World History for Nerds #3

Will you be able to answer all of these random history questions?

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In what country did the Battle of Waterloo take place?

Belgium

How many presidents were born before the United States became a nation?

What year was the wreck of the Titanic discovered?

1985

Mount Vesuvius erupted in which country in 1631?

Italy

Akbar the Great ruled over which country?

India

Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?

Anne Boleyn

In which country were cuckoo clocks invented?

Germany

Louis XIV was known as the 'what' King?

sun

In what year was Tsar Nicholas II executed?

1918

Mormons founded which American city in 1847?

Salt Lake City

Which general famously said 'I'll be back' when forced to leave the Philippines?

Douglas MacArthur

In which year did Rudolph W. Giuliani become mayor of New York City?

1994

Where did the signing of the Japanese surrender take place, bringing the close World War II?

U.S.S. Missouri

Britain and France's policy towards Germany in the lead up to World War II was called what?

Appeasement

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