| Hintken | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Whose theses marked the start of the protestant reformation? | Martin Luther | 80%
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| Which venetian explorer famously brought back stories of the East? | Marco Polo | 76%
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| Who is said to have founded Rome? | Romulus | 76%
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| Who is said to have 'taken a stand by staying seated' and so sparked a US civil rights movement? | Rosa Parks | 73%
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| In what year did the United Nations first meet? | 1946 | 69%
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| Which British king signed the Magna Carta? | John | 67%
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| What river did Caesar cross which initiated the Roman civil war? | Rubicon | 67%
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| Carthage was at one point the centre of an ancient civilization, what modern country is it based in? | Tunisia | 65%
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| Who did Claus von Stauffenberg attempt to assasinate? | Hitler | 63%
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| What is the name of the Greek kingdom that Alexander the great controlled? | Macedon | 57%
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| On what ship did Charles Darwin sail? | HMS Beagle | 50%
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| What was Mussolini's nickname? | Il Duce | 49%
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| Who is the only British primeminister to have a science degree? | Margaret Thatcher | 43%
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| Who was the last Anglo Saxon king, who died at the battle of hastings? | Harold Godwinson | 29%
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| What city in the US was used by thrill seekers to watch nuclear bomb tests? | Las Vegas | 29%
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