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Question	Answer	% Correct
What comet appeared as predicted in 1758, seventy-six years after its previous visit?	{Halley}'s Comet	86%
What scientific name for the human species was coined by Carl Linnaeus?	Homo sapiens	85%
What brand of beer was brewed for the first time in Dublin?	Guinness	82%
What company began its 101 year rule over most of India?	British {East} {India} Company	81%
What modern calendar replaced the Julian calendar in Great Britain, skipping the date forward 11 days?	{Gregorian} Calendar	78%
Who reportedly performed experiments involving a kite and electricity?	Benjamin Franklin	77%
What composer died in Leipzig, leaving his "The Art of Fugue" unfinished?	J. S. Bach	75%
What European capital was almost completely destroyed by an 8.5 earthquake, tsunami, and fire?	Lisbon	63%
What type of book was first published by Samuel Johnson in England?	Dictionary	61%
What future leader married Martha Dandridge Custis?	George Washington	59%
Who wrote "Candide"?	Voltaire	55%
What group of French settlers were expelled from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick? (many of them would later settle in Louisiana)	Acadians	51%
In what city did Casanova escape from prison after being arrested for affronts to religion and common decency?	Venice	45%
What city was founded at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers?	Pittsburgh	43%
What type of book was first published by Denis Diderot and others in France?	Encyclopedia	42%
What was Thomas Chippendale famous for designing?	Furniture	42%
Into what dungeon did the Nawab of Bengal throw 64 British prisoners, most of whom died of suffocation?	The Black Hole of {Calcutta}	40%

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