History Quiz #2
The Hanging Gardens are the one ancient wonder whose existence is most disputed, partly because no mention appears in the records of which civilization said to have built them?
Which U.S. president held office during the financial panic of 1837, shortly after taking over from Andrew Jackson?
The Renaissance is often said to have been fueled by wealth from which powerful Florentine banking family?
The Inca Empire was conquered in the 1530s by a Spanish expedition led by whom?
The Magna Carta was sealed at which English meadow in 1215?
Which battle in 1942 is widely considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?
The Industrial Revolution's early textile boom was centered in which English region?
Which event in 1956 saw Soviet forces crush an uprising against communist rule in Eastern Europe?
The Declaration of Independence was primarily drafted by which Founding Father?
