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Question	Answer	% Correct
What notorious prison was stormed by the Paris mob, who were surprised to find just seven prisoners inside?	Bastille	91%
What chemical element did Antoine Lavoisier identify, combining it with oxygen to form water?	Hydrogen	88%
In what modern-day country did the "First Fleet" land, carrying between 1000 and 1500 prisoners?	Australia	87%
What planet was discovered by William Herschel?	Uranus	84%
What invention by the Montgolfier brothers allowed man to take flight for the first time?	Hot Air Balloon	80%
What peninsula did Russia annex in 1783? (It would do so a second time in 2014)	Crimea	78%
In what city did delegates meet to draft the U.S. Constitution?	Philadelphia	71%
What king went mad in 1788 but recovered after a year or so?	George III	69%
What industrial city saw the construction of its first cotton mill, setting it on the path to become the world's leading textiles hub?	Manchester	68%
What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?	Delaware	64%
What mountain on the French/Italian border was summitted for the first time?	Mont Blanc	64%
What ship, commanded by William Bligh, mutinied in the South Pacific?	HMS Bounty	61%
What paradise-like island had that ship visited, making the sailors not want to leave?	Tahiti	60%
In what modern-day country did Túpac Amaru lead a revolt of indigenous people against Spanish rule?	Peru	48%
What "sadistic" writer was transferred out of that prison just two days before it was stormed?	Marquis de Sade	44%
What 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolution?	Treaty of {Paris}	44%
Who followed in his father's footsteps to become Prime Minister of Great Britain, and, at age 24, was the youngest to ever hold that office?	{William} {Pitt} the Younger	43%
What country did Rama I become the ruler of, moving its capital from Thonburi to its present location?	Siam	39%
On what island country did about 25% of the population die due to famine after a volcanic eruption spewed toxic gasses that poisoned crops?	Iceland	33%
What meeting was called between the clergy, nobility, and people of France?	The {Estates} General	26%