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Trivia Questions

The tax-cutting policy of the USA's 40th President gave us this 11-letter portmanteau word

In 1502, on his fourth voyage, he landed at what is now Trujillo, Honduras

In 1889 this country became a republic when Pedro II gave up his throne

In 1970 he became the first democratically elected Marxist to head a nation in the Western Hemisphere

General Alfredo Stroessner ruled this South American country with an iron hand for 35 years, 1954-1989

In 1519, when Cortes entered the capital then called this, many believed he was a god

It began in the house of the king's baker in Pudding Lane on September 2, 1666

This long defensive barrier was designated a World Heritage site in 1987

In 1954 Khufu's (or Choeps') funeral ship was discovered near this landmark, his tomb

Once a spokesman for General Electric, Ronald Reagan earned this nickname as President