by Tonyblack » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:41 pm
History
History: 1930s History: 1930s History
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1. Which Afro-American athlete performed specacularly well at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Max Robinson
Joe Louis
Jesse Owens
Babe Ruth
History: German: Germany 1850 to 1950 History
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2. What was the Hindenburg disaster?
The sinking of a merchant ship
An airship crash
A fire in a German city
A mistake by President Hindenburg that led to German starvation
History: Old West: When the West Was Wild
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3. A little western slang for you: what do the initials G.T.T. stand for?
Gone To Texas
Give The Time
Gone To Tennessee
Get The Train
History: 2000s History: That's News to Me (6)
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4. Astronomers detected a possible "tenth" what in the Universe in March 2004?
galaxy
planet in our solar system
comet
black hole
History: 1980s Nostalgia: A Look Back at 1988
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5. Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland, the victim of terrorists from which country?
Libya
Saudi Arabia
United States
Jordan
History: Famous Dates: It's Back: Dating With a Twist!
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6. Which of these New York buildings could US President J F Kennedy NOT have visited?
Pierpoint Morgan Library
NBC Studios
Empire State Building
World Trade Centre
History: 1990s Nostalgia: 90s Fads (American)
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7. What is the name of the emoto-tronic friend that you had to take care of and was popular in the 90s?
Teddy Ruxpin
Mother Goose
Go-Bots
Furby
History: 1970s Nostalgia: Remembering the 70s - 1976 Americana
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8. After the end of the Vietnam War, Hanoi became the capital of the unified country. What name was given to Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam?
Tet City
Bok Choy City
Viet Cong City
Ho Chi Minh City
History: Canadian: The On-To-Ottawa Trek
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9. What was the work camp workers' slogan?
We want it all
Decent food
Better mattresses
Work and wages
History: Ancient History: Punny Classics
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10. Cleopatra is reputed to have committed suicide with the bite from a snake. What you probably didn't know was that she was also an amateur herpetologist, and had a large collection of snakes. What did she name her favorite python?
Julius Squeezer
Julius Python
Julius Snake
Julius Snake Venom
Wyrd bið ful āræd.
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