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history	In January of 2006, 12 miners were killed in the Sago Mine Disaster, which occurred in which U.S. state?	[ "Pennsylvania", "Virginia", "West Virginia", "Ohio" ]	West Virginia
history	On what date in January 2006 did legendary radio talk show host Howard Stern begin his much publicized satellite radio show on Sirius?	[ "9th", "16th", "4th", "2nd" ]	9th
history	Which NFL team won Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006?	[ "New England Patriots", "Seattle Seahawks", "Philadelphia Eagles", "Pittsburgh Steelers" ]	Pittsburgh Steelers
history	In which European country were the 2006 Winter Olympics held?	[ "Switzerland", "France", "Germany", "Italy" ]	Italy
history	Was 2006 a leap (intercalary) year?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No
history	Which film won the Best Picture award at the 2006 Academy Awards?	[ "Brokeback Mountain", "Crash", "King Kong", "March of the Penguins" ]	Crash
history	The 2006 film See No Evil, released on May 19, stars what famous WWE wrestler?	[ "Goldberg", "Undertaker", "Kane", "Shawn Michaels" ]	Kane
history	On May 28, 2006 Barry Bonds hit his 715th career homerun against which National League team?	[ "San Diego Padres", "New York Mets", "Atalanta Braves", "Colorado Rockies" ]	Colorado Rockies
history	The North and South (between Maryland and Pennsylvania) were separated by what famous line?	[ "The Dixon Divide", "The Underground Railroad", "The Line of Freedom", "The Mason-Dixon Line" ]	The Mason-Dixon Line
history	Which northern state was last to make slavery illegal?	[ "New York", "New Jersey", "Pennsylvania", "They all made it illegal at the same time" ]	New Jersey
history	Who was President of the USA when the Korean War began?	[ "Dwight Eisenhower", "Harry Truman", "John Kennedy", "Franklin D. Roosevelt" ]	Harry Truman
history	Approximately how long was The Spanish-American War?	[ "2 years", "3 years", "11-12 months", "3-4 months" ]	3-4 months
history	Which war, fought in the 20th century, is sometimes referred to as The Forgotten War?	[ "World War I", "Gulf War", "Korean War", "Spanish-American War" ]	Korean War
history	The Cold War was one of the deadliest wars of all time.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	Which battle, fought in Europe during WWII, started on December 16, 1944?	[ "Battle of the Bulge", "Battle of Normandy (D-Day)", "Battle of Berlin", "Battle of Stalingrad" ]	Battle of the Bulge
history	In World War II, 80% of the deaths were on the Allied side.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	The United States gained almost half of the territory of Mexico after the Mexican War from 1846â1848.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	North Vietnamese troops entered this South Vietnamese city, marking the unofficial end to the Vietnam War in 1975.	[ "Saigon", "Dong Nam Bo", "Vinh", "Nha Trang" ]	Saigon
history	What event sparked the beginning of the United States War on Terror?	[ "World Trade Center bombing of 1993", "The terrorist attacks of September 11", "George W. Bushs victory in the 2000 election", "None of these" ]	The terrorist attacks of September 11
history	Which of the following is the longest war in American history?	[ "Civil War", "Gulf War", "Vietnam War", "American Revolution" ]	Vietnam War
history	The Allies and Axis were the two main opponent powers in the Second World War. Which of these leaders and his country were on the side of the Axis powers?	[ "Benito Mussolini", "Franklin Delano Roosevelt", "Winston Churchill", "Dwight Eisenhower" ]	Benito Mussolini
history	This politician was the British Prime Minister who declared war on Germany in 1939.	[ "Winston Churchill", "Neville Chamberlain", "Erwin Rommel", "Kurt Student" ]	Neville Chamberlain
history	Operation Torch was planned to bring Morocco and Algiers under the Alliesâ domination. Who was the general in charge of the operation?	[ "Paul Tibbets", "Chuichi Nagumo", "Erwin Rommel", "Dwight Eisenhower" ]	Dwight Eisenhower
history	The attack on Pearl Harbour was carried out on December 7, 1941, causing the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies. Who was president of the USA at that time?	[ "Winston Churchill", "Theodore Roosevelt", "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "William McKinley" ]	Franklin D. Roosevelt
history	Which of the following leaders was not present at The Yalta Conference that took place in February 1945.	[ "Winston Churchill", "Franklin Roosevelt", "Joseph Stalin", "Mao Zedong" ]	Mao Zedong
history	This German military leader led the Sixth Army at the siege of Stalingrad. After months of siege, he was defeated and surrendered to the Russians.	[ "Friedrich Paulus", "Karl Donitz", "Joseph Goebbels", "Heinrich Himmler" ]	Friedrich Paulus
history	In August 1944, the German forces in Paris surrendered to this French general who led a military unit from Normandy.	[ "Darlan", "Zedong", "Leclerc", "Patton" ]	Leclerc
history	This major Nazi leader, called by his supporters âFuhrerâ (leader), committed suicide in his bunker on April 30, 1945 in order not to be caught by the Allied forces.	[ "Adolf Hitler", "Friedrich Paulus", "Reinhard Heydrich", "Benito Mussolini" ]	Adolf Hitler
history	During World War II, this politician was the powerful leader of the Soviet Union, the country which suffered a record death toll in the war.	[ "Joseph Stalin", "Vyacheslav Molotov", "Nikita Khruschev", "Leonid Brezhnev" ]	Joseph Stalin
