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Distant Second Place (History Edition)

There is a significant gap between the #1 and #2 ranked answers for these history related categories, with the #1 answer being at approximately 50% more than the #2 answer. For each category, see if you can identify both answers.
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Last updated: May 14, 2026
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Most populous ancient city (pre-500 AD)
~1,700,000
Rome
2nd most populous ancient city
~1,000,000
Alexandria
War with the most U.S. fatalities
~698,000
U.S. Civil War
War with the 2nd most U.S. fatalities
~405,399
World War II
Largest empire by total land area
35.5 Million km2
British Empire
2nd largest empire by total land area
24.0 Million km2
Mongol Empire
Longest serving U.S. president
4,422 days
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2nd longest serving U.S. president (12-way tie)
2,922 days
Thomas Jefferson | James Madison | James Monroe | Andrew Jackson | Ulysses S. Grant | Grover Cleveland | Woodrow Wilson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ronald Reagan | Bill Clinton | George W. Bush | Barack Obama
Shortest serving U.S. president
31 days
William Henry Harrison
2nd shortest serving U.S. president
199 days
James A. Garfield
Country with the largest number of ancient pyramids
200-255
Sudan
Country with the 2nd largest number of ancient pyramids
~118
Egypt
Birth country of the most Popes (using modern boundaries)
217
Italy
Birth country of the 2nd most Popes
17
France
Country with the most individuals who have summited Mt. Everest (through 2025)
2,135
Nepal
Country with the 2nd most individuals who have summited Mt. Everest
883
United States
Deadliest conflict in world history
75-80 million deaths
World War II
2nd or 3rd deadliest conflict in world history (name either)
20-70 & 20-60 million deaths
Taiping Rebellion | Mongol Invasions
Country with the oldest written active constitution.
426 years
Monaco
Country with the 2nd oldest written active constition.
237 years
United States
Deadliest U.S. fire on October 8, 1871 (and deadliest wildfire in recorded history)
1,200-1,500 deaths
Peshtigo Fire
2nd deadliest U.S. fire on October 8, 1871
~300 deaths
Great Chicago Fire
Deadliest industrial disaster
~22,000 deaths
Bhopal
2nd deadliest industrial disaster
~16,000 deaths
Chernobyl
Deadliest peacetime maritime disaster (name either ship involved)
4,386 deaths
Doña Paz | MT Vector
2nd deadliest peacetime maritime disaster
1,514 deaths
RMS Titanic
Country that performed the most nuclear test explosions
1,054
United States
Country that performed the 2nd most nuclear test explosions
715
Soviet Union
Most career Olympic gold medals by one individual
23
Michael Phelps
2nd most career Olympic gold medals by one individual
11
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
Location of largest amphibious invasion in history
180,000 troops
Okinawa (Operation Iceberg)
Location of 2nd largest amphibious invasion in history
150,000 troops
Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Country with the most aircraft carriers
11
United States
Country with the 2nd most aircraft carriers
3
China
Space telescope with the largest primary mirror
6.5 meter diameter
James Webb
Space telescope with the 2nd largest primary mirror
2.5 meter diameter
Hubble
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2 Comments
CardinalSin
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Level 82
May 14, 2026
Why isn't Normandy accepted?
PapaFurchetta
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Level 94
May 14, 2026
Sorry. It’s fixed now.
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