On This Day May 12th

Question 1

Why were the Donner Party late to the Sierra Nevada?

Accepted Answer

They took a shortcut through Utah, They suffered badly in the desert and lost four wagons

Question 2

Nazi controlled government of southern France after France's fall to the Nazis in 1940

Accepted Answer

Vichy France

Question 3

The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 was caused by the collision of the _________ Plate and the _______ Plate.

Accepted Answer

Indo-Australian, Eurasian

Question 4

supplied West Berlin during the 1949 Soviet blockade

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 5

Which Pole did Roald Amundsen fly over in an airship in 1926?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 6

In May 1940, the Nazi army launched Blitzkrieg against:

Accepted Answer

France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg

Question 7

Which of the following is not a Yogi Berra quote?

Accepted Answer

Baseball is 90% mental and the other 10% is physical.

Question 8

Who made the Donner Party cross the Sierra Nevada?

Accepted Answer

Lansford Hastings

Question 9

Purpose of Soviet blockade of Berlin 1948-1949

Accepted Answer

cause Western Sector of city to surrender to communism

Question 10

What drug did germany use to Blitz through france in 1940

Accepted Answer

Pervitin

Question 11

Which of the following titles best fits William Wilberforce?

Accepted Answer

Abolitionist

Question 12

One of the deadliest earthquakes in history was in Wenchuan, China in 2008, with 88,000 total deaths and a magnitude 7.9

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 12