History - Quiz Number 2

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Number of questions: 30

1 - Which one of these was not a beach landing site in the Invasion of Normandy?





2 - Former United States Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other.



3 - What was William Frederick Cody better known as?





4 - Who discovered Penicillin?





5 - How many manned moon landings have there been?





6 - Which of the following ancient peoples was NOT classified as Hellenic (Greek)?





7 - Who was the Prime Minister of Japan when Japan declared war on the US?





8 - Which German field marshal was known as the `Desert Fox`?





9 - Thomas Crapper was a plumber who invented the flushing toilet.



10 - The French Kingdom helped the United States gain their independence over Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.



11 - Who led the Communist Revolution of Russia?





12 - In what year was the M1911 pistol designed?





13 - The Spitfire originated from a racing plane.



14 - The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were held in Hong Kong.



15 - In World War ll, Great Britian used inflatable tanks on the ports of Great Britain to divert Hitler away from Normandy/D-day landing.



16 - Which famous world leader is famed for the saying, "Let them eat cake", yet is rumored that he/she never said it at all?





17 - What was the name commonly given to the ancient trade routes that connected the East and West of Eurasia?





18 - On what street did the 1666 Great Fire of London start?





19 - To what political party did Abraham Lincoln belong when elected POTUS?





20 - The United States of America was the first country to launch a man into space.



21 - In what year did the Great Northern War, between Russia and Sweden, end?





22 - Which modern day country is the region that was known as Phrygia in ancient times?





23 - The "Trail of Tears" was a result of which United States President's Indian Removal Policy?





24 - These two countries held a commonwealth from the 16th to 18th century.





25 - Adolf Hitler was a german soldier in World War I.



26 - In which year did the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq occur?





27 - In 1453, which important city fell?





28 - In what year did the Wall Street Crash take place?





29 - During WWII, in 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and what other city?





30 - Which country was Josef Stalin born in?






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