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Last updated: November 22, 2018
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What paper-like writing material was used by the ancient Egyptians?
Papyrus
What was the de-facto state religion of the Achaemenid Persian empire?
Zoroastrianism
What country was known as the CCCP in its own language?
USSR
What was the nickname of Louis XIV?
The Sun King
What modern-day country was once the largest and most profitable Dutch colony?
Indonesia
What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916?
Trans-Siberian
What canal opened in 1869 after 10 years of excavation using forced labor?
Suez Canal
What started on October 29, 1929 and lasted for about a decade?
Great Depression
What was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s?
Radio
What British monarch had the title "Empress of India"?
Queen Victoria
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
What giant bird was hunted to extinction by Māori people on New Zealand?
Moa
What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo called from 1971-1997?
Zaire
In what country did the Bay of Pigs invasion happen?
Cuba
Who said "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon?
Julius Caesar
Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years?
Texas
What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?
Aztec Empire
What country still denies its slaughter of over a million Armenians that happened in 1915?
Turkey
What expensive fabric was only made in China until around 300 A.D.?
Silk
What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII?
Battle of Midway
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6 Comments
Lilylee
+3
Level 75
Nov 22, 2018
Well now I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the night.
Stewart
+1
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 :)
Gassu
+1
Level 70
Nov 22, 2018
You could make a random quiz collecting facts from the 200 General Knowledge quizzes :D
Stewart
+2
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 :)
Josiah
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Level 59
Aug 21, 2022
Wow, what a great quiz!
MrMackASOY
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Level 69
May 31, 2024
Should accept Cajuns as well as Acadians
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