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What statesman became the first President, under the Fifth Republic of France, in 1959?
[ "Albert Lebrun", "Vincent Auriol", "Charles De Gaulle", "Rene Coty" ]
Charles De Gaulle
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In what year was Francois Mitterrand elected President of France?
[ "1975", "1987", "1993", "1981" ]
1981
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What French monarch was known as the Sun King?
[ "Louis X", "Charles VII", "Louis XIV", "Henry III" ]
Louis XIV
history
Although he spent 32 years as a criminal, this Wild West rogue killed only a single person. He was mainly engaged in robbing banks and became the first criminal to use an automobile for his escape.
[ "Burt Alvord", "Henry Starr", "Cherokee Bill", "Frank Canton" ]
Henry Starr
history
This man killed his first victim at the age of 12. By the time he was 15 he had become an expert shot. As he was almost 6 feet tall, strong and quick in shooting, people were afraid of him. However, the $1,300 reward made some ordinary citizens work out an elaborate plan to capture him.
[ "Dutch Charley", "Billy the Kid", "Butch Cassidy", "Cherokee Bill" ]
Cherokee Bill
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This famous outlaw was very friendly and most of his shooting was done in self defense. He became an outlaw after someone murdered his employer, Tunstall, whom he loved as a father. At Tunstalls funeral, this outlaw swore that he would kill every man who had been involved in the Tunstalls murder.
[ "Jesse James", "Billy the Kid", "Juan Flores", "Frank Jackson" ]
Billy the Kid
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While in charge of the guardhouse at San Carlos, this outlaw left his post to chase a man whom he considered responsible for his fathers death. When he came back, he argued with his superior and shot him in the leg. Arizona territorial legislature offered a $5,000 cash reward, but he was never captured.
[ "Johnny Behind the Deuse", "Pearl Hart", "Apache Kid", "Frank Jackson" ]
Apache Kid
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His first crime was breaking into a store and taking a pair of pants, leaving a message that he would pay later. He went on to steal cattle from farmers, and later robbed the San Miguel Valley Bank robbery in Telluride, escaping with $20,000.
[ "Daniel Boone", "Pancho Villa", "Butch Cassidy", "Buffalo Bill" ]
Butch Cassidy
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Although this criminal, who acted with his brother, would rob banks and trains, he was a favourite of the press of his day. In various journalistic materials he was often presented as the contemporary Robin Hood. It was a fact that he preferred to rob rich people, but it was simply because they had more money.
[ "Jesse James", "Bill Miner", "Joaquin Murieta", "Jim Reed" ]
Jesse James
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After his father was killed, this man sought revenge. He joined Quantrills fighting force. It was reported that he often frothed at his mouth in his almost psychopathic rage in battles. Some sources say he had a silk string with knots for every shot Yankee.
[ "Jim Murphy", "Billy the Kid", "William Bloody Bill Anderson", "Sundance Kid" ]
William Bloody Bill Anderson
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This man was known as the Mexican Robin Hood. He set up a band of 5 members, all with the same first name. His band is credited with stealing more than $100,000 in gold and over 100 horses.
[ "Belle Star", "Nathaniel Reed Texas Jack", "George Newcomb Bitter Creek", "Joaquin Murietta" ]
Joaquin Murietta
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This criminal was active during the Gold Rush. He was famous for leaving poems in the place of the gold that he had stolen. He never robbed valuables from the passengers of the stagecoaches, he preferred treasure boxes.
[ "Henry Clay White", "Cyrus Skinner", "Bob Younger", "Black Bart" ]
Black Bart
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This man was nicknamed the King of the Cowboys after he took part in the gun fight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. When in 1879 he went West in Arizona, he achieved still more infamy, as the main antagonist of Wyatt Earp.
[ "Johnny Ringo", "Tom Starr Uncle Tom", "Jim Murphy", "Lee H. Musgrove" ]
Johnny Ringo
history
In August of 2005, a Category 4 hurricane devastated the Gulf coast of the U.S., leaving much of the city of New Orleans flooded and without power. Name the hurricane responsible for this widespread swath of destruction.
[ "Rita", "Louise", "Katrina", "Isabella" ]
Katrina
history
On May 22, 1987, a multiple vortex tornado devastated this small Texas town.
[ "Saragosa", "Texarcico", "Northumberland", "Zeetop" ]
Saragosa
history
The towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott, Massachusetts were all disincorporated on April 28, 1938, because of the following.
