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history | What does the term seppuku, connected with the culture of Japanese samurai, refer to? | [
"Suicide",
"A vow",
"Silence kept before a battle",
"A weapon"
] | Suicide |
history | What is the name of the slightly curved single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai warriors? | [
"Yari",
"Katana",
"Yumi",
"Teppo"
] | Katana |
history | What Eastern philosophy has greatly influenced the Japanese samurai culture? | [
"Jainism",
"Sufism",
"Zoroastrianism",
"Buddhism"
] | Buddhism |
history | Who would arrange the marriage of the Japanese samurai by tradition? | [
"His parents",
"The brides parents",
"Someone with the same or higher rank",
"He would do it himself"
] | Someone with the same or higher rank |
history | What is the term for the person who was usually the master of the Japanese samurai? | [
"Daisho",
"Daimyo",
"Wakizashi",
"Jigai"
] | Daimyo |
history | Bushido is the philosophy and code of conduct of the Japanese samurai. What does the word Bushido literally mean? | [
"Way of the heart",
"Way of the warrior",
"Way of the sword",
"Way of honor"
] | Way of the warrior |
history | What English sailor is believed to be the first Caucasian to receive the honor of becoming a samurai? | [
"Francis Drake",
"John Smith",
"John Franklin",
"William Adams"
] | William Adams |
history | In what century is James Clavells samurai novel Shogun set? | [
"Tenth century",
"Fifteenth century",
"Seventeenth century",
"Twelfth century"
] | Seventeenth century |
history | The Japanese samurai warriors were mostly illiterate in the past. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
history | When was the Battle of Antietam fought? | [
"August, 1862",
"October, 1862",
"September, 1862",
"December, 1862"
] | September, 1862 |
history | Who was the Union commander at the Battle of Antietam? | [
"Phil Kearney",
"Israel Richardson",
"George Thomas",
"George McClellan"
] | George McClellan |
history | Which Union general, wounded in the foot at Antietam, would, within six months time, be the commander of the Army of the Potomac? | [
"John Sedgwick",
"Ambrose Burnside",
"Joe Hooker",
"Samuel Crawford"
] | Joe Hooker |
history | How many soldiers - Union and Confederate - were casualties at Antietam? | [
"20,000",
"25,000",
"23,000",
"17,000"
] | 23,000 |
history | Which of these landmarks would NOT be found on the Antietam battlefield? | [
"Sherfys Peach Orchard",
"West Woods",
"East Woods",
"Millers Cornfield"
] | Sherfys Peach Orchard |
history | Who was the Confederate commander at the Battle of Antietam? | [
"Stonewall Jackson",
"George B. McClellan",
"James Longstreet",
"Robert E. Lee"
] | Robert E. Lee |
history | How long did the Battle of Antietam last? | [
"7 days",
"5 days",
"1 day",
"3 days"
] | 1 day |
history | Who served as President of the Confederate States of America at the time of the Battle of Antietam? | [
"Jefferson Davis",
"George Davis",
"Alexander Stephens",
"George W. Randolph"
] | Jefferson Davis |
history | Which battle preceded the Battle of Antietam? | [
"Battle of Chickamauga",
"The Second Battle of Bull Run",
"The Battle of Chancellorsville",
"The Battle of Gettysburg"
] | The Second Battle of Bull Run |
history | During what century is the King Arthur believed to have lived? | [
"10th century AD",
"6th century AD",
"8th century AD",
"4th century AD"
] | 6th century AD |
history | The Byzantine period began in this century which also saw the Valerians massacre of Christians. | [
"2nd century BC",
"6th century AD",
"3rd century AD",
"3rd century BC"
] | 3rd century AD |
history | Nostradamus, Martin Luther and Elizabeth I of England lived during what century? | [
"13th century AD",
"14th century AD",
"18th century AD",
"16th century AD"
] | 16th century AD |
history | The first novel ever is believed to have been written in this century by the Japanese Lady Murasaki Shikibu. | [
"5th century AD",
"2nd century BC",
"3rd century AD",
"11th century AD"
] | 11th century AD |
history | Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, and Cleopatra VII of Egypt all lived in this century. | [
"1st century AD",
"1st century BC",
"3rd century AD",
"3rd century BC"
] | 1st century BC |
history | What century marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire? | [
"9th century AD",
"5th century AD",
"3rd century AD",
"7th century AD"
] | 5th century AD |
history | During this century, the condom, the land mine and the sandpaper were invented. | [
"17th century AD",
"15th century AD",
