Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What composer was almost totally deaf when he wrote his 9th and final symphony? | Ludwig van Beethoven | 97%
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What expensive fabric was never made outside of China until around 300 A.D.? | Silk | 92%
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What ancient kingdom worshiped Osiris, Amun, and Isis? | Egypt | 91%
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What constricting garment was worn by 19th century women to achieve an hourglass figure? | Corset | 86%
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What bird of Mauritius was driven to extinction in the 1600s? | Dodo | 84%
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Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years? | Texas | 83%
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What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916? | Trans-{Siberian} Railroad | 76%
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What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife? | The Taj Mahal | 75%
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What type of colony was established in Australia in 1788? | Penal colony | 73%
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Who was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn? | Queen Elizabeth I | 73%
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Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863? | Abraham Lincoln | 71%
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What island country was ruled by the dictator Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s? | Cuba | 70%
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What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and Japan before becoming independent? | Philippines | 69%
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What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII? | Battle of {Midway} | 53%
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What city's temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D.? | Jerusalem | 50%
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What island of modern-day Tanzania was once a center of the Arab spice and slave trades? | Zanzibar | 48%
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What is the largest animal that was originally domesticated in South America? | Llama | 47%
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What technology did Wernher Von Braun help to develop? | Rockets | 31%
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What "ism" was practiced by the people who assassinated President McKinley and Tsar Alexander II? | {Anarch}ism | 28%
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What group of textile workers destroyed job-stealing machines in 19th century England? | Luddites | 25%
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