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What was Mercator's profession?

  • Cartographer
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What was Mahatma Gandhi's actual first name?

  • Mohandas
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What was Josef Stalin's nationality?

  • Georgian
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What was Italy's traditional currency before the euro?

  • Lira
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What was dissolved in 1991, with most of it re-forming as the Commonwealth of Independent States?

  • USSR
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What was Charles Lindbergh's plane called?

  • Spirit Of St. Louis
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What was British physicist Ernest Rutherford the first to uncover the structure of in the 1910's?

  • Atom
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What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?

  • Black Death
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What was added to the calendar on Dec. 31, 1990, to adjust for variations in the Earth's rotation?

  • A Leap Second
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What war was said at the time to be "the war to end all wars"?

  • World War I
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What volatile gas was responsible for the Hindenburg disaster in 1937?

  • Hydrogen
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What U.S city is nicknamed the "Cradle of Aviation"?

  • Dayton, Ohio
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What type of government ruled Italy during World War II?

  • Fascist
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What type of government did the USSR have until 1991?

  • Communist
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What type of fish is a dangerous delicacy for sushi eaters if not correctly prepared?

  • Blowfish
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What type of dog did Queen Elizabeth II of England call her favorite?

  • Corgi
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What two countries share the worlds longest undefended land border?

  • Canada & The United States
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What tragedy took place on April 15, 1912?

  • Sinking Of The Titanic
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What title does the leader of Mexico hold?

  • President
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What title does the leader of Canada hold?

  • Prime Minister
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What term is used in geography for arrows which are drawn on a map to show the movement?

  • Flow Lines
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What sugar-regulating human hormone was first isolated in 1922?

  • Insulin
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What strategic body of water does Singapore overlook?

  • Straits Of Malacca
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What started on the first of January, 1901?

  • The 20th Century
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What Spanish-speaking nation got its name from its position on the Equator?

  • Ecuador
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What South American country has Montevideo as its capital?

  • Uruguay
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What sea does the Jordan River empty into?

  • Dead Sea
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What Scottish creature was first spotted in 1933?

  • Loch Ness Monster
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What Russian leader and his family were murdered in July 1918?

  • Czar Nicholas II
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What Russian figure was assassinated by Ramon Mercader in 1940?

  • Leon Trotsky
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What revolutionary was expelled from Russia in 1929?

  • Leon Trotsky
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What region makes up 75% of Russia?

  • Siberia
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What purpose is served by an Native American "coup stick"?

  • To Touch An Enemy And Prove Bravery
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What purpose did the Bastille serve before it was stormed on July 14, 1789?

  • Prison
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What process did the ancient Egyptians use to preserve the human body?

  • Mummification
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What prestigious award was established by a Swedish scientist and inventor of dynamite?

  • Nobel Prize
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What physical feature was a trademark of Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985-91?

  • A Birthmark
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What physical feature divides Europe and Asia?

  • Urals
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What period began in Italy in 1325 which was known for its contribution to the arts?

  • Renaissance
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What part of the world did the Vikings come from?

  • Scandinavia
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What Oceanic country, with Honiara as its capital city, uses dollars as its unit of currency?

  • Solomon Islands
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What object, which debuted in 1949, is sometimes called a "45"?

  • An LP Single Record
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What new weapon appeared on September 15, 1916?

  • The Tank
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What navy used the ship "Prasae" in the Korean War?

  • Thailand
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What natural occurrence was said to have helped the British navy defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?

  • A Protestant Wind
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What natural disaster occurred on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883?

  • Volcano
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What natural disaster is believed to have caused the decline of the culture of Ancient Crete?

  • A Volcanic Eruption
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What nation was divided into two separate states in 1949?

  • Germany
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What nation-state's name is Magyarorsza'g in the populace's native language?

  • Hungary
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What nation has the lowest population density in the world?

  • Mongolia
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