history	This man became U.S. Secretary of State after the Second World War. He developed a reconstruction plan, later named after him, to help the European countries recover after the war.	[ "F. D. Roosevelt", "George Marshall", "Dwight Eisenhower", "Karl Donitz" ]	George Marshall
history	In February 1992 this treaty was signed. It established the European Union.	[ "Merger Treaty", "Maastricht Treaty", "Treaty of Rome", "Treaty of Amsterdam" ]	Maastricht Treaty
history	One of these historically influential political books was first published in February 1848. Its authors are Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.	[ "The Holy Family", "The Communist Manifesto", "Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany", "Das Kapital" ]	The Communist Manifesto
history	In February 1997 the first movie without commercial interruption was shown on US TV. This is the movie.	[ "Saving Private Ryan", "Schindlers List", "Back to the Future", "The Civil War" ]	Schindlers List
history	The first book edition of the detective story, The Valley of Fear, was released in February 1915. This is its author.	[ "Raymond Chandler", "Agatha Christie", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle", "Dashiell Hammett" ]	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
history	In February of this year, the last episode of MAS*H was broadcast.	[ "1979", "1985", "1983", "1974" ]	1983
history	The Battle of Stalingrad ended in February 1943.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	In February 1924 President Woodrow Wilson died at this age.	[ "41", "67", "82", "70" ]	67
history	In February 1952, the first Dont Walk sign was installed in this city.	[ "Washington", "Chicago", "Los Angeles", "New York City" ]	New York City
history	The Yalta Conference ended in February 1945 . Do you know when it started?	[ "December 1944", "February 1945", "January 1945", "November 1944" ]	February 1945
history	The English director Alfred Hitchcocks first suspense film was released in February 1927. This was the name of the movie.	[ "The Manxman", "Murder!", "The Lodger", "The 39 Steps" ]	The Lodger
history	The greatest fame for this actress, who passed away in 2000, came when she starred as Margaret Pynchon opposite Edward Asner in Lou Grant.	[ "Nancy Marchand", "Nancy Sinatra", "Nancy Reagan", "Nancy Walker" ]	Nancy Marchand
history	What star of Willowâ who passed away in 2000, founded the organization Little People of America in 1957?	[ "Jerald Laverne", "Jerry Lavish", "Billy Marty", "Billy Barty" ]	Billy Barty
history	This actor, who died in 2000, played the role of Major Frank Burns on the TV series M.A.S.H.	[ "Harry Morgan", "Larry Gelbert", "Alan Alda", "Larry Linville" ]	Larry Linville
history	His first film role was The Kentuckian. His Broadway appearance in Neil Simons Odd Couple launched his career, but many remember him as one of the Grumpy Old Men. Who was this great actor?	[ "Jack Lemmon", "Burgess Meredith", "Ozzie Davis", "Walter Mattheau" ]	Walter Mattheau
history	American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Peanuts, Charles Schulz died in 2000.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	He made films from 1916 to 1939 and was married to Joan Crawford. His fathers name helped him launch his career, however Charlie Chaplin took a liking to him and the rest is history. What is the name of this actor who passed away in 2000?	[ "Clark Gable", "Spencer Tracy", "Douglas Fairbanks Jr.", "Buster Keaton" ]	Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
history	In what year did the following events take place: Jonas Salk began testing his polio vaccine on volunteers, including his wife, his children and himself. The first animal, a tadpole, was cloned. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series.	[ "1956", "1950", "1952", "1954" ]	1952
history	Which one of these events did not happen in the same year as the others?	[ "The novel Peyton Place was published", "Barry Gordy, Jr. invested $700 in founding Motown Records", "Allen Ginsberg publishes the book Howl and Other Poems", "Elvis Presley recorded the song Hound Dog" ]	Barry Gordy, Jr. invested $700 in founding Motown Records
history	Who was the first person to be U.S. President of 50 states?	[ "Kennedy", "Nixon", "Eisenhower", "Truman" ]	Eisenhower
history	Which of these events did not occur in 1957?	[ "Sputnik III was launched and circled the Earth eleven times.", "Leave It to Beaver, a TV show about idyllic American life, first aired.", "Charles Van Doren won $129,000 on the TV show Twenty-One.", "The great Jackie Robinson retired from baseball" ]	Sputnik III was launched and circled the Earth eleven times.
history	Who commanded the three B-52 Stratofortresses which made the first globe-circling nonstop flight in 1957?	[ "Major General Archie J. Old", "Lt. Col. Alan Shepard", "Col. Carl V. Jaeger", "General William W. Donavan" ]	Major General Archie J. Old
history	Which list contains only countries which formed the European Economic Community?	[ "Spain, France, Austria, West Germany, Finland, and Portugal", "Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, England, Belgium, and Luxembourg", "Sweden, France, Italy, Austria, West Germany, and Spain", "France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg" ]	France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
history	Which Ohio-born singer was famous with the hits Music! Music! Music!, Molasses, Molasses, and Youll Never Get Away?	[ "Shelly Fabres", "Teresa Brewer", "Brenda Lee", "Connie Francis" ]	Teresa Brewer
