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History QUIZ

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Questions for History
WORLD HISTORY
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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?
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