| Category | First | Second | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country with the most military deaths in World War II | Soviet Union | Germany | 98%
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| First human according to the Bible | Adam | Eve | 91%
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| First paramount Soviet leader | Vladimir Lenin | Joseph Stalin | 82%
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| Oldest U.S. president | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | 78%
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| Most populous city in 1800 AD | Beijing | London | 78%
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| First person to walk on the moon | Neil Armstrong | Buzz Aldrin | 74%
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| Most guessed Shakespearean play on this quiz | Romeo and Juliet | Hamlet | 72%
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| Longest-reigning British monarch | Elizabeth II | Victoria | 71%
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| Oldest university in England | Oxford | Cambridge | 69%
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| First U.S. president | George Washington | John Adams | 68%
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| Largest empire ever by land area | British Empire | Mongol Empire | 68%
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| Largest empire in 1800 by total area within Europe | Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | 64%
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| First area annexed by Germany leading up to WWII | Austria | Sudetenland | 64%
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| Most influential person in history, according to this quiz | Jesus | Muhammad | 58%
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| First host city of the modern Olympics | Athens | Paris | 57%
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| Most common name of French kings | Louis | Charles | 42%
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| First imperial Chinese dynasty | Qin | Western Han | 30%
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| First Roman emperor | Augustus | Tiberius | 19%
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| First country to establish a Republican government (among countries that currently exist) | San Marino | Netherlands | 18%
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| Most valuable U.S. corporation in 1960 by market cap | AT&T | General Motors | 17%
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