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This is Enigma:
the first computer
a machine that could spell check any word
an ultra secret code machine used by Hitler's army
the first electric typewriter
2
A Native American warrior named Blackbird was buried
with 1,000 pound of feathers
with his horse
with his favorite bows and arrows
upside down
3
Before alarm clocks were invented, workers
did not go to sleep during the night
used roosters to wake up for work
hired people to shoot peas at their windows to wake them up
ask their wives not to fall asleep to wake them up
4
From the late 19th century and up to 1916, it was forbidden for British soldiers
to date while they were in the army
to sleep without wearing their uniform
to drink beer
to shave their mustache.
5
Roman Emperor Gaius made his horse an official member of
the army
his family
the Senate
6
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States
was a lawyer
was an actor
was a barber
was a professional magician
7
During World War I what animal was given a medal of honor for his service in the war?
a cat
a dog
a horse
a monkey
8
The Mayan practiced a ball game called "ulama" The team that lost the game would be
slave for life
killed
sent to war
sent to live outside the city
9
In colonial America pregnant women didn't receive painkillers during delivery because
doctors didn't believe birth pain was that bad
pain was considered God's punishment for Eve's sins
they believed painkillers could damage the baby
they did not have any type of painkiller medicine
10
Foot binding was a tradition in Chinese culture because
it represented a sign of modesty
shoes were very expensive in China
women with smaller feet were considered more beautiful.
women believed it was good luck to bind their feet
11
For many years, in China was illegal to have
more than three bicycles
more than one child
more than one job
more than one house
12
The first recording devices used _______ cylinders to record sound
metal
clay
wax
plastic
13
In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with
milk to represent purity
honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh
wine in order to please the god Osiris
chocolate as an offering to the gods
14
A clay army of 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses was found in
Korea
China
England
Japan
15
People were buried alive so often in the 19th century that someone created
coffins with bells to signal they were still alive
shallow graves, so they could crawl out of their tombs.
laws prohibiting to bury the deads before 10 days had passed
funerals that lasted for 5 days
16
The story of Dracula, the vampire, was inspired by
a greek god named Hades
A Romanian ruler Vlad who drank his enemies' blood
A roman Emperor who bled his victims to death
a small bat that drinks blood from farm animals
17
The most common human sacrifice the Mayans made to their gods was
throwing the victim's head into the river
pulling a still-beating heart out of a victim's chest.
eating their victim's heart
draining the blood from the victim's body
18
The shortest war ever lasted
less than a month
less than a week
less than an hour
less than a day
19
Albert Einstein was offered to become the president of
Germany
United States
France
Israel
20
In medieval times people were put to death for being witches
False
True