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1. The 1916 Olympics, cancelled due to war, were scheduled to take place in what city?
2. On February 26th, a new commander was given the task of stopping the German attack at Verdun. Who was the man who pledged "Ils ne passeront pas! (They shall not pass!)"?
3. On March 9, 1916, guerillas led by General Francisco "Pancho" Villa attacked what U.S. border town?
4. On April 24th, Easter Monday, rebellious Irish nationalists proclaimed a new republic in defiance of British rule. On the steps of what Dublin building was the proclamation read?
5. On the afternoon of May 31st, British and German fleets squared off in a fierce but inconclusive encounter. By what name did this sea battle come to be known?
6. On June 5th, The British cruiser HMS Hampshire struck a mine off the Orkney Islands and sank. What famous military man went down with the ship?
7. On July 1st, the Battle of the Somme was launched, costing over 50,000 British casualties on the first day of fighting. Which of these was a landmark of the Somme campaign?
8. On November 7th, Woodrow Wilson was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Charles Evans Hughes. What was the electoral vote count?
9. In the early morning hours of December 30th (December 16th, Julian Calendar), Grigori Rasputin, a self-styled monk and mystic who held influence over the Russian Imperial family, died after being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned by a group of assailants. Who was the leader of this clumsy assassination?
10. Which novel did James Joyce publish in 1916?
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