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Trivia Questions

In 1858, the Brittish government took over the rule of India from this company

The 2 husbands of Elizabeth Taylor who starred opposite her in films for which she won Oscars

Country which gained its independence August 14, 1947, 1 day before its neighbor India

Lucrezia & Cesare Borgia are 2 of the few people in history whose father held this position

WWII ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945 in a ceremony presided over by this general

1794 skirmishes caused by the imposition of Alexander Hamilton's liquor excise tax

Estimated death toll from the famous 1756 incident in this room in an Indian fort ranges from 15 to over 100

A former monk turned rebellious, then merciless, founded this Chinese dynasty in 1368

It was completed during World War I & linked eastern & western Siberia

Talks were held during October of 1951 in Panmunjon to re-unify this country, but it didn't work