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1
When was President Kennedy assassinated?
1963
1962
1961
1960
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What year did women receive the right to vote in the United States?
1920
1880
1900
1840
3
In what year did scientists complete a map of the human genome?
1980
1970
2000
1990
4
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
1975
1990
1982
5
Who was the President of the USA when World War II ended?
Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
6
What famous painting was stolen from a Norwegian museum in 2004?
The Mona Lisa
The Starry Night
The Last Supper
The Scream
7
Who succeeded Stalin after his death?
Lavrenti Beria
Nikita Khrushchev
Lazar Kaganovich
Vlatislav Molotov
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What U.S. President gave the White House its current name?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
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What Roman ruler was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold-piece ransom?
Nero
Caligula
Caesar Augustus
Julius Caesar
10
What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
Thebes
Baltimore
Alexandria
Memphis
11
What toy was introduced in Australian stores in 1957 after being quite popular in schools?
Hula Hoop
Jump Rope
Frisbee
Roller Skates
12
Who was the worst enemy of the Roman Republic?
Boadicea
Hannibal
Vercingetorix
Atila
13
What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?
Serbian Stand off
Yalta Conference
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
14
Mother Teresa of Calcutta died in
…
1990
1975
1984
1997
15
What year did the first man walk on the Moon?
1962
1969
1972
1966
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When did the German Reunification take place?
1984
1975
1982
1990
17
How did Socrates die?
Of an illness
He fell off a tree
He committed suicide
He was stabbed to death
18
What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan Desert in 1974?
Russia
India
Israel
Pakistan
19
June 6, 1944, is better known as what?
D-Day
VE-Day
V-Day
VD-Day
20
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female _______?
Preacher
Doctor
Bank Robber
Soldier
