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

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

Yay!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

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

Nice!

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

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

Perfect! 👊

Not quite right. 😢

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

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

You're one class act!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

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

Woohoo! 🥳

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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 Russia?
What is Japan?
What is the USA?

Cool! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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

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

Marvelous!

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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?

Nice!

That was incorrect.

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

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

Awesome!

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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 Cleopatra?
Who is Hatshepsut?

Outstanding!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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

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

Magnificent!

Doh! 🤬

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

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

Fantastic! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

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

Hooray! 🥳

Doh! 🤬

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?

Fantastic! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

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

That's right!

Doh! 🤬

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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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