| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which year was the first successful ascent of Mount Everest? | 1953 | 100%
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| Which year was Mongolia founded? | 1206 | 80%
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| Which year was New Zealand discovered by the Western world? | 1642 | 80%
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| Which year did Krakatoa in Indonesia famously erupt? | 1883 | 80%
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| Which year was hurricane Katrina? | 2005 | 80%
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| Which year was Madagascar discovered by the Western World? | 1500 | 60%
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| Which year was the 9.0 Lisbon earthquake? | 1755 | 60%
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| Which year was Alaska purchased from Russia by the United States? | 1867 | 60%
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| Which year was the Russian Empire at its largest in size? | 1895 | 60%
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| Which year was the South Pole first reached? | 1911 | 60%
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| Which year did Papua New Guinea gain full independence? | 1975 | 60%
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| Which year did the first Westerners arrive in Japan? | 1543 | 40%
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| Which year was Hawaii discovered by the Western World? | 1778 | 40%
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| Which year did a lightning strike set off explosives killing 4,000 people on the Greek island of Rhodes? | 1856 | 20%
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| Which year was the world first national park (Yellowstone) established? | 1872 | 20%
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| Which year was the Tunguska Event? (Meteor that landed in Siberia) | 1908 | 20%
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| Which year did Korea get divided into North and South? | 1945 | 20%
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| Which year did Newfoundland join Canada to become a province? | 1949 | 20%
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| Which year was London founded? | 50 A.D | 20%
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| Which year was Sri Lanka discovered by the Western World? | 1505 | 0%
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