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1. Which west coast city was known as the "Shanghai Capital" of America in the nineteenth century?
2. On September 1, 1920, an American submarine sank off the coast of Delaware. For the next thirty-six hours the crew was trapped underwater but eventually they all survived. Which ship was it?
3. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area bridge was completed in 1937. However, someone else had the idea and "ordered" its construction in 1872. Who was this man?
4. Which United States President took office two months after his son was killed in a train wreck?
5. The New York City subway opened in 1904 was the first subway system in the city.
6. On June 15, 1904 the General Slocum caught fire in the New York harbor while on an excursion cruise. Over one thousand people died, most of them children. According to the inquiry's findings, what was the main reason for the very high death toll?
7. What is so special about a duck called Gertie that the city of Milwaukee had a statue erected to her in 1999?
8. How many people were arrested and hanged over the Haymarket Square riot?
9. In terms of overall losses (Percentage of troops) to manpower, what is considered the worst defeat in the history of the US Army?
10. Who said this about television: "There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet"?
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