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1. King Edward VII (of the UK) died suddenly of pneumonia in May 1910. Who succeeded him?
2. The people of Paris were astounded when this famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911. What was the painting?
3. In 1912, a bust of an Egyptian ruler was unearthed by German archeologist Ludwig Borchardt while excavating in the ancient Egyptian city of El-Amarna. Who was this ruler?
4. In April 1913 this American President appeared before a joint session of Congress to deliver his State of the Union Message. This had not happened since John Adams had delivered his speech 112 years earlier--all other Presidents had sent in written reports! Who was this President?
5. On 1st August 1914, Germany declared war on this country and the first shots of World War I are fired. What is the country?
6. In May 1915, Cunard Line's "Lusitania" was struck by German torpedoes and sunk. More than 1000 lives were lost. Where was the Lusitania when she was torpedoed?
7. In December 1916 this man became the new Prime Minister of Britain. Who was he?
8. When did the USA enter the First World War?
9. In July 1918 the Bolsheviks executed the former Czar Nicholas II and his family. They were all shot and killed in Siberia where they had been imprisioned for most of the time since Nicholas' abdication in 1917. With the death of Nicholas and his heir, Alexis, came the end of what Russian dynasty?
10. What was the first US state to enact a state tax on gasoline (February 1919)?
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