History Trivia

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Which 20th Century political leader's motto was, "Never Give In. Never Give In. Never. Never. Never."

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French army officer Alfred Dreyfuss and Henri Charriere, author of Papillon, were two of the most famous residents of which penal colony off the coast of French Guiana?

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The Alamo was a chapel built around 1750 as part of a mission in San Antonio, Texas. From February 24 to March 6, 1836, 180 people, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, were killed there. During which historical event did this occur?

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Although accused of Nazi associations during WWII, he served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972-81, then was elected President of Austria in 1986. Who was he?

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Around 1499, which Italian navigator sailed to the West Indies, along the north coast of South America, and discovered the mouth of the Amazon river?

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This 17th century French clergyman and political leader was the chief of government under King Louis XIII who establishied absolute monarchy in France and broke the political power of the Huguenots (French Protestants). Who was he?

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Thirty-six columns surround the Lincoln Memorial. What do they represent?

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The Berlin wall, a symbol of the cold war that restricted free movement between East and West Berlin, stood for how many years?

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By what name do we call the series of European power struggles fought from 1618-48?

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In 1891 Mr. W.L. Judson invented a small metalic object that most people make use of, men a bit more than women. What was it?

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Can you name three other Presidents besides Clinton whose first name was William?

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Which military general is said to have wept because there were no worlds left to conquer?

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Which of these countries represented the easternmost extent of the Greek empire of Alexander the Great and his forces conquered land eastward from Greece to what country? Was it Persia, India, or China?

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On June 28, 1914, a young man named Gavril Princip darted out of a crowd in a Bosnian city and fired two bullets into a car, killing two passengers. Who were they?

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Which two Roman politicians and generals are most well-known as having conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar?