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What river did Caesar cross which initiated the Roman civil war?
Rubicon
Who did Claus von Stauffenberg attempt to assasinate?
Hitler
On what ship did Charles Darwin sail?
HMS Beagle
Which British king signed the Magna Carta?
John
What city in the US was used by thrill seekers to watch nuclear bomb tests?
Las Vegas
Who is the only British primeminister to have a science degree?
Margaret Thatcher
Who was the last Anglo Saxon king, who died at the battle of hastings?
Harold Godwinson
What was Mussolini's nickname?
Il Duce
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Carthage was at one point the centre of an ancient civilization, what modern country is it based in?
Tunisia
Who is said to have founded Rome?
Romulus
What is the name of the Greek kingdom that Alexander the great controlled?
Macedon
Which venetian explorer famously brought back stories of the East?
Marco Polo
Whose theses marked the start of the protestant reformation?
Martin Luther
In what year did the United Nations first meet?
1946
Who is said to have 'taken a stand by staying seated' and so sparked a US civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks
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Level 37
Jan 18, 2019
Great quiz! Thank you.