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Hardcore General Knowledge #1

A set of very challenging questions, with a slightly historic bent. If you can correctly guess more than three of these, I'll be impressed.
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Monaco has only ever one won medal (bronze) at the Olympics, although it is not included in official medal counts. What event was it in?
Architecture
For several reasons, David is usually considered the second king of Israel. Who does that title more correctly belong to?
Ish-Bosheth
Sri Lanka has two official capitals, although one of them (Colombo) is not recognized by JetPunk. Correctly spell the capital that JetPunk does recognize.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Pong is famous as one of the world's first video games, based on a scientific demonstration called "Tennis for Two." What device did "Tennis for Two" use as a display?
Oscilloscope
Which "great" Mughal emperor is famous, among other things, for his sponsorship of religious debates?
Akbar I
How many moons does Pluto have?
5
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, what is the name of the title character's best friend?
Henry Clerval
Two Japanese aircraft carriers were damaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea, thus missing the Battle of Midway. Name either.
Shōkaku / Zuikaku
What is the name of the actor who played the role of a bandit shooting at the camera in Thomas Edison's The Great Train Robbery?
Justus Barnes
Of the seven metals of antiquity, which was most commonly associated with Jupiter?
Tin
On top of real numbers, mathematicians have found several forms of "higher dimension" hypercomplex numbers. Of these, which have the most dimensions?
Octonions
In what year was the artificial language Esperanto created?
1887
What describes both the meaning of the word "impignorate" and is the name of a piece in a common board game?
Pawn
On 14 October 1947, Chuck Yeager completed the first ever supersonic airplane flight in Bell X-1 #46-062. What did he nickname the plane?
Glamorous Glennis
What was the name of Oslo between 1624 and 1877?
Christiania
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