History Club April May Trivia Flashcard

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April is a national celebration of what type of literature in the USA?

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Poetry

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Which famous British playwright and poet was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon England? He wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and King Lear?

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William Shakespeare

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May 4 is associated with which legendary and iconic movie franchise? The historically first movie in this franchise was released May 25, 1977.

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Star Wars

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Important American author and poet of the early 19th Century, he is best known for his invention of the detective genre of fiction, macabre short stories such as A Tell-Tale Heart and his poem The Raven?

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Edgar Allan Poe

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This annual event was celebrated for the first time on April 22 1970?

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Earth Day

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Who wrote the poem The Road Not Taken?

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Robert Frost

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Which capitol was captured by Union forces on April 3 1865?

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Richmond VA

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Which Confederate general surrendered to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Appomattox County VA on April 9 1865?

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Robert E. Lee

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Which U.S. president was assassinated on April 14, 1865?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who killed the president?

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John Wilkes Booth