1
What New Zealand city had an official wizard on its payroll for over 20 years?
Tauranga
Wellington
Dunedin
Christchurch
2
In 1835, what U.S. newspaper ran a series of hoax articles claiming life had been discovered on the Moon?
The New York Sun
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Boston Globe
The Washington Post
3
What king of Sweden once invaded his own country because he’d been ousted while on vacation?
Frederick VII
Charles XII
Philip III
Magnus II
4
In 1958, a U.S. Air Force plane accidentally dropped an unarmed nuclear bomb on what U.S. state?
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Tennessee
5
What war did the British fight in 1893 that lasted just 38 to 45 minutes, making it the shortest war in recorded history?
The Anglo-Zanzibar War
The First World War
The Boer War
The Crimean War
6
In 1950, what type of animal did the U.S. Air Force drop over the forests of Idaho using tiny parachutes?
Beavers
Otters
Porcupines
Squirrels
7
In the 1930s, what country’s military waged war against emus — and lost?
South Africa's
Australia's
Canada's
Germany's
8
In 1975, what city tried to reduce crime by playing classical music in its subway stations?
Los Angeles
New York City
San Francisco
Houston
9
Which Pope once put a dead predecessor on trial, propping up the corpse in court?
Pope Benedict III
Pope Urban II
Pope John Paul I
Pope Stephen VI
10
What U.S. president owned a pet raccoon named Rebecca, who was allowed to roam the White House freely?
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
