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Who commanded the Allied Forces on D-Day?

Dwight Eisenhower

100

Who fought for the right to be educated in Pakistan, was shot in the head, and then became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Malala Yousafzai

100

Which English King got angry at Irish people and started numerous wars to take over the island?

King Henry VIII

100

What animal chose violence on the last days of March and bit a bunch of Congressmen? 

A Fox!
100

Which city tried to create a law to let non-US citizens vote in local elections?

Washington, DC

200

Name and describe one facet of the Atlantic Wall

Asparagus, Czech Hedgehogs, Belgian Gates, Shore Batteries, Widerstandsnests etc. 

200

Who helped create the Underground Railroad in the mid 1800s, spy for the Union, and will soon replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill?

Harriet Tubman!

200

How many years was Ireland officially in a "union" with Great Britain?

110-20 years (1801-1912/22)

200

What organization did John F. Kennedy help establish on 1 March, 1961?

The Peace Corps

200

Which electoral body recently heard arguments against creating a committee to combat antisemitism?

The Student Association 

300

What was the Normandy Invasion considered to be?

Massive, Complex, and Uncertain

300

This woman was an investigative journalist, wrote on lynching in the South, and helped found the NAACP. 

Ida B. Wells

300

Which brewing company has a 9000 year lease in Dublin, paying only £45 a year?

Guinness

300

Who marched through Washington, DC on 3 March 1913, and what were they trying to achieve?

5,000 women, seeking woman's suffrage on the day prior to Woodrow Wilson's swearing-in

300

Which government tried to smooth over crimes against humanity with a "dirty money" payment plan?

South Korea, trying to pay using voluntary contributions from Japanese companies without an official apology from the Japanese government

400

Who escaped her moorings in 1941 and fought to support Allied troops on Utah beach?

USS Nevada

400

Which women helped bring fair pay standards to the Supreme Court at the turn of the 21st century?

Lilly Ledbetter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

400

Who has started a trend of bringing their dog with them to literally every meeting?

President of Ireland Michael Higgins

400

Who ignited the fires of revolution with a famous speech on 23 March 1775?

Patrick Henry

Bonus if you can tell me exactly what he said

400

Where are pensioners fighting against a proposed bill to increase the retirement age from 63 to 65?

France

500

Who was responsible for sending messages and deceiving the Germans about where the Allies were going to land in Summer 1944?

Juan Pujol - Garbo

500

This woman pioneered manned spaceflight and paved the way for Astronauts and Cosmonauts to navigate in space. She still is the only woman to fly solo in space.

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, flew 16 June 1963

500

What do the colors of the Irish flag stand for?

Orange for Protestant Irish, Green for Catholic Irish, and White for the desired peace between them.

500

Who made the ask for DC's famous cherry trees, and who agreed to send them?

First Lady of the United States Helen Herron Taft, and Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki

500

With the progression of the War in Ukraine, what cult is returning to prominence in the Russian Federation?

Neo-Stalinism 
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