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- Q1
It is considered the world's worst nuclear disaster and occurred on April 26, 1986.
The Kyshtym disaster
The Chernobyl disaster
30s - Q2
Following World War II, the USSR and the United States faced a global stalemate during what infamous conflict?
Gulf War
Silent War
Civil War
Cold War
30s - Q3
The 28th U.S. President, led America through World War I.
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
John F. Kennedy
George Washington
30s - Q4
When did World War I begin?
July 28, 1914
July 28, 1915
30s - Q5
Who was the explorer that started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Leif Eriksson
Ferdinand Magellan
30s - Q6
Which is the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb on an enemy?
Russia
Japan
United States
Germany
30s - Q7
On March 20, 1942, which general famously declared, "I shall return."
George Washington
Napoleon Bonaparte
Douglas MacArthur
Ernest Hemingway
30s - Q8
Which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall start?
Qin
Hang
Shang
Ming
30s - Q9
When did the Japanese forces launch a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
December 7, 1942
December 9, 1941
December 7, 1941
December 9, 1942
30s - Q10
When did the Titanic sink?
April 15, 1912
April 10, 1912
30s