history	Which of these events did not happen in 1950?	[ "CBS got an FCC license to broadcast in color nation-wide.", "Both Pillsbury and general Mills begin selling cake mixes.", "Charles Schultz introduces Peanuts .", "General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President." ]	General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President.
history	Which one of these events did not happen in 1955?	[ "The McGuire Sisters have a #1 hit with Sincerely.", "Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Korean War is formally ended.", "The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged" ]	The Korean War is formally ended.
history	Which of the following statements is not correct?	[ "Burt Lancaster starred in Vera Cruz, His Majesty OKeefe and Apache.", "Expresso Bongo, Rock, Rock, Rock, and Hot Rod Girl were all popular teenage movies in the 1950s.", "The movie The Third Man was a financial flop when it was released in 1951.", "The 1955 movie,Marty, became the shortest film to win the Best Movie Oscar." ]	The movie The Third Man was a financial flop when it was released in 1951.
history	One of the most famous cases of poisoning is that of the Bulgarian Georgi Markov, who was poisoned by ricin. The latter was inserted into his body through this.	[ "Stabbing with an umbrella", "Taking ricin by mistake", "Eating a cake with ricin in it", "Inhaling ricin vapours" ]	Stabbing with an umbrella
history	One of the most popular fictional cases of poisoning occurs in the movie Arsenic and Old Lace, based on a play by this playwright.	[ "David Mamet", "David Auburn", "Joseph Kesselring", "Edward Albee" ]	Joseph Kesselring
history	A fictional case of poisoning is observed in Agatha Christies And Then There Were None. In the novel, this character dies of poisoning.	[ "Dr. Edward George Armstrong", "Emily Brent", "William Henry Blore", "Philip Lombard" ]	Emily Brent
history	Arsenic became a popular murder weapon in the Middle Ages, because symptoms resembled those of this disease.	[ "Pneumonia", "Plague", "Cholera", "Leprosy" ]	Cholera
history	There is a theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with this substance.	[ "Ethanol", "Formaldehyde", "Arsenic", "Strychnine" ]	Arsenic
history	Clare Boothe Luce (the American ambassador to Italy in the years just following World War II) died of arsenic poisoning.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	Until the French Revolution, this torture device was used to execute those accused of treason. It was also used on nobles to provide a swift and humane death.	[ "Rack", "Iron Maiden", "Guillotine", "Hanging cage" ]	Guillotine
history	This instrument of torture was thrust into the victimsâ chin and sternum rendering them motionless.	[ "The Princes Prod", "The Sorcerers Staff", "The Kings Spear", "The Heretics Fork" ]	The Heretics Fork
history	This pyramid-shaped seat was used to extract confessions from the victims who were placed on top of it.	[ "The Iron Spike", "The Swing of Death", "The Point of No Return", "The Judas Cradle" ]	The Judas Cradle
history	This torture device was used to rip the victimâs flesh to shreds. Once this was accomplished, the victim would be left to dangle alive, with arms bound, left at the mercy of flies and other insects.	[ "The shredder", "Cats claws", "The claw", "Cats paws" ]	Cats paws
history	The head crusher was used as a swift and humane form of execution for the nobleman. It was designed in such a manner that upon impact it would cause immediate death of its victim.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	This mobile chamber was used all over Europe as a final resting place for criminals who survived other torture devices. The victims of this device would often starve to death.	[ "The hanging cage", "The death dorm", "The iron cage", "The death chamber" ]	The hanging cage
history	This device was commonly used on witches who were believed to be carrying the Satanâs child.	[ "The pear", "The sword", "The blade", "The saw" ]	The saw
history	He was one of the founders of the YIPPIES and helped announce the candidacy of Pigasus the Pig in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Who was the author of Steal This Book?	[ "Abbie Hoffman", "Bobby Seale", "Tom Hayden", "David Dellinger" ]	Abbie Hoffman
history	Just like Ivory Soap, his product was supposed to be over 99% pure. This gentleman, the grandson of a United States Senator, was the first underground chemist to produce pure LSD in mass quantity. Who was the sound man and chemist for the Grateful Dead?	[ "Wavey Gravey", "Owsley Stanley", "Country Joe", "Jerry Garcia" ]	Owsley Stanley
history	What woman became the third female to make the FBIs 10 Most Wanted List on August 18th 1970 when she went on the run after her alleged participation in the kidnapping and murder of Judge Harold Harley from the Marin County Hall of Justice?	[ "Susan Saxe", "Ruth Eisemann-Schier", "Bernadine Dorn", "Angela Davis" ]	Angela Davis
history	In 1970, in a span of 72 hours, how many women made the FBIS 10 Most Wanted List?	[ "5", "2", "3", "4" ]	3
history	Tin soldiers and Nixon coming	[ "re finally on our own.", "University of California at Berkley", "Boston College", "Ohio State University", "Kent State University" ]	Kent State University
history	Name the first great Greek tragic playwright who is now acknowledged as the Father of Drama?	[ "Aeschylus", "Aesop", "Euripides", "Sophocles" ]	Aeschylus
