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1. President Nixon made a critical mistake by deciding to tape conversations in the Oval Office. Who disclosed the taping system to the public (and to the Watergate Investigators)?
2. "Pickett's Charge" was a legendary event during the American Civil War. In what battle did it occur?
3. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a famous incident during what war?
4. Amelia Earhart apparently blundered by planning to land her plane on a small island in the Pacific. Which island was it?
5. The Missile Crisis of 1962 may have been caused in part by the Soviet Premier's belief that he could "have his way" with President Kennedy. Who was the Premier?
6. George Armstrong Custer is best known for his disastrous defeat at Little Big Horn. His problems may have been caused (at least in part) when he disobeyed the orders of what general?
7. Robert Estell - a name not known to many - was a prosecuting attorney in Chicago. He was planning to run for governor, but his career was derailed when he had his picture taken in a "friendly" pose with a criminal who had recently been apprehended. Who was the criminal?
8. Many people are familiar with the mistaken newspaper headline which announced that Dewey had defeated Truman for the U.S. presidency. More recently, however, a newspaper committed a similar blunder by by announcing that presidential candidate John Kerry had selected Richard Gephardt as his vice-presidential running mate for the 2004 presidential election. What newspaper made this blunder?
9. John Wilkes Booth is infamous for his assassination of Abraham Lincoln. His own death followed shortly thereafter. What "blunder" did Booth make?
10. The "Bay of Pigs" was an embarrassment for the U.S. and for President Kennedy. Which country's government did the U.S. surreptiously try to topple?
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