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History: General Trivia

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Test your knowledge of major historical events, leaders, speeches, and disasters with this general history trivia quiz across the ages.

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Who declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in 1987?
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Ronald Reagan
- Margaret Thatcher
- George H. W. Bush
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Ronald Reagan
Which Cold War conflict involved a proxy war in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975?
- Vietnam War
- Laotian Civil War
- Cambodian Civil War
- Kampuchean Civil War
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Vietnam War
The Rosetta Stone was key in deciphering which ancient writing system?
- Linear B
- Demotic
- Hieroglyphics
- Cuneiform
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Hieroglyphics
Vasco da Gama sailed across which ocean from East Africa to India?
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
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Indian Ocean
Which empire was founded around 27 BC by Augustus?
- Roman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Persian Empire
- Byzantine Empire
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Roman Empire

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