| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"? | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 94%
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| What country was ruled by Pol Pot until he was overthrown by the Vietnamese army in 1979? | Cambodia | 88%
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| How did Adolf Hitler die? | Suicide | 88%
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| At which battle did Admiral Horatio Nelson lose his life, but defeat the French? | The Battle of Trafalgar | 88%
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| Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to? | Athena | 81%
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| Which English king was beheaded during the English Civil War? | Charles I | 81%
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| What country did Haiti gain its independence from in 1804? | France | 81%
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| Who were the main combatants in the Peloponnesian War? | Athens vs Sparta | 75%
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| Who wrote the Republic, a vision of a society ruled by a philosopher king? | Plato | 75%
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| Which one of these is NOT one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? | the Angkor Wat | 75%
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| What year did the Titanic sink? | 1912 | 69%
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| Which one of these women were NOT wives of Henry VIII ? | Elizabeth Howard | 69%
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| Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote? | New Zealand | 69%
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| Who were the main combatants of the First Kashmir War? | India and Pakistan | 63%
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| How many sacraments are in the Catholic Church? | Seven Sacraments | 50%
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