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Who is generally credited with having been the first king of England and ruled from 802 until 839?

1200px La Salle Du Trône (château De Fontainebleau)

Henry II
King Ralph
Egbert
Edward III

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Not quite.

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What year was slavery in the United States abolished?

law ending slavery

1883
1865
1901
1849

Spot on! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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The Hundred Years' War was fought from 1337 until 1453 between England and what other country?

Hundred Years war

Spain
United States of America
Russia
France

Great job!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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What year did D-Day take place during World War II?

D Day Medic Gettyimages 141563732

1941
1944
1942
1939

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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In what United States city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

John F. Kennedy

Los Angeles
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Dallas

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Doh! 🤬

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In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Boston Tea Party

1865
1773
1804
1712

Outstanding!

That was incorrect.

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What was the 48th state to officially join the United States of America?

White House, Washington, D.C., United States

Arizona
Hawaii
New Mexico
Alaska

Awesome!

Not quite right. 😢

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What explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Columbus Ships

Amelia Earhart
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Leif Erikson

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Not quite.

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What was the second Japanese city hit with an atomic bomb during World War II?

atomic bomb

Nagasaki
Tokyo
Fukushima
Hiroshima

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What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

New York Statue Of Liberty

Canada
France
Italy
England

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Not quite right. 😢

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In what year did the American Revolution war begin?

American Revolution

1865
1712
1824
1765

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Not quite right. 😢

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What famous and important invention is generally credited to Johannes Gutenberg?

Sheep Johannes Gutenberg

The automobile
The lightbulb
The printing press
The Steve Gutenberg

Outstanding!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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What year did the Soviet Union fall?

Soviet+parade

1979
1994
1991
1985

Bravo!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Who was the 25th president of the United States of America?

White House Oval Office

Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt

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What year did Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin become the first human in space?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

1949
1954
1968
1961

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