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| Which Latin phrase means "Seize the day" and was written by Horace? | Carpe diem | 100%
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| Elizabeth I's reign saw which of these events? | Defeat of the Spanish Armada | 100%
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| Which city was buried in mud when Vesuvius erupted? | Herculaneum | 100%
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| Which Japanese emperor ruled Japan during World War II? | Hirohito | 100%
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| The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled over which nation? | Japan | 100%
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| Who professed non-violence in his campaign for the independence of India? | Mahatma Gandhi | 100%
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| Which of these countries was never part of the Soviet Union? | Romania | 100%
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| Genseric was a king of which barbarian tribe? | Vandals | 100%
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| Who was the first king of Rome in the 8th century BCE? | Romulus | 75%
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| All of these men ruled during the year of the four emperors except? | Trajan | 75%
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| What gross substance did the Romans use for laundry? | Human urine | 50%
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| Who tried to kill his own mother with a boat that collapsed on purpose? | Nero | 50%
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| Which Emperor built the Colosseum? | Vespasian | 50%
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| The Heian period of which civilization lasted from the 8th-12th centuries CE? | Japan | 25%
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| Cahokia was the center of a civilization in which river valley? | Mississippi | 25%
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