Historical Trivia Test
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Question 1 of 10
What was the main focus of the Marshall Plan which was proposed in 1947?
Question 2 of 10
On 12 October 1984, IRA member Patrick Magee planted a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton that killed five people, but not the main target. Who was the intended target?
Question 3 of 10
In 1823, Charles Mackintosh was credited with which invention/discovery?
Question 4 of 10
What was Barack Obama's unfortunate middle name?
Question 5 of 10
What nationality was the explorer Lawrence Oates?
Question 6 of 10
John Glenn accomplished what first for an American?
Question 7 of 10
Which country was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979?
Question 8 of 10
Why doesn't Mr. Dussel's wife join Anne Frank in hiding?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these woman were the wife of Henry VIII of England?
Question 10 of 10
Who became the first Emperor of a unified China in 221 BC?

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