[ "It was agreed upon by a consensus of the 4 towns populace, to disincorporate due to flagging economic conditions.", "All 4 towns were destroyed in a massive fire, and the area was rebuilt as a distant suburb of Boston.", "The land was needed for a large reservoir.", "A major railroad company secured rights to the land and built a rail line through the heart of all 4 towns." ]
The land was needed for a large reservoir.
history
Jonestown, Guyana, home to the Peoples Temple religious cult, was virtually wiped off the map in November of 1978, when the cult leader induced 900 of his followers to drink cyanide laced Kool - Aid. What was this cult leaders name?
[ "Rev Dr. Parker Smalling", "Rev. Alloyuishius Gant", "Rev. Jim Jones", "Rev. Donald Dunforth" ]
Rev. Jim Jones
history
Muscogee, Florida was once a thriving village located 20 miles NW of Pensacola, Florida. It was founded in 1857, yet by 1928 it was all but abandoned. What was the cause of this towns demise?
[ "It was a haven for circus performers until 1925, when the circus left for Sarasota, and the performers followed.", "It was a lumber mill town, and in 1928, the mills were sold.", "It was a town largely dependent on the fishing industry, which experienced an economic downturn in the early 1920s.", "It was flooded to make way for a canal which is part of the Inter - Coastal Waterway." ]
It was a lumber mill town, and in 1928, the mills were sold.
history
Sinepuxent, a town on the eastern shore of Maryland, was destroyed by a tornado in 1818, and never rebuilt.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
history
Napoleon, Arkansas, a once thriving river town situated near the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, was flooded by the two rivers, but was successfully rebuilt.
[ "Yes", "No" ]
No
history
New Burlington, Ohio was once a community located in NW Clinton County, Ohio. It was flooded when the U.S. Government flooded Caesar Creek in order to construct a reservoir. When did this take place?
[ "1960s", "Late 1880s", "1970s", "1930s" ]
1970s
history
Achilles, Kansas was a thriving town whose heyday ran from the 1870s to approximately 1915. By the year 1930, it was all but defunct. What was responsible for this towns demise?
[ "It became one of the casualties of The Great Depression.", "It was largely devastated by a tornado in late 1915, and never recovered economically.", "It was bypassed by the railroad.", "It was requisitioned by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, and slated to be flooded in 1930." ]
It was bypassed by the railroad.
history
In 1988, this talk show host once brought out 67 pound of animal fat to show how much weight they lost.
[ "Oprah Winfrey", "Johnny Carson", "David Letterman", "Rikki Lake" ]
Oprah Winfrey
history
This musician sang about an Uptown Girl in 1983.
[ "Bryan Adams", "Paul Simon", "Elton John", "Billy Joel" ]
Billy Joel
history
Mr. Rogers, from the childrens television show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, once donated a sweater his mother made him to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
history
Amy Carter, daughter of former president Jimmy Carter, was arrested in 1987 for protesting against campus CIA recruitment.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
history
This group is known for their 1984 song Were Not Gonna Take It.
[ "Quiet Riot", "Ratt", "Rough Cutt", "Twisted Sister" ]
Twisted Sister
history
What term did hippies use to refer to the institutions and structures they rejected?
[ "The Power", "The System", "The Reign", "The Establishment" ]
The Establishment
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The term Summer of Love, associated with the hippie counterculture movement, refers to the summer of what year?
[ "1965", "1971", "1970", "1967" ]
1967
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Which of these artists did not participate in the Woodstock festival, an event regarded as the high point of the hippie movement?
[ "Jimi Hendrix", "Bob Dylan", "Joe Cocker", "Janis Joplin" ]
Bob Dylan
history
In this 1979 movie, Claude Bukowski, a boy from Oklahoma, visits New York City and befriends a group of hippies before being sent to an Army training camp.
[ "The Misfits", "Hair", "The Strawberry Statement", "Yellow Submarine" ]
Hair
history
Which American novelist, held Acid Tests in the 1960s, together with his circle of friends, known as the Merry Pranksters?
[ "Norman Mailer", "Kurt Vonnegut", "Joseph Heller", "Ken Kesey" ]
Ken Kesey
history
The Free Speech Movement was a student protest that began in 1964 on the campus of which university?
[ "University of California, Berkeley", "California State University, Los Angeles", "Anderson University, Indiana", "Florida International University" ]
University of California, Berkeley
history
Which British band released the hit single Hippy Hippy Shake in 1963?
[ "The Swinging Blue Jeans", "The Kinks", "The Rolling Stones", "The Hollies" ]
The Swinging Blue Jeans
history
Which of these 1960s famous hippie gatherings did not take place in San Francisco?
