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Select the correct choice to each of the following questions
- 1.Who was the first known European to sight Australia?
- A.
Dirk Hartog
- B.
Jan Carstens
- C.
Captain James Cook
- D.
William Jansz
- 2.Which country sent the Kagnew Infantry Battalion to the Korean War?
- A.
Ethiopia
- B.
Thailand
- C.
Greece
- D.
France
- 3.What was the name of the first B29 to land on Saipan in WWII?
- A.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- B.
Gertie
- C.
Pacific Pioneer
- D.
Joltin' Josie
- 4.What U.S. sub damaged the Yamato, the largest battleship in WWII?
- A.
Gurnard
- B.
Rasher
- C.
Lizardfish
- D.
Skate
- 5.What was the cargo of the Japanese submarine I-30 when it docked in France in WWII?
- A.
Diplomats
- B.
Plundered Gold
- C.
Heavy Water
- D.
Tungsten
- 6.Who was the Flying Shamrock in WWII?
- A.
Glenn Martin
- B.
Floyd Bennett
- C.
Roger Dyer
- D.
Brendan Finucane
- 7.What was the nickname of the first B29 to fly over Japan in WWII?
- A.
Joltin' Josie
- B.
Tokyo Rose
- C.
Dauntless Dottie
- D.
Long Distance
- 8.Which country did Great Britain fight in the War of Jenkins' Ear?
- A.
Ireland
- B.
France
- C.
Spain
- D.
Portugal
- 9.In what South American country did Christopher Columbus first set foot?
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Venezuela
- C.
Guyana
- D.
Colombia
- 10.Who remarked that he would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers?
- A.
Thomas Paine
- B.
Ronald Reagan
- C.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- 11.Who was a highly-regarded "Oscar" in WWII?
- A.
Nickname For Jimmy Dolittle
- B.
Test Dummy
- C.
Sea Plane Used For Rescues
- D.
Nickname For "Bomber" Harris
- 12.What country had the first military college in modern warfare?
- A.
Armenia
- B.
China
- C.
Russia
- D.
Holland
- 13.What country did U.S. forces invade in 1831?
- A.
Iraq
- B.
Falkland Islands
- C.
Pitcairn Islands
- D.
Libya
- 14.The Skirmish at Monroe's Crossroads is also called what?
- A.
The Battle Of The Fruit Orchard
- B.
The Battle For Kilpatrick's Pants
- C.
High Water Mark Of Lee's Army
- D.
McClellan's Last Defeat
- 15.In WWI, what did British Pilot Norman Platt become the first to do?
- A.
Sink A U-Boat With A Bomb
- B.
Gain An Aerial Victory
- C.
Drop Bombs From A Plane On Berlin
- D.
Shoot Down A Blimp Over England
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