History Around the World 6

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1. We start with some recent history... Who was elected as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada in February 2006? Jean Chretien Paul Martin Stephen Harper Kim Campbell

2. Which WWII leader was born on July 29, 1883? Josef Stalin Sir Winston Churchill Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini

3. Buckingham Palace became the official royal residence during the reign of which British monarch? King Henry VIII Queen Victoria King George III King George V

4. In which state was President George H.W. Bush born? Texas Connecticut Massachusetts Maine

5. In which country was Pol Pot dictator? Cambodia Malawi Vietnam Nepal

6. Which English/British monarch had the youngest spouse? Henry VIII John Henry V Richard II

7. What is the quasi-legendary dynasty that ruled China from 2070-1600 B.C. and is the first to be described in the 'Records of the Grand Historian'? Shang Xia Zhou Han

8. When Alaska and Hawaii joined the US in 1959, it was the first expansion in nearly half a century. Which state had become the 48th and the last of the contiguous states to join the Union in 1912? Arizona Utah New Mexico Oklahoma

9. Which major battle that saw more than 2 million combatants, a quarter of whom were killed or wounded, began on September 5, 1914? 1st Battle of the Marne 1st Battle of the Somme 1st Battle of Ypres Battle of Arras

10. In which year did Bartolomeu Diaz become the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope? 1688 1388 1488 1588