Hisdates•ComHistorical Facts
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Q: What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
A: Gibraltar.
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Q: Which three states did the USA gain after the Mexican war?
A: New Mexico, California, and Texas.
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Q: Which people did Alaric lead in the capture of Rome in 410?
A: Visigoths.
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Q: Who was the queen of the British king, Charles I?
A: Henrietta (Maria).
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Q: Where did George Washington's army endure the winter of 1777-78?
A: Valley Forge.
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Q: Whom did Charles V confront at the Diet of Worms in 1521?
A: Marin Luther.
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Q: What was the name of the Libyan king deposed by Colonel Kaddafi in 1969?
A: King Idris.
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Q: Who were the victors of the Battle of Austerlitz?
A: The French under Napoleon.
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Q: Which US president ended his country's participation in the Vietnam War?
A: Richard Nixon.
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Q: What was the first considerable engagement in the American Revolution?
A: Bunker Hill.
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Q: Who succeeded Henry I as king of England in 1135?
A: Stephan.
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Q: In which war was the Battle of Shiloh?
A: American Civil War.
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Q: Which treaty after World War I established the League of Nations?
A: Versailles.
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Q: In which year did the Korean War break out?
A: 1950.
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Q: By law, where in the U.S. do you not have to pay taxes?
A: An Indian Reservation
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Q: What food item was banned in United States movie theatres in the 1920s?
A: Popcorn, it was too noisy
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Q: In 1776 the first union went on strike in the US. Who went on strike?
A: Journeyman Printers
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Q: John Glen, the first astronaut to orbit earth, was in which service?
A: US Marine Corps
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Q: Which President was the first to be televised?
A: F D Roosevelt at the World's Fair in 1939
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