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1. When the school district in Bath, Michigan levied a tax to pay for a new, consolidated school, how did local farmer Andrew Kehoe react?
2. When Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, advised his son Philip on dueling techniques, what did he tell him?
3. According to Voltaire, the Portuguese Inquisition executed suspected Jews following the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. What followed?
4. When Napoleon's invasion of Russia reached Moscow, how did the Russians defend the city?
5. The Greek general Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans several times during the Pyrrhic war. What did he say after his victories at Heraclea and Asculum?
6. Mary Surratt owned a famous boarding house. What was it famous for?
7. Whose last words were: "Friends applaud, the comedy is finished?"
8. Which President of the United States gave the longest inaugural address ever?
9. Countess Elizabeth Bathory killed a great many young women, some estimates saying as many as 600. What reason is popularly given for her killing them?
10. The University of Colorado at Boulder named its cafeteria after explorer and prospector Alferd Packer. What was unique about Packer as a prospector?
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