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Trivia Quiz - episode 6

Test your investigative skills and knowledge of history below. Just answer true or false and then click through for the answers. The questions are based on the three cases of Episode 6 .

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1. The earliest Chinese immigrants came to this country in search of gold.
2. By the late 1800s, Chinatowns existed only in major cities, such as San Francisco and New York.
3. Opium was legal in this country until the early 20th century.
4. The first silent films were first shown to audiences in Hollywood.
5. Creators of the first film “camera” the Lumiere brothers had the foresight to think films would transform modern culture.
6. There are very few silent films still in existence from the renowned era of the “Silver Screen.”
7. Herman Goering, Reichsmarschall of the Third Reich, was a morphine addict.
8. Herman Goering attempted to seize control from Hitler during World War II.
9. Herman Goering was known as the “Quiet Gentleman” for his understated, almost reclusive nature.
10. Herman Goering was sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials and was hanged.