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General History Trivia
General History Trivia
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History
12th Grade
07/02/2010

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Which twins were said to be the founders of Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
Term
Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
Definition
Catherine of Aragon
Term
Name all of Henry XIII’s wives.
Definition
1.Catherine of Argon, 2.Anne Boleyn, 3.Jane Seymour, 4.Anne of Cleves, 5.Kathryn Howard, 6.Katherine Parr
Term
How many of King Heny’s XIII wives were beheaded?
Definition
2 – Anne Boleyn, Kathryn Howard
Term
In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
Definition
1961
Term
Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Definition
World War One
Term
What was the first name of Sir Winston Churchill's wife?
Definition
Clementine
Term
When is Bastille day celebrated?
Definition
14 July
Term
Which is the oldest University in the USA?
Definition
Harvard - founded 1636, in Cambridge Massachusetts
Term
In which US state was the American Declaration of Independence signed on 4th July 1776?
Definition
Pennsylvania
Term
Which was the first US state to enter the Union?
Definition
Delaware (1787)
Term
What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth?
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Our American Cousin
Term
In which year did the Titanic sink?
Definition
1912
Term
Who was Captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage?
Definition
Edward J. Smith
Term
How many passengers and crew where on the Titanic?
Definition
2229 (713 survived)
Term
In which year was the Wall Street Crash?
Definition
1929
Term
Who founded the Salvation Army in London, 1865?
Definition
William Booth
Term
In which year was the United Nations founded?
Definition
1945 (October 24th)
Term
What mountain erupted burying the town Pompeii?
Definition
Mt. Vesuvius
Term
Who was Amelia Earhart’s Navigator?
Definition
Fred Noonan
Term
Which country was the first to allow women to vote in 1893?
Definition
New Zealand
Term
How many red stripes are on a U.S. flag?
Definition
7 (6 white)
Term
Who was William H. Bonney better known as?
Definition
Billy the Kid
Term
Which of these men did NOT sign the US Constitution? Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Hancock, or Benjamin Franklin
Definition
John Hancock
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