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1. The introduction of cable TV took place in which U.S. city on January 1, 1951?
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Boston
Chicago

2. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla became Pope John Paul II on October 16 of which year?

1978
1984
1988
1992

3. Lech Walesa led the Polish union of which name?

Red Brigade
Solidarity
The Shiny Path
United Farm Workers

4. What weapon was used in the assassination of Leon Trotsky?

machete
ice pick
shovel
rake

5. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations in 1939?

Germany
Italy
USSR
Greece

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