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Quiz World War II

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Which German general was also known by the nickname Desert Fox?

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What date is celebrated as Victory over Fascism Day?

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Which country is associated with the defensive system called the Maginot Line?

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World War II started with Germany attacking which country?

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What date is considered the start of World War II?

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On which two Japanese cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs in August 1945?

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Which German emperor was the namesake for the operation to attack the USSR?

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What was the name of the Allied operation to evacuate forces from Dunkirk?

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What was the name of the famous Soviet sniper who stood out in the Battle of Stalingrad?

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When was the First Battle of El Alamein fought?

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In what year did the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York occur?

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Who was the leader of the Gallic tribes that Caesar defeated?

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In which year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

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Which continent was the former Inca Empire located on?

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What is the English translation of "In vino veritas"?

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What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?

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Aristotle's father worked at the court of Amyntas III as a?

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When was the First Battle of El Alamein fought?

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Which Native American tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?

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Which Native American tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?

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Which daughter of Chief Powhatan was the first Native American to be honoured on a U.S. postage stamp?

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The photograph features one of the most significant works of Islamic calligraphy, created in the 9th and 10th centuries, and is kept in the Metropolitan Museum. Do you know by which name this work is known?

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Who was the leader of Persia during the Battle of Marathon in the First Persian War?

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What writing system did the Ancient Egyptians use?

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Where does the name Europe find its origin?

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What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the American Civil War?

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About which President was Walt Whitman’s poem Oh Captain, My Captain written?

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What was the cause of Alexander the Great's death?

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In which year was the Berlin Wall built, separating East and West Berlin?

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Name one of the battles fought by Alexander the Great.

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