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Trivia Questions

In 1967 Canada celebrated the centennial of this, from the Latin for "to unite in a league"

In 1502, on his fourth voyage, he landed at what is now Trujillo, Honduras

In 1889 this country became a republic when Pedro II gave up his throne

In 1970 he became the first democratically elected Marxist to head a nation in the Western Hemisphere

General Alfredo Stroessner ruled this South American country with an iron hand for 35 years, 1954-1989

In 1519, when Cortes entered the capital then called this, many believed he was a god

This long defensive barrier was designated a World Heritage site in 1987

Once a spokesman for General Electric, Ronald Reagan earned this nickname as President

It began in the house of the king's baker in Pudding Lane on September 2, 1666

In 1954 Khufu's (or Choeps') funeral ship was discovered near this landmark, his tomb