| Last... | Date | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| State to join the U.S. | 1959 | Hawaii | 95%
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| Greek letter | – | Omega | 81%
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| Battle of Napoleon | 1815 | Waterloo | 78%
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| Soviet leader | 1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev | 76%
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| Country to gain full independence | 2011 | South Sudan | 67%
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| Russian tsar | 1917 | Nicholas II | 65%
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| Harry Potter book (original series) | 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | 61%
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| Last words of Julius Caesar (according to Shakespeare) | – | Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar | 59%
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| Major land mass to be discovered | 1820 | Antarctica | 57%
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| Tudor monarch | 1603 | Elizabeth I | 57%
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| Book of the Bible | – | Revelation | 49%
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| Day before Lent | – | Fat Tuesday | 42%
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| Pharaoh of Egypt (adult) | 30 BC | Cleopatra VII | 40%
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| Dynasty of China | 1912 | Qing | 36%
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| Canadian territory to be organized | 1999 | Nunavut | 34%
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| Saxon king of England | 1066 | Harold II | 33%
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| Moorish city in Spain | 1492 | Granada | 31%
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| Stanley Kubrick film | 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | 30%
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| Gift on the 12 Days of Christmas | – | 12 Drummers Drumming | 29%
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| Beatles album to be released | 1970 | Let it Be | 22%
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| Sega video game console | 1999 | Dreamcast | 19%
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| Pinta Island tortoise | 2012 | {Lonesome} George | 13%
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