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1. William Howard Russell is considered by many to be the first modern war correspondent. What conflict did he cover for "The Times" which included his article "The Charge of the Light Brigade," published November 14, 1854?
2. Although not technically a war correspondent in the traditional sense, Mathew Brady's photographs of which conflict led him to be described as "the father of photojournalism"?
3. Robert Edmund Strahorn gained fame covering the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. What was unusual about his embedded coverage?
4. Richard Harding Davis was an American war correspondent whose coverage of which turn of the century war helped make Teddy Roosevelt famous?
5. Which 20th century British Prime Minister served as a war correspondent during the Siege of Malakand, the Mahdist War, and the Second Boer War before leading his country through "The Darkest Hour"?
6. Which foxy woman was the world's first accredited war correspondent?
7. Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle was famous for covering World War II from the common soldier's perspective. How did he die?
8. Before taking over the anchor chair of "CBS Evening News" in 1981 Dan Rather had served as a war correspondent during which conflict?
9. Of the four CNN war correspondents listed below, which one remained in Baghdad throughout the Gulf War and obtained the only uncensored interview with Saddam Hussein during this time?
10. David Bloom died while embedded with US troops during the invasion of this country and Bob Woodruff was severely wounded three years later covering continuing US involvement in the same country. Which country was this?
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