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What was the major event that triggered the Great Depression?




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Cold War Basics
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Jan 10 - Cold War
Easier, 2 mins - 338 plays
The Cold War was not actually a physical war, but it was one...

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  Pivotal Moments in Nazi History   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz takes a quick look at moments that shaped German, European and world history from 1923 through 1939. I hope you like it!
Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 24 09
Category: Nazi Germany
Easier
jonnowales gold member
4145 plays
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  Man's Inhumanity to Man   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me on a tour of some the outrageous acts that man has committed against his fellow man (please note that this is not a 'top ten' list). Sadly these examples are merely a drop in the bucket. It's enough to make you want to resign from the human race.
Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Jan 14 25
Category: Mixed Bag
Easier
skunkee gold member
Jan 14 25
24030 plays
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  Turning in their Graves   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These leaders would turn in their graves if they knew what caused their empires to fall. Let's travel through time and see what happens when we tell them.
Average, 10 Qns, trident, May 31 14
Average
trident editor
23174 plays
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  Remembering the 50s - 1956 Americana   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It was 1956, and as Soviet troops marched into Hungary, Americans were listening to Dean Martin's "Memories are Made of This" and "Around the World in 80 Days" won the Academy Award.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 31 14
Category: 1950s Nostalgia
Average
rblayer
6601 plays
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  On This Day in February   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
The Second of my "On this Day" quizzes.
Average, 25 Qns, furby1, Sep 12 22
Average
furby1
Sep 12 22
2518 plays
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  The 1960s Counter Culture (USA)   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the 1960s, all kinds of new stars were born. People became famous for all sorts of new reasons. It was the rise of what we now call counter culture. This change was a creater and receiver of mass media, increasing digitalization, and globalization.
Average, 10 Qns, Windswept, May 06 20
Category: 1960s History
Average
Windswept
May 06 20
5475 plays
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  It Happened One Night   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It was a dark and stormy night (ok, maybe not stormy in all the cases) when these incidents took place. Take a look at some important historical events that occurred under the cover of darkness.
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jun 03 13
Category: Mixed Bag
Average
zorba_scank gold member
4971 plays
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  1980s All-American Fads, Fashion and Trends   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the third in a series of the fabulous fads and fashions that shaped the 20th century. This one is - the 80s. Like, gnarly man.
Average, 10 Qns, brewster76, Nov 18 08
Category: 1980s Nostalgia
Average
brewster76
11206 plays
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  The Most Interesting Women in the World   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not only men make history, meet some of the women that have made headlines in their days in one way or another.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, James25, Jan 25 23
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Very Easy
James25 gold member
Jan 25 23
6401 plays
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  What Happened in ... ?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll go through the decade from 1900 to 1909 with things that happened in each year--you name the event!
Average, 10 Qns, john_sunseri, Dec 19 09
Category: 1900s History
Average
john_sunseri
5200 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In the ancient world Tunis was associated with which city-state that "must be destroyed"?

From Quiz "History of Tunis"




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