History Quiz #818
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Q1. What was the alliance of Eastern European nations, the counterpart of NATO, during the Cold War?
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Q2. John Adams, second President of the newly independent United States of America, was also which of these?
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Q3. What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine, launched on 21 January 1954?
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Q4. The night of 9 March 1945 saw, according to historians, the most devastating World War II bombing raid in terms of immediate death on what city?
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Q5. When did Henry the Young King reign in England?
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Q6. In Alaska in the 18th century and prior to USA's purchasing it from Russia in 1867, the UK and what other European country laid claim to the land?
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Q7. Rod Blagojevich was alleged to have solicited personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the US Senate after Barack Obama resigned because he had been elected President of the USA. He was the Governor of which US state?
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