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Question	Answer	% Correct
What unflattering nickname was given to Queen Mary I of England?	{Bloody} Mary	85%
What disease killed over 3% of the world's population in 1918 and 1919?	Spanish Flu	78%
Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson	77%
In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989?	Tiananmen	76%
Which country was divided near the 38th parallel in 1953?	Korea	75%
Where were Walter Raleigh, Anne Boleyn, and Guy Fawkes imprisoned?	Tower of London	66%
What atoll gained notoriety after the United States tested nuclear weapons there?	Bikini Atoll	56%
Who abdicated as King of England in 1936 in order to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson?	King Edward VIII	56%
Who said "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon?	Julius Caesar	55%
What is the term for a woman of the 1920s who wore short skirts, had bobbed hair, drank alcohol, and listened to jazz?	Flapper	54%
Europeans brought many new diseases to the New World. What STD did the New World (probably) give to Europe?	Syphilis	52%
In what language were the Hindu Vedas written?	Sanskrit	50%
Which country was ruled by Idi Amin?	Uganda	49%
What duo did Sacagawea help on their famous journey to the Pacific?	Lewis and Clark	47%
Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate in Los Angeles in 1968?	Robert Kennedy	47%
What area of the Near and Middle East is called the cradle of civilization?	{Fertile} Crescent	45%
What design movement was exemplified by the Empire State and Chrysler buildings?	Art Deco	39%
What insignia did the Nazi SS wear on their caps?	Skull and Crossbones	29%
What were the 1890s known as?	The {Gay} Nineties	28%
What was once the most abundant bird in North America but was driven to extinction in 1914?	{Passenger} Pigeon	20%