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Trivia Questions

This East Village venue was run by Bill Graham for only 3 years, from 1968 to 1971

The youngest branch of the U.S. military, it was created soon after World War II

This empire ruled in what is now Mexico during the 1400s & early 1500s

On Sept. 2, 1864 General Sherman captured this city, subsequently burning much of it to the ground

In 336 B.C., at age 20, he became king of the Macedonians

It's the first name of Italian navigator Vespucci, who made several trips to the New World around 1500

When it became independent in 1829, it was half its current size, but added Thessaly in 1881, Epirus in 1913...

A protest at a church in Timisoara began the rebellion that ended Ceausescu's rule in this country

The demise of this monarch is depicted here

Britons of the year 1000 called Vikings by this national name, & levied a "geld" to buy them off