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History General Knowledge #14 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 24,919 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Who famously wrote a diary while hiding in an attic in Amsterdam? | Anne Frank | 96%
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| What was the first European country to colonize South Africa? | Netherlands | 86%
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| Who was the first Communist leader of China? | Mao Zedong | 83%
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| What was the tallest human-built structure in the world from roughly 2600 BC until 1092 AD? | The Great Pyramid of Giza | 82%
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| What word meaning "prison camp" gets its name from the Soviet bureau in charge of running those camps? | Gulag | 80%
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| What royal dynasty did Henry VIII belong to? | Tudor | 78%
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| What color of dye, made from sea snails, was used to make the robes of Roman emperors? | Tyrian purple | 76%
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| What sport traces its origins to 12th century France, where unlike today, it was played indoors and with the palm of the hand? | Tennis | 70%
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| Who had no children, a wife named Martha, and more than a hundred slaves who were freed after his death? | George Washington | 67%
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| What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City? | Saigon | 66%
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| What was the nickname of WWII general Erwin Rommel? | The Desert {Fox} | 62%
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| What musical instrument was invented in 1931 that changed popular music forever? | {Electric} {guitar} | 59%
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| From what country did Panama gain its independence in 1903? | Colombia | 58%
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| What material is known to Germans as Baumwolle, or "tree wool", because Europeans of the Middle Ages thought it came from trees? | Cotton | 57%
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| What city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984 but was a war zone just 8 years later? | Sarajevo | 50%
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| What family was the subject of the movie "The Sound of Music" ? | Von Trapp | 48%
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| What city was founded by conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535? | Lima | 46%
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| What was the name of Blackbeard's pirate flagship? | Queen Anne's {Revenge} | 39%
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| What city, then known as York, did the U.S. sack during the War of 1812? | Toronto | 36%
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| What city was, according to legend, founded by Queen Dido in 814 BC? | Carthage | 35%
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