| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish state founded in 1948 | Israel | 92%
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| Pandemic that swept Eurasia | Black Death | 82%
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| Ally and lover of Julius Caesar | Cleopatra | 80%
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| The city the above was born in | Alexandria | 65%
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| Khmer temple built in Cambodia | Angkor Wat | 62%
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| Former name of Tokyo | Edo | 62%
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| Hailed as "El Libertador" | Simon Bolivar | 61%
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| King of Babylon known for his code | Hammurabi | 58%
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| Belgian ruler of the Congo Free State | Leopold II | 35%
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| Ancient Germanic ethnicity | Teutons | 29%
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| He thought, therefore he was | Decartes | 24%
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| Civilisation in Mesopotamia | Sumer | 23%
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| Boer republic of South Africa | Orange Free State | 22%
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| Treatise by Plato | Republic | 22%
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| First Duke of Normandy | Rollo | 11%
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