Statistics for History Quiz: Dates

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Question	Answer	% Correct
When did the policy of Sakoku ("closed country") end in Japan?	1853	71%
London was founded during which year?	47 AD	71%
When was the Qin dynasty established?	221 BC	58%
The first pyramid of Ancient Egypt was built during which century?	27th Century BC	55%
Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus during what year?	546 BC	55%
The Battle of the Somme lasted from 1st July to 18th November of which year?	1916	52%
When was Otto von Bismarck in office as chancellor of Germany?	21st March 1871 – 20th March 1890	52%
Angkor Wat was built early in which century?	Twelfth	48%
Most of the population of the Maya city of Tikal had abandoned the city by the end of which century?	Ninth	42%
In what year was the Roanoke Colony found to be abandoned?	1590	29%
When did Harald Fairhair rule Norway?	872-930	29%
Which of these people did not die during the same year as the Great Fire of London?	René Descartes	26%
When was the Great Mosque of Djenné rebuilt?	1907	19%
When did Albert Einstein publish his general theory of relativity?	1915	19%
When did Michelangelo create David?	1501-1504	16%