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Hint	Answer
Who succeeded Yuri Andropov as secretary general of the USSR?	chernenko
What is the ancient Greek word for "king"	Basileus
What does Frederick I Barbarossa's cognomen mean?	red beard
Which Aztec deity is depicted as a feathered serpent?	quetzalcoatl
Who was the leader of the Hitler Youth?	von Schirach
What is the only type of ship that HMS Dreadnought ever sank?	submarine
Which civilization first developed writing?	Sumer
What unsatisfactory product did Ea Nasir from the city of Ur sell?	copper

Hint	Answer
Who is the Egyptian goddess of the sky/ the heavens?	nut
In 1184, what did around 60 noblemen in Erfurt 1184 suffocate in?	excrement
Which Roman emperor might have been transgender?	elagabalus
Of which contemporary leader did Hitler keep a bust in his office?	atatürk
Which theoreticized nuclear weapon mainly kills from radiation but only cause minimal physical damage	neutron bomb
Which 17th century Swedish warship sank upon leaving port for the first time?	Vasa
Who was the last man on the moon (so far)?	Cernan