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Lincoln's first vice president was:

    Hannibal Hamlin. Johnson was his second V.P. {;} the others were cabinet members

Rome battled against this country in the Punic Wars
    Carthage.

Scotland gained independence with a victory in this key battle:
    Bannockburn.

Richard Nixon unsuccessfully ran for president in {1960;} this man was his vice presidential candidate on that ticket
    Henry Cabot Lodge.

Which individual was NOT part of the John Wilkes Booth conspiracy against Lincoln?
    Boston Corbett. Corbett is the person who is credited with firing the shot that killed Booth.

Which president served EARLIEST in time?
    Martin Van Buren.

Which Indian tribe is a member of the Iroquois Confederacy?
    Seneca.

The pirate known as Blackbeard was actually named:
    Edward Teach. Morgan and Kidd were also {buccaneers;} Frobisher was a privateer at the time of Francis Drake

The individual who commanded the forces in the Alamo:
    William Travis. Bowie and Crockett were in the {alamo;} Houston later avenged the defeat.

William Wallace has enjoyed recent fame as a key figure in Scotland's struggle for independence. The great hero of Scottish independence from England, however, is someone else.
    Robert Bruce.


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