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Test your knowledge of historical dates and events with trivia on Reagan’s 1987 speech, Bell’s telephone, JFK, and Franz Ferdinand.

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Who declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in 1987?
- Margaret Thatcher
- George H. W. Bush
- Ronald Reagan
- Mikhail Gorbachev
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Ronald Reagan
Which empire was founded around 27 BC by Augustus?
- Roman Empire
- Persian Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ottoman Empire
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Roman Empire
Which Cold War conflict involved a proxy war in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975?
- Cambodian Civil War
- Laotian Civil War
- Kampuchean Civil War
- Vietnam War
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Vietnam War
Which military order was founded around 1119 to protect pilgrims?
- Order of Santiago
- Knights Hospitaller
- Teutonic Knights
- Knights Templar
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Knights Templar
Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
- John F. Kennedy
- Richard Nixon
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Lyndon B. Johnson
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John F. Kennedy

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