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Trivia Questions

The 2 husbands of Elizabeth Taylor who starred opposite her in films for which she won Oscars

In 1867, Alexander II of Russia sold it to the United States

Country which gained its independence August 14, 1947, 1 day before its neighbor India

Lucrezia & Cesare Borgia are 2 of the few people in history whose father held this position

1794 skirmishes caused by the imposition of Alexander Hamilton's liquor excise tax

WWII ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945 in a ceremony presided over by this general

Talks were held during October of 1951 in Panmunjon to re-unify this country, but it didn't work

In 1972 this country returned control of Okinawa to Japan

Estimated death toll from the famous 1756 incident in this room in an Indian fort ranges from 15 to over 100

A former monk turned rebellious, then merciless, founded this Chinese dynasty in 1368