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"The Great War" began in 1914 & lasted until 1918. About how many combatants lost their lives?
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10 million. Another 20 million were wounded in this war, later dubbed World War I.
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The South Pole was first reached in 1911. Who was the first person there?
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Roald Amundsen. The Norwegian reached the pole on Dec. 14, 1911.
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Which Russian ruler was overthrown in November 1917 as a result of a Bolshevik uprising?
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Alexander Kerensky. The Kerensky government was overthrown by a movement led by Lenin and Trotsky on Nov. 7, 1917.
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The "unsinkable" Titanic, which hit an iceberg & sunk in 1912, offered its passengers many modern conveniences. Which of the following was not one of them? Turkish baths? ballpoint pens in every room? gymnasium with a mechanical horse and mechanical camel?
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Though the fountain pen had been around for several decades, the ball-point pen wasn't invented until 1944 (by Lazlo Biro in Argentina).
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In what year did Irish nationalists in Dublin initiate the Easter Rebellion?
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1916. The unsuccessful uprising became a milestone after the British executed its leaders.
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