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Question	Answer	% Correct
What fleet of warships did Spain launch against England in 1588?	Spanish {Armada}	91%
What figurative barrier separated democratic and communist Europe?	{Iron} Curtain	88%
What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns?	Japan	85%
On what Pacific island did islanders build giant statues called moai?	Easter Island	84%
Which British monarch held the title "Empress of India"?	Queen Victoria	79%
What started on October 29, 1929 and lasted for about a decade?	Great Depression	78%
What was the tallest man-made structure in the world in the year 1900?	Eiffel Tower	73%
In which modern-day country was the Anglo-Boer war fought?	South Africa	72%
What did Karl Marx and the Unabomber both write?	Manifestos	70%
What "M" word refers to the ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?	Mesopotamia	67%
What modern-day country was once the largest and most profitable Dutch colony?	Indonesia	55%
Whose "little red book" of quotations has been printed billions of times?	Mao Zedong	52%
Who famously lived at Robben Island prison from 1964–1982?	Nelson Mandela	52%
What fermented food product was called "liberty cabbage" by the Allies during WWI?	Sauerkraut	48%
Who was the personification of the American female factory worker in WWII?	{Rosie} the Riveter	47%
What country was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier?	Haiti	46%
What 1950s scenesters were famous for wearing berets, playing bongos, and snapping?	{Beat}niks	41%
What insecticide was banned in part due to Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring"?	DDT	38%
What group of French-speaking people settled in Louisiana after being forced out of Eastern Canada?	Acadians	29%
What Mexican general defeated the Texans at the Alamo?	Antonio López de Santa Anna	23%