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Trivia Questions

In 1718 the British tracked down & killed this "dark" pirate in a North Carolina inlet

In 1946 the Ivory Coast was made an overseas territory of this country; in 1960 it gained its independence

The treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 was named for this New Hampshire city

This Venetian explorer was the first known European to visit what is now Thailand & Vietnam

General George Henry Thomas earned the epithet "The Rock Of Chickamauga" during this war

He helped liberate much of South America from Spanish rule & in turn had a country named for him

This father of Alexander the Great seized the throne of Macedon in 359 B.C.

This sheriff who shot Billy the Kid was later appointed a customs collector by Teddy Roosevelt

For their part in this 1770 Massachusetts riot, 2 soldiers were branded on the thumb

This monument with a 19-foot seated statue was dedicated by President Harding May 30, 1922