| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The Battle of the Somme lasted from 1st July to 18th November of which year? | 1916 | 80%
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| London was founded during which year? | 47 AD | 80%
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| Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus during what year? | 546 BC | 67%
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| When did the policy of Sakoku ("closed country") end in Japan? | 1853 | 60%
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| When was Otto von Bismarck in office as chancellor of Germany? | 21st March 1871 – 20th March 1890 | 53%
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| The first pyramid of Ancient Egypt was built during which century? | 27th Century BC | 47%
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| When was the Qin dynasty established? | 221 BC | 40%
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| When did Harald Fairhair rule Norway? | 872-930 | 40%
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| Which of these people did not die during the same year as the Great Fire of London? | René Descartes | 40%
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| When did Albert Einstein publish his general theory of relativity? | 1915 | 33%
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| Angkor Wat was built early in which century? | Twelfth | 27%
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| When did Michelangelo create David? | 1501-1504 | 20%
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| When was the Great Mosque of Djenné rebuilt? | 1907 | 13%
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| Most of the population of the Maya city of Tikal had abandoned the city by the end of which century? | Ninth | 13%
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| In what year was the Roanoke Colony found to be abandoned? | 1590 | 7%
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