20th Century History, 6th Period

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"Okay, guys; this is a cross between an open book test and a research lesson," said Daniel. "Mostly we won't have studied any of this and the questions are going to come from the entire period. But you have all lesson, you have books and you have the computers. And, if that doesn't work, you have me too."





1. Who out of the following, did not die in the 20th century?

George Orwell, Deng Xiaoping, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Walt Disney, Astrid of Sweden, Vladimir Komarov


2. Linked to that, what was so special about the Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin, especially how he died?


3. The US attempted to invade Cuba in 1961, by making their landing in which bay?

Bay of Dogs, Bay of Sheep, Bay of Pigs, Bay of Donkeys, Bay of Horses, Bay of Cats


4. Martin Luther King gave his "I gave a dream" speech in 1963. Where was he speaking and what was the date?


5. What was Adolf Hitler's nationality?


6. Who was the first -- and so far only -- female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?


7. And in 1982, which war was she and the British involved in? Why were they at war?


8. What was Operation Dynamo? Who ran it and from where?


9. King Tutankhamon's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in which year?

1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925


10. According to popular legend, John F. Kennedy once declared that he was a doughnut. How did that happen?

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Answer or handwave :)

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1. Who out of the following, did not die in the 20th century?

George Orwell, Deng Xiaoping, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Walt Disney, Astrid of Sweden, Vladimir Komarov

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

2. Linked to that, what was so special about the Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin, especially how he died?

The Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin, was special because of his influence in the latter part of the Romanov dynasty. He had a great impact on Tsar Nicholas 11, his wife Alexandra and their son Alexei. He was especially noted for how he died even though in my canon he is still technically alive seeing as he was poisoned, shot four times, badly beaten and he was later drowned, which was the cause of his death.

3. The US attempted to invade Cuba in 1961, by making their landing in which bay?

Bay of Dogs, Bay of Sheep, Bay of Pigs, Bay of Donkeys, Bay of Horses, Bay of Cats

Bay of Pigs

4. Martin Luther King gave his "I gave a dream" speech in 1963. Where was he speaking and what was the date?

The Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.

5. What was Adolf Hitler's nationality?

Austrian


6. Who was the first -- and so far only -- female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher

7. And in 1982, which war was she and the British involved in? Why were they at war?

Falklands War. They were at war with Argentina over who had rightful ownership of the Falkland Islands.

8. What was Operation Dynamo? Who ran it and from where?

Operation Dynamo was run by Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay. It was the mass evacuation of allied soldiers from May 26 to June 4 1940 at the Battle of Dunkirk in Dunkirk, France.

9. King Tutankhamon's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in which year?

1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925

1922

10. According to popular legend, John F. Kennedy once declared that he was a doughnut. How did that happen?

John F. Kennedy was giving a speech in West Berlin and he tried to say 'I am a Berliner' in German but he apparently got the wrong translation for it.

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Steerpike's answers on the quiz were all perfectly accurate, though a detail might be missing here or there. In fact, it's almost eerie just how accurate his answers were.