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What year did World War I begin?

• 1918

• 1912

• 1908

• 1914

Who was both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States?

• Grover Cleveland

• Chester A. Arthur

• Benjamin Harrison

• William McKinley

What year did the Hindenburg crash?

• 1929

• 1939

• 1937

• 1942

Prohibition in the United States made the sale or consumption of alcohol illegal nationwide beginning in 1920. What year did prohibition end?

• 1929

• 1939

• 1933

• 1921

The Middle Ages began following what event that occurred in the 5th century?

• Vikings taking control of Paris

• Athelstan becoming the first King of England

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The assassination of the Mad King

In what year did the invasion of Normandy, otherwise known as D-Day, take place?

• 1939

• 1945

• 1944

• 1942

What year did Germany become a country?

• 1745

• 1871

• 1814

• 1612

What year did Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries?

• 1985

• 1962

• 1918

• 1993

What year was the first automobile made?

• 1885

• 1869

• 1912

• 1902

What royal monarch was Queen Elizabeth II's predecessor on the throne of England?

• George VI

• Edward VIII

• Ralph I

• Henry VIII

What invention is generally credited with having started the industrial revolution?

• Lightbulb

• Automobile

• Steam engine

• Electricity

Who became president of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963?

• Gerald Ford

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

What happened to Napoleon after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

• He was held in prison

• He was banished to an island

• He returned to France

• He was killed

The War of 1812 was fought between the British and its allies against what country?

• Canada

• USA

• France

• Spain

In what century was the religion of Christianity founded?

• 5th

• 1st

• 7th

• 10th