History Multiple Choice #2 - Statistics

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