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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which titan was condemned by Zeus to hold the heavens forever on his back?	Atlas	92%
In Ancient Egypt, during the embalming process, which important organ was left untouched in the body, because it was considered the center of the person's intelligence and senses, and therefore would be necessary in the afterlife?	Heart	86%
Who was the governor of Cambodia in 1970, responsible for the genocide of over 1.8 million inhabitants?	Pol Pot	64%
During World War II, the German defense of Normandy was led by what military man known as the Desert Fox?	Erwin Rommel	56%
What was the name given to the line of fortifications and defense built by France along its eastern border after World War I?	Maginot Line	53%
Which Pharaoh's god ruled the world of the dead?	Osiris	53%
Which conquistador was responsible for the fall of the Inca Empire, by condemning the last Inca to death?	Francisco Pizarro	50%
The emperors of which country are believed to be descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu?	Japan	50%
Which people inhabited Scotland at the time of the Roman invasion of Britannia?	Picts	47%
The Battles of Port Arthur (1904) and Tsushima (1905) correspond to the first and last battles of a war between Japan and which other country?	Russia	47%
How did Arthur Wellesley become known as the British marshal and politician who commanded troops during the Peninsular War against Napoleonic troops?	Duke of Wellington	42%
Also known as the Haudenosaunee, which confederation of Native Americans comprised the Mohawk, Tuscarora, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes?	Iroquois	33%
Which famous French revolutionary was assassinated by Charlotte Corday in its bathtub?	Jean-Paul Marat	33%
The city of Palenque flourished in the late 8th century under the influence of which civilization?	Maya	19%
Which pope encouraged the liberation of the Holy Land, which sparked the 1st crusade?	Urban II	19%
Jochi, Tolui, Chagatai and Onegai were the children of which historical character?	Genghis Khan	14%
In which historical territory were the rulers known to commit fratricide in order to prevent future coups?	Ottoman Empire	14%
Secutor, provocator, equite, hoplomaco, tracio, murmillo, scissor, and reciario are types of what?	Gladiators	11%
Which Greek mathematician and geographer was the first to estimate the perimeter of the Earth around 240 B.C.?	Eratosthenes	6%
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of which long-time Austrian emperor, who died in 1916, 68 years after his coronation?	Frank Joseph	0%

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