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Question Answer % Correct
Who started the Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther
87%
What chemical weapon used in WWI got its name from the yellow-brown appearance? {Mustard} gas
76%
Who was the first person to see the moons of Jupiter? Galileo Galilei
73%
What does the name "Stalin" mean in Russian? Man of {Steel}
70%
What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan? Aztec Empire
69%
In what country did the Fascist movement start in 1919? Italy
66%
Who is the namesake of the country of Bolivia? Simón Bolívar
65%
Who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned (but actually didn't)? Nero
64%
Which British king suffered from dementia during the last 10 years of his 60 year reign? King George III
63%
What ancient empire was led by Xerxes, Cyrus, and Darius? Persian Empire
62%
Who famously said "I am not a crook" in a 1973 speech? Richard Nixon
59%
Which city did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars? Carthage
57%
What Viking group settled in France before conquering England, Sicily, and Malta? The Normans
50%
In what war was Washington D.C. burned? War of 1812
47%
What country employed Molotov cocktails to resist Soviet invasion in 1939? Finland
43%
What group sacked Baghdad in 1258, ending the Islamic Golden Age? The Mongols
42%
What epic poem is thought to be the oldest in the English language? Beowulf
38%
Which member of the Ba'ath Party was executed in 2006? Saddam Hussein
36%
What important 19th century fertilizer came from bird or bat droppings? Guano
32%
What father and son Prime Ministers are referred to as "The Elder" and "The Younger"? William Pitt
27%
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