[ "The Human Be-In", "The Summer of Love", "Nambassa", "The Love Pageant Rally" ]
Nambassa
history
Which 1970 book includes advice on such topics as growing marijuana, starting a pirate radio station and stealing food?
[ "To Sail Beyond the Sunset", "Stranger in a Strange Land", "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls", "Steal This Book" ]
Steal This Book
history
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held two, week-long Bed-Ins for Peace. In which city was their first Bed-In?
[ "Amsterdam", "Los Angeles", "Montreal", "New York City" ]
Amsterdam
history
The Vietnam War is viewed not just as a conflict between South Vietnam and North Vietnam, but as a conflict of ideology between the communist block and western values. Which of these countries did not belong to the coalition of forces that supported the western-oriented, South Vietnam?
[ "The United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "South Korea" ]
The United Kingdom
history
This Academy Award-winning film, directed by Oliver Stone, is based on the autobiographical book of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran, who became an anti-war activist.
[ "Born on the 4th of July", "Platoon", "Apocalypse Now", "Hair" ]
Born on the 4th of July
history
This is the code name of the bombing operation in North Vietnam, carried out by the US armed forces, which lasted between 1965 and 1968.
[ "Operation Farmgate", "Operation Rolling Thunder", "Operation Urgent Fury", "Operation Arc Light" ]
Operation Rolling Thunder
history
This US President introduced his policy of ‘vietnamization’- enabling the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war on their own.
[ "Lyndon Johnson", "Richard Nixon", "Harry Truman", "John Kennedy" ]
Richard Nixon
history
This communist offensive, launched on January 30, 1968, which comprised attacks on major cities and military bases throughout South Vietnam, was named after an important Vietnamese public holiday.
[ "Tet Offensive", "Ram offensive", "Ngay Offensive", "Ong offensive" ]
Tet Offensive
history
Shooting at anti-war demonstrators at this university on May 4, 1970, triggered a nationwide student strike across America.
[ "University of Maryland", "Western Washington University", "Kent State University", "University of Montana" ]
Kent State University
history
Name the route running from South Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia into North Vietnam, used by North Vietnamese for sending soldiers to the south and for supplying the NLF (National Liberation Front ).
[ "Bao Dai Trail", "Diem Trail", "Chi Thien Trail", "Ho Chi Minh Trail" ]
Ho Chi Minh Trail
history
This American diplomat and statesman served as a National Security Advisor and later as a Secretary of State. He was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating a ceasefire and US withdrawal from the war in Vietnam.
[ "Dean Rusk", "Henry Kissinger", "Robert McNamara", "William Westmoreland" ]
Henry Kissinger
history
This American was sentenced to life in prison, because in 1968 he led the My Lai massacre of Vietnamese civilians, including women, children and elderly men.
[ "Clark Clifford", "John Kerry", "William Calley", "Ernest Medina" ]
William Calley
history
In this film, set during the Vietnam war, the following words are delivered by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore: You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
[ "The Deer Hunter", "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon", "Casualties of War" ]
Apocalypse Now
history
Two months after South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 21, 1860, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina voted to secede as well.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
history
What Union General in charge was defeated during the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the American Civil War?
[ "Fremont", "Hunter", "McClellan", "McDowell" ]
McDowell
history
During the American Civil War, in April 1862, Union Flag Officer David Farragut, who was in command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, took control of which vital port of the South?
[ "Tampa", "New Orleans", "Mobile", "Charleston" ]
New Orleans
history
After the death of this Confederate general on on May 10, 1863, General Lee remarked, I have lost my right arm.
[ "Pickett", "Jackson", "Boregaurd", "Armstrong" ]
Jackson
history
What African American Regiment helped to assault Fort Wagner in South Carolina during the American Civil War?
[ "31st Connecticut", "22nd Pennsylvania", "52nd New York", "54th Massachusetts" ]
54th Massachusetts
history
Which general commanded the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg, that started on July 1, 1863?
[ "George Meade", "George Pickett", "Robert E. Lee", "James Longstreet" ]
Robert E. Lee
history
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee served together in which military conflict, regarded as a prelude to the American Civil War?
[ "Indian War", "Mexican War", "Harpers Ferry", "Bleeding Kansas" ]
Mexican War
history
What play was President Lincoln watching at Fords Theatre, when he was assassinated by a Southern sympathizer from Maryland?
