Practice your trivia skills: History

History

131. In what year did the Great Northern War, between Russia and Sweden, end?

1726

1721

1724

1727

132. During the Spanish Civil War (1936), Francisco Franco fought for which political faction?

Papal State

Nationalist Spain

Republican Spain

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133. What is the mnemonic device for remembering the fates of the wives of Henry VIII?

Died, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived, Divo

Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded, Surv

Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Surv

Survived, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Behe

134. Which infamous European traitor was known as "the last person to enter Parliament with honest intentions"?

Everard Digby

Francis Tresham

Guy Fawkes

Robert Catesby

135. Who was the first president born in the independent United States?

James Monroe

George Washington

Martin Van Buren

John Adams