| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Tower constructed for the 1899 world fair in Paris | Eiffel | 90%
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| Musical genius from Salzburg | Mozart | 88%
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| Enemies of the Axis | Allies | 86%
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| Half human half lion: Great ____ of Giza | Sphinx | 84%
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| Romans called it Londinium | London | 81%
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| According to mythology, flew too close to the Sun | Icarus | 79%
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| Conquistadors seeked gold in mythical El ____ | Dorado | 78%
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| Stabbed on Ides of March | Julius | 77%
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| Fought in the Peloponnesian War | Sparta | 69%
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| Persian King of Kings | Xerxes | 67%
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| Conventions for international humanitarian laws | Geneva | 65%
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| Discovered by the Curies | Radium | 65%
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| A key component of the USSR flag | Sickle | 64%
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| Rival of the above | Athens | 63%
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| Great Khan who conquered China | Kublai | 60%
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| William of ____, or William III of England | Orange | 59%
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| Invented an important "machine" in computer science | Turing | 56%
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| Discoverer of calculus | Newton | 54%
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| "Uncle Joe" | Stalin | 39%
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| A major Irish rebellion in 1916: ____ Rising | Easter | 37%
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| One of first two people to summit Mt Everest | Norgay | 22%
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| Medieval Turco-Persian empire | Seljuk | 16%
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| A capital of ancient Assyria | Nimrud | 7%
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