[ "Othello", "Our American Cousin", "Our Fair Lady", "Macbeth" ]
Our American Cousin
history
The Battle of Worcester, the Battle of Hopton Heath, and the Battle of Winceby are just three of the battles during this civil war.
[ "Irish Civil War", "English Wars of the Roses", "American Civil War", "English Civil War" ]
English Civil War
history
The Battle of Grunwald, the Battle of Chojnice, and the Battle of Swiecin are three battles fought during this war.
[ "Breton War of Succession", "Onin War", "War of Scottish Independence", "Thirteen Years War" ]
Thirteen Years War
history
The Battle of Ludford Bridge, the First Battle of St Albans, and the Battle of Blore Heath are three battles fought during this war.
[ "Norman Conquest", "Hundred Years War", "Swabian War", "Wars of the Roses" ]
Wars of the Roses
history
The Battle of Sandepu, the Battle of Mukden, and the Battle of Dairen are just three of the battles fought during this war.
[ "Russo-Japanese War", "Long March in China", "Second Sino-Japanese War", "First Sino-Japanese War" ]
Russo-Japanese War
history
The Battle of Passchendaele, the Battle of Cer, and the Battle of the Frontiers were fought during this war.
[ "WWI", "Turco-Italian War", "Polish-Soviet War", "Czechoslovak-Polish War" ]
WWI
history
The Battle of El Alamein, the Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Crete were fought during this war.
[ "WWI", "WWII", "Great Poland Uprising", "Polish-Lithuanian War" ]
WWII
history
The Battle of the Nile, the Battle of Radzyn, and the Battle of Aspern-Essling.
[ "The Great Game", "Napoleonic Wars", "Wars of Scottish Independence", "Ten Great Campaigns" ]
Napoleonic Wars
history
The Battle of Custoza, the Battle of Palestro, and the Battle of Calatafimi.
[ "Italian Independence wars", "Turco-Italian War", "Italian Wars", "Second Italo-Abyssinian War" ]
Italian Independence wars
history
The Battle of Uji, the Battle of Dan-no-ura, and the Battle of Muroyama were all fought during this war.
[ "First Sino-Japanese War", "Genpei War", "Wars of Sengoku Period in Japan", "Russo-Japanese War" ]
Genpei War
history
The Battle of Ap Bac, the Battle of Dak To, and the Battle of Hamburger Hill.
[ "Korean War", "Ogaden War", "Vietnam War", "Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation" ]
Vietnam War
history
The allies of WW2 initially consisted of three countries, which were later joined by others. Which of these countries never joined the Allies?
[ "Japan", "Italy", "China", "France" ]
Japan
history
Which was the formal reason for the end of World War II, on September 2, 1945?
[ "The surrender of Germany", "The number of civilians that had died", "The usage of an increased number of atomic weapons", "The formal surrender of Japan" ]
The formal surrender of Japan
history
What two countries were invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940?
[ "Norway and Great Britain", "Norway and France", "France and Denmark", "Norway and Denmark" ]
Norway and Denmark
history
In which month of 1940 did the Soviet Union occupy Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia?
[ "May", "June", "August", "September" ]
June
history
On 28 October 1940, launching the invasion from bases in Albania, Italy invaded this country.
[ "Greece", "Bulgaria", "Checzoslovakia", "France" ]
Greece
history
Nazi Germanys attempt at invading the Soviet Union, known as Operation Barbarossa, started on what date?
[ "22 July, 1941", "22 June, 1941", "22 June, 1940", "22 August, 1941" ]
22 June, 1941
history
This strategic meeting between the heads of the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States took place from December 22, 1941 to January 14, 1942.
[ "The Arcadia Conference", "The Yalta Conference", "The Allied Conference", "The Strategic Conference" ]
The Arcadia Conference
history
What happened on July 14,1789?
[ "Japan opened ports to international shipping", "Argentina gained independence from Spanish rule", "The American Revolution ended", "A mob of French peasants stormed the Bastille and started the French Revolution" ]
A mob of French peasants stormed the Bastille and started the French Revolution
history
Which of these events occurred on November 22, 1963?
[ "The United States bombed North Vietnam for the first time", "Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles", "John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas", "The Beatles performed first concert in the US" ]
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas
history
The date November 11, 1918 is famous with what event?
[ "The first case of Asian flu was reported in the USA", "Marie Curie discovered Radium", "World War I ended", "Adolf Hitler was born" ]
World War I ended
history
What historical event took place on October 14, 1066 AD?
