Statistics for History Ending in Z

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  • The average score is 13 of 20

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HintAnswer% Correct
Style of music that originated in New Orleans in the early 1900sJazz
95%
A crisis was triggered when Egypt seized control of this canal in 1956Suez
95%
Former prison in San Francisco Bay that once housed Al CaponeAlcatraz
94%
Archduke assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914{Franz} Ferdinand
94%
Nickname of the second man on the moonBuzz
91%
Name for the German bombing attacks on the UK in 1940 and 1941The Blitz
90%
Red cylindrical hat often seen in the Ottoman EmpireFez
88%
Viennese dance in 3/4 time that scandalized the easily-scandalized people of the 1700sWaltz
86%
In 1969, Seiko released the first wristwatch that used these crystals to keep timeQuartz
83%
"The only reason not to stay at the ____ is if you can't afford it", said Ernest Hemingway
of this luxurious Paris hotel
Hôtel Ritz
79%
He built the world's first practical automobile in 1885. Today, a German car company
is partially named for him.
Karl Benz
75%
German nickname for Friedrich, it was a nickname that Allied soldiers used for all
German troops during the two World Wars
Fritz
65%
After this Venezuelan President was elected in 1998, he passed a new
Constitution which eliminated many checks and balances
Hugo Chávez
55%
Israeli collective farm. The first one was established in 1909.Kibbutz
55%
Native American people who were semi-accurately named
"pierced nose" by French explorers
{Nez} Perce
48%
Swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich OlympicsMark Spitz
44%
Often considered the greatest of Napoleon's victories, it brought an end to
the Holy Roman Empire
Battle of {Austerlitz}
29%
Spanish court painter who painted "Las Meninas"Diego Velázquez
26%
For 23 days after the death of Hitler, this admiral was the leader of GermanyKarl Dönitz
21%
This Mexican port city was captured by the U.S. in 1847 and again in 1914Veracruz
18%

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