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Answer
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What unflattering nickname was given to Queen Mary I of England?
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Bloody Mary
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Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989?
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Tiananmen
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Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate in 1968?
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Robert Kennedy
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What is the term for a woman of the 1920s who wore short skirts, had bobbed hair, drank alcohol, and listened to jazz?
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Flapper
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Which country was divided near the 38th parallel in 1953?
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Korea
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What insignia did the Nazi SS wear on their caps?
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Skull and Crossbones
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Who said "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon?
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Julius Caesar
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What disease killed over 3% of the world's population in 1918 and 1919?
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Spanish Flu
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What atoll gained notoriety after the United States tested nuclear weapons there?
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Bikini Atoll
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What were the 1890s known as?
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The Gay Nineties
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What design movement was exemplified by the Empire State and Chrysler buildings?
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Art Deco
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What area of the Near and Middle East is called the cradle of civilization?
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Fertile Crescent
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Who abdicated as King of England in 1936 in order to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson?
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King Edward VIII
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Which country was ruled by Idi Amin?
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Uganda
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In what language were the Hindu Vedas written?
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Sanskrit
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What duo did Sacagawea help on their famous journey to the Pacific?
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Lewis and Clark
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Where were Walter Raleigh, Anne Boleyn, and Guy Fawkes imprisoned?
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Tower of London
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What was once the most abundant bird in North America but was driven to extinction in 1914?
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Passenger Pigeon
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Europeans brought many new diseases to the New World. What STD did the New World (probably) give Europe?
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Syphilis
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Not that it matter much still did horrible on this one, I only got two right. On most knowledge quizes I only get two wrong.
There was no one "massacred" inside the square.
https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_myth_of_tiananmen.php
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8555142/Wikileaks-no-bloodshed-inside-Tiananmen-Square-cables-claim.html