History Trivia Quiz 29

10 questions · 4 multiple choice · 6 number answers · scored out of 1000

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  1. Multiple choicemedium
    What was the name of the passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to US entry into WWI?
  2. Number answereasy

    Hint: The last had six wives

  3. Number answervery hard
  4. Multiple choicemedium
    Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole, but where was he from?
  5. Number answerhard

    Hint: Wireless telegraphy

  6. Number answermedium
  7. Multiple choicemedium
    Which civilization built the city of Tenochtitlan, now modern-day Mexico City?
  8. Number answermedium

    Hint: Massachusetts colonial hysteria

  9. Number answerhard
  10. Multiple choicehard
    What was the real first name of Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson?

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  1. What was the name of the passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to US entry into WWI?Lusitania
  2. How many British monarchs have been named Henry?8
  3. In what year did the Boxer Rebellion begin in China?1,899
  4. Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole, but where was he from?Norway
  5. In what year did Marconi send the first transatlantic radio signal?1,901
  6. How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration (in days)?3
  7. Which civilization built the city of Tenochtitlan, now modern-day Mexico City?Aztec
  8. In what year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?1,692
  9. In what year did the Battle of Waterloo take place?1,815
  10. What was the real first name of Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson?Claudia

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