"3rd century AD",
"13th century AD"
] | 13th century AD |
history | In what century were the fountain pen, shaving soap and street lamps invented? | [
"12th century AD",
"14th century AD",
"9th century AD",
"16th century AD"
] | 9th century AD |
history | In what century did the Black Death kill about one third of the European population? | [
"4th century AD",
"14th century AD",
"8th century AD",
"10th century AD"
] | 14th century AD |
history | In this century, the decline of the Classical Maya civilization began, and Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III. | [
"13th century AD",
"11th century AD",
"8th century AD",
"16th century AD"
] | 8th century AD |
history | What does the term Mesozoic mean? | [
"Ancient life",
"Middle life",
"Age of ancient reptiles",
"Recent life"
] | Middle life |
history | The base of the Mesozoic is established by what major event in the history of life on Earth? | [
"A mass extinction 251 million years ago",
"The formation of a super-continent",
"An increase in biodiversity",
"None of these"
] | A mass extinction 251 million years ago |
history | Oxygen levels during the Mesozoic were lower than todays levels. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
history | What super-continent began to rift apart during the Mesozoic era? | [
"Pangaea",
"Euramerica",
"Rodinia",
"None of these"
] | Pangaea |
history | What marine reptiles evolved during the Triassic period and thrived during much of the Mesozoic era? | [
"Ichthyosaurs",
"Pliosaurs",
"Plesiosaurs",
"Dinosaurs"
] | Ichthyosaurs |
history | Ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, moasaurs, are pterosaurs are dinosaurs. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
history | Which of the following describes the climate of the Triassic period? | [
"Temperate",
"Tropical",
"None of these",
"Arid"
] | Arid |
history | Which of the following was a large inland sea that covered much of central North America during the Late Cretaceous period? | [
"Atlantic Ocean",
"Iapetus Ocean",
"Western Interior Seaway",
"Hudson Seaway"
] | Western Interior Seaway |
history | What event signalled the end of the Mesozoic era? | [
"The evolution of humans",
"The evolution of flowering plants",
"None of these",
"A large mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous"
] | A large mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous |
history | Dinosaurs first evolved during the middle Triassic period approximately how many years ago? | [
"248 million years ago",
"190 million years ago",
"225 million years ago",
"251 million years ago"
] | 225 million years ago |
history | Several hundred specimens of this species of dinosaur were discovered at Ghost Ranch. | [
"Coelophysis bauri",
"Triceratops horridus",
"Eoraptor lunensis",
"Tyrannosaurus rex"
] | Coelophysis bauri |
history | Dinosaurs once existed on every continent except Antarctica. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
history | Name the early reptile creatures that evolved during the late Permian period and eventually gave rise to the dinosaurs and other creatures during the Mesozoic. | [
"Thecodontians",
"Crocodilians",
"None of these",
"Dinosauria"
] | Thecodontians |
history | Did all dinosaurs become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago? | [
"No",
"Yes"
] | No |
history | An incomplete skeleton of this dinosaur was discovered in 1900. | [
"Oviraptor",
"Tyrannosaurus",
"Albertosaurus",
"Dynamosaurus"
] | Tyrannosaurus |
history | Tyrannosaurus is more closely related to smaller predatory dinosaurs such as Velociraptor than to the more massive carnosaurs such as Allosaurus. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
history | What genus of dinosaur contains what could be the largest dinosaur ever? | [
"None of these",
"Apatosaurus",
"Brachiosaurus",
"Amphicoelias"
] | Amphicoelias |
history | Did dinosaurs become extinct due to a large asteroid impact? | [
"Yes",
"No"
] | No |
history | What does the term Cenozoic mean? | [
"Mammalian life",
"Ancient life",
"Recent life",
"Middle life"
] | Recent life |
history | How many epochs is the Cenozoic era divided into? | [
"7",
"2",
"None of these",
"6"
] | 7 |
history | This subcontinent collided with Eurasia 55 million years ago. | [
"Greenland",
"Indian subcontinent",
"None of these",
"Middle-eastern subcontinent"
] | Indian subcontinent |
history | Grass did not evolve during the Cenozoic era. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
