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Piece of Cake

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1. On 2nd July, 1839 slaves, led by Sengbe Pieh, took possession of this ship, then ordered the navigator to take them back to Africa. The attempt failed and all the slaves were put on trial. What was the name of the ship?

  Titanic
  Sea Hawke
  Mayflower
  Amistad

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2. Susan B. Anthony first appeared on the U.S. One Dollar coin in 1979. What cause did she most notably champion that was worthy of her being put on the coin?

  Women's Right to Vote
  Anti-Smoking Laws
  Child Labor Laws
  End of Sweatshop Labor

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3. During World War II, Operation Pedestal was a British attempt to get badly needed supplies to which under siege Mediterranean island?

  Lanzarote
  Fuerteventura
  Tenerife
  Malta

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4. What was the nickname of the pilot who finished his autobiography "Der rote Kampfflieger" less than a year before his death?

  Lucky Lindy
  The Red Baron
  Buzz
  Butch

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5. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, what city was effectively the national capital of the USA?

  Baltimore
  Boston
  Philadelphia
  Richmond

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6. Which of the following air disasters took place on May 6, 1937 in the state of New Jersey and resulted in 36 deaths?

  Amelia Earhart's disappearance
  Hindenburg airship disaster
  The Airlines of Australia Stinson crash
  The Edmonton air crash

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7. The USA and USSR held talks in 1969 and 1979 about arms control. The 1969 talks resulted in a treaty but both sides failed to ratify the treaty from the 1979 talks. What were these talks called?

  S.U.G.A.R.
  P.E.P.P.E.R.
  S.P.I.C.E.
  S.A.L.T.

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8. Man lands on the moon, music fans flock to the first Woodstock festival, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a 'bed-in' in what year?

  1969
  1975
  1961
  1970

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9. This region was occupied by Japan from 1931 to 1945, when it was invaded by the Soviet Union. From what region did the Qing dynasty of China originate?

  Manchuria
  Manchot
  Manchester
  Manchita

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10. The beret is a common type of flat-crowned cap that became an unofficial symbol associated with what country's Resistance fighters during WWII?

  Poland
  France
  Yugoslavia
  Germany

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