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History Quiz

Week of February 18, 2000

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1. In 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved. What was her name?
Mrs. Willeta Johnson
Mrs. Wallis Simpson
Mrs. Carol Willington
Mrs. Jones Spencer

2. What did Wiley Post and Paul Gatty do in 1931 in a record 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes?

Hold their breath
Run across the United States
Fly around the world
Bicycle across Australia

3. In what year did M. John Baird first introduce a machine that he called a "television"?

1919
1926
1935
1948

4. For what offense was Adolf Hitler sent to Landsberg prison in 1924?

Murder
Treason
Robbery
Parking violation

5. What did Thomas Edison call the scientists who worked for him?

Moomers
Helpers
Rakers
Muckers

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