History General Knowledge #6 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What became the 50th U.S. state in 1959?	Hawaii	86%
What Japanese word, meaning "divine wind", was given to the suicide pilots in WWII?	Kamikaze	85%
Who is said to have committed suicide by letting an asp bite her?	Cleopatra	83%
Who was the wife of Louis XVI of France?	Marie Antoinette	83%
What drug did Sigmund Freud recommend as a pain reliever, stimulant, and nasal decongestant?	Cocaine	71%
What city marked the easternmost point of Napoleon's conquests?	Moscow	71%
What modern-day country is the origin of Chaturanga, the ancestor of the board game chess?	India	68%
What type of money was first used in the 11th century in China?	{Paper} money	67%
What notable person was born near the Nepal/India border around 500 B.C.?	Buddha	65%
What caused the population of Johannesburg, Melbourne, and San Francisco to explode at different times in the 19th century?	Gold rushes	58%
On what famous statue is it written "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"?	The Statue of Liberty	58%
Muhammad was born in Mecca. Where did he die?	Medina	57%
What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be?	Anastasia	54%
Whose advisors included Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, and Thomas Cromwell?	King Henry VIII	50%
What was the last name of power couple Eva and Juan?	Perón	48%
In what city did Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier have a "thrilling" fight?	Manila	45%
On what ship did English sailors mutiny against Captain Bligh?	HMS {Bounty}	44%
What "stick-thin" model became a symbol of Swingin' Sixties London?	Twiggy	43%
What ancient Mediterranean language was the first to develop a sound-based alphabet?	Phoenician	37%
What term was given to a person who was forced to row the oars of a ship?	{Galley} slave	23%

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