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Which country held the first Olympic games?

Italy
Greece
United States

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Who is the famous scientist that discovered the formula E = mc2?

Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein

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That was incorrect.

From what city did the Titanic set sail?

Southampton
London
New York City

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Who invented the vaccine for polio?

James Parkinson
Charles R. Drew
Jonas Salk

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Who did the alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta fight with in the Battle of Thermopylae?

Persian Empire
English Empire
Mongolian Empire

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To what country did the British transport 160,000 convicts over the course of 80 years?

Malaya
Australia
India

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was widely considered the catalyst to what war?

World War I
Anglo Dutch War
Korean War

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Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous?

Florence Nightingale
Mary Lincoln
Clara Barton

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In what country did Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge facilitate a mass genocide in the 1970’s?

Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

In which country was the Battle of Hastings fought in?

France
England
Norway

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Not quite.

What was the “Black Death” that struck Europe?

Bombings during World War II
Jack the Ripper
Bubonic Plague

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What event took place on December 7th, 1941?

World War 2 D-Day
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bay of Pigs invasion

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

The “Ides of March” are famous for what significant event?

The assassination of Julius Caesar
The assassination of Indira Gandhi
The assassination of Malcolm X

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Not quite.

Why was the Berlin wall built?

To safeguard property and wealth
For protection against invaders
To stop East Germans from defecting

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What was considered one of the first documents, written by the English in the 1200’s, listing the rights of free people?

Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
The English Charter

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Which country held the first Olympic games?

Who is the famous scientist that discovered the formula E = mc2?

From what city did the Titanic set sail?

Who invented the vaccine for polio?

Who did the alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta fight with in the Battle of Thermopylae?

To what country did the British transport 160,000 convicts over the course of 80 years?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was widely considered the catalyst to what war?

Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous?

In what country did Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge facilitate a mass genocide in the 1970’s?

In which country was the Battle of Hastings fought in?

What was the “Black Death” that struck Europe?

What event took place on December 7th, 1941?

The “Ides of March” are famous for what significant event?

Why was the Berlin wall built?

What was considered one of the first documents, written by the English in the 1200’s, listing the rights of free people?

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Which country held the first Olympic games?

Who is the famous scientist that discovered the formula E = mc2?

From what city did the Titanic set sail?

Who invented the vaccine for polio?

Who did the alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta fight with in the Battle of Thermopylae?

To what country did the British transport 160,000 convicts over the course of 80 years?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was widely considered the catalyst to what war?

Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous?

In what country did Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge facilitate a mass genocide in the 1970’s?

In which country was the Battle of Hastings fought in?

What was the “Black Death” that struck Europe?

What event took place on December 7th, 1941?

The “Ides of March” are famous for what significant event?

Why was the Berlin wall built?

What was considered one of the first documents, written by the English in the 1200’s, listing the rights of free people?

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