Do You Know Your History?

Since we don't want to doom ourselves to repeat it, history is a subject that should be as well known as possible by as many people as possible. This, after all, is how we learn as a species. How alive is history in your mind, care to test yourself?
 
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Hint
What did the Ancient Romans call Scotland?
Hibernia
Graecia
Caledonia
North Umbria
 
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The first televised address from the US Oval Office was made in 1947 by which President?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
 
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Hint
In what nation did a 1791 slave uprising eventually lead to revolution and independence from French colonialism?
Bolivia
Indonesia
Vietnam
Haiti
 
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Which German General was known as 'the Desert Fox' during WWII?
Reinhard Heydrich
Erwin Rommel
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Eichmann
 
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Hint
The first Emperor of Rome, I ruled when Jesus of Nazareth was born, who am I?
Julius
Tiberius
Nero
Augustus
 
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Hint
When was the very 1st chocolate bar invented in its modern form?
20th century
17th century
19th century
18th century
 
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Hint
What came after the Bronze Age?
The Iron Age
The Silver Age
The Neolithic Age
The Gold Age
 
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Hint
Which Treaty ended the first World War?
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Belfast Agreement
The Pact of Steel
The Treaty of Versailles
 
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Hint
What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded on re-entry over Texas, tragically killing all seven astronauts aboard?
Independent
Dakota-1
Columbia
Solaris
 
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Hint
Which country was the first to use paper slips as money?
Germany
China
Japan
England
 
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Which of the following was NOT invented in China?
Printing
The Hourglass
Gunpowder
The Compass
 
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Hint
What was the original color of the Statue of Liberty?
Silver
White
Gold
Copper
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