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History General Knowledge #8 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 83,762 times
- The average score is 11 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What unflattering nickname was given to Queen Mary I of England? | {Bloody} Mary | 85%
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| What disease killed over 3% of the world's population in 1918 and 1919? | Spanish Flu | 79%
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| Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson | 76%
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| In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989? | Tiananmen | 76%
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| Which country was divided near the 38th parallel in 1953? | Korea | 75%
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| Where were Walter Raleigh, Anne Boleyn, and Guy Fawkes imprisoned? | Tower of London | 64%
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| What atoll gained notoriety after the United States tested nuclear weapons there? | Bikini Atoll | 56%
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| Who said "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon? | Julius Caesar | 55%
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| Who abdicated as King of England in 1936 in order to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson? | King Edward VIII | 55%
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| What is the term for a woman of the 1920s who wore short skirts, had bobbed hair, drank alcohol, and listened to jazz? | Flapper | 52%
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| Europeans brought many new diseases to the New World. What STD did the New World (probably) give to Europe? | Syphilis | 51%
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| In what language were the Hindu Vedas written? | Sanskrit | 50%
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| Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate in Los Angeles in 1968? | Robert Kennedy | 47%
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| What country was ruled by Idi Amin? | Uganda | 47%
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| What area of the Near and Middle East is called the cradle of civilization? | {Fertile} Crescent | 45%
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| What duo did Sacagawea help on their famous journey to the Pacific? | Lewis and Clark | 45%
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| What design movement was exemplified by the Empire State and Chrysler buildings? | Art Deco | 38%
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| What insignia did the Nazi SS wear on their caps? | Skull and crossbones | 29%
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| What were the 1890s known as? | The {Gay} Nineties | 26%
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| What was once the most abundant bird in North America but was driven to extinction in 1914? | {Passenger} Pigeon | 19%
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