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Question 1 of 20
In Scotland, what does the term “man of skill” mean?
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Question 2 of 20
Britain’s so-called “Winter of Discontent” took place in which winter?
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Question 3 of 20
Which U.S. state shares a border with Kentucky?
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Question 4 of 20
Galena is the principal ore of which metal?
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Question 5 of 20
How many Academy Awards did ‘Taxi Driver’ win?
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Question 6 of 20
Which country is credited with electing the first women MPs—19 of them—in 1907?
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Question 7 of 20
The Great Fire of London began on a Sunday morning. On which day of that same week was it finally extinguished?
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Question 8 of 20
Launceston is a city in the north of which Australian state?
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Question 9 of 20
Who sold Manhattan to Dutch settlers in a 1626 deal often described as a purchase for goods worth about 60 guilders?
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Question 10 of 20
Which two Beatles were born in 1940?
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Question 11 of 20
In what year did the Reichstag Fire take place in Berlin?
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Question 12 of 20
Who completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight by aeroplane?
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Question 13 of 20
The Pantheon is an ancient landmark in which city?
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Question 14 of 20
Frame Vernacular Conch Houses were typically how many stories tall?
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Question 15 of 20
What does the abbreviation “CIA” stand for?
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Question 16 of 20
In the film ‘Say Anything,’ Ione Skye’s character kisses which 1980s leading man?
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Question 17 of 20
Which explorer is credited with extensive exploration of Australia and with first describing a wombat?
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Question 18 of 20
‘The English Patient’ received 12 Oscar nominations—how many Oscars did it win?
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Question 19 of 20
Which British monarch celebrated a Silver Jubilee in 1977?
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Question 20 of 20
About how long is the Panama Canal?
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