| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who famously had children with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony? | Cleopatra | 86%
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| What empire, based in Cusco, once controlled much of the Andes? | Inca Empire | 83%
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| What word, starting with S, refers to the noble warrior caste of feudal Japan? | Samurai | 81%
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| What island chain did Charles Darwin visit that inspired his theory of natural selection? | Galápagos Islands | 77%
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| What trade did the Dutch East India Company dominate in 17th and 18th centuries? | Spice | 71%
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| Who invented the printing press in Europe? | Johannes Gutenberg | 68%
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| Who held the title of "generalísimo" as leader of Spain from 1939–1975? | Francisco Franco | 64%
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| What did Alfred Nobel invent? | Dynamite | 63%
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| What product did Gandhi march to the sea to obtain? | Salt | 62%
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| Who said "honey, I forgot to duck" after being shot in 1981? | Ronald Reagan | 53%
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| What country imported an estimated four million slaves before finally banning slavery in 1888? | Brazil | 52%
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| What city was led by a doge? | Venice (or Genoa) | 49%
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| What island chain did Captain Cook discover before being killed by the people who already lived there? | Hawaii | 48%
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| What ancient kingdom was ruled by King Nebuchadnezzar II? | Babylon | 46%
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| What location in Greece was home to the most well-known oracle of Apollo? | Delphi | 46%
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| What Christian city was sacked during the Fourth Crusade? | Constantinople | 40%
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| Who is said to have cut the Gordian Knot? | Alexander the Great | 39%
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| Who captained the Golden Hind on the second circumnavigation in world history? | Sir Francis Drake | 33%
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| Who commissioned the Domesday Book to survey his conquests? | William the Conqueror | 30%
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| What Native American confederacy is composed of six tribes including the Mohawk and Seneca? | Iroquois | 26%
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