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Cleopatra and Julius Caesar had a son together. What was his name?

Octavian
Caligula
Caesarion
Augustus

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Not quite.

What European country colonized Angola from 1575 to 1975?

Spain
Portugal
France
England

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Nope, sorry. 😢

What is the name of the Spanish conquistador believed to have conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico on behalf of Spain?

Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Soto
Hernán Cortés
Juan Ponce de León

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Doh! 🤬

Who was the last Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?

Tolui Khan
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Mongke Khan

Yay!

Not quite.

In what century was the construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy completed?

14th century
12th century
It was never really completed
15th century

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That was incorrect.

What Soviet leader was born Ioseb Besarionis dzе Djugashvili but later changed his name to something which translates to "Man of Steel"?

Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Georgy Malenkov
Joseph Stalin

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Nope, sorry. 😢

The Zimmerman Telegram from 1917 proposed an alliance between Germany and what country should the United States enter into World War I?

Italy
Mexico
China
Canada

Good work!

Doh! 🤬

Who assassinated US president James Garfield in 1881?

Gavrilo Princip
Leon Czolgosz
Charles J. Guiteau
Nathuram Godse

You're one class act!

That was incorrect.

What country offered Albert Einstein the role of president in 1952?

Germany
USA
Austria
Israel

Slay!

Not quite right. 😢

Along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who was the third astronaut aboard Apollo 11?

Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Roy McBride
Michael Collins

That's great!

Not quite right. 😢

In what century did the Peasants' Revolt take place in England as rebels sought a reduction in taxes and an end to serfdom?

14th century
15th century
12th century
13th century

You've got it! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

In what year did the Easter Rising take place in Ireland when Irish Republicans sought an end to British rule in the country?

1921
1886
1916
1908

Impressive! 👍

That was incorrect.

In 1882, US president Chester A. Arthur signed into law an act that banned the immigration of laborers from what country into the United States?

Mexico
Japan
China
Canada

Super!

That was incorrect.

What famous privateer was knighted in 1674 and named the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica in either 1674 or 1675 (accounts differ slightly)?

Sir Francis Drake
Henry Morgan
Joshua Barney
John Paul Jones

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

In what city did the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria take place?

Vienna, Austria
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Graz, Austria
Pristina, Kosovo

Marvelous!

Not quite.

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Cleopatra and Julius Caesar had a son together. What was his name?

What European country colonized Angola from 1575 to 1975?

What is the name of the Spanish conquistador believed to have conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico on behalf of Spain?

Who was the last Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?

In what century was the construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy completed?

What Soviet leader was born Ioseb Besarionis dzе Djugashvili but later changed his name to something which translates to "Man of Steel"?

The Zimmerman Telegram from 1917 proposed an alliance between Germany and what country should the United States enter into World War I?

Who assassinated US president James Garfield in 1881?

What country offered Albert Einstein the role of president in 1952?

Along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who was the third astronaut aboard Apollo 11?

In what century did the Peasants' Revolt take place in England as rebels sought a reduction in taxes and an end to serfdom?

In what year did the Easter Rising take place in Ireland when Irish Republicans sought an end to British rule in the country?

In 1882, US president Chester A. Arthur signed into law an act that banned the immigration of laborers from what country into the United States?

What famous privateer was knighted in 1674 and named the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica in either 1674 or 1675 (accounts differ slightly)?

In what city did the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria take place?

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Cleopatra and Julius Caesar had a son together. What was his name?

What European country colonized Angola from 1575 to 1975?

What is the name of the Spanish conquistador believed to have conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico on behalf of Spain?

Who was the last Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?

In what century was the construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy completed?

What Soviet leader was born Ioseb Besarionis dzе Djugashvili but later changed his name to something which translates to "Man of Steel"?

The Zimmerman Telegram from 1917 proposed an alliance between Germany and what country should the United States enter into World War I?

Who assassinated US president James Garfield in 1881?

What country offered Albert Einstein the role of president in 1952?

Along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who was the third astronaut aboard Apollo 11?

In what century did the Peasants' Revolt take place in England as rebels sought a reduction in taxes and an end to serfdom?

In what year did the Easter Rising take place in Ireland when Irish Republicans sought an end to British rule in the country?

In 1882, US president Chester A. Arthur signed into law an act that banned the immigration of laborers from what country into the United States?

What famous privateer was knighted in 1674 and named the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica in either 1674 or 1675 (accounts differ slightly)?

In what city did the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria take place?

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