Extreme History Quiz

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Hint	Answer
In what year did Christopher Columbus 'discover' the new world?	1492
What important American figure, wrote anonymous letter under the name Silence Dogood?	Benjamin Franklin
who was the U.S. president during the war of 1812?	James Madison
What U.S. president is often regarded to be an extreme alcoholic?	Franklin Pierce
Who was the first UK PM?	Robert Walpole
What King appointed the above?	King George I
how many men signed the declaration of independance? (within 3 signers)	56
who was the last western roman emperor?	Romulus Augustulus
what Pope castrated all the statues in the Vatican, known as the 'Vatican great castration'	Pope Pius IX
In what year did this occur? (within 5 years)	1857

Hint	Answer
William T. Sherman's plan for land redistribution after the U.S. civil war was called?	40 acres and a mule
who wrote the federalist papers?	John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
what was the first animal ever in space?	Dog
what famous founding father did not sign the declaration of independence?	George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
what date in Germany is called Schicksalstag, ‘Day of Fate’. cause of the events that have occurred on that day. In 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated. In 1923, Adolf Hitler’s Nazis attempted the Munich Putsch, and in 1938 they attacked Jews on Kristallnacht. In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell?	9th November
In what year was the last execution by guillotine in France? (within 5 years)	1977
When did the last WW1 veteran die? (hint: Mayan calendar)	2012 (end of the Mayan calendar)
How many children did Queen Victoria have?	9
In what year was the last public hanging in England? (within 5 years)	1868
Which English king had an Army made for his dog?	Henry VIII