History Quiz: General Knowledge!
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- 1.Who actually elected Thomas Jefferson President his first term?
- A.
The Public
- B.
Congress
- C.
The House Of Representatives
- D.
He Took Over For John Adams Because He Was Sick
- 2.In the United States, which of these "centuries" was the shortest?
- A.
The 1900's
- B.
The 1800's
- C.
The 1700's
- D.
Nonsense! All Are Equal Within A Day!
- 3.Who was the leading Polish Ace of WWII?
- A.
B.M.Gladych
- B.
Klaus Alakoski
- C.
Stanislaw Skalski
- D.
Siegfried Lemke
- 4.Besides being husband and wife, what other family relationship did Prince Charles and Lady Diana share?
- A.
2nd Cousins
- B.
No Relations At All
- C.
11th Cousins
- D.
Brother & Sister
- 5.Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?
- A.
New Zealand
- B.
South Africa
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Australia
- 6.What was the name of Herman Goering's pet lion cub during WWII?
- A.
Mickey
- B.
Baron
- C.
Luftwaffe
- D.
Caesar
- 7.What former member of Charter 77 became President of Czechoslovakia following the revolution freeing it from Russian control in 1989?
- A.
Vaclav Havel
- B.
Lech Walesa
- C.
Alexander Dubcek
- D.
Bela Kun
- 8.When and where was the first debate between George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore?
- A.
University Of Illinois, On October 1st, 2000
- B.
Cornell University, On October 5th, 2000
- C.
Boston, On October 3rd, 2000
- D.
Harvard University, On October 3rd, 2000
- 9.Where was the first women's rights convention held in the U.S. and in what year?
- A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776
- B.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1920
- C.
Seneca Falls, New York, 1848
- D.
Berkeley, California, 1968
- 10.What did Grover Cleveland say to Benjamin Harrison after losing the election to him?
- A.
Mind The Furniture. I'll Be Back In Four Years
- B.
I Never Liked You
- C.
Liquor's In The Cabinet
- D.
Welcome To Hell
- 11.On what day was Australia first settled by European people?
- A.
June 4, 1668
- B.
January 26, 1788
- C.
April 15, 1770
- D.
February 9, 1791
- 12.Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought?
- A.
Mississippi
- B.
Kentucky
- C.
Tennessee
- D.
Virginia
- 13.The Richard Nixon Presidential Library is located in which California city?
- A.
Los Angeles
- B.
Sacramento
- C.
Yorba Linda
- D.
Simi Valley
- 14.In World War II, what country was first to use parachute torpedoes called Motobombas?
- A.
Germany
- B.
Australia
- C.
Japan
- D.
Italy
- 15.Who ordered the largest mass execution in U.S. history?
- A.
Andrew Jackson-Crow Massacre
- B.
George Washington-Mandan Revolt
- C.
Thomas Jefferson-Cherokee Onslaught
- D.
Abe Lincoln-Dakota Uprising
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