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1. Many will have seen the picture of Cornwallis surrendering his sword to Washington at Yorktown, but we were not there. Actually, this event is a myth. Who received Cornwallis' sword?
2. Traditionally it was believed that Christopher Columbus discovered America, or the New World. According to legend, who may have arrived there in 1170AD?
3. The legend of the Flying Dutchman is something that every sailor, at least, has heard of. If you encounter this ghost ship at sea it is a bad sign that your ship is in trouble. Just who is reputed to have cursed this ship in the first place, making it sail until doomsday?
4. Lt. Col. José Enrique de la Peña was an officer in the Mexican army during the siege of the Alamo. According to legend no one survived the Alamo but his diary says otherwise. How many survived the Alamo according to him?
5. During the 1970's a popular television show was preparing for an episode when a stage hand accidentally removed an arm from a dummy but to his horror it was a real arm. What show was this?
6. Napoleon's right hand man, Field Marshall Ney, was supposedly executed. According to the legend his execution was faked. Where does the legend assert that he died?
7. Who said "if we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in they eye?
8. Known as the Ionia Volcano and discovered by a Spanish explorer, where exactly was it discovered?
9. We have heard the legend of Johnny Appleseed planting apple trees all over Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. What was his real name?
10. Army vs. Navy games have their pregame pranks with each other and every year the cadets try to steal the Navy mascot--a goat. David Rudko, a midshipman, planned over a long period of time the most shocking prank that most thought was unthinkable. What did he do?
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