History: Specialized History: Visions of the Future, From the Past
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1. In 'Planet of the Apes' what landmark does Taylor discover in the final scene?
The Golden Gate Bridge
Marlon Brando
The Astrodome
The Statue of Liberty
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History: World War II: World War II as Cause and Effect
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2. In what European city were the post-war trials of leading Nazis held?
Paris
Berlin
London
Nuremburg
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History: October November December: Historic October Events
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3. In October of 1958 the Russian author, Boris Pasternak, was forced by the Soviet government to refuse the year's Nobel Prize for Literature. For which of his works is he best known?
Safe Conduct
The Terrestial Expanse
On Early Trains
Doctor Zhivago
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History: 1980s Nostalgia: Remember 1986?
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4. In what place did a nuclear disaster take place in 1986?
Chernobyl
Bikini
Three Mile Island
Hiroshima
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History: U.S. History: US History - 2
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5. Why did most native American tribes have better relations with the French rather than the British?
French were better looking and were better lovers
The French paid the Indians more and they liked their wine
The French only wanted to trade with them, the English wanted their land
The Indians found French an easier language to learn
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History: World War I: World War I Trivia
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6. What is the real name of the best German Ace during World War I?
Ernst Udet
Manfred von Richthofen
Werner Voss
Erich Loewenhardt
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History: 2000s History: That's News to Me (10)
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7. At the beginning of October 2004 the Prime Minister Tony Blair was discharged from hospital following an operation for what?
A nervous problem
Loss of memory
A. P. D. (American Poodle Disease)
A heart problem
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History: Famous Dates: Important Historical Dates: Britain and America
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8. The attempt by Philip II, King of Spain, to invade England failed disastrously. In which year did he send his Armada to conquer England?
1588
1510
1599
1555
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History: World History: Turning in their Graves
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9. I'm now in Iran, where this empire was prevalent. Xerxes, Cyrus, and Darius, all famous emperors, once ruled these lands. Which empire's fall might cause them to turn in their graves?
Persian Empire
Russian Empire
Roman Empire
Austrian Empire
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History: Malaysia: Malaysia: 1
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10. Westerners arrived in Malaya early in the 16th century. Malacca, a trading port then, was captured and colonized in 1511. Of what nationality were the first European colonists?
Spanish
English
Dutch
Portuguese
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