| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Thatcher, Hugh Grant and Stephen Hawking are some famous graduates from this English university. | Oxford | 99%
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| Sacred mountain in Greek mythology | Olympus | 92%
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| Became the first Holy Roman Emperor in 962 | Otto the Great | 92%
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| Eastern European branch of Christianity | Orthodox church | 89%
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| Middle Eastern empire that ruled the Balkans for centuries | Ottoman Empire | 89%
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| Important city in French history, located on the Loire river, liberated by Joan of Arc | Orléans | 88%
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| Major Mediterranean agricultural product obtained from the fruits of “Olea europaea” tree and cultivated for thousands of years | Olive Oil | 84%
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| Sports event of the antiquity revived by Pierre de Coubertin | Olympics | 82%
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| Popular Roman poet (“Metamorphoses”) | Ovid | 77%
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| Four-time Oscar winner, considered one of the greatest British actors of the 20th century (Laurence) | Olivier | 76%
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| Name of five Norwegian kings | Olav/Olaf | 62%
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| Poland’s Western border (named after two rivers), accepted by Germany only decades after WWII | Oder-Neisse line | 45%
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| Influential protestant organization in Northern Ireland | Orange Order | 36%
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| Irelands 19th century “liberator” (Daniel) | O'Connell | 24%
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| Capital of Northern Irish county Tyrone, site of a deadly car bombing in 1998 carried out by the “Real IRA” | Omagh | 22%
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| The boy who refuses to grow in Günther Grass’ novel “The Tin Drum” | Oskar | 21%
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| Two clans from Ulster who fought English rule in Ireland during the “Nine Years’ War” (name either) | O’Neill/O’Donnell | 20%
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| Right-wing French terror organization fighting Algeria’s independence, tried to assassinate Charles de Gaulle (three-letter acronym) | OAS (Organisation de l'Armée Secrète) | 14%
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| His grab for power marked the end of the Western Roman empire | Odoacer | 13%
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| Long-time anti-Mafia mayor of Palermo (Leoluca) | Orlando | 9%
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