Statistics for History General Knowledge

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Hintken	Answer	% Correct
Whose theses marked the start of the protestant reformation?	Martin Luther	82%
Which venetian explorer famously brought back stories of the East?	Marco Polo	76%
Who is said to have founded Rome?	Romulus	75%
Who is said to have 'taken a stand by staying seated' and so sparked a US civil rights movement?	Rosa Parks	72%
In what year did the United Nations first meet?	1946	67%
Which British king signed the Magna Carta?	John	66%
What river did Caesar cross which initiated the Roman civil war?	Rubicon	66%
Who did Claus von Stauffenberg attempt to assasinate?	Hitler	65%
Carthage was at one point the centre of an ancient civilization, what modern country is it based in?	Tunisia	65%
What is the name of the Greek kingdom that Alexander the great controlled?	Macedon	54%
On what ship did Charles Darwin sail?	HMS Beagle	50%
What was Mussolini's nickname?	Il Duce	48%
Who is the only British primeminister to have a science degree?	Margaret Thatcher	46%
What city in the US was used by thrill seekers to watch nuclear bomb tests?	Las Vegas	30%
Who was the last Anglo Saxon king, who died at the battle of hastings?	Harold Godwinson	27%