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What year did World War I begin?

World War I

1908
1918
1914
1912

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

White House Oval Office

Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley

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What year did the Hindenburg crash?

Hindenburg Disaster

1942
1937
1929
1939

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

prohibition

1933
1929
1939
1921

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

Middle ages

Vikings taking control of Paris
The fall of the Roman Empire
Athelstan becoming the first King of England
The assassination of the Mad King

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

D Day

1944
1945
1939
1942

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What year did Germany become a country?

Germany

1871
1745
1814
1612

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What year did Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries?

Czechoslovakia

1985
1918
1962
1993

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What year was the first automobile made?

automobile

1869
1902
1912
1885

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

Queen Elizabeth II

Henry VIII
Edward VIII
George VI
Ralph I

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

industrial revolution

Electricity
Automobile
Lightbulb
Steam engine

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

John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford

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

Napoleon exile

He was held in prison
He returned to France
He was killed
He was banished to an island

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

War Of 1812

France
Canada
USA
Spain

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In what century was the religion of Christianity founded?

jesus

5th
10th
1st
7th

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