| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 13) Austrian born man who became leader of Nazi Germany | Adolf Hitler | 94%
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| 20) Name for the powers of the US, UK and Soviet Union duringWW2 | Allies | 94%
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| 19) German born girl who kept a diary of her life hiding with herfamily in Nazi occupied Amsterdam | Anne Frank | 94%
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| 8) "Great" king of Macedon who conquered vast lands includingEgypt and much of Persia | Alexander | 88%
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| 5) This aviator was the first female to fly solo across theAtlantic | Amelia Earhart | 88%
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| 17) Mythical king of England who pulled the sword of Excalibur from the stone, according to legend | Arthur | 88%
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| 12) Greek capital home to the birthplace of modern democracy | Athens | 88%
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| 23) This empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan and ruled Mexicofrom the 14th-16th centuries | Aztec | 88%
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| 16) This man, the great nephew of Julius Caesar, became the firstemperor of Rome | Augustus | 81%
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| 7) Ancient Greek philosopher considered one of the greatestin science and ethics | Aristotle | 75%
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| 9) Term referred to those who were in favor of ending slavery | abolitionist | 69%
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| 18) Ancient citadel overlooking the city of Athens, Greece | Acropolis | 69%
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| 10) Compound in San Antonio, TX used in the Mexican/AmericanWar, now fondly remembered | Alamo | 69%
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| 27) The Romans built these systems of pipes, canals and tunnels to bring freshwater to its cities throughout the empire | aqueduct | 69%
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| 21) This mission was the first landing on the moon on July 20, 1969 | Apollo 11 | 63%
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| 14) Born in rural Kentucky in 1809, this lawyer became the 16thpresident of the US and champion of emancipation | Abraham Lincoln | 56%
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| 4) This area of eastern France near the German border was annexed by the Nazis in 1940 and was heavily battled | Alsace | 56%
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| 24) This man from the Austria-Hungary empire was assassinated inSarajevo in 1914 which triggered WW1 | Archduke Franz Ferdinand | 56%
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| 29) Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and for whom the Americas are named for | Amerigo Vespucci | 50%
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| 28) This day marked the end of WW1 in 1918, now called Veterans Day | Armistice Day | 44%
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| 11) "Great" English king of the Anglo-Saxons from 886-899 AD | Alfred | 38%
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| 6) War between America and Great Britain for independencefrom 1775-1783 | American Revolution | 38%
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| 26) Period of economic and social growth in the South before the Civil War outbreak | Antebellum | 25%
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| 3) The Egyptian god of the underworld and mummificationprocess | Anubis | 25%
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| 1) This skirmish outside Sharpsburg, Maryland isconsidered the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War | Antietam | 13%
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| 30) Naval battle where Octavians fleet defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatras warriors | Actium | 6%
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| 15) This ancient pharaoh established a new religion and createda new city in favor of himself | Akhenaten | 6%
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| 2) This pharaoh ruled Egypt during the 18th dynastyand drove the Hyksos invaders out | Ahmose | 0%
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| 25) Native American tribe from the northern Plains of the Midwest, knownfor their fierce bravery and fur trading knowledge | Assiniboine | 0%
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