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1. On June 6, 1944 (D-Day), the Allies landed on five beaches in Normandy, France. Two of those beaches were code named after a state (of the United States) and a city in the United States. The state and city are:
2. Ferdinand de Lesseps built the Suez Canal but he also tried and failed to build a canal in another part of the world in the 1880s. A canal was finally completed there in 1914 under the direction of US army engineers. Which canal was this?
3. The year 1836 was a popular year for battles in Texas. Which battle did NOT take place in this year in Texas?
4. The Bay of Pigs is a gulf inlet on the coast of Cuba. What is this site famous for?
5. In 1521, leaders of the Holy Roman Empire gathered in Germany for what meeting which Martin Luther found hard to stomach?
6. In 1497 in Florence, Italy, a Dominican friar began publicly burning items such as artworks, musical instruments, and books. What name was given to this historical event?
7. Disaster struck when General William Sherman led his troops on his notorious March to the Sea and torched *this* Southern city while on his way.
8. In World War II the term "Divine Wind" was used in reference to what?
9. Which south-east Asian nation sent 92,000 men to serve France during WWI?
10. What is the name of the civilization that dominated mainland Greece from around 1580 BC until about 1100 BC and buried their kings in great beehive-shaped domes known as 'tholoi'?
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