| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| English king who gave Saladin a run for his money in the Third Crusade. | Richard the Lionheart | 78%
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| Leader of the Chinese Kuomintang party during the early 20th century, and of Taiwan until 1975. | Chiang Kai-shek | 61%
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| Swedish king who nearly defeated Denmark, Poland & Russia in the Great Northern War. | Karl XII | 43%
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| Gothic king who sacked Rome in 410 AD, the first time in 796 years that Rome fell to a foreign army. | Alaric I | 35%
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| Chinese Emperor who ruled for 54 years. Centralized the government, conquered Korea & Southern China. | Wu | 17%
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| President of Mexico during the 2nd French-Mexican War. The decisive Battle of Puebla is celebrated every 5th of May. | Benito Juárez | 13%
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| Georgian queen who brought the kingdom to its greatest extent--the Mongols destroyed it a decade later. | Tamar | 13%
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| Venetian Doge who successfully led the Fourth Crusade against the Byzantine Empire, sacking Constantinople in 1204 AD. | Enrico Dandolo | 9%
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| 2nd Mughal Emperor. Lost Northern India by 1540 AD; Reconquered it by 1555 AD. | Humayun | 9%
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| A Roman general who was initially Julius Caesar's right-hand man, but turned against him when he marched on Rome. Died fighting Caesar in Iberia. | Labienus | 9%
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| First Sasanian Šahanšah, having overthrown the Parthians and restored native rule to Persia. | Ardašir I | 4%
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| Debatably, this Ottoman princess, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, is considered to be the most powerful woman in Ottoman history. | Mihrimah Sultan | 4%
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| 3rd or 4th king of the Hittites. Sacked Babylon circa 1595 BC, prompting Babylon's temporary collapse. | Muršili I | 4%
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| Founder of the Afsharid Dynasty, this skilled leader is nicknamed 'The Napoleon of Persia'. | Nader Shah | 4%
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| British politician & diplomat who played a major role in abolishing the slave trade. | Robert Stewart | 4%
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| Ruled the Turkic Aq Qoyunlu tribe in the Middle East. Conquered much of Iraq, Caucasia & Iran. | Uzun Hasan | 4%
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