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Questions for History Quiz Six

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  1. Who was the president of the United States in 2000?

  2. What was Amelia Earhart the first woman to do in 1928?

  3. The tense relationship that occurred between the three main powers (United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom) following World War II was known as what war?

  4. Thomas Edison invented the first practical and commercially viable what?

  5. How many times was Winston Churchill Prime Minister over the United Kingdom?

  6. Who was the third wife of King Henry VIII?

  7. What is the oldest public building in the US?

  8. What nationality was the famous scientist Charles Darwin?

  9. True or false: Queen Victory reigned over Great Britain for more than 60 years?

  10. What name was given to the secret network of routes and safe houses used to help slaves escape to free states and Canada during the 19th Century?

  1. What year did Germany sign the Treaty of Versailles?

  2. Which famous scientist developed a telescope and discovered the four largest satellites of Planet Jupiter?

  3. Which undeclared sea-based war was fought between the US and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800?

  4. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

  5. What was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America?