A FunTrivia Mixed Quiz!

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#1. History Mixture. Player Windswept asks:

What is the fiery name given to the famous Civil War General Sherman's military tactics? Vertical envelopment Scorched earth Massed howitzer fire Pride's purge

#2. History Mixture. Player Learningpainz asks:

What was the name of the first animal or animal pair to orbit the Earth? "Gordo" the squirrel monkey "Laika" the dog "Able" and "Baker" the monkeys "Belka" and "Strelka" the dogs

#3. History Mixture. Player Buddy1 asks:

Which of the following civilizations is also known as the "land between the rivers"? Rome Egypt Mesopotamia China

#4. History Mixture. Player shooterracer asks:

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first man in space. What is the citizenship of the first woman in space? German Japanese American Soviet

#5. History Mixture. Player Dutch2001 asks:

What corporal in the German army threw himself on his bed and cried when he heard that Germany had lost World War I? Otto von Bismarck Erwin Rommel Adolf Hitler Angela Merkel

#6. History Mixture. Player CellarDoor asks:

In old maps drafted by Europeans, what Latin phrase was used to denote uncharted or unexplored territory? Carpe diem Veni, vidi, vici Fiat lux Terra incognita

#7. History Mixture. Player merylfederman asks:

Which of these is *NOT* one of the classical ancient Greek four elements? air fire light water

#8. History Mixture. Player F6FHellcat asks:

On June 20, 1864, one Sergeant Major George Polley was killed during the Siege of Petersburg. What funerary object, typically made of stone, had he just made for himself that very morning out of wood? His coffin His footstone His hearse His gravestone

#9. History Mixture. Player BrightonDragon asks:

In 1997, the UK transferred Hong Kong to China for what reason? Pressure from the Chinese A lease on areas of Hong Kong expired Anti colonial sentiment in the UK To comply with a ruling by the International Court

#10. History Mixture. Player GBfan asks:

Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima are sites of famous nuclear meltdowns. Which is NOT a country were these three incidents occurred? France USA Ukraine Japan