[ "The Vikings landed in America", "The Muslims retook Jerusalem", "The Chinese first used fireworks in battle", "England was conquered by the Normans in the Battle of Hastings" ]
England was conquered by the Normans in the Battle of Hastings
history
What happened on July 4, 1826?
[ "Andrew Jackson resigned as President", "Russia declared war on Turkey, starting the Crimean War", "The Mexican army crossed into Texas", "Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died" ]
Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died
history
What historical event occurred on March 15, 44 BC?
[ "Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman senate", "The first calendar was started by the Mayans in Central America", "Korea gained independence from Japan", "Mark Antony married Cleopatra" ]
Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman senate
history
Which of these events took place on June 18, 1815?
[ "The noble gas Neon was discovered", "Russia claimed the territory of Alaska", "Napoleon was beaten at Waterloo", "Andrew Jackson and his troops defeated the British at New Orleans" ]
Napoleon was beaten at Waterloo
history
Which of the following events happened on March,1692?
[ "An earthquake in Mexico killed over 10,000", "The Salem witch trials began in New England", "General Braddock was killed by the French", "The Indians sold Manhattan Island to the Dutch" ]
The Salem witch trials began in New England
history
The date July 2, 1937 is remembered with what event?
[ "Japan bombed Shanghai, off the coast of China, killing over 2,000", "Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot disappeared flying across the Pacific Ocean", "The Spanish Civil War ended", "Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic" ]
Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot disappeared flying across the Pacific Ocean
history
Which of these events occurred on December 29, 1170 AD?
[ "Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in his church", "Mongols crossed the Danube river into Hungary", "Danish ships landed at Greenland and claimed it as a province", "Black Plague began in Genoa, Italy" ]
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in his church
history
With what nations military did the US conduct desert exercises in 1981?
[ "Iraq", "Saudi Arabia", "Egypt", "Iran" ]
Egypt
history
The US mining of what nations harbors created a congressional frenzy in April of 1984 and was a case heard by the International Court of Justice?
[ "Japan", "Qatar", "Panama", "Nicaragua" ]
Nicaragua
history
The US Federal Governments deficit in 1983 exceeded $250 billion?
[ "False", "True" ]
False
history
In what state was Claus von Bulow prosecuted?
[ "Rhode Island", "Arkansas", "Illinois", "Virginia" ]
Rhode Island
history
President Reagan was shot in 1981 as he left this hotel.
[ "Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC", "The Washington Hilton", "The St. Regis Washington DC", "Park Hyatt, Washington" ]
The Washington Hilton
history
By 1983, less than 10% of all movie theaters in America had only one of these.
[ "Stadium seating theater", "Ticket register", "Concession stand", "Screen" ]
Screen
history
What major comic book character underwent a costume change in 1984, wearing a suit that was black and white instead of blue and red?
[ "Superman", "Spiderman", "Captain America", "Batman" ]
Spiderman
history
Iran invaded Iraq in 1981.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
history
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on these dates.
[ "July 1-2-3, 1863", "June 28-29-30, 1863", "September 4-5-6, 1863", "July 10-11-12, 1863" ]
July 1-2-3, 1863
history
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg. Who led the Union forces?
[ "George Meade", "Winfield Scott", "Daniel Sickles", "Ulysses Grant" ]
George Meade
history
Which of these landmarks could not be found on the Gettysburg battlefield?
[ "Little Round Top", "Devils Den", "Hells Half Acre", "Seminary Ridge" ]
Hells Half Acre
history
This twenty-year-old was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
[ "Benjamin Bryan", "Michael Cordori", "Wesley Culp", "Jennie Wade" ]
Jennie Wade
history
This 70-year-old citizen of Gettysburg grabbed his rifle during the first day of the battle and joined the Unions Iron Brigade. Not surprisingly, he was the only civilian to take part in the battle itself.
[ "Donald Pfanz", "Richard Sommers", "John Proctor", "John Burns" ]
John Burns
history
General Lees three corps commanders at Gettysburg were Longstreet, A.P. Hill and who else?
[ "Richard Ewell", "Richard Garnett", "Issac Trimble", "Johnston Pettigrew" ]
Richard Ewell
history
This Union general was killed by a sniper on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
[ "Abner Doubleday", "Joshua Chamberlain", "John Reynolds", "John Sedgwick" ]
John Reynolds
history
This cavalry officer commanded the Union cavalry at Gettysburg.
[ "George Custer", "John Buford", "Judson Kilpatrick", "Wesley Merritt" ]
John Buford
history
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
history
WW II started on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded which country?
[ "Poland", "The Soviet Union", "Austria", "Czechoslovakia" ]
Poland