Statistics for History General Knowledge #9

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What nation was led by Ho Chi Minh?North Vietnam
91%
What was New York City called before 1664?Nieuw Amsterdam
87%
What country was the site of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?Cuba
84%
What canal opened in 1869 after 10 years of excavation using forced labor?Suez Canal
79%
In what modern-day country was the Norse settlement of Vinland located?Canada
66%
What English city was called, in 1835, "the first and greatest industrial city in the world"?Manchester
65%
What era of British history lasted from 1837–1901?{Victorian} Era
63%
What is the name for a Celtic priest?Druid
61%
What bird's presence in the Tower of London supposedly ensures that
England will never fall?
Ravens
57%
What team-based test of strength was an Olympic sport from 1900–1920?Tug of war
57%
Who supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry, seen only by Peeping Tom?Lady Godiva
49%
What country's official newspaper was called Pravda, meaning "truth"?Soviet Union
48%
Phrenologists believed they could determine a person's character by
measuring their ____.
Skull
47%
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?Vasco da Gama
44%
What Greek hero of the Iliad did Alexander the Great model himself after?Achilles
42%
Who hosted the Oscars 19 times, entertained troops, and lived to age 100?Bob Hope
39%
What chemical in tonic water helped prevent European colonists from getting malaria?Quinine
37%
What Roman dome, dedicated in 126 AD, still stands today?The Pantheon
37%
What giant bird, bigger than the ostrich, was hunted to extinction by the Māori people
of New Zealand?
Moa
24%
What French feminist wrote "The Second Sex"?Simone de Beauvoir
23%

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