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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What nation was led by Ho Chi Minh?North Vietnam
93%
What notorious leader had a similar style mustache to Charlie Chaplin?Adolf Hitler
91%
What expensive fabric was only made in China until around 300 A.D.?Silk
90%
Where were gunpowder, paper, the compass, and the printing press invented?China
89%
What name is given to the Japanese suicide pilots of WWII?Kamikaze
89%
What young pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922?Tutankhamun
89%
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?Michelangelo
88%
Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years?Texas
88%
What became the 50th U.S. state in 1959?Hawaii
86%
What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns?Japan
85%
What composer was almost totally deaf when he wrote his 9th and final symphony?Ludwig van Beethoven
85%
Who was Louis XVI's wife?Marie Antoinette
85%
What Italian adventurer wrote about his 24 year journey from Venice to China and back?Marco Polo
84%
What volcano destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum?Mount Vesuvius
84%
What country was formerly known as Siam?Thailand
84%
What was the tallest manmade structure in the world in the year 1900?Eiffel Tower
83%
From which empire did Greece gain its independence, in 1830?Ottoman Empire
83%
What British monarch had the title "Empress of India"?Queen Victoria
83%
What figurative barrier separated democratic and communist Europe?Iron Curtain
82%
What canal opened in 1869 after 10 years of excavation using forced labor?Suez Canal
82%
What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house
the tomb of his favorite wife?
The Taj Mahal
82%
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?Abraham Lincoln
81%
In what country did the Bay of Pigs invasion happen?Cuba
81%
Who is said to have gained enlightenment sitting under the Bodhi Tree?Gautama Buddha
81%
Who started the Protestant Reformation?Martin Luther
81%
What yellow gas was famously used in WWI?Mustard Gas
81%
What paper-like writing material was used by the ancient Egyptians?Papyrus
81%
Who was killed in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914?Franz Ferdinand
80%
What 1969 music festival is sometimes considered the zenith of the hippie movement?Woodstock
80%
On what Pacific island did islanders build giant statues called moai?Easter Island
79%
What secret society traces its origins to Medieval stone workers?Freemasons
79%
What type of colony was established in Australia in 1788?Penal Colony
79%
What disease killed over 3% of the world's population in 1918 and 1919?Spanish Flu
79%
Who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned (but actually didn't)?Nero
78%
What fleet of warships did Spain launch against England in 1588?Spanish Armada
78%
What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?Aztec Empire
77%
What unflattering nickname was given to Queen Mary I of England?Bloody Mary
77%
Who was the first person to see the moons of Jupiter?Galileo
77%
What famous train ran between Paris and Istanbul?Orient Express
77%
What did 18th century men commonly wear that was powdered and white?Wigs
77%
What country was known as the CCCP in its own language?USSR
76%
What composer died while composing a Requiem in 1791?Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
76%
What type of craft was the Hindenburg?Zeppelin
76%
Which country was divided near the 38th parallel in 1953?Korea
75%
Who is the namesake of the country of Bolivia?Simón Bolívar
75%
What disease was eradicated in 1979?Smallpox
75%
What crop was "king" in the antebellum U.S. South?Cotton
74%
What bird of Mauritius was driven to extinction in the 1600s?Dodo
74%
What was New York City called before 1664?New Amsterdam
74%
What was the name of King Louis XIV's palace?Palace of Versailles
74%
What constricting garment was worn by 19th century women to
achieve an hourglass figure?
