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Which African capital city was known during colonial times as Leopoldville?

  • Kinshasa
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Which Aegean Island's volcanic eruption may have possibly produced the Atlantis legend?

  • Thera
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Which acting Russian President was formally chosen for the post on March 25, 2000?

  • Vladimir V. Putin
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Which 20th century female novelist and short story writer wrote "Ethan Frome"?

  • Edith Wharton
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Which 1935 New Deal program provided disabled and elderly people with monthly payments?

  • Social Security
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Where will you find the Crown Jewels of England?

  • Tower Of London
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Where were the first Olympic Games held?

  • Athens, Greece
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Where was the treaty signed ending the Russo-Japanese War?

  • Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Where was the largest paratroop drop in WWII?

  • Wesel, Germany
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Where was the Gallipoli campaign fought in WWI?

  • Turkey
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Where was the first UN summit on the environment, air pollution and global warming held, in 1992?

  • Brazil
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Where was Elephant Point in WWII?

  • Burma
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Where was Cibik Ridge in WWII?

  • Bougainville
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Where was Breakneck Ridge in World War II?

  • The Philippines
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Where was Anne Frank born?

  • Frankfurt
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Where is Fort Erie located?

  • Ontario
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Where in England was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?

  • A Field Near Runnymede
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Where does the name Europe find its origin?

  • Greek Mythology
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Where did the Vikings first attack England?

  • Lindisfarne
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Where did the Russian vehicle Soyuz 19 travel?

  • Outer Space
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Where did the IRA declare a cease fire in 1994?

  • Northern Ireland
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Where did the Eagle bone whistle originate?

  • Mandan
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Where did the 1945 World Zionist Conference call for Jewish state?

  • Palestine
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Where did the 1944 WWII battle code named "Operation Overlord" take place?

  • Normandy
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Where did Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin discuss Europe's future in 1945?

  • Yalta
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Where did Britain restore parliamentary powers after Sinn Fein agreed to disarm?

  • Northern Ireland
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Where did Barack Obama teach constitutional law?

  • University Of Chicago
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Where can you find the Chartres Cathedral?

  • France
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When was the Battle of Hastings?

  • 1066
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When FDR was re-elected U.S. President in 1944, what record-setting term of office was it?

  • His Fourth
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When did the third Punic War end?

  • 146 B.C.
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What year were Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip married?

  • 1947
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What year was the battle of Bannockburn fought between the English and the Scots?

  • 1314
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What year did the Hindenburg disaster occur?

  • 1937
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What year did Ronald Reagan send American troops to Grenada?

  • 1983
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What year did Castro launch the revolution against Batista?

  • 1956
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What world leader was nicknamed "The Iron Lady"?

  • Margaret Thatcher
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What were the two sides in World War II known as?

  • Allies And Axis
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What were famous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly's last words?

  • Such Is Life
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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 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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