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  1. At which place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

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  2. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?

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  3. During the Non-Cooperation Movement, which award did Gandhiji return?

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  4. The Home Rule League was started by?

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  5. With which leader is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel equated?

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  6. Whose death coincided with the launch of the Non-cooperation Movement in 1920?

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  7. From which place did Madan Mohan Malaviya publish his famous newspaper The Leader?

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  8. Who was one of the main organizers of the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931, which was a non-violent raid on Dharasana Salt Works?

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  9. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society, aimed at promoting education, sanitation, health care as well as fighting social evils?

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  10. Who was elected the first President of All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?

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  11. In 1923, who became the youngest person to be elected the President of the Indian National Congress?

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  12. In which year was the Banaras Hindu University established by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya?

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  13. Do or Die was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it?

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  14. At which place was the Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai defeated finally by the British?

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  15. What are the top 10 books of all time?

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  16. Which is the best selling book of all time?

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  17. Which is the oldest language in the world?

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  18. Should Germans today take a more sympathetic view of German soldiers who fought in WWII?

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  19. What would be different if Italy did not join Germany in WW2?

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  20. Would the Germans have lost World War II if the Enigma encryption mechanism was not cracked by the Allied forces?

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  21. Was it ever possible for Germany to win World War II?

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  22. If Hitler hadn't invaded Russia, would Stalin have invaded Germany?

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  23. How would Germany's size and borders look, had it won WW2?

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  24. If Germany had defeated the U.K and the Soviet Union, would it have invaded the U.S?

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  25. If Germany had waited to attack Russia in WWII, would they have won the war?

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  26. How many countries did Germany invade during WWII?

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  27. On April 16th, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, a student went on a shooting rampage which became the deadliest shooting in US history. Including the perpetrator, how many people were killed?

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  28. In another college campus tragedy, Charles Whitman killed 13 people in a sniper attack while at the top of a 27 story observation tower on August 1st, 1966. At what university did this shooting take place?

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  29. On May 4th, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on college students protesting President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia. On what college campus did this shooting take place?

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  30. During the Great Depression Franklin Roosevelt instituted a program known as the New Deal. Which agency was NOT part of the New Deal?

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  31. Most people know that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Many ships were sunk and the American fleet was dealt a heavy blow. What single stroke of good luck saved the Pacific fleet from total destruction?

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  32. What was the period called the "Prohibition"?

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  33. On day a large number of Americans were killed. Which day had the largest loss of life?

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  34. Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first airplane flight in 1903. They chose Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, NC for their test flight. How far did their airplane travel on the first attempt?

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  35. The first large wave of European immigration happened in the 1840's. The Irish were the first group to come in large numbers. Why was this?

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