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History General Knowledge #12 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 67,023 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What composer was almost totally deaf when he wrote his 9th and final symphony? | Ludwig van Beethoven | 96%
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| What expensive fabric was never made outside of China until around 300 AD? | Silk | 92%
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| What ancient kingdom worshiped Osiris, Amun, and Isis? | Egypt | 90%
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| What constricting garment was worn by 19th century women to achieve an hourglass figure? | Corset | 86%
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| What bird of Mauritius was driven to extinction in the 1600s? | Dodo | 83%
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| Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years? | Texas | 83%
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| What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife? | The Taj Mahal | 74%
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| What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916? | Trans-{Siberian} Railroad | 74%
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| What type of colony was established in Australia in 1788? | Penal colony | 72%
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| Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863? | Abraham Lincoln | 71%
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| Who was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn? | Queen Elizabeth I | 71%
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| What island country was ruled by the dictator Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s? | Cuba | 70%
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| What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and Japan before becoming independent? | Philippines | 69%
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| What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII? | Battle of {Midway} | 52%
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| What city's temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D.? | Jerusalem | 49%
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| What is the largest animal that was originally domesticated in South America? | Llama | 48%
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| What island of modern-day Tanzania was once a center of the Arab spice and slave trades? | Zanzibar | 48%
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| What technology did Wernher Von Braun help to develop? | Rockets | 30%
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| What "ism" was practiced by the people who assassinated President McKinley and Tsar Alexander II? | {Anarch}ism | 27%
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| What group of textile workers destroyed job-stealing machines in 19th century England? | Luddites | 24%
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