| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist famous for relativity | Albert Einstein | 99%
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| Cleopatra's country | Egypt | 99%
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| Virgin queen of England | Elizabeth | 93%
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| Inventor of the practical lightbulb | Thomas Edison | 91%
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| Famous equation of the above | E = mc2 | 88%
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| Currency introduced in 1999 | Euro | 88%
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| World's tallest structure in 1900 | Eiffel Tower | 78%
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| Country formerly known as Abyssinia | Ethiopia | 75%
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| Anglo-Saxon king called "The Confessor" | Edward | 71%
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| Aviatrix who disappeared in 1937 | Amelia Earhart | 70%
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| Important Mesopotamian river | Euphrates | 69%
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| His campaign slogan was "I Like Ike" | Dwight Eisenhower | 63%
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| German cipher machine of WWII | Enigma | 63%
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| Island to which Napoleon was exiled | Elba | 52%
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| English school on whose playfields Waterloo was won | Eton College | 49%
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| Canal that connected the Atlantic to the Great Lakes in 1825 | Erie Canal | 48%
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| Former name of Tokyo | Edo | 46%
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| Greek "Father of Geometry" | Euclid | 45%
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| Enlightened hometown of Adam Smith and David Hume | Edinburgh | 37%
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| Nordic explorer who founded Vinland | Leif Erikson | 35%
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| Ancient Tuscan civilization | Etruscan | 33%
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| Athenian author of "Medea" | Euripides | 19%
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