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In the Greek story of Pandora’s box, what kind of container did Hesiod actually describe?
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A pithos
In the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, which god fashioned Pandora’s human form from clay?
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Hephaestus
What class of battleship was USS Missouri, the ship used for Japan’s 1945 surrender ceremony?
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Iowa class
In Operation Downfall, what was the codename for the planned invasion of Honshu near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
In the planned Allied invasion of Japan, what was the codename for the assault on Kyushu?
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Operation Olympic
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In Operation Downfall, what was the codename for the planned invasion of Honshu near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
In the planned Allied invasion of Japan, what was the codename for the assault on Kyushu?
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Operation Olympic
What 1945 Allied declaration demanded Japan’s surrender before the formal signing aboard USS Missouri?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the code name commonly used for the Soviet offensive against Japanese forces in Manchuria?
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Operation August Storm
What was the name of Japan’s military headquarters whose representative signed the 1945 surrender instrument?
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Imperial General Headquarters
What was the name of Emperor Hirohito’s recorded wartime surrender message to Japan’s public?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
What was the official document called that Japan signed to end World War II in 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender