History Bee Study Review V

Question 1

Ho Chi Minh was a leader of what Asian nation, which fought a war with the U.S. in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 2

Which city was NOT one of the ten most populous US cities in the year 1800?

Accepted Answer

San Francisco, California

Question 3

Which president & five-star World War 2 general launched the Interstate Highway System in 1956?

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 4

Who nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a door of a church in Wittenberg?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 5

What international conflict was fought in the 90s and was largely prompted by Kuwait invasion?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf War

Question 6

What country saw the Sepoy Mutiny and was once led by Indira Gandhi?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 7

What Fascist Prime Minister led Italy for much of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 8

William Wallace, also known as Braveheart, fought for the independence of what country?

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 9

Philip II commissioned what enormous Spanish naval fleet?

Accepted Answer

Spanish Armada

Question 10

Who was the founder and first leader of Soviet Russia?

Accepted Answer

Vladmir Lenin

Question 11

A series of 1692 "witch trials" were held in what Massachusetts town?

Accepted Answer

Salem

Question 12

What two English monarchs came to power in the Glorious Revolution of 1688?

Accepted Answer

William III and Mary II

Question 13

What state was home to the 1993 Waco siege, the death of President Kennedy, and the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 14

Which country's Prime Ministers have included Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, and Shimon Peres?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 15

What Virginia town saw the last major battle of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 16

What "unsinkable" ship struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage to New York City in 1912?

Accepted Answer

RMS Titanic

Question 17

Genghis Khan was a leader of which empire?

Accepted Answer

Mongol Empire

Question 18

What conservative president, who was elected in 1980, was formerly an actor?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 19

What French hero is known as "Maid of Orleans" for her efforts during the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc

Question 20

The novel The Grapes of Wrath centers on what time of agriculture failure in Midwestern states?

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

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