Questions for History WORLD HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1- What date was D-Day? 2- How many of King Henry VIII's wives were called Catherine? 3- Which country was General Franco dictator over? 4- What famous wall, built by a Roman Emperor, lies between Scotland and England? 5- During which year did Fidel Castro gain power over Cuba? 6- What is the name of the city where John F. Kennedy was assassinated? 7- Which war first introduced the use of tanks? 8- What year did Sir Winston Churchill step into power over Great Britain? 9- Since retiring from service, where is the QE2 docked on a permanent basis? 10- What was the Nazi symbol called? 11- What were Norsemen better known as? 12- During which year did the RMS Titanic sink? 13- Who was the first president of America? 14- What year did Adolf Hitler die? 15- During which year did Christopher Columbus discover the Bahamas? •HISTORY OF MEXICO • 1- NAME OF THE LAST MEXICA EMPEROR,WHOSE FEET WERE BURNED THE SPANISH CONQUERERS? • 2- WHO WAS “LA MALINCHE”? • 3- WHO WAS THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY IN THE NEW SPAIN? • 4- WHO WERE CALLED CRIOLLOS(CREOLES)? • 5- THE YEAR MEXICO’S INDEPENDENCE STARTED • 6- WHO’S KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF THE COUNTRY(PATRIA)? • 7- WHAT WERE THE MILITARY CADETS WHO DEFENDED THE CASTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC FROM THE AMERICAN INVASION IN 1847 CALLED? • 8- WHAT’S CELEBRATED ON MAY 5TH? • 9- THE REFORM WAR WAS BETWEEN…. • 10- DATE OF THE OIL EXPROPIATION • 11- DURING THE COLONIAL TIMES, WHAT WAS MEXICO CALLED? • 12- WHEN WAS BENITO JUAREZ BORN? ( DAY/MONTH/YEAR) • 13- THE ACATEMPAN HUG , WHEN WAS IT?