| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| British royal house in power since its name change in 1917 | Windsor | 97%
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| German composer of bombastic operas (Richard) | Wagner | 93%
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| The movie “Braveheart” depicts the life of this Scottish knight (William) | Wallace | 86%
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| Medieval persecution of women accused of using magic | Witch-hunt | 86%
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| Won the battle of Hastings | William the Conqueror | 84%
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| British author of the early 20th century with great influence on feminism (Virginia) | Woolf | 84%
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| His steam engine sparked the industrial revolution (James) | Watt | 77%
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| Finland defended itself heroically against this Soviet invasion | Winter War | 76%
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| Won at Waterloo | Wellington | 72%
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| The first German republic was named after this Thuringian city | Weimar | 70%
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| Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Southern England ruled by Alfred the Great | Wessex | 64%
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| A couple of the most important peace treaties in European history (1648) are named after this German region | Westphalia | 45%
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| Austrian president and UN Secretary General who tried to cover up his role during WWII (Kurt) | Waldheim | 35%
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| Anti-Nazi resistance group initiated by Sophie and Hans Scholl | White Rose | 22%
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| German scientist who promoted the continental drift theory (Alfred) | Wegener | 13%
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| These groups of Slavic people became the target of a Germanic crusade in 1147 | Wends | 13%
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| Legendary catholic general of the Thirty Years’ War (Albert) | Wallenstein | 9%
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| Most famous German medieval “Minnesänger” (bard) | Walther (von der Vogelweide) | 8%
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| This major European dynasty with royalties from the 9th through the 20th century is also called “Guelphs” | Welfs | 7%
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| Supposedly the largest trebuchet in history, used by King Edward during the siege of Stirling Castle | War Wolf | 4%
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