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The House of Tudor was an English Royal House of what country origin?

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Wales

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When were Child Labor Laws introduced in the USA?

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1938

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London’s Tower Bridge opened in what year?

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1894

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4
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How old was Queen Victoria when she was crowned queen?

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18 years old

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“Imagine” is a John Lennon hit single, released in what year? Who killed him?

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1971

Mark David Chapman

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What color was associated with St. Patrick?

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Blue

Officially, Sky Blue–“St. Patrick’s Blue”

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How long was the reign of Elizabeth I?

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45 years

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When did the battle of Lechfeld happen?

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955 AD

King Otto of Germany vs. Hungary

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The Treaty of Gulistan concluded the war between Russia and what other country

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Persia

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In what year was China’s One Child Policy enacted?

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1980

Ended in 2015 first allowing a 2 limit, then 3 in May 2021, then all abolished in July 2021

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Who wrote Moby Dick?

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Herman Melville

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The Colosseum began construction under which Roman emperor?

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Vespasian

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The Pilgrim Fathers set sail to the Americas in what year?

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1620

Set sail on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Named for their last departure in Plymouth, Devon

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The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the Ottoman Empire in what decade?

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1910s

Generally 1915-1916

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When was Donald Trump born?

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1946

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Neuschwantstein Castle in Germany was opened in what year?

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1886

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17
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In which city was Martin Luther King, Jr born

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Atlanta, Georgia

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18
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Who founded the Qing dynasty in 1636?

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Hong Taiji

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The Gold Standard became the international monetary standard in what decade?

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1870s

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20
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Ozone depletion was addressed in this treaty of 1987?

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Montreal Protocol Treaty

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21
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When did Pedro Alvares Cabral reach Brazil?

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1500

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22
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Calvin Coolidge was what president of the US?

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30th

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23
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Who was the founder of the Pala empire?

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Gopala

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24
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From 1890 to 1898 who reinged as Regent in the UK?

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Emma

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25
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Since their independence in 1960, how many years did Nigeria remain under military rule?

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33 years

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26
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The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was established in what year?

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1867

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27
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What is Bing Crosby’s real first name?

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Harry

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28
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The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in what city?

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Barcelona

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In what year was Operation Condor implemented? What was it?

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1975

Operation Condor was a United States-backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents. It was officially and formally implemented in November 1975 by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America

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What country hosted the 1970 FIFA world cup

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Mexico

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31
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The first of this chain was opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964

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Tim Hortons

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32
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Who was the founder of Scientific Socialism?

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Karl Marx

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33
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When did Poland become a full member of NATO?

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1999

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In 1962, which nation became independent of the UK?

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Jamaica

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35
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Li Zicheng overthrew the Ming dynasty and took over what city in 1644?

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Beijing

He was aka “Dashing King”

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36
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When was Nelson Mandela born?

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1918

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37
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In 1964, which city was the first Tim Hortons opened in?

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Hamilton, Ontario

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38
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Hansel and Gretel is a fairy tale of origin in what country?

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Germany

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39
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Who wrote “De Revolutionibus Orbium Celestium”?

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Copernicus 1543 “On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres”

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40
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When did the first Jewish-Roman war occur?

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66 AD

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41
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Who is the founder of Greek Historiography?

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Herodotus

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42
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What continent was Roanoke, the British colony, located on?

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North America

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43
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Which Wonders of the Ancient world are located in Turkey?

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The Temple of Artemis

aka the Temple of Diana

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44
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When was Muhammad, founder of Islam born?

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570 AD

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45
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What Canadian hockey team has won the most Stanley cups?

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Montreal

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46
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Vaclav Havel led what revolution?

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Velvet Revolution in 1989 in Czechoslovakia against the communist government there

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47
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Copernicus’ book “De Revolutionibus Orbium Celestium” was published in what year?

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1543

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48
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Who became the first British woman to qualify as a doctor in 1865?

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Elizabeth Garret

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49
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Martin Luther King Jr was born in what year?

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1929

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The district of Waterloo in London is named after what event in 1815?

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Battle of Waterloo

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51
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Which Amendment to the constitution gave women the right to vote?

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19th Amendment (1920, Women’s Suffrage)

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52
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The iconic East German car Trabant was first produced in what year?

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1957

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53
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Abdullah I was the first king of what country?

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Jordan

Capital: Amman

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54
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Which country was the first to gain independence from the Soviet Union in 1990?

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Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

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55
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Who was the first woman to perform a spacewalk?

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Svetlana Savitskaya

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56
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The Tower of London was constructed by what king?

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William the Conqueror

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57
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The Mayan empire was centered in which modern-day country?

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Guatemala

58
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Santa Claus was born in what Turkish Place?

A

Patara

59
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The Little Rock Nine were a group prevented from doing what in 1957?

A

Attending School

9 Black students who couldn’t attend a white school in Little Rock, Arkansas

60
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The Good Friday Agreement was signed between Britain and Ireland in what year?

A

1997

61
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Brian Boru was the first king of ______

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Ireland

62
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In 1954, which European country hosted the FIFA world cup?

A

Switzerland

63
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Naypayidaw is the capital of what country?

A

Myanmar (Burma)

64
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What country did Tibet invade in 1950?

A

China

65
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Who was the first king of Jordan?

A

Abdullah I

66
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Indra is the mythological king of Gods in what religion?

A

Hinduism

67
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Anne Frank was captured by German police from her hiding spot on what date?

A

August 1944

68
Q

In 1999, Poland became a full member of what organization?

A

NATO

69
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When was the Swiss Constitution written?

A

1848

70
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Sarez Lake formed in 1911 after what event?

A

Earthquake

Formed in Tajikistan when the Murghab river was blocked by a big landslide

71
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The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

A

Khufu

72
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Which WW1 battle was the deadliest?

