10-question history challenge

Question 1

General Douglas Macarthur led the forces of which country in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Canada

Question 2

General Douglas Macarthur led the forces of which country in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Canada

Answer

France

Question 3

General Douglas Macarthur led the forces of which country in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Canada

Answer

France

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Ireland

Question 4

General Douglas Macarthur led the forces of which country in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

Canada

Answer

France

Answer

Ireland

Question 5

What was the name of the operation to get children out of London and the cities on 1st September 1939?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Operation Pie & Mash

Question 6

What was the name of the operation to get children out of London and the cities on 1st September 1939?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Operation Pie & Mash

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Operation Bag Pipes

Question 7

What was the name of the operation to get children out of London and the cities on 1st September 1939?

Accepted Answer

Operation Pied Piper

Answer

Operation Pie & Mash

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Operation Bag Pipes

Question 8

What was the name of the operation to get children out of London and the cities on 1st September 1939?

Accepted Answer

Operation Pied Piper

Answer

Operation Pie & Mash

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Operation Bag Pipes

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Operation MC Neat

Question 9

Who was Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

Answer

A gladiator and leader of a slave uprising against Rome

Question 10

Who was Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

Answer

A gladiator and leader of a slave uprising against Rome

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A Macedonian king and the successor to Alexander the Great

Question 11

Who was Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

An Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found nearly intact in 1922

Answer

A gladiator and leader of a slave uprising against Rome

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A Macedonian king and the successor to Alexander the Great

Question 12

Who was Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

An Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found nearly intact in 1922

Answer

A gladiator and leader of a slave uprising against Rome

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A Macedonian king and the successor to Alexander the Great

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The Egyptian President during the Suez Crisis and Six-Day War

Question 13

The Cullinan diamond was mined in 1905 in which country?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Brazil

Question 14

The Cullinan diamond was mined in 1905 in which country?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Brazil

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China

Question 15

The Cullinan diamond was mined in 1905 in which country?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Brazil

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China

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Nigeria

Question 16

The Cullinan diamond was mined in 1905 in which country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Answer

Brazil

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China

Answer

Nigeria

Question 17

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

Answer

British Empire

Question 18

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

Inca Empire

Answer

British Empire

Question 19

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

Inca Empire

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British Empire

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Roman Empire

Question 20

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

Inca Empire

Answer

British Empire

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Roman Empire

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The Vikings

Question 21

Who was the Director of the FBI throughout the '60s?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Clyde Tolson

Question 22

Who was the Director of the FBI throughout the '60s?

Accepted Answer

J. Edgar Hoover

Answer

Clyde Tolson

Question 23

Who was the Director of the FBI throughout the '60s?

Accepted Answer

J. Edgar Hoover

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Clyde Tolson

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John Dillinger

Question 24

Who was the Director of the FBI throughout the '60s?

Accepted Answer

J. Edgar Hoover

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Clyde Tolson

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John Dillinger

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Melvin Purvis

Question 25

In which 20th century conflict did Operation Desert Storm take place?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Falklands War

Question 26

In which 20th century conflict did Operation Desert Storm take place?

Accepted Answer

First Gulf War

Answer

Falklands War

Question 27

In which 20th century conflict did Operation Desert Storm take place?

Accepted Answer

First Gulf War

Answer

Falklands War

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Korean War

Question 28

In which 20th century conflict did Operation Desert Storm take place?

Accepted Answer

First Gulf War

Answer

Falklands War

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Korean War

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Vietnam War

Question 29

What day was celebrated on May 8 1945?

Accepted Answer

Answer

E-V Day

Question 30

What day was celebrated on May 8 1945?

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Answer

E-V Day

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UK Day

Question 31

What day was celebrated on May 8 1945?

Accepted Answer

V-E Day

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E-V Day

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UK Day

Question 32

What day was celebrated on May 8 1945?

Accepted Answer

V-E Day

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E-V Day

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UK Day

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WWII Day

Question 33

What year did the U.S. military abolish racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

Answer

1892

Question 34

What year did the U.S. military abolish racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

Answer

1892

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1814

Question 35

What year did the U.S. military abolish racial segregation?

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1892

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1814

Answer

1999

Question 36

What year did the U.S. military abolish racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

1948

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1892

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1814

Answer

1999

Question 37

70 per cent of military service personnel deployed around the world are of which nationality?

Accepted Answer

American

Question 38

70 per cent of military service personnel deployed around the world are of which nationality?

Accepted Answer

American

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British

Question 39

70 per cent of military service personnel deployed around the world are of which nationality?

Accepted Answer

American

Answer

British

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Chinese

Question 40

70 per cent of military service personnel deployed around the world are of which nationality?

Accepted Answer

American

Answer

British

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Chinese

Answer

Italian