history | Horses evolved in North America during the Cenozoic era but became extinct there 10,000 years ago. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
history | The first true Homo sapiens (human) appeared in Africa about how many years ago? | [
"5 million years ago",
"12,000 years ago",
"250,000 years ago",
"1 million years ago"
] | 250,000 years ago |
history | The Messinian salinity crisis occurred when the Mediterranean sea evaporated completely during the Pliocene epoch. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
history | All recorded historical events occurred during this epoch. | [
"Pliocene",
"Miocene",
"Holocene",
"Pleistocene"
] | Holocene |
history | What event signalled the end of the Cenozoic? | [
"None of these",
"The evolution of humans",
"The Cenozoic has not ended.",
"A large mass extinction"
] | The Cenozoic has not ended. |
history | What does the term Precambrian mean? | [
"Middle life",
"Before-Cambrian",
"Recent life",
"Ancient life"
] | Before-Cambrian |
history | When did the earth form? | [
"12 billion years ago",
"3.8 billion years ago",
"4.5 billion years ago",
"250 million years ago"
] | 4.5 billion years ago |
history | Where do the oldest rocks on Earth come from? | [
"Narryer Gneiss Terrane",
"None of these",
"The Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt",
"Acasta Gneiss"
] | The Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt |
history | Approximately what age are the oldest known fossils? | [
"4.5 billion years old",
"2.5 billion years old",
"540 million years old",
"3.8 billion years old"
] | 3.8 billion years old |
history | About 2.7 billion years ago Stromatolites were widespread in the Precambrian seas and still exist in hypersaline areas such as Shark Bay, Australia. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
history | The appearance of free oxygen in the atmosphere caused a mass extinction of anaerobic organisms. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
history | Multicellular organisms evolved during what period of the Mesoproterozoic era? | [
"Calymmian",
"Ectasian",
"Stenian",
"Ediacaran"
] | Ectasian |
history | Animals did not evolve during the Precambrian. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
history | What event signalled the end of the Precambrian? | [
"None of these",
"The evolution of organisms with hard shells",
"The Precambrian has not ended",
"A large mass extinction that occurred 542 million years ago"
] | The evolution of organisms with hard shells |
history | What did Benjamin Franklin do in 1752? | [
"Fell and broke his hip",
"Invented exercise / dance",
"Stopped publishing Poor Richards Almanac",
"Proved lightning is electricity"
] | Proved lightning is electricity |
history | When did Francis Drake enter San Francisco bay and what country did he claim it for? | [
"1579 - Britain",
"1536 - France",
"1603 - Portugal",
"1610 - Spain"
] | 1579 - Britain |
history | When did Boston become a settlement and who led it? | [
"1502 - William James",
"1630 - John Winthrop",
"1590 - Charles H. Connelly III",
"1610 - James Kennedy"
] | 1630 - John Winthrop |
history | Harvard College was founded in what year? | [
"1790",
"1802",
"1636",
"1785"
] | 1636 |
history | Which one happened to the U.S. in 1791? | [
"War started with Canada",
"Bill of Rights goes into effect",
"1st recorded UFO sighting by an American",
"Benedict Arnold found guilty of being a traitor"
] | Bill of Rights goes into effect |
history | Which one happened to the U.S. in 1774? | [
"Noah Webster publishes his American dictionary",
"Rhode Island abolished slavery",
"The Boston Massacre",
"The Bill of Rights goes into effect"
] | Rhode Island abolished slavery |
history | Which one happened to the U.S. in 1796? | [
"Nat Turner led slave rebellion in Virginia",
"Lewis and Clark begin westward survey",
"George Carlin was born",
"George Washington gives his farewell address"
] | George Washington gives his farewell address |
history | The Erie Canal is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The entire canal was opened in which year? | [
"1904",
"1800",
"1825",
"1862"
] | 1825 |
history | Was there a Black Hawk War? | [
"No",
"Yes"
] | Yes |
history | When was the first U.S. adhesive postage stamp sold? | [
"1747",
"1690",
"1847",
"1790"
] | 1847 |
history | The lefty, Henry Ford, founded the Ford Motor Company. Finish this quote and find out how he defined quality. | [
"ality means doing it right when ___________________________.",
"...everyone is looking.",
"...you want to.",
"...no one is looking.",
"...you are told to."
