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Trivia Questions

On December 20, 1860, as a result of Lincoln's election, this state seceded from the Union

In the 1992 presidential election this Independent garnered over 18% of the vote

The so-called "Noble Experiment" in the 1920s, an amendment brought it about

In 1955 the Montgomery bus boycott split people apart & these 2 major labor groups merged

This commodore said Manila & the Philippines were "terra incognita" when he sailed there in 1989

In 1854 antislavery Whigs, Democrats & Free-Soilers joined others to form this new party

Between 960 & 1279 China's Sung Dynasty developed a merit-based system for entry to this "service"

In the 1960s & 70s this founding member of OPEC had the highest per capita income in Latin America

England's king stopped attending cabinet meetings around1715 & this position evolved to replace him

In 1967 Canada celebrated the centennial of this, from the Latin for "to unite in a league"