1. In September of 1939, after 21 years of tenuous peace, Europe was again at war. The wee small hours of what day in September saw the Nazi Germans sweep across the Polish border and take control of Poland? September 6, 1939 September 3, 1939 September 1, 1939 September 10, 1939

2. On September 2, 1945, more than 250 allied warships lay anchored in Tokyo Bay. Just after 9:00 a.m. Tokyo time, Japan signed an official document of unconditional surrender. What site did President Truman chose for this historic event? USS Missouri USS Wisconsin USS Iowa USS Alabama

3. On September 7, 1911, Guillaume Apollinaire was arrested on suspicion of stealing what famous painting from the Louvre museum in Paris? Answer: (two words-- no quotations)

4. September 8 saw the premiere of a new television series which "boldly went where no TV series had ever gone before." The series was, of course, 'Star Trek'. What was the year? 1971 1966 1969 1974

5. On September 13, 1977, what type of automobile made its American debut? diesel Toyota minivan electric Yugo

6. September 14, 1975 was the day the first ever US citizen was canonized a saint. Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized at the Vatican by which Pope? Pope John Paul II Pope Paul VI Pope John Paul I Pope Pius X

7. September 1959 witnessed an historic event when Nikita Khrushchev became the first ever Soviet head of state to visit which country? Japan United States China Italy

8. On September 18, 1961, the world was shocked by the tragic death of United Nation's Secretary General, Dag Hammasrkjold. Hammarskjold died in a suspicious plane crash over Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). What nationality was he? Swedish Finnish Danish Norweigan

9. Here's a question for all you diehard history buffs: Looking way, way back, what country's monarchy was abolished on September 21 in the year 1792? Answer: (One word-- a European country)

10. In September, 1846, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered a new planet from the observatory in Berlin. What was this new planet? Neptune Pluto Uranus Saturn