Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

General History

1. In what year did the Battle of Waterloo occur? 1815
2. Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Inca
3. Which famous historical document begins with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident”? The Declaration of Independence
4. The Aztecs even used cocoa beans as what? Currency
5. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
6. What event marked the beginning of World War I? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.