| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who was the first president of the USA? | George Washington | 97%
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| How many women did Henry VIII have? | Six | 91%
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| How many children did Queen Victoria have? | Nine | 81%
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| Which war was ended by the signing the armistice on July 27th, 1953? | The Korean War | 76%
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| What was the former name of New York? | New Amsterdam | 73%
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| On which island was Napoleon born? | Corsica | 68%
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| Xerxes ruled a great empire around the fifth century BC. Which empire? | The Persian empire | 64%
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| In which city was the Titanic built? | Belfast | 63%
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| Which French king was called the Sun King? | Louis XIV | 60%
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| Which city became capital of West-Germany in 1949? | Bonn | 57%
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| Which country was formerly called Ceylon? | Sri Lanka | 55%
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| Who was the second president of the United States? | John Adams | 54%
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| What was the name of Napoleon's first wife? | Josephine | 49%
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| Which city was the capital of Australia from 1901 to 1927? | Melbourne | 48%
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| Which building in Athens was destroyed by a Venetian cannon ball in the 17th century? | Parthenon | 44%
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| Who was the first king of Belgium? | Leopold I | 38%
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| Which country sent its navy around the world to fight the Japanese in 1904? | Russia | 36%
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| What was the name of the Protestant revolution against the domination of the Pope? | Reformation | 31%
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| Who discovered Greenland? | Erik de Rode | 28%
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| Which imfamous Mexican rebel was shot in 1923 and died? | Pancho Villa | 22%
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| When became Albania an independent country? | 1913 | 9%
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| What was the Latin name of Paris in Roman times? | Lutetia | 9%
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| Which German Count invented the Zeppelin? | Count (Von) Zeppelin | 8%
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| Which German war criminal was for 21 years the only inmate of the Spandau complex? | Rudolf Hess | 8%
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