history	Which Greek historian is known as the Father of History?	[ "Plato", "Herodotus", "Titus", "Isocrates" ]	Herodotus
history	Which Athenian politician and general led the disastrous attack on Spartan bases in Sicily?	[ "Spartacus", "Galen", "Alcibiades", "Leonidas" ]	Alcibiades
history	Who was the father of Alexander the Great?	[ "Hercalesian III", "Triton", "Philip II", "Lysander" ]	Philip II
history	Who was the king of Sparta and leader of the 300 Spartans at the famous battle at Thermopylae?	[ "Aristides", "Pericles", "Leonidas", "Philip I" ]	Leonidas
history	Name Alexander the Greats favorite horse.	[ "Xerxes", "Sargon", "Bucephalus", "Hammurabi" ]	Bucephalus
history	Who was the statesman who re-codified the laws of Athens to make them more humane, and set the city on the road to democracy?	[ "Pericles", "Draco", "Phidias", "Solon" ]	Solon
history	Which Athenian sculptor, who worked almost exclusively with bronze, created the classic statue, The Discus Thrower?	[ "Polyclitus", "Myron", "Phidias", "Hesoid" ]	Myron
history	Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus who waited 20 years for his return from the Trojan War?	[ "Penelope", "Mentor", "Aspasia", "Telemachus" ]	Penelope
history	This Victorian politician, best remembered as the originator of the modern police force, sought to repeal the Corn Laws as a measure to fight the Irish potato famine.	[ "George Anning", "Sir Robert Peel", "Sir Arthur Wellesly", "Lord Goderich" ]	Sir Robert Peel
history	The Great Exhibition, a symbol of the Victorian Age, was held in London in what year?	[ "1900", "1862", "1850", "1851" ]	1851
history	This British engineer is best known as the creator of the Great Western Railway, during the Victorian Age.	[ "R.P. Brereton", "Isambard Kingdom Brunel", "Henry Robinson Palmer", "George Stephenson" ]	Isambard Kingdom Brunel
history	This woman was a Victorian era feminist, especially concerned with the welfare of working girls.	[ "Anne Clough", "Josephine Butler", "Emily Davies", "Frances Buss" ]	Josephine Butler
history	This person attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria during her first pregnancy.	[ "John William Bean", "Edward Oxford", "John Francis", "William trounce" ]	Edward Oxford
history	Issued during the Victorian period, it is the name of the worlds first official adhesive postage stamp.	[ "Penny Red", "Penny Gold", "Penny Black", "Penny Blue" ]	Penny Black
history	This vessel, one of the symbols of progress during the Victorian Era, was the first steam ship purposely built for Atlantic crossing.	[ "SS Sirius", "SS British Queen", "SS Great Britain", "SS Great Western" ]	SS Great Western
history	The Salvation Army, a world-wide charity organization, was established in what year?	[ "1835", "1895", "1865", "1885" ]	1865
history	He served as the head of the London Metropolitan Police during the period of the Jack the Ripper Murders.	[ "Godfrey Lushington", "Sir Charles Warren", "James Monro", "Sir Edmund Henderson" ]	Sir Charles Warren
history	Name the British socialist intellectual movement, among whose members was the famous Irish playwright Bernard Shaw.	[ "Victorian Socialist Society", "League for Social Reconstruction", "Fabian Society", "The Fellowship of the New Life" ]	Fabian Society
history	This famous siege took place in 1453 under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. It marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire and made Ottoman rule over the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean inevitable. Although the city was one of the richest in the world and was thought to be impregnable, Mehmed II marched through its streets and was later nick-named the Conqueror. What was the name of this great city?	[ "Constantinople", "Damascus", "Rome", "Vienna" ]	Constantinople
history	Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, dooming the fate of native inhabitants. The siege of Tenochtitlan marked the end of one of the mightiest American civilizations- the Aztec Empire. This was the name of the conquistador that defeated the Aztecs.	[ "Francisco Pizarro", "Pedro de Alvarado", "Hernan Cortes", "Panfilo de Narvaez" ]	Hernan Cortes
history	The Axis powers besieged Malta during World War II, because the headquarters of the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet was there.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	Jeanne dArc was a 17-year old girl with no knowledge on military strategics. However, her self-sacrifice and strong belief in God inspired many French victories in the Hundred Years War. This siege was her first victory.	[ "The siege of Paris", "The siege of Patay", "The siege of Orleans", "The siege of Calais" ]	The siege of Orleans
history	Certainly one of the most famous sieges is the siege of Troy. Although archaeologists are not sue whether or not it really happened, there is evidence that the siege is not merely mythological. According to legends, who killed the Greek hero Achilles?	[ "Paris", "Priam", "Ajax", "Hector" ]	Paris
history	During the siege of Paris of the Franco-Prussian War, the French forces were victorious.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	This city was besieged twice- once in 1854 by the Ottoman Empire and a second time in 1942 by Germany. During the second siege, the defenders were attacked by the largest gun ever to be completed. The Germans even used gas against the defenders of the city and yet it withstood the siege for 250 days.	[ "Paris", "Sevastopol", "Moscow", "Warsaw" ]	Sevastopol

