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Interesting Historical Facts - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 41 times
- The average score is 5 of 15
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which 19th century royal woman set the trend for white wedding dresses? | Queen Victoria | 93%
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| What modern wonder of the world was built as a commemoration to a ruler’s favourite wife? | Taj Mahal | 89%
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| Which West African ruler is considered the wealthiest person to have existed in history? | Mansa Musa | 75%
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| What Sumerian epic poem substantially influenced both the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Epic of Gilgamesh | 46%
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| What modern-day European language’s history and origins remain obscure and largely untraceable? | Basque language | 43%
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| Which Hebrew name for God was also the name of an ancient Semitic deity whose worship became one of the earliest examples of monotheism? | Yahweh | 39%
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| In which ancient city was the earliest documented use of vinegar found? | Babylon | 29%
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| Which feared historical organisation, based throughout Iran and Syria, supposedly consumed cannabis as part of their rituals? | Hashashins | 21%
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| What historical manuscript has still yet to be deciphered? | Voynich manuscript | 14%
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| Other than Damascus steel, what ancient metal’s manufacturing process and composition remain lost to time? | Corinthian bronze | 4%
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| What skull modification technique did the Ancient Mayans practice? | Head flattening | 4%
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| Which British princess do some consider the original ‘people’s princess’? | Princess Charlotte | 4%
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| Which unidentified and now-extinct plant was so valuable in classical antiquity that it was considered worth its weight in gold? | Silphium | 4%
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| What vibrant and highly prized ancient dye’s manufacturing process was only rediscovered relatively recently? | Tyrian purple | 4%
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| Which 6th century Indian physician pioneered and wrote the first recorded treatise on forehead flap rhinoplasty? | Sushruta | 0%
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