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Which Egyptian pharaoh was the son of Seti I?
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Ramesses the Great
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Which empire did that pharaoh fight against in a large chariot battle, in May 1274 BC?
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Hittite Empire
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On which peninsula was the capital of that empire located?
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Anatolia
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Which kingdom covered most of the western part of that peninsula by the 6th century BC?
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Lydia
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Which famously rich king was the final ruler of that kingdom?
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Croesus
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Which conqueror defeated that king in 546 BC?
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Cyrus the Great
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According to Herodotus, that conqueror died in a battle against the Massagetae. Which group of archaeological cultures did the Massagetae belong to?
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Scythian cultures
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Which kingdom, located in Crimea and the Taman Peninsula, had a population consisting of some of those cultures along with ancient Greeks?
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Bosporan Kingdom
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That kingdom became the longest surviving client state of which empire?
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Roman Empire
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Which Chinese dynasty tried (unsuccessfully) to send the diplomat Gan Ying to that empire in 97 AD?
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Han dynasty
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The invention of what material is traditionally attributed to a court official of that dynasty?
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Paper
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Which Central Asian city began producing this material in the 8th century AD?
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Samarkand
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Which caliphate controlled that city at the time?
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Abbasid Caliphate
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Which empire lay siege to the capital of the caliphate in 1258?
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Mongol Empire
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That empire fought which kingdom at the Battle of Mohi?
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Kingdom of Hungary
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The ruler of that kingdom from 1387 to 1437 also held what title from 1433 to 1437?
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Holy Roman Emperor
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Members of which royal house held that title from 1440 to 1740?
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House of Habsburg
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Kings from that royal house ruled which country between 1516 and 1700?
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Spain
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Which empire did that country conquer between 1532 and 1572?
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Inca Empire
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Which disease killed between 60% and 90% of that empire's population?
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Smallpox
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Which queen became infected with this disease, leaving her with scars and partial baldness?
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Elizabeth I
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Which joint-stock company was founded during that queen's reign?
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East India Company
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Which city was established by that company in 1690?
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Calcutta
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At the time, the city was located within an autonomous province of which empire?
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Mughal Empire
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That empire was one of three empires referred to as what?
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Gunpowder Empires
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Which of these three empires was located furthest west?
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Ottoman Empire
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Which nation, formerly a part of that empire, was recognised as an independent state in February 1830?
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Greece
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A prince from which German state ruled that nation from 1832 to 1862?
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Kingdom of Bavaria
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Which castle was commissioned by the king of that state in 1869?
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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The operas of which composer were one of the main inspirations for the castle?
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Richard Wagner
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That composer lived in which European capital between 1859 and 1862?
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Paris
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What event was held in that city from 5th May to 31st October 1889?
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Exposition Universelle
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The next event was held in which city in 1893?
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Chicago
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What catastrophe struck that city twenty-two years before that event?
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Great Chicago Fire
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Which city was devastated by the same type of disaster on 18th April 1906, following an earthquake?
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San Francisco
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That city's most famous bridge was built at the height of which worldwide event?
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Great Depression
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Which war, starting a few years after the bridge was completed, played a large role in ending that event?
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World War II
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Which country had the highest number of casualties during that war?
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Soviet Union
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What was the main political ideology of that country?
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Communism
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Which country began to be ruled by a government based on this ideology on 29th November 1945?
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Yugoslavia
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What event did that country host in 1984?
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Winter Olympics
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Which country hosted the event in 1998?
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Japan
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What did the ruler of that country do on 30th April 2019?
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Abdicate
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