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History by Alphabet #3 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 23 times
- The average score is 18 of 26
Answer Stats
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| What scientific discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton in roughly 1687? | G | Gravity | 100%
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| Dante Alighieri's Inferno guides him, through the help of Virgil, down the nine layers of where? | H | Hell | 95%
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| Marie Sklodowska Curie discovered two elements: Polonium and which other? | R | Radium | 95%
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| What titular position did Mongol leaders Genghis, Ogodei and Kublai hold? | K | Khan | 90%
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| In December 1967, the Prime Minister of this nation disappeared whilst swimming with no body ever recovered | A | Australia | 85%
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| Along with the Nobel Prize, what other ironic invention to his peace prize did Alfred Nobel create? | D | Dynamite | 85%
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| What group of islands were the cause of a war between Britain and Argentina in 1982? | F | Falkland Islands | 85%
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| The Mughals and the Maratha were two empires that dominated this modern-day country | I | India | 85%
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| What was the name of the programme that developed the Atom Bomb during the Second World War? | M | Manhattan Project | 85%
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| What epic poem by Homer tells the story of Odysseus' 10 year journey home after the Trojan War? | O | Odyssey | 85%
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| Which notorious dictator led the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975-1979? | P | Pol Pot | 85%
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| In April 1980, what country became formerly known as Rhodesia? | Z | Zimbabwe | 80%
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| Which African nation gained independence from South Africa in 1990? | N | Namibia | 75%
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| Britain gained control of this North American territory in 1763 following the Seven Years' War | Q | Quebec | 75%
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| Through what complex cipher system did German U-boats communicate long messages during the Second World War? | E | Enigma | 70%
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| What former Soviet Republic is one of only two double landlocked countries in the world? | U | Uzbekistan | 70%
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| What former Italian maritime republic was known for its Mediterranean trade and expert naval prowess? | V | Venice | 70%
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| Which Medieval English author wrote The Canterbury Tales? | C | Chaucer | 65%
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| What influential politician became General Secretary of the CCP in 2012 and President of China in 2013? | X | Xi Jinping | 65%
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| In George Orwell's '1984', who is the persistent symbol of totalitarianism and the lack of privacy in the party's constant surveillance of the population? | B | Big Brother | 60%
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| What country is the most heavily bombed in the world? | L | Laos | 60%
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| Which Eastern Roman / Byzantine Emperor is known for the regulation of Roman Law, success against the Ostrogoths and Vandals, and construction of the Hagia Sophia? | J | Justinian I | 55%
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| What is one of the only Pacific nations to have never been formally colonised? | T | Tonga | 40%
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| Through what art style did Stalin use to create propaganda of an idealistic Soviet utopia, as well as strengthen his control over art in the USSR? | S | Socialist Realism | 30%
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| What was the name of the biggest warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that shared its name with an incredibly influential admiral? | Y | Yamamoto | 30%
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| What personified general is typically associated as a key ally to Russia when its invaded? | W | Winter | 15%
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