Question | Answer | % Correct |
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...did the Maya throw things into cenotes? | The things they threw in were offerings. | 88%
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...was the Anglo-Zanzibar War notable? | It was the shortest war in history. | 65%
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...is an underwater wall off Haida Gwaii in Canada important? | It was an ancient fishing weir, giving insight into some of the first people in the Americas. | 62%
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...did the Ayutthaya Kingdom collapse? | It was conquered by the Burmese, then descended into chaos when they left. | 58%
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...was trade with Britain and Ireland (likely) important for ancient Mediterranean civilisations? | Tin | 58%
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...did Japanese police carry torimono sandōgu? | To capture suspected criminals alive. | 58%
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...did Tollund Man's body remain so well-preserved? | He was laid to rest in a bog. | 54%
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...did the Gold Coast change its name to Ghana upon gaining independence in 1957? | It was the name of an ancient empire. | 46%
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...was Captain Cook killed? | He tried to capture the Hawaiian king. | 42%
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...did the supposedly impenetrable walls of Constantinople fall? | The Ottomans used cannons to knock them down. | 42%
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...did three of the four khanates, which formed after the break-up of the Mongol Empire, embrace Islam? | To strengthen their rule over the Muslims within their domains. | 42%
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...did the Nazca culture collapse? | The effects of an El Niño. | 31%
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...was Trajan's Bridge built over the Danube? | To get supplies to Roman legions. | 31%
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...did between 20,000 and 40,000 Māori die between 1807 and 1837? | Warfare | 31%
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...was Louis IX of France different from the other French kings (before or after)? | He was the only one to be canonised. | 27%
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