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What were Carrot, Goat, and Onion in WWII?

  • British Explosives
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What weapon dominated the Battle of Agincourt?

  • Longbow
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What was Toyota's first popular hybrid car called?

  • Prius
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What was the world's first digital quartz watch called?

  • The Pulsar
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What was the Western front called in WWI?

  • The Sausage Machine
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What was the warship that exploded in Havana Harbor, precipitating the Spanish-American War?

  • USS Maine
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What was the very first ship sunk in action in WWII?

  • Athenia
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What was the U.S. Hush Hush in WWII?

  • Admiral Nimitz's Jeep
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What was the Soviet bloc's 1954 equivalent to NATO called?

  • Warsaw Pact
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What was the "Seven Foot Pilum" in the Roman arsenal of weapons?

  • A Javelin
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What was the period when machines took the place of hand tools called?

  • Industrial Revolution
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What was the period of rapid modernization in Japan in the 1800's called?

  • The Meiji Restoration
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What was the original purpose of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

  • Bell Tower
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What was the original name of Diet Pepsi?

  • Patio Diet Cola
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What was the original name of Burkina Faso?

  • Upper Volta
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What was the original name for the twin engine Beech Travel Air?

  • Badger
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What was the original meaning of the phrase "shish kebab"?

  • Fried Meat
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What was the Opium War between China and Britain fought over?

  • Opium Imports
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What was the name of the world's first computer?

  • ENIAC
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What was the name of the Soviet satellite launched on October 4, 1957?

  • Sputnik
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What was the name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

  • Enola Gay B-29
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What was the name of the offensive that was staged by the Viet Cong on Jan. 30, 1968?

  • Tet Offensive
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What was the name of the German aviator who flew his plane undetected into Red Square?

  • Mathias Rust
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What was the name of the first social networking site launched on the internet in 1994?

  • GeoCities
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What was the name of the first manned space vehicle?

  • Vostok 1
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What was the name of the first atomic powered submarine?

  • Nautilus
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What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

  • Sputnik I
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What was the name of the anti-Castro group at the "Bay of Pigs"?

  • La Brigada
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What was the name of Mussolini's Yacht in World War II?

  • Aurora
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What was the name of Jamie Oliver's live cookery road show?

  • Happy Days Tour
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What was the motto of the Hitler Youth in World War II?

  • Blood And Honor
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What was the most important celestial object for the Aztecs?

  • The Sun
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What was the mission of the Manhattan Project, which was launched in 1941?

  • To Build A Nuclear Bomb
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What was the main focus of the Marshall Plan which was proposed in 1947?

  • Postwar Economic Recovery
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What was the last territory to join Canada?

  • Nunavut
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What was the largest living creature of the twentieth century?

  • Blue Whale
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What was the infamous Bloody Mary's occupation?

  • Queen
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What was the first U.S. coin to have "In God We Trust" engraved on it?

  • 2 Cent Coin Of 1864
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What was the first television show Emeril Lagasse created?

  • The Essence Of Emeril
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What was the first sound-recording device called?

  • Phonograph
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What was the first seaplane carrier sunk in WW1?

  • Hermes
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What was the first probe to land on Venus?

  • Venera 9
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What was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope?

  • Uranus
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What was the first operating system for personal computers, introduced in 1978?

  • Apple
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What was the first food item added to the menu of Friendly's restaurants other than ice cream?

  • Hamburgers
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What was the first cooking show on television, hosted by James Beard in 1946, called?

  • I Love To Eat
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What was the first Christian country in Africa?

  • Ethiopia
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What was the first candy bar to combine chocolate with crisped rice?

  • Nestle Crunch
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What was the first automobile company to celebrate 100 years of business?

  • Oldsmobile
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What was the family name of the dynasty that ruled Byzantium from 1081-1185 A.D.?

  • Komnenos
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