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History Quiz

Week of June 1, 2000

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1. In 1908, a Belgian-American chemist invented the first wholly synthetic plastic called ______?
Perspex
Bakelite
Sandem
Resin

2. Who was the Native American athlete that won the decathlon and pentathlon at the Olympics in 1912 and was a professional baseball and football player?

Henry Smythe
Jesse Owens
Jim Thorpe
Babe Ruth

3. Who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald?

John Wilkes Booth
Nathuram Godse
James Earl Ray
Jack Ruby

4. Why did U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resign in 1973?

Income tax evasion
Soliciting a prostitute
Part of the Watergate Scandal
Embezzlement

5. What name was British King Edward VIII known by his family and friends?

David
Eddie
Bertie
Andy

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