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Answer
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Who is said to have committed suicide via an asp bite?
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Cleopatra
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Who was Louis XVI's wife?
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Marie Antoinette
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In what city did Muhammad die?
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Medina
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What paper-like writing material was used by the ancient Egyptians?
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Papyrus
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On what famous statue is it written "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"?
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The Statue of Liberty
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In what country is chess thought to have originated?
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India
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What city marked the easternmost point of Napoleon's conquests?
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Moscow
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What "stick-thin" model became a symbol of Swingin' Sixties London?
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Twiggy
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What ancient Mediterranean language was the first to develop a sound-based alphabet?
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Phoenician
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What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be?
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Anastasia
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What name is given to the Japanese suicide pilots of WWII?
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Kamikaze
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What was the last name of power couple Eva and Juan?
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Perón
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What abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry in 1859?
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John Brown
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Which King of England was beheaded?
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King Charles I
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What African-American athlete defied Hitler's theories of racial superiority by winning four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics?
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Jesse Owens
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In what city did Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier have a "thrilling" fight?
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Manila
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What became the 50th U.S. state in 1959?
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Hawaii
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Whose advisors included Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, and Thomas Cromwell?
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King Henry VIII
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On what ship did English sailors mutiny against Captain Bligh?
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HMS Bounty
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What drug did Sigmund Freud recommend as a pain reliever, stimulant, and nasal decongestant?
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Cocaine
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No, me neither.
Also, as far as I know, he was the first African American ever to have any kind of sponsorship deal - Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (later Adidas and Puma) gave him free running shoes for the Olympics.