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Question	Answer	% Correct
In terms of dates, what does B.C. stand for?	Before Christ	97%
What religion was started by Muhammad?	Islam	97%
In what city was the Colosseum constructed between 72–80 A.D.?	Rome	97%
Who painted the the "Mona Lisa"?	Leonardo da Vinci	96%
What was the capital of the Soviet Union?	Moscow	95%
On what continent did anatomically-modern humans first evolve?	Africa	93%
Who "discovered" the New World and claimed it for Spain in 1492?	Christopher Columbus	91%
What country colonized Vietnam, Algeria, and parts of Canada?	France	90%
What loincloth-wearing activist is often considered the "Father of the Nation" of India?	Mahatma Gandhi	90%
What city did Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle come from?	Athens	88%
What massive landmark was built more than 4000 years ago, most likely as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu?	The Great Pyramid	86%
What style of music was played by Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis?	Jazz	85%
What empire, founded by Genghis Khan, conquered most of Asia?	Mongol Empire	84%
What cigar-chomping revolutionary was the leader of Cuba from 1959–2008?	Fidel Castro	81%
What were Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies known as during World War II?	The {Axis} Powers	80%
In what series of wars did Europeans try to recapture the Holy Land for Christianity?	The {Crusade}s	74%
What queen of France supposedly said "let them eat cake"? (but really didn't)	Marie Antoinette	73%
In what modern-day country would you find the ruins of Babylon?	Iraq	72%
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent in the 1400s that revolutionized the way information was transmitted?	Printing Press	69%
What philosopher, also known as "Master Kong", was born in China in 551 BC?	Confucius	64%