Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Which Norman conqueror was crowned King of England in 1066, becoming the first non-Saxon leader of the kingdom? | William the Conqueror | 82%
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Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas day of the year 800? | Charlemagne | 77%
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Which belligerent Japanese emperor assumed the throne of his kingdom in 1926? | Hirohito | 69%
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Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders from which American space mission were the first Westerners to orbit the moon in 1968? | Apollo 8 | 64%
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Which of the three ships of Christopher Columbus sunk in 1492, which lead to the creation of the first non-permanent colony on Hispaniola? | Santa María | 62%
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From which country was Nicolae Ceaușescu, a communist leader who was executed on Christmas day of 1989? | Romania | 59%
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Enemy soldiers from what war allegedly played games of soccer (football) as part of a truce? | World War 1 | 59%
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Who played Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which premiered on Christmas day? | Gregory Peck | 56%
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Which Soviet leader resigned in 1991? | Mikhail Gorbachev | 56%
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Which calendar was adopted by England in 597 on Christmas day? | Julian Calendar | 54%
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Which two year war opposing British North America to the newly formed United States ended with the Treaty of Ghent? | War of 1812 | 49%
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Which Swedish astronomer created the Centigrade temperature scale? | Anders Celsius | 33%
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Which river was famously crossed by Continental Army general George Washington in 1776? | Delaware River | 21%
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Who was the first king of Franks to be baptized as Catholic,as opposed to pagan? | Clovis I | 18%
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Which Canadian hockey legend, who is the player with the most games played in the NHL, scored a hat trick and three points in a 8-1 win over the Rangers? | Gordie Howe | 10%
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