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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The War Of 1812

Which French privateer assisted Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans?

Answer

Jean Lafitte

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The War Of 1812

Which future U.S. vice president claimed to have killed Tecumseh?

Answer

Richard M. Johnson

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The War Of 1812

On what date did the British burn Washington, D.C.?

Answer

August 24, 1814

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Largest Countries By Area

Which is the largest country with coasts on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?

Answer

South Africa

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Largest Countries By Area

Which is the largest country completely surrounded by another country?

Answer

Lesotho

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Largest Countries By Area

Which is the largest country by area that has no permanent rivers?

Answer

Saudi Arabia

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Largest Countries By Area

Which is the largest country in Asia by total area (including transcontinental)?

Answer

Russia

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Largest Countries By Area

Which is the largest South American country without an Atlantic coastline?

Answer

Peru

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Mongol Empire

Which river was the site of the Mongols' first victory over the Rus' principalities in 1223?

Answer

Kalka River

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

Which French ambassador helped arrange the 1898 peace protocol between the U.S. and Spain?

Answer

Jules Cambon

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

Which U.S. armored cruiser was Winfield Scott Schley's flagship at Santiago?

Answer

USS Brooklyn

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish American War

What Spanish cruiser was sunk off Cuba after running aground at Santiago on July 3, 1898?

Answer

Cristobal Colon

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