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Answer
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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo
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What "plot" was Guy Fawkes involved in?
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The Gunpowder Plot
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Who was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1933–1945?
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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What is the name for a Viking warrior who fought in a trance-like, nearly uncontrollable fury?
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Berserker
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What great Frankish king was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD?
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Charlemagne
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What crop was "king" in the U.S. South prior to the Civil War?
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Cotton
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What country was historically known as Abyssinia?
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Ethiopia
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What city had a liberal "spring" in 1968 that was crushed by Soviet tanks?
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Prague
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What did Roman rulers use to appease the common people?
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Bread and Circuses
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What did 18th century men commonly wear that was powdered and white?
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Wigs
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Who was the U.S. President during WWI?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as?
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Vladimir Lenin
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In what theater was Abraham Lincoln shot?
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Ford's Theatre
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What country still denies its slaughter of over a million Armenians that happened in 1915?
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Turkey
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What ancient empire had capital cities in Memphis and Thebes?
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Egypt
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Who "invented" the hang glider, parachute, and diving suit?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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What disease was eradicated in 1979?
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Smallpox
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What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes?
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Marie Curie
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What city was formerly known as Edo?
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Tokyo
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What Pakistani river valley was home to one of the world's most advanced civilizations in 2000 BC?
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Indus Valley
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