history

In January of 2006, 12 miners were killed in the Sago Mine Disaster, which occurred in which U.S. state?

[ "Pennsylvania", "Virginia", "West Virginia", "Ohio" ]

West Virginia

history

On what date in January 2006 did legendary radio talk show host Howard Stern begin his much publicized satellite radio show on Sirius?

[ "9th", "16th", "4th", "2nd" ]

9th

history

Which NFL team won Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006?

[ "New England Patriots", "Seattle Seahawks", "Philadelphia Eagles", "Pittsburgh Steelers" ]

Pittsburgh Steelers

history

In which European country were the 2006 Winter Olympics held?

[ "Switzerland", "France", "Germany", "Italy" ]

Italy

history

Was 2006 a leap (intercalary) year?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No

history

Which film won the Best Picture award at the 2006 Academy Awards?

[ "Brokeback Mountain", "Crash", "King Kong", "March of the Penguins" ]

Crash

history

The 2006 film See No Evil, released on May 19, stars what famous WWE wrestler?

[ "Goldberg", "Undertaker", "Kane", "Shawn Michaels" ]

Kane

history

On May 28, 2006 Barry Bonds hit his 715th career homerun against which National League team?

[ "San Diego Padres", "New York Mets", "Atalanta Braves", "Colorado Rockies" ]

Colorado Rockies

history

The North and South (between Maryland and Pennsylvania) were separated by what famous line?

[ "The Dixon Divide", "The Underground Railroad", "The Line of Freedom", "The Mason-Dixon Line" ]

The Mason-Dixon Line

history

Which northern state was last to make slavery illegal?

[ "New York", "New Jersey", "Pennsylvania", "They all made it illegal at the same time" ]

New Jersey

history

Who was President of the USA when the Korean War began?

[ "Dwight Eisenhower", "Harry Truman", "John Kennedy", "Franklin D. Roosevelt" ]

Harry Truman

history

Approximately how long was The Spanish-American War?

[ "2 years", "3 years", "11-12 months", "3-4 months" ]

3-4 months

history

Which war, fought in the 20th century, is sometimes referred to as The Forgotten War?

[ "World War I", "Gulf War", "Korean War", "Spanish-American War" ]

Korean War

history

The Cold War was one of the deadliest wars of all time.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

history

Which battle, fought in Europe during WWII, started on December 16, 1944?

[ "Battle of the Bulge", "Battle of Normandy (D-Day)", "Battle of Berlin", "Battle of Stalingrad" ]

Battle of the Bulge

history

In World War II, 80% of the deaths were on the Allied side.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

history

The United States gained almost half of the territory of Mexico after the Mexican War from 1846â1848.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

North Vietnamese troops entered this South Vietnamese city, marking the unofficial end to the Vietnam War in 1975.

[ "Saigon", "Dong Nam Bo", "Vinh", "Nha Trang" ]

Saigon

history

What event sparked the beginning of the United States War on Terror?

[ "World Trade Center bombing of 1993", "The terrorist attacks of September 11", "George W. Bushs victory in the 2000 election", "None of these" ]

The terrorist attacks of September 11

history

Which of the following is the longest war in American history?

[ "Civil War", "Gulf War", "Vietnam War", "American Revolution" ]

Vietnam War

history

The Allies and Axis were the two main opponent powers in the Second World War. Which of these leaders and his country were on the side of the Axis powers?

[ "Benito Mussolini", "Franklin Delano Roosevelt", "Winston Churchill", "Dwight Eisenhower" ]

Benito Mussolini

history

This politician was the British Prime Minister who declared war on Germany in 1939.

[ "Winston Churchill", "Neville Chamberlain", "Erwin Rommel", "Kurt Student" ]

Neville Chamberlain

history

Operation Torch was planned to bring Morocco and Algiers under the Alliesâ domination. Who was the general in charge of the operation?

[ "Paul Tibbets", "Chuichi Nagumo", "Erwin Rommel", "Dwight Eisenhower" ]

Dwight Eisenhower

history

The attack on Pearl Harbour was carried out on December 7, 1941, causing the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies. Who was president of the USA at that time?

[ "Winston Churchill", "Theodore Roosevelt", "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "William McKinley" ]

Franklin D. Roosevelt

history

Which of the following leaders was not present at The Yalta Conference that took place in February 1945.

[ "Winston Churchill", "Franklin Roosevelt", "Joseph Stalin", "Mao Zedong" ]

Mao Zedong

history

This German military leader led the Sixth Army at the siege of Stalingrad. After months of siege, he was defeated and surrendered to the Russians.

[ "Friedrich Paulus", "Karl Donitz", "Joseph Goebbels", "Heinrich Himmler" ]

Friedrich Paulus

history

In August 1944, the German forces in Paris surrendered to this French general who led a military unit from Normandy.

[ "Darlan", "Zedong", "Leclerc", "Patton" ]

Leclerc

history

This major Nazi leader, called by his supporters âFuhrerâ (leader), committed suicide in his bunker on April 30, 1945 in order not to be caught by the Allied forces.

