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Last updated: November 22, 2018
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What entertainer hosted the Oscars 19 times, entertained troops, and lived to age 100?
Bob Hope
What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house
the tomb of his favorite wife?
The Taj Mahal
What general won the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805?
Napoleon
In what Beijing square were democracy activists massacred in 1989?
Tiananmen
Who is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as?
Vladimir Lenin
What Russian empress had affairs with many men?
Catherine the Great
What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo called from 1971-1997?
Zaire
What Maoist economic program resulted in a famine that killed at least 20 million people?
Great Leap Forward
From what Latin title are the words "tsar" and "kaiser" derived?
Caesar
Who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned (but actually didn't)?
Nero
What couple were executed for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What country was personally owned (and abused) by King Leopold of Belgium?
D.R. Congo
What term is given to the British rule of India from 1858-1947?
British Raj
What South African nation was led by the warrior-king Shaka?
Zulu
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate?
Robert Kennedy
What empire, based in Cusco, once controlled much of the Andes?
Inca Empire
What ancient language was the first to develop a sound-based alphabet?
Phoenician
What is another name for a "Brownshirt"?
A Fascist
What Russian princess, murdered in 1918, did many imposters claim to be?
Anastasia
7 Comments
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Level 76
Nov 22, 2018
Well now I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the night.
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Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
I wish you good luck! There's also a Geography version I released a few days ago which is eligible for points if you master this one :)
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Level 70
Nov 22, 2018
You could make a random quiz collecting facts from the 200 General Knowledge quizzes :D
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Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
That is the eventual plan! But with 200 quizzes to pool from, that'll take a long time to create, so bare with me! If the geography one taught me anything it's that I need to vet the questions more thoroughly. I'll have it out by Christmas. Promise :)
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Level 59
Aug 21, 2022
Wow, what a great quiz!
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Level 68
May 31, 2024
Should accept Cajuns as well as Acadians
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Level 67
Feb 4, 2025
Should accept Mesopotamia as well as Fertile Crescent