History Trivia

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This 13th century Italian monk and theologian, who sought to reconcile faith and Aristotelian logic, was named a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Who is he?

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During World War II where were the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Gutenberg's Bible and the Magna Carta stored and safeguarded?

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In the 1840's thousands of adventurous people took a popular wagon routs from Independence, Missouri to Fort Vancouver in the Pacific northwest. What do we call this travel route?

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Because of the population problem, in China, married couples lose various governmental benefits after the birth of which child?

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Just before the US Civil war, what were the first two states to secede from the union?

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In the history of ship development, around 3000 B.C., what was the first civilization to discover sails and build boats out of planks of wood?

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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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The Republican Party first appeared on the U.S. Presidential ballot in which of these years: 1826, 1856, or 1860?

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In Oakland, California in 1966 Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded what militant organization which called upon blacks to arm themselves for a confrontation against their white oppressors?

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Which Greek physician from the 4th Century B.C. is known as the father of medicine?

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What 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, killed by king's men, is featured in plays by T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and the French playwright Jean Anouilh?

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Which military conquest in 1588 firmly established Britain as the world's leading naval power?

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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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This ocean liner, launched in 1934 by the British, was their longest ship, the world's fastest ship, and still holds the record as the ship that has carried the most passengers. What is it?

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Which automobile pioneer is credited in 1886 as manufacturing the first vehicle powered with an internal-combustion engine?