| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| With a 'da-dum, da-dum, da-dum' this film scares people from the water | Jaws | 89%
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| This globally important waterway reopens after eight years | The Suez Canal | 84%
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| A US helicopter's departure signals the imminent fall of this city | Saigon | 75%
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| This dictator dies, ushering a move to democracy under the king | Franco | 61%
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| Work starts on a controversial pipeline in this part of North America | Alaska | 52%
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| This group wins a southeast Asian civil war and begins a genocide | The Khmer Rouge | 48%
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| Spain quits this North African territory, prompting decades of conflict | Western Sahara | 43%
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| The king of this country is shot dead by his nephew | Saudi Arabia | 27%
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| This British nobleman goes on the run after a murder | Lord Lucan | 23%
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| This terrorist kidnaps OPEC ministers in Vienna | Carlos the Jackal | 11%
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