Statistics for History Quiz: Dates

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Question	Answer	% Correct
London was founded during which year?	47 AD	72%
When did the policy of Sakoku ("closed country") end in Japan?	1853	69%
When was the Qin dynasty established?	221 BC	59%
Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus during what year?	546 BC	56%
The Battle of the Somme lasted from 1st July to 18th November of which year?	1916	53%
The first pyramid of Ancient Egypt was built during which century?	27th Century BC	53%
When was Otto von Bismarck in office as chancellor of Germany?	21st March 1871 – 20th March 1890	50%
Angkor Wat was built early in which century?	Twelfth	50%
Most of the population of the Maya city of Tikal had abandoned the city by the end of which century?	Ninth	41%
When did Harald Fairhair rule Norway?	872-930	31%
In what year was the Roanoke Colony found to be abandoned?	1590	28%
Which of these people did not die during the same year as the Great Fire of London?	René Descartes	25%
When was the Great Mosque of Djenné rebuilt?	1907	22%
When did Albert Einstein publish his general theory of relativity?	1915	22%
When did Michelangelo create David?	1501-1504	16%