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The Prohibition Era ended with the 21st amendment that repeals which amendment?

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18th amendment. 21st amendment was in Dec 5 1933

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Francisco Franco, the dictator of Spain for much of the 20th century was born in what year?

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1892

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During which century did the Franco-Prussian war occur?

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19th century 1800s

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The Battle of Teutoburg Forest which lead to a major Roman defeat occured in which year?

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9 AD

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What document was signed in Runnymede in 1215?

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Magna Carta

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The Velvet revolution of 1989 occurred in what country?

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Czechoslovakia

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Who conquered the Persian Empire?

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Alexander the Great

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The transfer of Hong Kong from the UK to China occurred in what year?

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1997

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In which century did the “Classical Antiquity” time period end?

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6th Century AD

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The Battle of Hastings was fought between King Harold and William the Conquerer from where?

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Normandy

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Upon his death in 1945, who succeeded Hitler as head of state of Nazi Germany?

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Karl Donitz

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The Anglo Irish Treaty of Irish Independence from the UK was signed by which British Prime Minister?

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David Lloyd George (1921)

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During what century did the Balkan Wars occur?

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20th century (1912-1913)

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In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated in 1963?

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Dallas, TX

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Between 1453 and 1922 (a 469 year period) what was the name of capital of the Ottoman Empire?

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Constantinople

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Alexander Fleming discovered what medication in 1928?

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Penicillin

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What is James Earl Ray infamous for?

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Assassinating Martin Luther King

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What was the Roman name for Paris?

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Lutetia

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What month did the fall of the Berlin wall occur?

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November 9th 1989

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What is the name of the tunnel that connects UK to France and was completed in 1994?

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The Channel Tunnel

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Finland declared independence from Russia in which year?

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1917

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marked the end of the war between the US and what country?

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Mexico in 1848

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What Eastern Bloc communist regime was violently overthrown in 1989?

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Romania

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Lutetia is the Roman name of which city?

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Paris

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Who was Japan’s emperor in WW2?

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Hirohito

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As of 2020, what was the last NASA mission to land on the moon and in what year did it occur?

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Apollo 17, 1972

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What dynasty oversaw the construction of the most well-known parts of the Great Wall of China?

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Ming Dynasty

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What ship is permanently moored in the River Thames between London and Tower Bridge?

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HMS Belfast

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In 1997, Hong Kong was transferred from _________ to China

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United Kingdom

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Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?

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Catherine of Aragon

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The Chrysler building follows which art movement, often associated with the roaring 20s?

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Art Deco

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The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

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1215

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The Korean War lasted for how many years?

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3 years though technically the peace treaty only was signed when Trump was in office

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The Battle of Ypres was fought in which country during WW1?

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Belgium

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When was the wreck of the Titanic discovered?

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1985

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Human activity infamously caused the Dodo bird to become extinct in what century?

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17th Century (Mauritius) - Maruitius is an island in the Indian Ocean

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During what century did the Russo-Turkish war occur?

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19th century 1800s

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38
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How is Edward Teach better known as?

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Blackbeard

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Serving from 1817 to 1825, who was the US 5th president?

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James Monroe

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In which English county was William Shakespeare born in?

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Warwickshire

41
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The American Civil War began after the confederate attack on what fort?

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Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina

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In which year did the Soviet-Afghan war end?

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1989

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The Battle of Trafalgar occurred in which year?

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1805

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Cecil Chubb, the last private owner of Stonehenge, donated it to the government in what decade?

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1910s

45
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What type of building did the Great Fire of London begin?

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Bakery

46
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Which scientist endorsed a letter that contributed to the US development of the atomic bomb?

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Albert Einstein

47
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Constantinople is the former name of what modern day city?

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Istanbul

48
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In what decade did France adopt the Euro?

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2000s (Well really January 1st 1999)

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Who was the last Persian King before Alexander The Great conquered the Persian Empire?

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Darius III

50
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The League of Nations was tasked with maintaining world peace after WW1. How many years did it last?

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26 years

51
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Which US president gave the Gettysburg address?

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Abraham Lincoln

52
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What empire was Mansa Musa the ruler of in the 14th century?

