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History Quiz

Week of September 28, 2000

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1. In 1942, the U.S. instituted the world's first national speed limit. What was the speed?
25 mph
35 mph
45 mph
55 mph

2. Which actress was posthumously awarded an Emmy for her role as Golda Meir in the program "A Woman Called Golda" in 1982?

Brigitte Bardot
Greta Garbo
Audrey Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman

3. What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's capsule?

Mirny I
Moskva I
Vostok I
Soyuz I

4. What did Muhammad Ali do with his Olympic gold medal?

Donated it to a museum
Had it framed
Threw it in a river
Wears it

5. Who was the last prisoner at the Spandau prison?

Rudolf Hess
Albert Speer
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Goering

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