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Question	Answer	% Correct
250 million years ago, most of the Earth's land mass was on one giant continent - ________.	Pangaea	71%
People from Moscow are known as _______.	Muscovites	61%
In the year 1913, Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito, and Freud all lived in the city of ______.	Vienna	61%
The only country to have a non-rectangular flag is ______.	Nepal	60%
Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin Were All Nominated for the __________.	Nobel Peace Prize	60%
The largest island in the United States is ________.	Hawaii (The Big Island)	58%
In the Middle Ages, some people believed that narwhal tusks came from _______.	Unicorns	55%
The official name of _______ is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.	Bangkok	54%
In the 13th century, Pope Gregory IX stated that ______________ were instruments of Satan and ordered that they be exterminated throughout Europe.	Black cats	50%
The guillotine was invented as a humane way to execute someone. But it wasn't only used during the French Revolution. France used it to execute people until ____.	1977	47%
______ is the only U.S. state that produces coffee commercially.	Hawaii	44%
One of history's most successful pirates was a Chinese _________ named Ching Shih. She commanded a fleet of over 1,500 ships and 80,000 sailors.	Prostitute	43%
The places in the original version of the board game "Monopoly" were inspired by _______.	Atlantic City, New Jersey	42%
France's longest land border is with ______.	Brazil	42%
When first introduce (in 11th century Italy), ______ alarmed religious leaders who said that using artificial hands was an offense to God.	Forks	42%
_______ is the U.S. state that is geographically closest to Africa.	Maine	40%
About __% of the world's gold was mined in South Africa	50	35%
Thanks to its many overseas territories, ____________ has more time zones than any country on Earth. With 12 times zones, it has one more than Russia and the United States, which have 11.	France	35%
Iceland became an independent country in ____.	1944 A.D	29%
Wojtek was a _____ who served in the Polish army during WWII. Employed to haul ammunition, he was initially given the rank of private but was later promoted to corporal.	Bear	29%
The story of Aladdin is supposed to take place in ______, not the Middle East.	China	26%
Cleopatra was ______.	Greek	25%
About 10 million slaves were brought from Africa to the New World. The vast majority went to Brazil and the Caribbean. Only about __% ended up in what is now the United States.	6	22%
______ is the largest city in the Philippines	Quezon city	22%
Every U.S. state has increased in population since 1960 with one exception - __________.	West-Virginia	21%