History Quiz #633
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Q1. According to Greek mythology, what was the deepest part of hell?
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Q2. What were Operation Ranger, Operation Buster-Jangle, Operation Tumbler-Snapper, Operation Upshot-Knothole and Operation Teapot?
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Q3. What was named after American frontiersman James Bowie?
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Q4. In 1963, US President Johnson imposed a 25 % tax (almost 10 times the average) on potato starch, dextrin, brandy, and light trucks, resulting in VW vans and pickups disappearing from the U.S. market. Why?
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Q5. What was the "Haymarket Massacre" in 1886?
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Q6. Who was on the throne of England when Francis Drake fought the Spanish Armada in 1588?
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Q7. What name was given to the political and social movement that united the states of the Italian peninsula into the single country of Italy in the 19th century?
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