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Fun History trivia questions and answers.Fun history trivia questions and answers. What was the first country to recognize Mexico's independence, in
1836? What encyclopedia's first edition, in 1771, described California as
"a large country of the West Indies"? Who was the only American to become vice president and president
after resignations? There is one
slot machine in Las Vegas for every how many inhabitants. Who saw his crew dine on wormy biscuits and rats on his fourth
voyage to the New World? Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More! What disgraced vice president's high school yearbook quote read;
"An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow"? Who was the youngest man to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I? What 19th-century president erroneously noted: "The ballot is
stronger than the bullet"? What country led all Arab nations in the number of troops
participating in Operation Desert Storm? Who did George Bush accuse of being "a card-carrying member" of
the American Civil Liberties Union, in 1988? Fun history trivia questions and answers. What presidential election year saw Republicans dub Democrats the
party of "Communism, Corruption and Korea"? What position was Eileen Collins the first female to hold on a
space shuttle mission? What were the Viet Minh called when they crossed into South
Vietnam? What Russian cleric was poisoned, shot and finally drowned on
December 30, 1916? Who led the Million Man March on Washington? What country suffered the worst two earthquakes in history,
killing 830,000 in 1556 and 750,000 in 1976? What Eastern European city was the last city to be liberated in
World War II? What country used the deadly nerve gas Sarin against its Kurdish
minority in the 1990s? What general did GI's nickname "Top Gun" in the Persian Gulf War? What trade union was finally legalized in Poland in 1989? What symbol was first linked to the Democratic party in an 1870
cartoon by Thomas Nast? What Harry Callahan line did Ronald Reagan invoke to "tax
increasers"? What explorer of North Carolina never got to finish his "History
of the World" while banished to the Tower of London? Who was president of the U.S. when Uncle Sam first got a beard? Who did Adolf Hitler dictate Mein Kampf to while in prison? What structure was 26.5 miles long until 1989? What sport sparked a war between El Salvador and Honduras, after
an unpopular referee's call in 1969?
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