| Group | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Most populous US cities in 1880 | New York | 92%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Great Pyramid of {Giza} | 84%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Boston | 80%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Philadelphia | 80%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Chicago | 76%
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| The "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" | Beijing | 72%
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| Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty | Augustus | 67%
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| Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty | Nero | 63%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | Spanish flu | 60%
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| Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty | Claudius | 57%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Wessex | 56%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | {Red} Pyramid | 52%
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| Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty | Caligula | 50%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Essex | 49%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | Black Death | 47%
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| The "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" | Nanjing | 47%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Baltimore | 45%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Charles V | 45%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Charles VI | 45%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Sussex | 45%
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| Ruling city-states of the Aztec Empire | Mexico-Tenochtitlan | 44%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Aramaic | 43%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | San Francisco | 43%
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| Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty | Tiberius | 43%
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| The "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" | Chang'an | 40%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Mercia | 40%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | New Orleans | 38%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Northumbria | 38%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | St. Louis | 37%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | Plague of {Justinian} | 35%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | East Anglia | 30%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million fatalities or more | {Antonine} Plague | 29%
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| Countries involved in the War of the Pacific | Chile | 28%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy | Kent | 28%
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| Countries involved in the War of the Pacific | Peru | 28%
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| Colonies that formed the Union of South Africa | Cape Colony | 27%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | 1520 Mexico {smallpox} epidemic | 24%
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| Countries involved in the War of the Pacific | Bolivia | 24%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | Third {plague} pandemic | 24%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Cincinnati | 23%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Harthacnut | 22%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Cnut the Great | 21%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Frederick III | 20%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Harald I Bluetooth | 19%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Harald II Svendsen | 19%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Egyptian | 18%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Sumerian | 17%
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| Colonies that formed the Union of South Africa | Transvaal Colony | 16%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | HIV/AIDS | 13%
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| Colonies that formed the Union of South Africa | Natal Colony | 13%
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| The "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" | Luoyang | 12%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Akkadian | 10%
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| Most populous US cities in 1880 | Brooklyn | 10%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Ferdinand I | 10%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Ferdinand II | 10%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Ferdinand III | 10%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Joseph I | 10%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Pyramid of {Djoser} | 10%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Phoenician | 9%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Leopold I | 8%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Maximilian I | 8%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Maximilian II | 8%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Hittite | 7%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Pyramid of the {Sun} | 7%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Sweyn I Forkbeard | 7%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Pyramid of {Khafre} | 6%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Rudolph II | 6%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | {Bent} Pyramid | 5%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Magnus the Good | 5%
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| Holy Roman Emperors 1440–1740 | Matthias | 5%
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| Colonies that formed the Union of South Africa | Orange River Colony | 3%
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| Ruling city-states of the Aztec Empire | Texcoco | 3%
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| Kings of Denmark 937–1046 | Gorm the Old | 2%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Pyramid of {Menkaure} | 2%
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| Epidemics/Pandemics with 5 million+ fatalities or more | {Cocoliztli} epidemic of 1545–1548 | 1%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Great Pyramid of {Cholula} | 1%
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| Common languages of the Neo-Assyrian Empire | Hurrian | 1%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | La {Danta} | 1%
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| Tallest premodern pyramids* | Pyramid of {Meidum} | 1%
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| Ruling city-states of the Aztec Empire | Tlacopan | 1%
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