| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Where were gunpowder, paper, the compass, and the printing press invented? | China | 94%
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| What naval base did Japan attack on December 7 leading the United States to declare war the next day? | Pearl Harbor | 87%
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| What is Ivan IV, grand prince of Moscow, better known as today? | Ivan the {Terrible} | 85%
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| Who said “The Eagle has landed” on July 20, 1969? | Neil Armstrong | 78%
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| Which country suffered the most deaths from the 2004 tsunami? | Indonesia | 72%
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| What general won the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805? | Napoleon | 70%
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| What Mesoamerican civilization mysteriously collapsed around 900 A.D.? | Classic Maya | 67%
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| Who was the only female Prime Minister of India? | Indira Gandhi | 66%
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| Who fled from Tibet to India in 1959? | The Dalai Lama | 64%
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| What country united Germany under its leadership in 1871? | Prussia | 63%
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| What French designer designed the "little black dress" and was probably a Nazi collaborator? | Coco Chanel | 62%
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| What is either a type of orange or a term for a bureaucrat of ancient China? | Mandarin | 62%
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| What was the main export of Jamaica during its colonial period? | Sugar | 62%
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| Who was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1997–2007? | Tony Blair | 62%
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| What country built a thousand mile long, rabbit-proof fence in 1907? | Australia | 61%
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| What South African nation was led by the warrior-king Shaka? | Zulu | 52%
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| What fictional seducer first appeared in Spanish literature in the 1600s? | Don {Juan} | 51%
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| What Argentinian first lady was known as "Evita"? | Eva Perón | 51%
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| Who wrote the musical piece known as "The Ride of the Valkyries"? | Richard Wagner | 47%
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| What was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s? | Radio | 43%
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