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Mali

53
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In 1588, who sent the Spanish Armada to the UK?

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Phillip II

54
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James Cook, a British explorer, was killed while trying to do what to Hawaii’s monarch Kalani’opu’u?

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Kidnap him

55
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What is the first name of Admiral Nelson, a heroic figure in the Napoleonic Wars?

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Horatio

56
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What is Mansa Musa generally regarded as?

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The wealthiest person (ruler of the Empire of Mali in 14th century)

57
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What was Sri Lanka formerly known as?

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Ceylon

58
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What country was founded after a successful slave revolt?

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Haiti- Slave Revolt of Saint Domingue in 1791-1804 i.e. the Haitian Revolution

59
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What was the last place that the Titanic visited before her sinking en route to New York?

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Queenstown (now known as Cobh) a town in Ireland

60
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King Leonidas led 300 Spartans into which battle?

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Battle of Thermopylae

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The Ides of March is the name of the 15th of March after the death of Julius Caesar in which year?

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44 BC

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In what year did Frederick the Great rise to power in Prussia?

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1740

63
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What did the 21st amendment put an end to?

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The Prohibition Era- passed in 1933 and repealed the 18th amendment

64
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Alexander Graham Bell obtained the first patent for the telephone in what year?

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1876

65
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In what year did the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occur?

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1986, same as Chernobyl

66
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How much did the USA pay in the Alaska Purchase?

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7.2 million (March 30th, 1867)

67
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at what age?

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35

68
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Mary Anning was a famous paleontologist whose finds were fossils from what era?

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Jurassic

69
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Which French King married Catherine De Medici?

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Henry II

70
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From 1969 to 1974, Golda Meir served as the prime minister of what country?

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Israel

71
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Mahatma Gandhi attended University College London and graduated with what degree?

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Law

72
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The Golden Era of Piracy generally started around 1650 and ended when?

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1730s (lasted 80 years)

73
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Who discovered Penicillin in 1928? When did it become available to the public?

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Alexander Fleming- after WW2 i.e. 1945

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In 1917, Finland declared independence from this country?

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Russia

75
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Who was the last private owner of Stonehenge before donating it to the government in the 1810s?

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Cecil Chubb

76
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The Channel Tunnel, connecting the UK to France was completed in what year?

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1994

77
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Where was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?

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Runnymede

78
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What is Howard Carter famous for discovering in 1922?

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Tutankhamun’s Tomb

79
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Amelia Earhart was the first solo female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in what year?

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1932

80
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What British prime minister is the only to be assassinated?

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Spencer Perceval- assassinated in 1812

81
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Who was Russia’s last Tsar?

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Nicholas II

82
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In what year did the kingdoms of England and Scotland unite?

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1707

83
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Cleopatra was the last ruler of what kingdom?

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The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt

84
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During what century did the Austro-Prussian war occur?

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19th century 1800s

85
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Who was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution?

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Louis the 16th i.e. Louis XVI

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Which of the following countries was the last invaded by Germany in WW2?

Norway, France, Ukraine, Greece?

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Ukraine

87
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The Peasants Revolt in England (also known as Wat Tylers rebellion) occurred in what century?

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14th (i.e. 1381)

88
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In which year was the Soviet Union formed?

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1917

89
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Who assassinated Martin Luther King?

A

James Earl Ray

90
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The See of Rome, or Holy See was found by St. Peter and what other saint?

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Paul

91
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Who was the dictator of Spain during the Spanish Civil War?

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Francisco Franco

92
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What was the name of Julius Caesars invasion of much of modern day France and UK?

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The Gallic Wars

93
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Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

A

John Wilkes Booth

94
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In which year was Apollo 17, NASA’s last mission to land on the moon (as of 2020)?

A

1972

95
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female prime minister in the world. What country?

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Sri Lanka (as Ceylon)

96
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Who was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt?

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Cleopatra

97
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Which British Monarch was best known for their vigorous attempt at reversing protestant reform

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Mary I

98
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Which person famously discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922?

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Howard Carter

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What document, signed in 1848, ended the Mexcian American War?

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The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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