] | ...no one is looking. |
history | On what album released in 1986 would I find the following lyrics: | [
"en I was 17 I did what people told me, ",
"d what my father said and let my mother mold me",
"True Stories - Talking Heads",
"Control - Janet Jackson",
"True Colors - Cyndi Lauper",
"Raising Hell - Run DMC"
] | Control - Janet Jackson |
history | This fashionable head accessory was hip from the very beginning of the 80s until their end. | [
"Hairpins",
"Artificial braids",
"Headband",
"Artificial comb"
] | Headband |
history | This style dominated both music and fashion in the late 70s and early 80s. The Sex Pistols and The Exploited were just some of bands that had great influence on mens and womens look. | [
"Trance",
"Reggae",
"House",
"Punk"
] | Punk |
history | As a popular style in the beginning of the 80s it became somewhat politically bound, these started appearing as common clothing adornments. | [
"Fringes",
"Artificial stains",
"Artificial patches",
"Political and social slogans"
] | Political and social slogans |
history | 1983 was the year when this style of clothing finally went out of style. | [
"Punk",
"Disco",
"Reggae",
"Grunge"
] | Disco |
history | This famous perfume was released in 1985. Its fragrance is made up of coriander, plum, anise, rosewood, rose, tuberose, honey, cinnamon, orange blossom, blackcurrant and red currant with a base of ambergris, laudanum and opoponax. | [
"Coco",
"Obsession",
"Charlie",
"Poison"
] | Poison |
history | The style that became popular after the mid 80s includes ragged T-shirts, acid washed and torn jeans, cheap shirts, rubber bracelets, lots of hairspray and neon earrings. | [
"House",
"Punk",
"Disco",
"Grunge"
] | Grunge |
history | In 1987 Nike introduced these trainers that enable the wearer to jump higher. | [
"Cortez",
"Max 95",
"BW",
"Air"
] | Air |
history | This type of pants became the craze in the mid 80s. They had zippered patch pockets and zippered ankles. | [
"Boxers",
"Parachute pants",
"Blue jeans",
"Charlestone"
] | Parachute pants |
history | These trinkets were often sold in a pack of 10-15. They were made of lightweight metal and came in gold, silver or color hues. | [
"Necklaces",
"Bangle bracelets",
"Plastic earrings",
"Neon rings"
] | Bangle bracelets |
history | In order to be trendy in the 80s you should do this with your hair. | [
"Bleach it",
"Cut it really short",
"Straighten it",
"Put it in a bun"
] | Bleach it |
history | Which nickname did Thomas Jonathan Jackson earn after managing to hold off the Union forces back at Henry House Hill? | [
"Tom Fool",
"Stonewall",
"Old Blue Light",
"None of these"
] | Stonewall |
history | General Grant said that the final charge at Cold Harbor was the only action he regretted taking during the war. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
history | The Civil War produced a number of technical innovations. One of the following was not used in this war. | [
"Mines",
"Tanks",
"Submarine",
"Observation Balloons"
] | Tanks |
history | This Union general earned the nickname The Rock of Chickamauga. | [
"Smith",
"Thomas",
"Sherman",
"Rosecrans"
] | Thomas |
history | Did the opposing armies often fraternize and call each other Johnny Reb and Billy Yank? | [
"Yes",
"No"
] | Yes |
history | Dixie was composed in 1859 by this man. | [
"Daniel Decatur Emmett",
"Jeff Davis",
"Joel Chandler Harris",
"Scott Joplin"
] | Daniel Decatur Emmett |
history | He was in command at the critical point in the Battle of Gettysburg? | [
"John Reynolds",
"Joshua Chamberlain",
"Winfield Scott Hancock",
"Dan Sickles"
] | Joshua Chamberlain |
history | In what state did pope John Paul II and president Reagan meet in May, 1984? | [
"Hawaii",
"California",
"Connecticut",
"Alaska"
] | Alaska |
history | Name the Ohio senator who made an unsuccessful bid for presidency in 1984. | [
"Reubin OD. Askew",
"John H. Glenn Jr.",
"Alan M. Cranston",
"George S. McGovern"
] | John H. Glenn Jr. |
history | What company unveiled the unsuccessful PCjr? | [
"Tandy",
"Apple",
"Commodore",
"International Business Machines (IBM)"
] | International Business Machines (IBM) |
history | What US presidents centennial birthday was celebrated in 1984? | [
"Harry S Truman (1945-1953)",
"Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)",
"Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)",
"Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)"
] | Harry S Truman (1945-1953) |
history | What countrys elections pit Jose Napoleon Duarte against Roberto DAubuisson in the first freely elected presidency of more than 50 years. | [
"El Salvador",
"Panama",
"Guatemala",
"Ecquador"
] | El Salvador |
history | Who was the first man to ride the space shuttle into orbit twice? | [
"Byron Lichtenberg",
"Bob Crippen",
"John Glen",
"John Young"
] | John Young |
history | Whose visit to South Korea in May of 1984 promoted the tightest security in that nations history? | [
"Ronald Reagan",
"Mikhail Gorbachev",
"Fidel Castro",
"Pope John Paul II"
] | Pope John Paul II |
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