[ "Adolf Hitler", "Friedrich Paulus", "Reinhard Heydrich", "Benito Mussolini" ]

Adolf Hitler

history

During World War II, this politician was the powerful leader of the Soviet Union, the country which suffered a record death toll in the war.

[ "Joseph Stalin", "Vyacheslav Molotov", "Nikita Khruschev", "Leonid Brezhnev" ]

Joseph Stalin

history

This man became U.S. Secretary of State after the Second World War. He developed a reconstruction plan, later named after him, to help the European countries recover after the war.

[ "F. D. Roosevelt", "George Marshall", "Dwight Eisenhower", "Karl Donitz" ]

George Marshall

history

In February 1992 this treaty was signed. It established the European Union.

[ "Merger Treaty", "Maastricht Treaty", "Treaty of Rome", "Treaty of Amsterdam" ]

Maastricht Treaty

history

One of these historically influential political books was first published in February 1848. Its authors are Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.

[ "The Holy Family", "The Communist Manifesto", "Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany", "Das Kapital" ]

The Communist Manifesto

history

In February 1997 the first movie without commercial interruption was shown on US TV. This is the movie.

[ "Saving Private Ryan", "Schindlers List", "Back to the Future", "The Civil War" ]

Schindlers List

history

The first book edition of the detective story, The Valley of Fear, was released in February 1915. This is its author.

[ "Raymond Chandler", "Agatha Christie", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle", "Dashiell Hammett" ]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

history

In February of this year, the last episode of M*A*S*H was broadcast.

[ "1979", "1985", "1983", "1974" ]

1983

history

The Battle of Stalingrad ended in February 1943.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

In February 1924 President Woodrow Wilson died at this age.

[ "41", "67", "82", "70" ]

67

history

In February 1952, the first Dont Walk sign was installed in this city.

[ "Washington", "Chicago", "Los Angeles", "New York City" ]

New York City

history

The Yalta Conference ended in February 1945 . Do you know when it started?

[ "December 1944", "February 1945", "January 1945", "November 1944" ]

February 1945

history

The English director Alfred Hitchcocks first suspense film was released in February 1927. This was the name of the movie.

[ "The Manxman", "Murder!", "The Lodger", "The 39 Steps" ]

The Lodger

history

The greatest fame for this actress, who passed away in 2000, came when she starred as Margaret Pynchon opposite Edward Asner in Lou Grant.

[ "Nancy Marchand", "Nancy Sinatra", "Nancy Reagan", "Nancy Walker" ]

Nancy Marchand

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What star of Willowâ who passed away in 2000, founded the organization Little People of America in 1957?

[ "Jerald Laverne", "Jerry Lavish", "Billy Marty", "Billy Barty" ]

Billy Barty

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This actor, who died in 2000, played the role of Major Frank Burns on the TV series M.A.S.H.

[ "Harry Morgan", "Larry Gelbert", "Alan Alda", "Larry Linville" ]

Larry Linville

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His first film role was The Kentuckian. His Broadway appearance in Neil Simons Odd Couple launched his career, but many remember him as one of the Grumpy Old Men. Who was this great actor?

[ "Jack Lemmon", "Burgess Meredith", "Ozzie Davis", "Walter Mattheau" ]

Walter Mattheau

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American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Peanuts, Charles Schulz died in 2000.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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He made films from 1916 to 1939 and was married to Joan Crawford. His fathers name helped him launch his career, however Charlie Chaplin took a liking to him and the rest is history. What is the name of this actor who passed away in 2000?

[ "Clark Gable", "Spencer Tracy", "Douglas Fairbanks Jr.", "Buster Keaton" ]

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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In what year did the following events take place: Jonas Salk began testing his polio vaccine on volunteers, including his wife, his children and himself. The first animal, a tadpole, was cloned. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series.

[ "1956", "1950", "1952", "1954" ]

1952

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Which one of these events did not happen in the same year as the others?

[ "The novel Peyton Place was published", "Barry Gordy, Jr. invested $700 in founding Motown Records", "Allen Ginsberg publishes the book Howl and Other Poems", "Elvis Presley recorded the song Hound Dog" ]

Barry Gordy, Jr. invested $700 in founding Motown Records

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Who was the first person to be U.S. President of 50 states?

[ "Kennedy", "Nixon", "Eisenhower", "Truman" ]

Eisenhower

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Which of these events did not occur in 1957?

[ "Sputnik III was launched and circled the Earth eleven times.", "Leave It to Beaver, a TV show about idyllic American life, first aired.", "Charles Van Doren won $129,000 on the TV show Twenty-One.", "The great Jackie Robinson retired from baseball" ]

Sputnik III was launched and circled the Earth eleven times.

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Who commanded the three B-52 Stratofortresses which made the first globe-circling nonstop flight in 1957?

[ "Major General Archie J. Old", "Lt. Col. Alan Shepard", "Col. Carl V. Jaeger", "General William W. Donavan" ]

Major General Archie J. Old

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Which list contains only countries which formed the European Economic Community?

[ "Spain, France, Austria, West Germany, Finland, and Portugal", "Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, England, Belgium, and Luxembourg", "Sweden, France, Italy, Austria, West Germany, and Spain", "France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg" ]

France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

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Which Ohio-born singer was famous with the hits Music! Music! Music!, Molasses, Molasses, and Youll Never Get Away?

