History Trivia

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BONUS: In what year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels collaborate to write The Communist Manifesto ? within 2

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Which part of San Francisco was established as a Spanish fort in 1776?

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In November, 1987, President Reagan nominated someone to fill a Supreme Court seat, but this person had to resign from consideration when his history of previous marijuana use became known to the public. What was his first and last name?

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Historians trace the fall of the Roman Empire to the fifth century when Rome was sacked by which cruel and distructive northern tribe, whose name has now become a generic term?

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The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by which person?

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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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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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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?

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

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

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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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In 1499, a Spanish explorer travelling in the Caribbean, noticed the homes of Indians built over water on stilts, which reminded him of Venice. Thus he named the country "Little Venice." What country was named in this manner?

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In 1993, the Nobel Peace Prize was shared by two former political adversaries in Africa. Who are these people?

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This Italian military and political leader of the late 15th century, along with his sister, was known for treachery and cruelty. In fact, he was the model for Machiavelli's The Prince. Can you name him and his sister?