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Trivia Questions

In 1996 Emil Constantinescu defeated Ion Iliescu in a runoff election for president of this country

In 1905 journalist Arthur Griffith founded this political party, urging the Irish to not pay taxes to the British

In 1928 this finance minister grabbed power & began his 40-year rule as dictator of Portugal

The "History's Mysteries" program did a show on this June 1944 event, "The Best Kept Secret"

Part history, part fashion, "Battle of the Clans" tells of these patterns banned in the 18th century

This designer's Y-line dress, seen here, highlighted a show on the year 1955

A program on ocean liners featured this ship, seen here:"She could carry 3,000 passengers & crew in unparalleled comfort..."

Upon his death in 1989, he had served as emperor 62 years, the longest reign in Japanese history

As a result of its 1904-1905 war with this country, Japan received control of Manchuria

In 1457 Ota Dokan built a castle on the present site of the Imperial Palace in this city