[ "Shelly Fabres", "Teresa Brewer", "Brenda Lee", "Connie Francis" ]

Teresa Brewer

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Which of these events did not happen in 1950?

[ "CBS got an FCC license to broadcast in color nation-wide.", "Both Pillsbury and general Mills begin selling cake mixes.", "Charles Schultz introduces Peanuts .", "General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President." ]

General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President.

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Which one of these events did not happen in 1955?

[ "The McGuire Sisters have a #1 hit with Sincerely.", "Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Korean War is formally ended.", "The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged" ]

The Korean War is formally ended.

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

[ "Burt Lancaster starred in Vera Cruz, His Majesty OKeefe and Apache.", "Expresso Bongo, Rock, Rock, Rock, and Hot Rod Girl were all popular teenage movies in the 1950s.", "The movie The Third Man was a financial flop when it was released in 1951.", "The 1955 movie,Marty, became the shortest film to win the Best Movie Oscar." ]

The movie The Third Man was a financial flop when it was released in 1951.

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One of the most famous cases of poisoning is that of the Bulgarian Georgi Markov, who was poisoned by ricin. The latter was inserted into his body through this.

[ "Stabbing with an umbrella", "Taking ricin by mistake", "Eating a cake with ricin in it", "Inhaling ricin vapours" ]

Stabbing with an umbrella

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One of the most popular fictional cases of poisoning occurs in the movie Arsenic and Old Lace, based on a play by this playwright.

[ "David Mamet", "David Auburn", "Joseph Kesselring", "Edward Albee" ]

Joseph Kesselring

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A fictional case of poisoning is observed in Agatha Christies And Then There Were None. In the novel, this character dies of poisoning.

[ "Dr. Edward George Armstrong", "Emily Brent", "William Henry Blore", "Philip Lombard" ]

Emily Brent

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Arsenic became a popular murder weapon in the Middle Ages, because symptoms resembled those of this disease.

[ "Pneumonia", "Plague", "Cholera", "Leprosy" ]

Cholera

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There is a theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with this substance.

[ "Ethanol", "Formaldehyde", "Arsenic", "Strychnine" ]

Arsenic

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Clare Boothe Luce (the American ambassador to Italy in the years just following World War II) died of arsenic poisoning.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Until the French Revolution, this torture device was used to execute those accused of treason. It was also used on nobles to provide a swift and humane death.

[ "Rack", "Iron Maiden", "Guillotine", "Hanging cage" ]

Guillotine

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This instrument of torture was thrust into the victimsâ chin and sternum rendering them motionless.

[ "The Princes Prod", "The Sorcerers Staff", "The Kings Spear", "The Heretics Fork" ]

The Heretics Fork

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This pyramid-shaped seat was used to extract confessions from the victims who were placed on top of it.

[ "The Iron Spike", "The Swing of Death", "The Point of No Return", "The Judas Cradle" ]

The Judas Cradle

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This torture device was used to rip the victimâs flesh to shreds. Once this was accomplished, the victim would be left to dangle alive, with arms bound, left at the mercy of flies and other insects.

[ "The shredder", "Cats claws", "The claw", "Cats paws" ]

Cats paws

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The head crusher was used as a swift and humane form of execution for the nobleman. It was designed in such a manner that upon impact it would cause immediate death of its victim.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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This mobile chamber was used all over Europe as a final resting place for criminals who survived other torture devices. The victims of this device would often starve to death.

[ "The hanging cage", "The death dorm", "The iron cage", "The death chamber" ]

The hanging cage

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This device was commonly used on witches who were believed to be carrying the Satanâs child.

[ "The pear", "The sword", "The blade", "The saw" ]

The saw

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He was one of the founders of the YIPPIES and helped announce the candidacy of Pigasus the Pig in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Who was the author of Steal This Book?

[ "Abbie Hoffman", "Bobby Seale", "Tom Hayden", "David Dellinger" ]

Abbie Hoffman

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Just like Ivory Soap, his product was supposed to be over 99% pure. This gentleman, the grandson of a United States Senator, was the first underground chemist to produce pure LSD in mass quantity. Who was the sound man and chemist for the Grateful Dead?

[ "Wavey Gravey", "Owsley Stanley", "Country Joe", "Jerry Garcia" ]

Owsley Stanley

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What woman became the third female to make the FBIs 10 Most Wanted List on August 18th 1970 when she went on the run after her alleged participation in the kidnapping and murder of Judge Harold Harley from the Marin County Hall of Justice?

[ "Susan Saxe", "Ruth Eisemann-Schier", "Bernadine Dorn", "Angela Davis" ]

Angela Davis

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In 1970, in a span of 72 hours, how many women made the FBIS 10 Most Wanted List?

[ "5", "2", "3", "4" ]

3

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Tin soldiers and Nixon coming

[ "re finally on our own.", "University of California at Berkley", "Boston College", "Ohio State University", "Kent State University" ]

Kent State University

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Name the first great Greek tragic playwright who is now acknowledged as the Father of Drama?

