The History Room quiz: May 2019

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The History Room quiz: May 2019

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What was the name of the Communist Party that ruled East Germany?

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Which war was fought along the 38th parallel between 1950 and 1953?

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What was the name of Zimbabwe before independence in 1980?

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In which country did the failed Bay of Pigs invasion occur in 1961?

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From whom did Vietnam gain independence in 1954?

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Where did Soviet troops crush a popular uprising in 1956?

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In the Communist Bloc, what was the ‘Sinatra Doctrine’?

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What was the name of the suffragette who died on Derby Day 1913?

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James Earl Ray killed whom in 1968?

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Which American president saw active service in both world wars?

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Who was the first Roman leader to set foot in Britain? 

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The Victoria Cross was instituted after which war?

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Who was the British monarch on January 1st 1900?

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Who ruled England, Scotland and Ireland as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?

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Who was assassinated with an ice pick in Mexico on August 20, 1940?

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How many English kings were called Edward?

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Which US president was in office at the outbreak of the Great War?

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What type of cannon is this?

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To the nearest hundred, how many rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Who is the only US president never to have been elected?

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