| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Was Confucius a real person? | Yes | 95%
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| Whose last words were reportedly "monks, monks, monks"? | Henry VIII | 77%
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| What happened to Leon Trotsky? | He was killed with an ice axe in Mexico City | 75%
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| What happened to Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth? | She died in orbit, as planned | 72%
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| Which of these paintings is from the 1400s? | ![]() | 70%
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| How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World? | 4 | 68%
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| Which of these countries has never occupied the Philippines? | China | 66%
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| The Nazi empire was known as the Third Reich. What was the First Reich? | Holy Roman Empire | 65%
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| What happened during the three Defenestrations of Prague? | Someone was thrown out of a window | 63%
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| Where was coffee first brewed? | Yemen | 61%
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| What is generally thought to be the first American country to be visited by Europeans? | Canada | 56%
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| Which one of these cities DIDN'T experience a gold rush? | Rio de Janeiro | 56%
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| Who, according to Shakespeare, said "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him"? | Mark Antony | 53%
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| How many wives did Muhammad have during his life? | 11 | 51%
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| Which invention enabled a much higher world population than was previously thought sustainable? | Haber process | 45%
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