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Last updated: November 22, 2018
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Who was Louis XVI's wife?
Marie Antoinette
What fleet of warships did Spain launch against England in 1588?
Spanish Armada
For what crime was Al Capone convicted of in 1931?
Tax Evasion
Where in Greece could Apollo's oracle be found?
Delphi
What term is given to the British rule of India from 1858-1947?
British Raj
What product did Gandhi march to the sea to obtain?
Salt
Whose advisors included Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, and Thomas Cromwell?
King Henry VIII
What country was known as the CCCP in its own language?
USSR
What was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s?
Radio
What was the last name of power couple Eva and Juan?
Perón
What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
What sport would an ancient Roman watch at a hippodrome or circus?
Chariot Racing
In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989?
Tiananmen
What name is given to the Japanese suicide pilots of WWII?
Kamikaze
What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be?
Anastasia
What British monarch had the title "Empress of India"?
Queen Victoria
What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916?
Trans-Siberian
Who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned (but actually didn't)?
Nero
What Greek genius said "Eureka" in the bathtub and is said to have invented a death ray?
Archimedes
What Greek hero did Alexander model himself after?
Achilles
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8 Comments
Lilylee
+3
Level 79
Nov 22, 2018
Well now I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the night.
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
I wish you good luck! There's also a Geography version I released a few days ago which is eligible for points if you master this one :)
Gassu
+1
Level 69
Nov 22, 2018
You could make a random quiz collecting facts from the 200 General Knowledge quizzes :D
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
That is the eventual plan! But with 200 quizzes to pool from, that'll take a long time to create, so bare with me! If the geography one taught me anything it's that I need to vet the questions more thoroughly. I'll have it out by Christmas. Promise :)
Josiah
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Level 58
Aug 21, 2022
Wow, what a great quiz!
MrMackASOY
+1
Level 68
May 31, 2024
Should accept Cajuns as well as Acadians
BuckeyeOlivia
+1
Level 68
Feb 4, 2025
Should accept Mesopotamia as well as Fertile Crescent
southpaw
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Level 50
Jun 1, 2025
Good quiz overall, but Cromwell didn't actually ban Christmas.
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