Corset
73%
What started on October 29, 1929 and lasted for about a decade?Great Depression
73%
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?Greek
73%
Who invented the printing press in Europe?Johannes Gutenberg
73%
What is either a type of orange or a term for a bureaucrat of ancient China?Mandarin
73%
What product did Gandhi march to the sea to obtain?Salt
73%
In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989?Tiananmen
73%
What empire, based in Cusco, once controlled much of the Andes?Inca Empire
72%
Before becoming king of England, what country was James I the king of?Scotland
72%
What island chain did Charles Darwin famously visit, inspiring his theory of natural selection?Galápagos Islands
71%
What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes?Marie Curie
71%
Who was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?Queen Elizabeth I
71%
What trade did the Dutch East India Company dominate in 17th and 18th centuries?Spice
71%
What was the main export of Jamaica during its colonial period?Sugar
71%
Who is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as?Vladimir Lenin
71%
What country was personally owned (and abused) by King Leopold of Belgium?D.R. Congo
70%
What is the name for a Celtic priest?Druid
70%
What did Alfred Nobel invent?Dynamite
70%
What ancient empire had capital cities in Memphis and Thebes?Egypt
70%
Who said “The Eagle has Landed” on July 20, 1969?Neil Armstrong
70%
Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?Thomas Jefferson
70%
What plant, imported from the New World, changed the face of Italian cooking?Tomato
70%
What country still denies its slaughter of over a million Armenians that happened in 1915?Turkey
70%
Who was the only female Prime Minister of India?Indira Gandhi
69%
What era of British history lasted from 1837-1901?Victorian Era
69%
What "generalísimo" ruled Spain from 1939-1975?Francisco Franco
68%
What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and
Japan before becoming independent?
Philippines
68%
What drug did Sigmund Freud recommend as a pain reliever, stimulant,
and nasal decongestant?
Cocaine
67%
What country used Molotov cocktails in their war with the Soviets?Finland
67%
What did Karl Marx and the Unabomber both write?Manifestos
67%
Who fled from Tibet to India in 1959?The Dalai Lama
67%
What Viking group settled in France before conquering England, Sicily, and Malta?The Normans
67%
Who was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1997-2007?Tony Blair
67%
Which English king was "mad"?King George III
66%
What name is given to the ancient region in the area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?Mesopotamia
66%
What city was formerly known as Edo?Tokyo
66%
What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo called from 1971-1997?Zaire
66%
Who famously lived at Robben Island prison from 1964-1982?Nelson Mandela
65%
What term refers to a military nobleman of feudal Japan?Samurai
65%
What spontaneous WWI ceasefire happened in late 1914?Christmas Truce
64%
Who said "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon?Julius Caesar
64%
What city did the Nazis besiege for 872 days but never capture?Leningrad
64%
What city became, by 1835, "the first and greatest industrial city in the world"?Manchester
64%
What facial hair style was made famous by American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside?Sideburns
64%
Europeans brought many new diseases to the New World. What STD
did the New World give Europe?
Syphilis
64%
What atoll gained notoriety after the United States tested nuclear weapons there?Bikini Atoll
63%
What great Frankish king was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD?Charlemagne
63%
What French designer designed the “little black dress” and was
probably a Nazi collaborator?
Coco Chanel
63%
What term is given to the British rule of India from 1858-1947?British Raj
62%
Where in Greece could Apollo's oracle be found?Delphi
62%
Who did Friedrich Engels famously work with?Karl Marx
62%
Whose advisors included Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, and Thomas Cromwell?King Henry VIII
62%
What creature was used for the medical treatment of bloodletting?Leeches
62%
What general won the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805?Napoleon
62%
For what crime was Al Capone convicted of in 1931?Tax Evasion
62%
What island of modern-day Tanzania was once a center of the
Arab spice and slave trades?
