| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 16) Who daringly crossed the Alps with his armyand elephants to surprise the Romans from the north? | Hannibal | 88%
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| 12) What feared pirate was originally namedEdward Teach? | Blackbeard | 83%
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| 1) What feared ruler was originallynamed Temüjin? | Genghis Khan | 83%
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| 17) What city did Francisco Pizarro establish in 1535after defeating the Incan empire? | Lima | 83%
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| 9) What document was King John forced to sign in 1215? | Magna Carta | 83%
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| 4) What ethnic group hailed from thePyrenees border of Spain and France? | Basque | 79%
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| 13) What Russian mystic was said to have beenpoisoned and drowned in a river? | Rasputin | 79%
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| 10) What famous archer from English folklorelived in the Sherwood Forest in Nottinhamshire? | Robin Hood | 79%
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| 20) What Austrian city was Mozart born in? | Salzburg | 79%
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| 14) What megacity was originally named Bataviaby Dutch explorers? | Jakarta | 71%
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| 7) What age did King Tutankhamen ascendto the throne? | 9 | 67%
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| 15) What mountain in eastern Turkey was NoahsArk said to have landed? | Ararat | 63%
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| 2) What port was a penal colony forEnglish prisoners? | Sydney | 63%
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| 19) What astronomical phenomenon was Mark Twain bornduring and die with? | Halleys Comet | 50%
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| 3) Who was fatally struck in the eyeat the battle of Hastings in 1066? | Harold Godwinson | 46%
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| 8) What empire did Christopher Columbussail for? | Spain | 46%
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| 11) What Shoshone native helped Lewis andClark on their expedition to the Pacific? | Sacagawea | 42%
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| 5) What origin is the festival of Samhain,associated with modern Halloween? | Celtic | 29%
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| 6) What Chinese ruler was buried withthousands of terracotta clay warriors? | Shi Huang | 4%
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| 18) What motto did John Wilkes Booth say after shootingpresident Lincoln at Fords Theater? | Sic Semper Tyrranis | 4%
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