A

The Battle of the Somme

73
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When was the New York City Subway first opened?

A

1904

74
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When was slavery banned within the British Empire?

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1833 (well before US civil war begain in 1861)

75
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In which century did the Battle of Boyne occur?

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17th Century

The Battle of the Boyne was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II, had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1689.

76
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Which president brough Mac and Cheese to America?

A

Thomas Jefferson

77
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During WW2, which king of Belgium was held prisoner by Germany?

A

Leopold III

78
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In what year did the July Crisis occur

A

1914

Basically the beginning of WW1

79
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Who is called the father of modern economics?

A

Adam Smith

Wrote “On the Wealth of Nations” in 1776

80
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The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC was fought between Greece and what other country?

A

Persia

81
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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa occured in what century?

A

13th century

82
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How tall was the Great Pyramid of Giza when it was first built?

A

147 meters = about 400 feet

83
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Who was the first king of Ireland?

A

Brian Boru

84
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Who introduced the theory of Utilitarianism?

A

Jeremy Bentham

85
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Who captured Beijing in 1644?

A

Li Zicheng

86
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What was the first Beatles album?

A

Please me Please me

87
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The Konbaung dynasty ruled roughly the same area as what modern day country?

A

Burma

Note: Burma is aka Myanmar

88
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What was the name of the last battle of WW2?

A

Battle of Okinawa

89
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Francoist Spain lasted how many years?

A

36 years

90
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What is Myanmar also known as?

A

Burma

Capital: Naypyidaw

91
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The House of Orange-Nassau is associated with the royal family from what country?

A

Netherlands

92
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In 1984, what British PM survived an assassination attempt in Brighton?

A

Margaret Thatcher

93
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What was the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?

A

Women’s voting rights

1920

94
Q

When was Brasilia inaugurated as the Brazilian capital? What is the current capital of Brazil?

A

1960

Still Brasilia!

95
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Antoni Gaudi started construction of the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in what year?

A

1882

Same year FDR was born

96
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What is the capital of Myanmar?

A

Naypayidaw

Note Myanmar is aka Burma

97
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Which US state was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?

A

Massachusetts

Official demonym: Baystater

98
Q

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor

A

December 7 1941

99
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The disco song “Kung Fu Fighting” was released in what year? Sang by who?

A

1974

Carl Douglas

100
Q

In 1999, what new territory was formed in Canada?

A

Nunavut

101
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When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

A

332 BC

102
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Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khawaja Abdul-Samad to India?

A

Hamayun

103
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What was the first British colony in America?

A

Jamestown, Virginia

104
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How long was the Irish War of Independence?

A

3 years

105
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Which site was the setting for the Trojan War?

A

Troy

106
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In 1962, Jamaica obtained independence from what country?

A

UK

107
Q

Who is the author of “From the Founding of the City”?

A

Livy

A short history about the founding of Rome in less than 100 pages

108
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What lake was formed in 1911 when the Murghab river was blocked by a landslide in an earthquake in Tajikistan?

A

Sarez Lake

109
Q

When was the NFL formed?

A

1920

110
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Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty?

A

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

111
Q

Thor is a hammer-wilding god of which mythology?

A

Germanic (Norse)

112
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When did the National Assembly of France complete the drafting of the new constitution?

A

1791

113
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Enver Hoxha served as head of state of what country for 44 years?

A

Albania

114
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Who reached Brazil in 1500?

A

Pedro Alvares Cabral

115
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The War of Jenkin’s Ear occured between Britain and what other country?

A

Spain

116
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Who was the final king of Spain before the collapse of the Second Spanish Republic?

A

Alfonoso XIII

117
Q

How old was Bruce Lee when he died?

A

32

118
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In 1950, China was invaded by what country?

A

Tibet

119
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When Christopher Columbus first reached Cuba in 1492, what country did he believe he had reached?

A

India

120
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In 1984, Margaret Thatcher survived an assassination attempt in a hotel located in which city?

A

Brighton

121
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When was Ancient Rome founded?

A

753 BC by Romulus and Remus

122
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What was Ireland’s currency before they adopted the Euro?

A

Pounds

123
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Who led the Velvet Revolution in 1989? Country?

A

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakia

Nonviolent revolution

In Romania in 1989 the revolution was violent and Nicolae Ceacescu was executed

124
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“Division Azul” were Axis reinforcements for Operation Barbarossa from what country?

A

Spain

125
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The Indian Rebellion that precipitated the end of the Mughal Empire occured in what year?

A

1857

126
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In what year was Joseph Stalin born?

A

1878

127
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Who created the first modern battery?

A

Alessandro Volta

128
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Which South African is known by the nickname “Architect of the Apartheid”?

A

Hendrik Verwoerd

129
Q

The world’s oldest restaurant is located in what country?

A

Spain

Sobrino de Botin (Opened in 1725)

130
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Henry VII of England was born in what year?

A

1457

131
Q

In 1952, the Mau Mau uprising occured in what country?

A

Kenya

132
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How many countries boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow?

A

65

133
Q

What is the name of the first woman to swim across the English Channel?

A

Arati Saha

134
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Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?

A

Balban

135
Q

In which year were women regarded as “persons” under Canadian law?

A

1929

136
Q

What environmental issue did the Montreal Protocol Treaty address in 1987?

A

Ozone Depletion

137
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In what year was the internet made available to the public?

A

1993

138
Q

Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman to do what?

A

Fly in space and perform a spacewalk (1984)

139
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Van Gogh’s famous “Starry Night” painting was painted in which year?

A

1889

140
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In 106 AD, who annxed Nabataea into the Roman Empire?

A

Trajan

141
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Leif Erikson was a Viking explorer from what country?

A

Iceland

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