Statistics for Random History #8

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which Latin phrase means "Seize the day" and was written by Horace?	Carpe diem	100%
Which city was buried in mud when Vesuvius erupted?	Herculaneum	94%
The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled over which nation?	Japan	94%
Who professed non-violence in his campaign for the independence of India?	Mahatma Gandhi	94%
Elizabeth I's reign saw which of these events?	Defeat of the Spanish Armada	81%
Which Japanese emperor ruled Japan during World War II?	Hirohito	81%
Who tried to kill his own mother with a boat that collapsed on purpose?	Nero	69%
Which of these countries was never part of the Soviet Union?	Romania	63%
What gross substance did the Romans use for laundry?	Human urine	56%
The Heian period of which civilization lasted from the 8th-12th centuries CE?	Japan	56%
Genseric was a king of which barbarian tribe?	Vandals	50%
Cahokia was the center of a civilization in which river valley?	Mississippi	44%
Who was the first king of Rome in the 8th century BCE?	Romulus	31%
All of these men ruled during the year of the four emperors except?	Trajan	31%
Which Emperor built the Colosseum?	Vespasian	31%