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Oddities in History

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Introduction:
"History as taught in school was incredibly boring. If only they'd taught us some of these incredible facts!"


1. What was unusual about 1,200 of Adolf Hitler's soldiers?
    They were over 70 years old
    They were of Jewish (or partly Jewish) origin
    They were under 5' tall
    They were Ukrainians


2. After World War I, Hitler's older half-sister, Angela Raubal, lived in Vienna and was the manager of what?
    Schwartz's Deli
    Vienna Yentl Academy
    Russian Pacifists' Society
    Mensa Academica Judaica


3. After being killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, what did Horatio Nelson's crew do with his body?
    Put it in a barrel of brandy
    Fed it to French prisoners
    Threw it overboard by mistake
    Covered it in bronze to put it in Trafalgar Square


4. In ancient Greece burnt shells of snails and oysters, dried animal parts, and incense were the ingredients of what?
    Furniture polish
    Embalming fluids
    Tooth paste
    Heating fuel


5. What did the USA's (2nd) President John Adams, (3rd) President Thomas Jefferson and (5th) President James Monroe have in common?
    All suffered from dyslexia
    All failed to carry Florida in the elections
    All died on 4th of July
    All were over 6' 3" tall


6. Who of these was NOT King of England?
    Egbald the Incontinent
    Svein Forkbeard
    Edmund the Magnificent
    Aethelred the Unready


7. At the end of WWII in Europe the Germans still held a substantial strip of territory in Central Europe. When did fighting in Bohemia end?
    14 May 1945
    7 May 1945
    3 June 1945
    10 May 1945


8. What was unusual about 12 US Pacific Fleet ships sinking, over 200 crafts being damaged, 36 US sailors dying and over 100 US Naval personnel injured in Okinawa, 1945?
    It was all due to "friendly fire"
    All the dead were named "Smith"
    Attack was launched by Japanese civilians
    The war with Japan was already over


9. What was the relationship between US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt?
    5th cousins
    No relation
    Grandfather - grandson
    2nd cousins


10. A portion of which present US state was occupied by the Japanese during World War II?
    Alaska
    California
    Hawaii
    Oregon


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