| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| This notorious gangster led a prominent Chicago gang during Prohibition from 1925-31 | Al Capone | 100%
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| An _______________ is a chain/group of islands in lakes or oceans | archipelago | 100%
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| This battle is considered the deadliest in the Civil War | Gettysburg | 100%
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| This notorious island was a major WW2 battle, where American soldiers raised the flag high above Mt Suribachi | Iwo Jima | 100%
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| This brave young woman led the French uprising against the British during the French Revolution | Joan of Arc | 100%
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| What is the highest elevation capital in the world? | La Paz | 100%
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| This president notoriously resigned from office after the Watergate tapes scandal | Richard Nixon | 100%
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| The famous _______ ________ was painted by Michaelangelo during the Reniassance in Vatican City | Sistine Chapel | 100%
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| This notorious German pilot caused havoc in WW1, credited with over 80 hits | The Red Baron | 100%
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| Former name of Istanbul after a famous Roman emperor | Constantinople | 89%
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| Who said "this day will live in infamy" after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? | Franklin D Roosevelt | 89%
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| The worlds largest island,____________ is part of the kingdom of __________ | Greenland, Denmark | 89%
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| This Austrio-Hungary heir was assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist, effectively beginning WW1 | Archduke Ferdiand | 78%
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| The capital of the US Virgin islands | Charlotte Amalie | 78%
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| Famous Macedonian-Greek descent Ptolemaic age female ruler of Egypt | Cleopatra | 78%
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| Robert E Lee led the Army of | Northern Virginia | 78%
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| The 5 Norman beaches stormed on D-Day were: | Omaha, Juno, Sword, Utah, Gold | 78%
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| This famous canal was constructed in the early 1900s as a vital shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific | Panama Canal | 78%
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| This treacherous route around South America involved heavy seas and high winds due to proximity to Antarctica | Cape Horn | 67%
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| 3 capitals of South Africa | Cape town, Pretoria, Blomenfotein | 67%
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| the Caribbean island of Aruba is a _________ possession | Dutch | 67%
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| The "capital" of the Scottish highlands | Inverness | 67%
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| The southernmost capital in the world is: | Wellington | 67%
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| This NY battle was considered a turning point for the Revolutionary War | Ticonderoga | 44%
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| The "Frozen Chosin" was fought on a Korean....? | reservoir | 11%
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