Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Who became empress of Russia? | Catherine the Great | 92%
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What composer toured Europe as a child prodigy under the tutelage of his father Leopold? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 91%
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What "revolution" started in Great Britain before spreading to the rest of the world? | {Industrial} Revolution | 88%
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What British sea captain became the first European to reach the east coast of Australia? | James Cook | 87%
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Who started his nearly 60-year reign as king of Great Britain? | George III | 82%
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What empire did Russia fight a war against, bringing Crimea into its circle of influence? | Ottoman Empire | 81%
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What country was ruled by Frederick the Great? | Prussia | 77%
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What element was discovered by Henry Cavendish, who named it "inflammable air"? | Hydrogen | 70%
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What line was drawn by surveyors separating Pennsylvania and Maryland? | Mason-{Dixon} Line | 69%
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What city was founded on the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers? | St. Louis | 62%
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What remote region of modern-day Argentina was explored by Commodore John Byron who reported that the people were not giants as commonly believed? | Patagonia | 60%
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What Jewish banking family got its start in Frankfurt? | Rothschild | 58%
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In what country was the Zand dynasty established with its capital at Shiraz? | Iran | 57%
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What dynasty controlled China during this period? | Qing | 54%
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What "world war" between France and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris? | Seven Years' War | 52%
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What hated law imposed taxes on printed materials in the American colonies of Great Britain? | {Stamp} Act | 47%
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During what occurrence was it first discovered that Venus has an atmosphere? | {Transit} of Venus | 18%
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