| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder was invented in China | True | 93%
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| Humans were partly responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs | False | 92%
|
| California and Texas were once part of Mexico | True | 87%
|
| Socrates died in battle | False | 86%
|
| An aristocrat living in St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1800s would be expected to speak fluent French | True | 81%
|
| Columbus was the first European to sail to the Americas | False | 80%
|
| Tomatoes originally came from the New World | True | 79%
|
| Ireland was colonized by the ancient Romans | False | 72%
|
| China fought in WWII | True | 71%
|
| The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax | True | 68%
|
| Documents written in Classical Greek didn't use spaces between words | True | 60%
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| Bach was influenced by Beethoven | False | 59%
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| The Nazis invaded Greece during WWII | True | 59%
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| Most scholars now believe that Shakespeare did not write most of the plays that bear his name | False | 54%
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| The Incan Empire lasted for over 2,000 years | False | 53%
|