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Trivia Questions

As early as the 8th century, the English were required to pay Peter's Pence, a tax in support of this person

In 1661 the body of this Lord Protector was exhumed, strung up & beheaded

This envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury was held hostage in Lebanon for over 4 years before his 1991 release

On Jan. 17, 1994 California was struck by one measuring 6.7; on Jan. 17, 1995 Kobe, Japan was hit by a 7.2

In 1988 radio-carbon testing dated this holy cloth only to the Middle Ages

In 1969 after traveling about 2600 miles, he & his crew abandoned their Ra expedition

In 1967 a launch pad fire claimed the lives of Edward White, Roger Chaffee & this astronaut

Suleyman Demirel was premier of this country on 5 separate occasions before becoming president in 1993

This volunteer cavalry unit organized by Teddy Roosevelt included miners, cowboys & college athletes

Around 122 A.D. this emperor ordered a wall built to separate the Romans from the Barbarians