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1 Who was Adolf Hitler’s deputy until May 1941 when he flew solo to Scotland in a failed attempt to negotiate peace?
A Rudolf Hess
2 Which country did the Soviet Union invade in August 1968?
A Czechoslovakia (at approx 11 pm on 20 August 1968, 200,000 troops and 2,000 tanks from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary invaded Czechoslovakia)
3 What is the name for a 19th-century human-sized torture cabinet that has a hinged front and spike-covered interior?
A Iron maiden
4 Which British king died on 6th February 1952?
A George VI
5 From whom did the United States acquire land known as Louisiana for $15 million in 1803?
A France
6 Where do many historians believe the famous 70-metre-long, Bayeux Tapestry was made?
A England; Kent actually
7 Name any year in the Regency period of history.
A 1811-1820 (George, Prince of Wales, governed the country as ‘Regent’ during the madness of his father George III)
8 Who seized power from King Idris in a coup d’état on 1st September 1969?
A Colonel Gaddafi (Muammar Gaddafi – Libya)
9 Formed in 1933, what is the better-known name for the Geheime Staatspolizei? (formed by Hermann Göring)
A Gestapo
10 In which century did Ivan the Terrible reign, the first ruler crowned as Tsar of All the Russians?
A 16th century (1547 to 1584)