| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The religious wars fought between 1096-1291 for control of the Holy Land were known as the what? | Crusades | 90%
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| What famous "unsinkable" ocean liner sunk in the Atlantic in 1912? | Titanic | 88%
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| June 6th, 1944 is commonly known as what? | D-Day | 84%
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| What was the name of the Turkish Empire that dissolved in 1922? | Ottoman Empire | 82%
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| What was the former name of Iran before 1935? | Persia | 82%
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| Which British monarch is famous for his six wives? | Henry VIII | 76%
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| What were the names of German submarines in World War II? | U-Boat | 74%
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| What was the name of the islands that the UK and Argentina fought a war over in the 1980s? | Falklands | 72%
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| Who is the founder of Islam? | Muhammed | 72%
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| William the Conqueror was also the Duke of which region of France? | Normandy | 72%
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| Nicolae Ceaușescu was the communist ruler of which European country? | Romania | 72%
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| Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel? | Aaron Burr | 70%
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| Who was the first Tsar of Russia? | Ivan the Terrible | 70%
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| Who was the ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1206-1227, and is also known as "Great Kahn"? | Genghis Khan | 66%
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| Who was British monarch from 1837-1901 and known as the "Empress of India"? | Queen Victoria | 66%
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| The War of Roses were fought between the House of Lancaster and House of _____? | York | 64%
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| What was the executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln regarding the ending of slavery in the United States? | Emancipation Proclamation | 60%
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| What was the last nation to declare independence from the Soviet Union? | Kazakhstan | 60%
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| What was the name of the German Emperor in World War I? | Wilhelm II | 58%
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| The German plan to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 was called Operation _______? | Barbarossa | 54%
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| James I and VI and Charles were part of which British royal house? | Stuart | 46%
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| Which Russian revolutionary was assassinated in Mexico in 1940? | Leon Trotsky | 44%
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| Who was the only president of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis | 36%
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| What is traditional recognised as the first Chinese dynasty? | Xia | 32%
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| What was the name of the Italian King from 1900-1946? | Victor Emmanuel III | 24%
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| What was the name of the secret telegram Germany sent to Mexico in World War One? | Zimmermann Telegram | 18%
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