[ "Aeschylus", "Aesop", "Euripides", "Sophocles" ]

Aeschylus

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Which Greek historian is known as the Father of History?

[ "Plato", "Herodotus", "Titus", "Isocrates" ]

Herodotus

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Which Athenian politician and general led the disastrous attack on Spartan bases in Sicily?

[ "Spartacus", "Galen", "Alcibiades", "Leonidas" ]

Alcibiades

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Who was the father of Alexander the Great?

[ "Hercalesian III", "Triton", "Philip II", "Lysander" ]

Philip II

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Who was the king of Sparta and leader of the 300 Spartans at the famous battle at Thermopylae?

[ "Aristides", "Pericles", "Leonidas", "Philip I" ]

Leonidas

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Name Alexander the Greats favorite horse.

[ "Xerxes", "Sargon", "Bucephalus", "Hammurabi" ]

Bucephalus

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Who was the statesman who re-codified the laws of Athens to make them more humane, and set the city on the road to democracy?

[ "Pericles", "Draco", "Phidias", "Solon" ]

Solon

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Which Athenian sculptor, who worked almost exclusively with bronze, created the classic statue, The Discus Thrower?

[ "Polyclitus", "Myron", "Phidias", "Hesoid" ]

Myron

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Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus who waited 20 years for his return from the Trojan War?

[ "Penelope", "Mentor", "Aspasia", "Telemachus" ]

Penelope

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This Victorian politician, best remembered as the originator of the modern police force, sought to repeal the Corn Laws as a measure to fight the Irish potato famine.

[ "George Anning", "Sir Robert Peel", "Sir Arthur Wellesly", "Lord Goderich" ]

Sir Robert Peel

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The Great Exhibition, a symbol of the Victorian Age, was held in London in what year?

[ "1900", "1862", "1850", "1851" ]

1851

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This British engineer is best known as the creator of the Great Western Railway, during the Victorian Age.

[ "R.P. Brereton", "Isambard Kingdom Brunel", "Henry Robinson Palmer", "George Stephenson" ]

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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This woman was a Victorian era feminist, especially concerned with the welfare of working girls.

[ "Anne Clough", "Josephine Butler", "Emily Davies", "Frances Buss" ]

Josephine Butler

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This person attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria during her first pregnancy.

[ "John William Bean", "Edward Oxford", "John Francis", "William trounce" ]

Edward Oxford

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Issued during the Victorian period, it is the name of the worlds first official adhesive postage stamp.

[ "Penny Red", "Penny Gold", "Penny Black", "Penny Blue" ]

Penny Black

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This vessel, one of the symbols of progress during the Victorian Era, was the first steam ship purposely built for Atlantic crossing.

[ "SS Sirius", "SS British Queen", "SS Great Britain", "SS Great Western" ]

SS Great Western

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The Salvation Army, a world-wide charity organization, was established in what year?

[ "1835", "1895", "1865", "1885" ]

1865

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He served as the head of the London Metropolitan Police during the period of the Jack the Ripper Murders.

[ "Godfrey Lushington", "Sir Charles Warren", "James Monro", "Sir Edmund Henderson" ]

Sir Charles Warren

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Name the British socialist intellectual movement, among whose members was the famous Irish playwright Bernard Shaw.

[ "Victorian Socialist Society", "League for Social Reconstruction", "Fabian Society", "The Fellowship of the New Life" ]

Fabian Society

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This famous siege took place in 1453 under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. It marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire and made Ottoman rule over the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean inevitable. Although the city was one of the richest in the world and was thought to be impregnable, Mehmed II marched through its streets and was later nick-named the Conqueror. What was the name of this great city?

[ "Constantinople", "Damascus", "Rome", "Vienna" ]

Constantinople

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Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, dooming the fate of native inhabitants. The siege of Tenochtitlan marked the end of one of the mightiest American civilizations- the Aztec Empire. This was the name of the conquistador that defeated the Aztecs.

[ "Francisco Pizarro", "Pedro de Alvarado", "Hernan Cortes", "Panfilo de Narvaez" ]

Hernan Cortes

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The Axis powers besieged Malta during World War II, because the headquarters of the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet was there.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Jeanne dArc was a 17-year old girl with no knowledge on military strategics. However, her self-sacrifice and strong belief in God inspired many French victories in the Hundred Years War. This siege was her first victory.

[ "The siege of Paris", "The siege of Patay", "The siege of Orleans", "The siege of Calais" ]

The siege of Orleans

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Certainly one of the most famous sieges is the siege of Troy. Although archaeologists are not sue whether or not it really happened, there is evidence that the siege is not merely mythological. According to legends, who killed the Greek hero Achilles?

[ "Paris", "Priam", "Ajax", "Hector" ]

Paris

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During the siege of Paris of the Franco-Prussian War, the French forces were victorious.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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This city was besieged twice- once in 1854 by the Ottoman Empire and a second time in 1942 by Germany. During the second siege, the defenders were attacked by the largest gun ever to be completed. The Germans even used gas against the defenders of the city and yet it withstood the siege for 250 days.

[ "Paris", "Sevastopol", "Moscow", "Warsaw" ]

Sevastopol