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1. In 1274, Kublai Khan invaded Japan. After landing his troops, the weather got bad and he had to retreat. What did the Japanese call the weather that day?
2. After the Battle of the Little Big Horn the Indians took all the horses that had survived, except for one. What was its name?
3. In 1946 the United States Marines were called to this island to help subdue a riot. Which was it?
4. What is considered the worst defeat in the history of the British Army by native troops?
5. In Navy jargon the "head" is the bathroom. Why?
6. After the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, Cornwallis did not surrender his sword to Washington but had his second-in-command, Charles O'Hara, surrender it. To whom did O'Hara give the sword?
7. What is the French Admiral, Count de Grasse famous for?
8. What fort, built by the Portuguese in the late sixteenth century, is a National Museum in Kenya?
9. What German cruiser passed itself off as a British warship in order to escape the British during World War I in the Indian Ocean?
10. Who was duped into becoming the Queen of England for nine days?
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