which country considers itself European even though its capital is in Asia?

Which country are the Canary Islands part of?

How did Nikita Khrushchev die?

Which country formerly ruled Iceland?

How many U-boats did Germany lose in operations in World War II?

Established in 1930, the Hays Code dealt with decency in what medium?

Which leading Nazi was assassinated in 1942 by Czech resistance?