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Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?
Denmark
Denmark
France
France
Greece
Greece
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
John McCain served as senator for which US state?
New York
New York
Montana
Montana
Arizona
Arizona
Alabama
Alabama
What was the first name of President Eisenhower?
Wayne
Wayne
Dwight
Dwight
Brian
Brian
Stewart
Stewart
Which US President had twins called Barbara and Jenna?
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
George W Bush
George W Bush
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Which words did Washington add to the official Oath of Office?
For all Americans
For all Americans
So help me God
So help me God
To do my best
To do my best
Liberty and freedom
Liberty and freedom
What was the name of the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
Anne
Anne
Jane
Jane
Mary
Mary
Katherine
Katherine
Which President signed the Emancipation Declaration in 1863?
Carter
Carter
Coolidge
Coolidge
Washington
Washington
Lincoln
Lincoln
Who founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Susan B Anthony?
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Ida Wells
Ida Wells
Which title did Philip Mountbatten take when he married Princess Elizabeth?
Prince of Skye
Prince of Skye
Lord of Liverpool
Lord of Liverpool
Earl of Somerset
Earl of Somerset
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
Which US President delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Adams
Adams
Lincoln
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Washington
General Robert E Lee was born in which US state?
Virginia
Virginia
California
California
Maine
Maine
Arizona
Arizona
Who was the first former First Lady to be appointed to the US cabinet?
Betty Ford
Betty Ford
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Jackie Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy
In which month of 1969 did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon?
March
March
July
July
January
January
October
October
Which Civil Rights leader made the famous ‘I have a dream’ speech?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Paul Revere warned the residents of which US city that the British were coming?
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Chicago
Boston
Boston
Washington DC
Washington DC
Which US city was called Yerba Buena until 1847?
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Chicago
Chicago
San Francisco
San Francisco
Baltimore
Baltimore
The California Star was the first newspaper published in which US city?
Pasadena
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Francisco
Malibu
Malibu
Which was the second state after Massachusetts to legalize same-sex marriage?
Maine
Maine
Kentucky
Kentucky
Maryland
Maryland
California
California
2004 saw the first same-sex marriages in which US state?
Florida
Florida
California
California
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Texas
Texas
What was Gandhi’s job before being a civil rights campaigner?
Lawyer
Lawyer
Accountant
Accountant
Doctor
Doctor
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
James K Polk was from which state?
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Vermont
Utah
Utah
Tennessee
Tennessee
The Provisional IRA called a ceasefire in which part of the UK in 1994?
Wales
Wales
Cornwall
Cornwall
Scotland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Rosa Parks made her bus protest in which US state?
Georgia
Georgia
Alabama
Alabama
Florida
Florida
Louisiana
Louisiana
Which word is used to describe the US before the Civil War?
Antechapel
Antechapel
Antebellum
Antebellum
Antecedent
Antecedent
Antenatal
Antenatal
Which was the first US state to ratify Prohibition in 1918?
Mississippi
Mississippi
New York
New York
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Louisiana
Woodstock music festival was held in which US state in August 1969?
Vermont
Vermont
New York
New York
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Connecticut
The Lorraine Motel, where Luther King was shot, is now a what?
School
School
Office Block
Office Block
Museum
Museum
University
University
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