| Hint | Figure | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| First man on the Moon | Neil Armstrong | 98%
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| Macedonian conqueror of Persia | Alexander | 95%
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| Philosopher who tutored the above | Aristotle | 93%
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| First Roman emperor | Augustus | 84%
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| 2nd President of the U.S. | John Adams | 82%
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| Notable hun | Attila | 79%
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| Greek inventor who cried "Eureka!" | Archimedes | 78%
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| "Pride and Prejudice" author | Jane Austen | 78%
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| Founding father of the modern Turkey | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 69%
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| Queen portrayed in "The Favourite" | Anne | 67%
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| Exiled Ugandan dictator | Idi Amin | 62%
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| First person to reach the South Pole | Roald Amundsen | 61%
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| Man who was either the first or fourth caliph | Ali | 55%
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| "Divine Comedy" author | Dante Alighieri | 49%
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| Longest-serving Japanese P.M. | Shinzo Abe | 44%
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| UN Secretary General, 1997-2006 | Kofi Annan | 42%
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| Saintly author of "Confessions" | Augustine of Hippo | 34%
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| Chancellor who rebuilt West Germany, 1949-1963 | Konrad Adenauer | 30%
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| Italian priest whose philosophical school is called "Thomism" | Thomas Aquinas | 27%
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| First king of Portugal | Alfonso | 18%
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