| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | Beatles member murdered in 1980 known for his peace activism | John Lennon | 91%
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| J | Notorious 19th century London serial killer | Jack the Ripper | 88%
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| B | Lead singer of U2 whose real name is Paul Hewson | Bono | 82%
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| N | Russia's last Tsar. | Nicholas II | 79%
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| G | Argentine-born Marxist and guerilla leader during the Cuban Revolution | Che Guevara | 73%
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| I | Australian tv personality know as The Crocodile Hunter | Steve Irwin | 73%
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| D | Welsh Children's writer who wrote Matilda and James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl | 71%
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| A | Founder of modern Turkey who gained independence from the Ottoman Empire | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 69%
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| T | British-American actress known for her roles in National Velvet and Cleopatra | Elizabeth Taylor | 53%
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| K | American Secretary of State who negotiated American withdrawal from Vietnam | Henry Kissinger | 53%
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| H | Greek historian considered the first historian and 'The Father of History' | Herodotus | 41%
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| O | One half of 1970 pop rock music duo, known for numbers 'Out of Touch' and 'Maneater' | John Oates | 41%
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| Z | Academy award winning actress known for her roles in Chicago, Traffic and Entrapment | Catherine Zeta-Jones | 39%
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| E | British monarch who forged the Triple Alliance and modernised the Royal Navy | Edward VII | 37%
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| P | Russian leader who led a cultural revolution based on the concepts of Enlightenment | Peter the Great | 33%
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| M | Tenth emperor of the Mali empire considered one of the richest people in history | Musa I | 28%
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| C | Grunge singer of Audioslave and Sound Garden known for his powerful vocal belting | Chris Cornell | 21%
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| Y | Soviet football star considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time | Lev Yashin | 20%
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| F | Influential French philosopher who focused on power relationship and knowledge | Michel Foucault | 16%
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| W | Irish radio presenter and the most listened-to presenter in Europe in the mid-2000s | Terry Wogan | 16%
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| U | East German leader from 1960-73 | Walter Ulbricht | 16%
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| S | Tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who lay siege to Vienna in 1529 | Suleiman the Magnificent | 14%
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| R | American jazz musician widely considered one of the best drummers of all time | Buddy Rich | 9%
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| X | A patron saint of Saint Petersburg who gave all her possessions to the poor after her husband died. | Xenia | 8%
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| V | Eastern Roman Emperor from 364 to 378 | Valens | 4%
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| Q | German pacifist, critic of Emperor Wilhelm II and Nobel Peace Prize recipient | Ludwig Quidde | 2%
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