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Exactly 600 years after the Norman Conquest, London suffered through plague and this other major disaster.

What is the Great Smog of London?
What is the London Beer Flood?
What is the Black Death?
What is the Great Fire of London?

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On June 16, 1963, she blasted into orbit, joining Valery Bykovsky who had been launched into space two days earlier.

Who is Christina Koch?
Who is Svetlana Savitskaya?
Who is Captain Marvel?
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?

That's the way!

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This Hun got an annual tribute of 2,100 pounds of gold from the Romans.

Who is Ruga?
Who is Bleda?
Who is Ernak?
Who is Attila?

Way to go!

Nope, sorry. 😢

He won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature partly for his six-volume history of World War II.

Who is Boris Pasternak?
Who is François Mauriac?
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Who is Winston Churchill?

Good work!

Nope, sorry. 😢

This empress of Mexico was a first cousin of Queen Victoria.

Who is Silvia Torres-Peimbert?
Who is Rosario Ibarra?
Who is Ángela Gurría?
Who is Carlota?

Super!

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In 1910 Korea was annexed by this country that held it for the next 35 years.

What is China?
What is Japan?
What is the USA?
What is Russia?

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The "Anschluss" was the forced union of Austria with this country in 1938.

What is Hungary?
What is Russia?
What is Switzerland?
What is Germany?

Magnificent!

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Prospering under Tatar rule and expanding as it intersected trade routes, this city became a capital in the 15th century.

What is Minsk?
What is Warsaw?
What is Budapest?
What is Moscow?

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In 622 Muhammad fled from Mecca to this city, from which Islam spread across the region.

What is Cairo?
What is Baghdad?
What is Jerusalem?
What is Medina?

Outstanding!

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In 1784 she founded the city of Sevastopol in her new domain of the Crimea.

Who is Catherine the Great?
Who is Elizabeth I?
Who is Hatshepsut?
Who is Cleopatra?

Bullseye!

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The O.A.S. was a secret French force that sought to prevent this African country from gaining independence.

What is Senegal?
What is Algeria?
What is the Ivory Coast?
What is Cameroon?

Woohoo! 🥳

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During World War II, this queen of the Netherlands headed her government-in-exile from London.

Who is Wilhelmina?
Who is Juliana?
Who is Máxima?
Who is Beatrix?

Beautiful! 👍

Doh! 🤬

In 1935, under U.S. rule, it became a commonwealth with Manuel Quezon as president.

What is Trinidad and Tobago?
What is Tonga?
What is the Philippines?
What is the Solomon Islands?

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The Contras were a U.S.-backed force battling the government of this country.

What is Iraq?
What is Chile?
What is Nicaragua?
What is Cuba?

You've nailed it!

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In 1950, two years into his long dictatorship, he invaded South Korea.

Who is Kim Jong-il?
Who is Kim Il-sung?
Who is Kim Jong-un?
Who is Kim Tu-bong?

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Exactly 600 years after the Norman Conquest, London suffered through plague and this other major disaster.

On June 16, 1963, she blasted into orbit, joining Valery Bykovsky who had been launched into space two days earlier.

This Hun got an annual tribute of 2,100 pounds of gold from the Romans.

He won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature partly for his six-volume history of World War II.

This empress of Mexico was a first cousin of Queen Victoria.

In 1910 Korea was annexed by this country that held it for the next 35 years.

The "Anschluss" was the forced union of Austria with this country in 1938.

Prospering under Tatar rule and expanding as it intersected trade routes, this city became a capital in the 15th century.

In 622 Muhammad fled from Mecca to this city, from which Islam spread across the region.

In 1784 she founded the city of Sevastopol in her new domain of the Crimea.

The O.A.S. was a secret French force that sought to prevent this African country from gaining independence.

During World War II, this queen of the Netherlands headed her government-in-exile from London.

In 1935, under U.S. rule, it became a commonwealth with Manuel Quezon as president.

The Contras were a U.S.-backed force battling the government of this country.

In 1950, two years into his long dictatorship, he invaded South Korea.

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