History General Knowledge #4 - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo
93%
What did 18th century men commonly wear that was powdered and white? Wigs
75%
In what empire were Armenians the victims of genocide from 1915–1917? Ottoman Empire
71%
What crop was "king" in the U.S. South prior to the Civil War? Cotton
70%
Who was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1933–1945? {Eleanor} Roosevelt
69%
What beverage was first consumed in Yemen in the 1400s AD? Coffee
61%
What plot was Guy Fawkes involved in? The {Gunpowder} Plot
61%
What city was formerly known as Edo? Tokyo
61%
What disease was eradicated in 1979? Smallpox
60%
By what name is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as? Vladimir Lenin
60%
What ancient kingdom had capital cities, at different times, in Thebes and Memphis? Egypt
59%
What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes? Marie Curie
58%
What great Frankish king was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD? Charlemagne
55%
What Pakistani river valley was home to one of the world's most advanced civilizations in 2000 BC? Indus Valley
54%
What country was historically known as Abyssinia? Ethiopia
52%
Who is sometimes credited with "inventing" the hang glider, parachute, and diving suit? Leonardo da Vinci
50%
What, according to cliché, did Roman rulers give to the common people in order to appease them? {Bread} and circuses
43%
What city had a liberal "spring" in 1968 that was crushed by Soviet tanks? Prague
42%
What is the name for a Viking warrior who supposedly fought in a trance-like, nearly uncontrollable fury? Berserker
38%
What brutal execution method was used on the compatriots of Spartacus? Crucifixion
36%
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