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Trivia Questions

In the 16th century Peru was called New Castile & Mexico was called this

This future president led the 1952 military coup that forced Farouk's abdication

As a result of this 1861-65 conflict, over 600,000 died and 375,000 were wounded

In 1666 Puritan families founded a village that later became this largest New Jersey city

On Sept. 10, 1813 he sailed from South Bass Island off Ohio's shore to battle the British

In 1869 the U.S. attempted to annex this nation on eastern Hispaniola

This third party of the 1890s called for free silver & government ownership of railroads

In 1868 Emperor Mutsuhito of this country adopted the reign name Meiji, meaning "enlightened rule"

In 1919 this country's new constitution established the Reichstag & the Reichsrat

Since 1940 only Harold Wilson & this man have served as British prime minister on 2 separate occasions