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What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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1776

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What year did the Titanic sink? ⭐️

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1912

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What year did the United Nations officially come into existence?

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1945

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What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

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1989

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Which explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth?

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Juan Ponce de León

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Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Which country gained independence from France in 1962 after a brutal war?

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Algeria

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What was the name of the first manned mission to land on the moon?

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Apollo 11

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What ancient city is known as the birthplace of democracy?

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Athens

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Who was the first Roman emperor?

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Augustus

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Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

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Constantinople

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Which medieval queen was married to both the King of France and the King of England?

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

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Ethiopia

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Which explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe first?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?

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France

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Who was the U.S. President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The longest-serving U.S. president? ⭐️

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Who was the first President of the United States?

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George Washington

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What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?

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Greek

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

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Joseph Stalin

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Which pharaoh was buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza?

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Khufu (Cheops)

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What country was founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century?

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Liberia

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Who led the Indian independence movement against British rule?

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?

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Margaret Thatcher

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Who wrote the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
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Who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee?
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Which French leader declared himself emperor in 1804?
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
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Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
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Who was known as the "Iron Chancellor" of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
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Which ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Pompeii
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Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Queen Elizabeth II
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What was the name of the first artificial satellite sent into space?
Sputnik 1
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Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?
The American Civil War
35
What empire did Hernán Cortés conquer in the early 16th century?
The Aztec Empire
36
Which battle marked the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule?
The Battle of Waterloo
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What dynasty ruled China for over 400 years starting in 206 BC?
The Han Dynasty
38
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca
39
What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
The Magna Carta
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What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled to America in 1620?
The Mayflower
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Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?
The Mongol Empire
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Which ancient empire was ruled by Cyrus the Great?
The Persian Empire
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Which war is considered the longest in history?
The Reconquista (781 years)
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What empire was known for its road network, including the Appian Way?
The Roman Empire
45
What was the name of the ancient trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
46
What treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
47
Person with the most inventions in the U.S.? ⭐️
Thomas Edison
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Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
49
What was the main purpose of the Crusades?
To capture the Holy Land from Muslim control
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Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
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Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
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Which war was known as "The Great War" before World War II?
World War I
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Who was the first woman to travel to space? ⭐️
Valentina Tereshkova
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What was the name of the first mission to successfully land humans on the Moon in 1969? ⭐️
Apollo 11
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Which U.S. president died after just one month in office? ⭐
William Henry Harrison
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What was the famous battle that lasted only 38 minutes? ⭐
The Anglo-Zanzibar War
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Who was the first king of Israel according to the Bible? ⭐
Saul
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Which historical figure was shot in a theater box at Ford's Theatre? ⭐️
Abraham Lincoln (1865)
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Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Civil War? ⭐️
Battle of Gettysburg
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Which famous nurse served during the Crimean War in 1854? ⭐️
Florence Nightingale
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In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve? ⭐️
1991
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Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire? ⭐️
Augustus
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Which Roman emperor was blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64? ⭐️
Nero
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Which country was the first in Africa to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957? ⭐️
Ghana
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Who was the first female astronaut in space? ⭐️
Valentina Tereshkova
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Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
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Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Sobekneferu
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
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What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
Slavery and states' rights
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What was the name of the ship that brought Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492?
The Santa María
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In what year did the fall of the Roman Empire occur?
476 AD
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Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first written language?
The Sumerians
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Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
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Which famous Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
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Who was the first president of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election?
Nelson Mandela
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What was the name of the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his voyage to the Galápagos Islands?
The HMS Beagle
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What was the name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
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What was the name of the first permanent English colony in America, founded in 1607?
Jamestown
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Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote? ⭐️
New Zealand
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What was the name of the ship that carried the first African slaves to the American colonies in 1619?
The White Lion
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What is the name of the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896?
The Athens Summer Olympics
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What ancient civilization built the city of Petra?
The Nabateans
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What was the name of the first human spaceflight mission, conducted by the Soviet Union?
Vostok 1
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Which ancient empire, known for its magnificent temple complex Angkor Wat, thrived in Southeast Asia from the 9th to the 15th century? ⭐️
Khmer Empire
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Which year did the Battle of Waterloo take place?
1815
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What year did the American Civil War officially end?
1865
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Which famous battle in 732 halted the advance of the Islamic forces into Western Europe?
The Battle of Tours

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