History Trivia

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From 1309 to 1378 , the popes of the Roman Catholic church did not sit in Rome. Which city was the seat of the papacy?

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A few questions about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor: a. On which island is Pearl Harbor located? b. On which date did this attack occur? c. What three-word phrase did President Roosevelt use to describe the day of this attack?

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In April, 1982, war broke out between two very unlikely enemies, countries located almost 7,000 miles apart, in a neutral location. Who were the opponents, and generally where did they fight?

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Which U.S. state capital city was named after a knighted British navigator and writer?

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Name the U.S. President whose encouragement of business speculation lead the stock market from boom to bust in 1929?

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When Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, he named them in honor of John Montagu, a British politician, who invented a certain kind of food. What name did Captain Cook give to Hawaii?

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In the early 16th Century, when New York was a Dutch colony, what was it called, and who was the administrator of this colony?

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A total of fifteen U.S. Presidents were born in just two states. Which ones?

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Which country suffered the most deaths of military personnel in World War II?

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Which important historical figure was nicknamed “the Little Corporal”?

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Presidential extremes: a. At 6'4", who was the tallest President? b. At 5'4", who was the shortest President?

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In 1986, in the largest covert CIA operation since the Vietnam War, the U.S. sent $400 million worth of weapons to support a rebel group fighting in which country?

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What pair of economic philosophers were the driving force behind communism when they wrote the 1848 book "The Communist Manifesto"?

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Which Spanish explorer, in 1513, was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean?

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a. In 1979, when the Shah fled Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile in which country? b. In which country did the Shah die in July,1980?