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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

In the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebration, what Scottish word means New Year's Eve?

Answer

Hogmanay

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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which New Year's Eve celebration is known for the tradition of first-footing?

Answer

Hogmanay

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which document called for Japan's unconditional surrender in July 1945?

Answer

Potsdam Declaration

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which Allied plan for invading Japan was canceled after Japan surrendered?

Answer

Operation Downfall

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which aircraft dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

Answer

Bockscar

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which Japanese city was struck by the second atomic bomb, code-named Fat Man, in 1945?

Answer

Nagasaki

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which region did Soviet forces invade immediately after declaring war on Japan in August 1945?

Answer

Manchuria

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

How many non-American Allied national representatives signed after Chester Nimitz at Japan’s 1945 surrender ceremony?

Answer

Eight

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Who opened Japan’s September 2, 1945 surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri?

Answer

Douglas MacArthur

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

On what date did the United States announce V-J Day after Japan accepted the Allied surrender terms?

Answer

August 14, 1945

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

How many principal Japanese islands did the Potsdam Declaration name in its proposed sovereignty limit?

Answer

Four

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

Which date marked Thailand’s devaluation of the baht at the start of the 1997 Asian financial crisis?

Answer

July 2, 1997

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