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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)

Egbert
King Ralph
Edward III
Henry II

Cool! 👍

Not quite.

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What year was slavery in the United States abolished?

law ending slavery

1849
1901
1883
1865

Nice job!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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

Hundred Years war

United States of America
Russia
France
Spain

Nice going!

Doh! 🤬

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

D Day Medic Gettyimages 141563732

1942
1944
1941
1939

Excellent!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

John F. Kennedy

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

Nice going!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Boston Tea Party

1773
1712
1804
1865

Sensational!

Uh-oh. 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

Hawaii
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska

Right on the money!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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What explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Columbus Ships

Leif Erikson
Amelia Earhart
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan

Brilliant! 👍

Having difficulty with this one?

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

atomic bomb

Hiroshima
Fukushima
Nagasaki
Tokyo

Magnificent!

That was incorrect.

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

New York Statue Of Liberty

England
Canada
Italy
France

You've nailed it!

Not quite right. 😢

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In what year did the American Revolution war begin?

American Revolution

1712
1765
1865
1824

Bullseye!

Not quite.

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

Sheep Johannes Gutenberg

The automobile
The printing press
The Steve Gutenberg
The lightbulb

Super!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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What year did the Soviet Union fall?

Soviet+parade

1979
1985
1994
1991

Superb!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

White House Oval Office

William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt

Slay!

Not quite right. 😢

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

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

1949
1968
1954
1961

Absolutely right! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

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