| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The most common name of French kings | Louis | 93%
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| Creature Hannibal crossed the Alps with | Elephant | 86%
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| The Lionheart | Richard | 86%
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| Macedonian conqueror | Alexander | 85%
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| Birthplace of democracy | Athens | 85%
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| Emperor associated with the Great Fire of Rome | Nero | 83%
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| Site of Chinese protests in 1989 | Tiananmen | 80%
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| French battle in ww2 fought to evacuate Allied troops | Dunkirk | 79%
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| First Emperor of France | Napoleon | 79%
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| Modern day Ceylon | Sri Lanka | 79%
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| Grandson of Genghis | Kublai | 75%
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| First human in outer space | Yuri Gagarin | 75%
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| Archaic human species | Neanderthal | 73%
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| English house of the white rose | York | 73%
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| Fifth wife of King Henry | Katherine | 72%
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| Ancient language of India | Sanskrit | 66%
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| Believed location of the ruins of Troy | Turkey | 63%
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| Location of the Sumerians | Iraq | 59%
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| Title of executed monarch Mary | Queen of Scots | 55%
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| A series of religious wars in Palestine | Crusades | 49%
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| Primary site of the First Punic War | Sicily | 44%
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| Prominent standard of Rome | Eagle | 38%
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| Military dictatorship of Japan (1192-1867) | Shogunate | 34%
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| Given first name of author George Orwell (It isn't George!) | Eric | 20%
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| One of three great Athenian playwrights | Euripides | 18%
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| Athenian system designed to prevent tyranny | Ostracism | 10%
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| Site of ancient volcanic eruption | Santorini | 10%
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| Queen of Heaven in ancient Mesopotamia | Inanna | 8%
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| Site of the Lion Gate | Mycenae | 6%
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