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Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Aaron Burr
The German plan to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 was called Operation _______?
Barbarossa
The religious wars fought between 1096-1291 for control of the Holy Land were known as the what?
Crusades
June 6th, 1944 is commonly known as what?
D-Day
What was the executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln regarding the ending of slavery in the United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name of the islands that the UK and Argentina fought a war over in the 1980s?
Falklands
Who was the ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1206-1227, and is also known as "Great Kahn"?
Genghis Khan
Which British monarch is famous for his six wives?
Henry VIII
Who was the first Tsar of Russia?
Ivan the Terrible
Who was the only president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the last nation to declare independence from the Soviet Union?
Kazakhstan
Which Russian revolutionary was assassinated in Mexico in 1940?
Leon Trotsky
Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammed
William the Conqueror was also the Duke of which region of France?
Normandy
What was the name of the Turkish Empire that dissolved in 1922?
Ottoman Empire
What was the former name of Iran before 1935?
Persia
Who was British monarch from 1837-1901 and known as the "Empress of India"?
Queen Victoria
Nicolae Ceaușescu was the communist ruler of which European country?
Romania
James I and VI and Charles were part of which British royal house?
Stuart
What famous "unsinkable" ocean liner sunk in the Atlantic in 1912?
Titanic
What were the names of German submarines in World War II?
U-Boat
What was the name of the Italian King from 1900-1946?
Victor Emmanuel III
What was the name of the German Emperor in World War I?
Wilhelm II
What is traditional recognised as the first Chinese dynasty?
Xia
The War of Roses were fought between the House of Lancaster and House of _____?
York
What was the name of the secret telegram Germany sent to Mexico in World War One?
Zimmermann Telegram
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2 Comments
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Feb 19, 2026
Khan not Kahn
KeelanB
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Level 43
Feb 19, 2026
thanks! changed it now
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