Zanzibar
62%
What country imported an estimated four million slaves before finally banning slavery in 1888?Brazil
61%
What Mesoamerican civilization mysteriously collapsed around 900 A.D.?Classic Maya
61%
Who abdicated in 1936 in order to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson?King Edward VIII
61%
What city marked the easternmost point of Napoleon's conquests?Moscow
61%
Who is the father of the modern country of Turkey?Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
61%
What was the nickname of Louis XIV?The Sun King
61%
In what modern-day country was the Norse settlement of Vinland located?Canada
60%
Against what city did Rome fight the Punic Wars?Carthage
60%
What group, established after WWI, was a failed predecessor to the United Nations?League of Nations
60%
What ancient empire was led by Xerxes, Cyrus, and Darius?Persia
60%
What country built a thousand mile long, rabbit-proof fence in 1907?Australia
59%
Who wrote the musical piece known as "The Ride of the Valkyries"?Richard Wagner
59%
Who said "honey, I forgot to duck" after being shot in 1981?Ronald Reagan
59%
On what famous statue is it written "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"?The Statue of Liberty
59%
Where were Walter Raleigh, Anne Boleyn, and Guy Fawkes imprisoned?Tower of London
59%
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?Vasco da Gama
59%
What South African nation was led by the warrior-king Shaka?Zulu
59%
What sport would an ancient Roman watch at a hippodrome or circus?Chariot Racing
58%
What modern-day country was once the largest and most profitable Dutch colony?Indonesia
58%
Who famously said "I am not a crook"?Richard Nixon
58%
In which modern-day country was the Anglo-Boer war fought?South Africa
58%
What "plot" was Guy Fawkes involved in?The Gunpowder Plot
58%
What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916?Trans-Siberian
58%
In what war was Washington D.C. burned?War of 1812
58%
What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII?Battle of Midway
57%
Who is said to have committed suicide via an asp bite?Cleopatra
57%
Who was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1933-1945?Eleanor Roosevelt
57%
What African-American athlete defied Hitler's theories of racial superiority by winning
four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
57%
In what sport was Henry VIII participating when he suffered a serious leg injury?Jousting
57%
What duo did Sacagawea help on their famous journey to the Pacific?Lewis and Clark
57%
Phrenologists believed they could determine a person's character by measuring their what?Skull
57%
What was the last name of power couple Eva and Juan?Perón
56%
What country united Germany under its leadership in 1871?Prussia
56%
What English King fought in the Crusades and battled against Saladin?Richard the Lionheart
56%
What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be?Anastasia
55%
From what Latin title are the words "tsar" and "kaiser" derived?Caesar
55%
What Russian empress had affairs with many men?Catherine the Great
55%
What industrialist became the world's first dollar billionaire - thanks to his
monopoly on the US oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
55%
What city had a liberal "spring" in 1968 that was crushed by Soviet tanks?Prague
55%
England will never fall as long as what type of bird can be found in London Tower?Ravens
55%
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during WWII?Dwight Eisenhower
54%
What country was historically known as Abyssinia?Ethiopia
54%
Which English king was beheaded?King Charles I
54%
What war was depicted in Picasso's painting "Guernica"?Spanish Civil War
54%
What German kingdom was ruled by Ludwig II, builder of the
famous Neuschwanstein castle?
Bavaria
53%
What Maoist economic program resulted in a famine that killed at least 20 million people?Great Leap Forward
53%
What city's temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D.?Jerusalem
53%
In what nearly extinct language were the Hindu Vedas written?Sanskrit
53%
What fermented food product was called "liberty cabbage" during WWI?Sauerkraut
53%
What group sacked Baghdad in 1258, ending the Islamic Golden Age?The Mongols
53%
What Pakistani river valley was home to one of the world's most advanced
civilizations in 2000 BC?
Indus Valley
52%
Who famously wore a pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat?Jackie Kennedy
52%
In what city did Muhammad die?Medina
52%
What Roman dome, commissioned by Agrippa in ancient times, still stands today?The Pantheon
52%
What "stick-thin" model became a symbol of Swingin' Sixties London?Twiggy
52%
What nation was ruled by King Nebuchadnezzar II?Babylon
51%
What Argentinian first lady was known as "Evita"?Eva Perón
51%
Whose "little red book" of quotations has been printed billions of timesMao Zedong
51%
What team-based test of strength was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920?Tug of War
51%
Which country was ruled by Idi Amin?Uganda
51%
What city was led by a doge?Venice
51%
Who was the U.S. President during WWI?Woodrow Wilson
51%
In what country was the Pravda newspaper published?Soviet Union
50%
What is another name for a "Brownshirt"?A Fascist
49%
What Greek hero did Alexander model himself after?Achilles
48%
What country was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier?Haiti
48%
What Jewish banking family rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become
unimaginably wealthy?
Rothschild
48%
What Christian city was sacked during the Fourth Crusade?Constantinople
47%
Who "invented" the hang glider, parachute, and diving suit?Leonardo da Vinci
47%
In what country is chess thought to have originated?India
46%
What lady supposedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry, seen only by Peeping Tom?Lady Godiva
46%
What design movement was exemplified by the Empire State and Chrysler buildings?Art Deco
45%
What is the term for a woman of the 1920s who wore short skirts, had bobbed hair,
drank alcohol, and listened to jazz?
