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Hard general knowledge #1

General knowledge questions based around my own knowledge so sorry if you find it too focused on certain categories.
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Which sea faring people founded the city of carthage in the 9th century BC
Phoenicians
What mathematical constant is the ratio between the radius of a circle and its circumference(Hint: it's not pi) Answer needs to be written as a word not the symbol itself
Tau
What element finds its names origin from the German word for goblin
Cobalt
Which Germanic tribe settled in the Iberian peninsula and made Toledo the capital of their kingdom
Visigoths
Which daimyo deposed the Ashikaga shogunate.
Oda Nobunaga
What type of foot soldier often armed with Yari, Bows or Matchlocks did the above use effectively during his conquests
Ashigaru
What is the name of the peninsular in the Australian state of Queensland
Cape york
Who composed swan lake
Tchaikovsky
Which port town in the east of England was destroyed by storms in the 13th century
Dunwich
What is the smallest Us pacific territory only 0.005 square miles in area
Kingman reef
Who lead the Welsh revolt against England at the beginning of the 15th century
Owain Glyndŵr
Which national flag has a purple bird on it
Dominica
What happened in Prague in 1419 and in 1618 which helped lead to the 30 years war (one word answer only).
Defenestration
Which proto-protestant group lead the acts of the above question
Hussites
Whose run record in cricket was broken by joe root
Alastair Cook
What is the name of a galley with four banks of oars
quadrireme
In what battle did Varus ambush the romans destroying three legions
teutoburg forest
Which operation lead by Bernard Montgomery had the aim to take bridges such as Nijmegen throughout the Netherlands
Market garden
Which group of crusaders formed the Livonian order with the Livonian brothers of the sword
Teutonic Order
What is the closest star to earth outside the solar system
Proxima Centauri
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