| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople | 90%
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| What was Abraham Lincoln doing when he was assassinated in 1865? | Watching a play at Ford's Theatre | 88%
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| What was the Tunguska event of 1908? | A giant explosion in Siberia probably caused by a meteor impact | 81%
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| What was a dreadnought? | A type of battleship | 80%
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| Which came first? | The Paleolithic | 80%
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| What country was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia? | Zimbabwe | 78%
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| Who was the first animal to orbit the Earth? | Laika the dog | 76%
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| What was the original purpose of the Taj Mahal? | Mausoleum | 69%
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| Compared to 50 years ago do French people drink more or less wine? | Less | 62%
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| What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949? | Its military | 59%
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| Which of these crops DIDN'T come from the New World? | Hemp | 58%
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| What did the Qing dynasty force all men to do when they took over China in the 1600s? | Wear a specific hairstyle | 44%
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| Where did Karl Marx spend most of his adult life? | London | 39%
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| Who theorized that, as food levels rise, population levels grow to meet them - thereby ensuring most people will always be poor? | Thomas Robert Malthus | 38%
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| What decade was known as "gay" in America and "naughty" in Britain? | 1890s | 30%
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