| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What figurative barrier separated democratic and communist Europe? | {Iron} Curtain | 89%
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| What fleet of warships did Spain launch against England in 1588? | Spanish {Armada} | 89%
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| What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns? | Japan | 86%
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| On what Pacific island did islanders build giant statues called moai? | Easter Island | 84%
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| Which British monarch held the title "Empress of India"? | Queen Victoria | 79%
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| What started on October 29, 1929 and lasted for about a decade? | Great Depression | 78%
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| What was the tallest man-made structure in the world in the year 1900? | Eiffel Tower | 73%
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| What did Karl Marx and the Unabomber both write? | Manifestos | 72%
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| What "M" word refers to the ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? | Mesopotamia | 71%
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| In which modern-day country was the Anglo-Boer war fought? | South Africa | 71%
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| What modern-day country was once the largest and most profitable Dutch colony? | Indonesia | 57%
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| Whose "little red book" of quotations has been printed billions of times? | Mao Zedong | 53%
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| Who famously lived at Robben Island prison from 1964–1982? | Nelson Mandela | 49%
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| What fermented food product was called "liberty cabbage" by the Allies during WWI? | Sauerkraut | 49%
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| Who was the personification of the American female factory worker in WWII? | {Rosie} the Riveter | 46%
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| What country was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier? | Haiti | 45%
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| What 1950s scenesters were famous for wearing berets, playing bongos, and snapping? | {Beat}niks | 40%
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| What insecticide was banned in part due to Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring"? | DDT | 35%
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| What group of French-speaking people settled in Louisiana after being forced out of Eastern Canada? | Acadians | 32%
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| What Mexican general defeated the Texans at the Alamo? | Antonio López de Santa Anna | 21%
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