Flapper
45%
In what theater was Abraham Lincoln shot?Ford's Theatre
45%
What was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s?Radio
45%
What was the name of the forced removal of the Cherokee and other
tribes from the southeast U.S.?
Trail of Tears
45%
What Greek genius said "Eureka" in the bathtub and is said to have invented a death ray?Archimedes
44%
What epic poem is thought to be the oldest in the English language?Beowulf
44%
On what ship did English sailors mutiny against Captain Bligh?HMS Bounty
44%
What did Roman rulers use to appease the common people?Bread
42%
What Puritanical English ruler banned Christmas?Oliver Cromwell
42%
What bird product was an important fertilizer in the 19th century?Guano
41%
What does the name "Stalin" mean in Russian?Man of Steel
41%
What is the name for a Viking warrior who fought in a trance-like, nearly uncontrollable fury?Berserker
40%
In what city did Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier have a "thrilling" fight?Manila
40%
What technology did Wernher Von Braun help to develop?Rockets
40%
What favorite of Queen Elizabeth tried to colonize Virginia and also popularized smoking?Sir Walter Raleigh
40%
What 1950s subculture was famous for wearing berets, playing bongos, and snapping?Beatniks
39%
During what gold rush was Jack London’s novel “White Fang” set?Klondike Gold Rush
39%
What insignia did the Nazi SS wear on their caps?Skull and Crossbones
39%
What religious movement views Haile Selassie as the Second Coming of Jesus?Rastafarian
38%
Who was the personification of the American female factory worker in WWII?Rosie the Riveter
38%
Who commissioned the Domesday Book to survey his conquests?William the Conqueror
37%
Who is said to have cut the Gordian Knot?Alexander the Great
36%
What entertainer hosted the Oscars 19 times, entertained troops, and lived to age 100?Bob Hope
36%
What is the largest animal that was domesticated in the Americas?Llama
36%
Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate?Robert Kennedy
36%
Who was the most notorious member of the Ba'ath Party?Saddam Hussein
36%
What father and son Prime Ministers are referred to as "The Elder" and "The Younger"?William Pitt
36%
What religious order was founded by Ignatius of Loyola to reform the Catholic church?Jesuits
35%
To what Native American group did Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse belong?Lakota Sioux
35%
In what year was gold discovered on Sutter's Mill in California?1848
34%
What chemical in tonic water helped prevent European colonists from getting malaria?Quinine
34%
Who sent a telegram from Kitty Hawk in 1903?Orville Wright
33%
Who sailed around the world on the Golden Hind?Sir Francis Drake
33%
In what city was Abraham Zapruder living on November 22, 1963?Dallas
32%
What insecticide was banned, partially due to Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring"?DDT
32%
Who ruled the Austrian empire for almost 68 years before his death in 1916?Franz Joseph
32%
What group of textile workers destroyed job-stealing machines in 19th century England?Luddites
32%
What abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry in 1859?John Brown
31%
What fur-trading company, founded in 1670, once owned about 1/3rd of Canada's land?Hudson's Bay
Company
30%
What French feminist wrote "The Second Sex"?Simone de Beauvoir
30%
What Union general adopted a "scorched Earth" policy on his march to the sea
through the American south?
William Tecumseh
Sherman
30%
What was the de-facto state religion of the Achaemenid Persian empire?Zoroastrianism
29%
What couple were executed for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union?Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
28%
What ancient language was the first to develop a sound-based alphabet?Phoenician
28%
What "-ism" was practiced by the people who assassinated
President McKinley and Tsar Alexander II?
Anarchism
27%
What Native American confederacy is composed of six tribes including the
Mohawk and Seneca?
Iroquois
27%
What giant bird was hunted to extinction by Māori people on New Zealand?Moa
27%
What were the 1890's known as?The Gay Nineties
27%
What was once the most abundant bird in North America but was driven to extinction in 1914?Passenger Pigeon
24%
What Mexican general redistributed land to the poor and raided the U.S.?Pancho Villa
22%
What Mexican general defeated the Texans at the Alamo?Antonio López de
Santa Anna
18%
What area of the Near and Middle East is called the cradle of civilization?Fertile Crescent
18%
What group of French-speaking people settled in Louisiana after being
forced out of eastern Canada?
Acadians
15%
How many pence were in a pound prior to 1971?240
12%

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