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Which U.S. President died only four weeks after his inauguration?
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B. Hayes
In what year did the French last use the guillotine?
1901
1986
1977
1932
What was the Iran-Contra affair?
A Stock Deal
U.S. Sold Arms To Iran
War Between The Two Nations
Clinton And Lewinsky
Mustafa Kemal was the first President of which country?
Afghanistan
Uganda
Turkey
Egypt
To what position was General Colin Powell appointed in August 1989?
Senate Majority Leader
Speaker Of The House
Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Secretary Of State
What was the name of the security guard that foiled the Watergate break-in?
Maury Wills
Will Smith
Frank Reynolds
Frank Wills
Operation Desert Storm was the name given to the U.S. military action in what conflict?
Falklands War
Persian Gulf War
Korean War
Vietnam War
What prestigious award was established by a Swedish scientist and inventor of dynamite?
Pulitzer Prize
Nobel Prize
Tony Award
Newbery Medal
Who was the last of the Tudor dynasty?
Henry VIII
Mary I
James I
Elizabeth I
Which astronaut was aboard Apollo 11 but did not walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Gene Cernan
Jim McDivitt
As which Russian leader was Vladimir Ulyanov better known?
Stalin
Lenin
Khrushchev
Trotsky
Approximately how many convicts did Australia accept between 1790 and 1840?
75,000
50,000
25,000
100,000
Whose domestic program was described as a "War on Poverty"?
FDR
Woodrow Wilson
JFK
LBJ
What period began in Italy in 1325 which was known for its contribution to the arts?
Ming Dynasty
Renaissance
Viking
Inquisition
Who made the existence of the "White House tapes" known to the committee investigating Watergate?
Alexander Butterfield
William Richardson
Rose Mary Woods
William Haig
What college did President William McKinley attend?
University Of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State University
Allegheny College
Georgetown University
Which President lost three children to death?
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
William Howard Taft
What tragedy took place on April 15, 1912?
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
San Francisco Earthquake
Bombing Of Pearl Harbor
Sinking Of The Titanic
How many professional soldiers did the Swiss Army have in 2004?
1050
3300
989
6750
