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  1. 1.In what year did World War II end?

    • •1939
    • •1918
    • •1950
    • •1945

  2. 2.What was the Holocaust?

    • •Mass execution of Soviet prisoners of war
    • •Bombing of German cities by Allied forces in World War II
    • •Genocide of millions by Nazi Germany during World War II
    • •Firebombing of Dresden

  3. 3.What does 'Cold War' refer to?

    • •Series of military conflicts in cold-weather countries during the 20th century
    • •Trade conflict between Western nations in the 1920s
    • •Political and ideological tension between the USA and Soviet Union
    • •Military war fought in Arctic regions during World War II

  4. 4.Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

    • •Bessie Coleman
    • •Charles Lindbergh
    • •Harriet Quimby
    • •Amelia Earhart

  5. 5.Which ancient wonder of the world still stands today?

    • •Great Pyramid of Giza
    • •Colossus of Rhodes
    • •Lighthouse of Alexandria
    • •Hanging Gardens of Babylon

  6. 6.Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

    • •French military ruler who dominated much of Europe
    • •French republican leader after the Revolution
    • •French monarch during the revolutionary era
    • •Italian military commander who invaded France

  7. 7.What wall divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989?

    • •The Iron Curtain
    • •Hadrian's Wall
    • •The Great Wall
    • •The Berlin Wall

  8. 8.What event is celebrated on July 4th in the United States?

    • •Memorial Day
    • •Labor Day
    • •Independence Day
    • •Thanksgiving

  9. 9.What were the pyramids of ancient Egypt used for?

    • •Facilities for storing grain
    • •Temples for public worship
    • •Tombs and monuments for pharaohs
    • •Observatories for astronomical tracking

  10. 10.What is the Declaration of Independence?

    • •Document from 1776 declaring thirteen colonies independent from Britain
    • •Treaty ending the American Civil War
    • •Document declaring France a republic after the French Revolution
    • •Constitution of the United States