New Feature On Joe Gringo....Daily Military Trivia

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1. On July 19, 1979, the Sandinista army ended the Somoza family's 43-year hold on power when it entered what country's capital city?

El Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Belize

2. The British Navy defeated the Italian Navy at the July 19, 1940 Battle of Cape Spada. What island is Cape Spada located on?

Cyprus
Crete
Sardinia
Sicily
Corsica


3. Lady Jane Grey -- after authorities ruled that her ascension to the throne was illegal -- was replaced on July 19, 1553 as England's sovereign by what female monarch?

Mary I (Bloody Mary)
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Matilda
Victoria