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a. Amerigo Vespucci
b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. !Leif Erikson
d. Christopher Columbus
3. What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near
Richmond, London?
a. !Hampton Court
b. St James039;s Palace
c. Coughton Court
d. Buckingham Palace
5. In 1961, an American B52 aircraft crashed and nearly detonated two 4mt nuclear
bombs over which US city?
a. Conway, Arkansas
b. Hicksville, New York
c. !Goldsboro, North Carolina
d. Jacksonville, Florida
7. Which U.S. president was said to have been too honest to lie to his father about
chopping down a cherry tree?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. !George Washington
c. James Monroe
d. Abraham Lincoln
8. Who rode on horseback to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming during
the U.S. Revolutionary War?
a. Thomas Paine
b. Henry Longfellow
c. Nathan Hale
d. !Paul Revere
9. Which Roman Emperor led the Roman Empire to reach its maximum territorial
extent?
a. !Trajan
b. Julius Caesar
c. Claudius
d. Constantine the Great
1. Soulja Boy039;s 039;Crank That039; won a Grammy for Best Rap Song in 2007.
a. !False
b. True
2. The music video to The Buggle039;s quot;Video Killed the Radio Starquot; was the
first music video to broadcast on MTV.
a. False
b. !True
7. 3 members of 2 Live Crew were arrested for playing songs from their album, As
Nasty As They Wanna Be, live.
a. False
b. !True
11. In 1993, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol because he was
unhappy with his contract with Warner Bros.
a. !True
b. False
12. Which punk rock band released hit songs such as quot;Californicationquot;,
quot;Can039;t Stopquot; and quot;Under the Bridgequot;?
a. !Red Hot Chilli Peppers
b. Linkin Park
c. Foo Fighters
d. Green Day
4. With which doubles partner did John McEnroe have most success?
a. Michael Stich
b. Mark Woodforde
c. !Peter Fleming
d. Mary Carillo
6. What team did England beat to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
a. !West Germany
b. Portugal
c. Brazil
d. Soviet Union
7. Which professional wrestler fell from the rafters to his death during a live
PayPerView event in 1999?
a. Chris Benoit
b. !Owen Hart
c. Lex Luger
d. Al Snow