| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| King of Persia who invaded Greece in 480 BC | {Xerxes} the Great | 94%
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| Form of radiation discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Röntgen | X-ray | 90%
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| Ethnicity and mother tongue of Nelson Mandela | Xhosa | 74%
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| Semi-legendary first imperial dynasty of ancient China (2070-1600 BC) | Xia Dynasty | 74%
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| Rock guitarist who headlined the Woodstock Festival and is widely considered the greatest ever | Jimi Hendrix | 71%
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| Catholic saint who brought Christianity to Japan | Saint Francis {Xavier} | 65%
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| Ancient capital of China that is home to the Terracotta Army | Xi'an | 65%
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| Chinese summer capital where Marco Polo met Kublai Khan | Xanadu | 55%
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| Chinese port city that opened to Western powers' trade after the First Opium War | Xiamen | 55%
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| French ski resort that hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 | Chamonix | 42%
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| Canadian city where the biggest non-nuclear explosion in history occured in 1917 | Halifax | 42%
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| Play about king of Thebes who can't escape fate that was written by Sophocles (2 words) | Oedipus Rex | 32%
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| Diplomatic scandal between the US and France that led to the Quasi-War in 1798 | {XYZ} Affair | 32%
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| Town in Virginia were Confederate general Lee surrendered to Union general Grant | Appomattox | 29%
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| Chinese region that corresponds to the historical homeland of the Uyghur people | Xinjiang | 29%
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| Ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and leader of the Ten Thousand march | Xenophon | 26%
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| Roman title for the chief high priest and one of the titles of the Roman emperor | {Pontifex} Maximus | 19%
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| 1911 revolution which brought the establishment of the first republican government in China | Xinhai Revolution | 13%
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