| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| At its zenith, Teotihuacan was one of the world's largest cities. | True | 100%
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| Cusco was founded by Pachacuti in 1453. | False | 88%
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| Some Indus Valley Civilisation sites have been discovered in Afghanistan. | True | 88%
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| Genghis Khan allowed all religions to exist within his empire, except Christianity and Islam. | False | 75%
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| Oliver Cromwell was distantly related to Thomas Cromwell, the chief minister to Henry VIII. | True | 75%
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| Brazil was, for a time, the seat of the Portuguese Empire. | True | 75%
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| Madagascar has transitioned through four republics since gaining its independence from France. | True | 75%
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| The first ruler of Normandy was called William. | False | 63%
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| The last Communist leader of Romania now lives in Russia. | False | 63%
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| By 1832, most of the indigenous people of Tasmania had been killed. | True | 63%
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| Ibn Battuta was born in what is now Algeria. | False | 50%
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| The phrase spoken by J. Robert Oppenheimer, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds", is originally from an ancient Egyptian myth. | False | 50%
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| The city of Athens was largely destroyed at the end of the Peloponnesian War. | False | 50%
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| Ur, in Mesopotamia, was originally a coastal city. | True | 50%
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| Costa Rica was occupied by the U.S. during the early 20th century. | False | 13%
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