History Trivia

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In 1939, when a group of scientists found out that Germany was planning to build an atomic bomb, they persuaded which person to write a letter to which President to persuade him that the US develop the bomb first?

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Name two women who were wife of one U.S. President and mother of another.

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During World War II, Great Britain, France, the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., known as the "Allies," fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan, which were called what?

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When he died in December, 1799, one London newspaper reported, "His fame, bounded by no country, will be confined to no age." In Paris, Napoleon ordered a 10-day requiem, and in Amsterdam funeral music filled the air. Who was he?

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Around the end of the 15th century, which two houses battled each other for control of the English throne in the Wars of the Roses?

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An English colonist in Virginia, John Rolfe, introduced and planted tobacco in the colonies. In 1614, he married the daughter of a local indian chief and went to England to live with her. What was her name?

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The second wife of King Henry VIII was convicted of adultery and beheaded. Who was this woman, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?

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When, according to legend, a Trojan Horse was used to help win a war, which two armies were fighting, and what is the current name for the country where this war occurred?

11

The Mogul Empire thrived from the 16th to the 18th Centuries, primarily in which country?

13

The first oil well in the United States was drilled in 1859 in which state? Was it Oklahoma, West Virginia, or Pennsylvania?

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What 1455 book was the first ever printed using movable, reusable type?

3

Who created the phrase, "Fifteen Minutes of Fame"?

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This structure, built and dedicated in honor of Napoleon's Victories, took 30 years, from 1806-1836, to construct. What was it called?

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Which royal person went to the Place de la Revolution on January 21, 1793, where he had his head removed by guillotine?

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About one hundred years ago, this British navigator led expeditions to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands and North America (1791-1794). Today cities in two countries, as well as a mountain and an island, are all named after him. Who is he?