Sudden-Death General Knowledge Challenge

Sudden-Death General Knowledge Challenge

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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first woman ever elected to the House of Commons?

Question 2 of 15

Around the year 800 AD, what was the approximate population of the British Isles?

Question 3 of 15

Which city is often nicknamed “The Air Capital of the World”?

Question 4 of 15

What was the 1959 spur-of-the-moment argument between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon commonly called?

Question 5 of 15

Which explorer was long credited with reaching the North Pole first, even though that claim is widely questioned today?

Question 6 of 15

In November 1965, which European nation put its first satellite into space?

Question 7 of 15

Of these U.S. states, which one experiences the fewest earthquakes?

Question 8 of 15

Louisiana shares land borders with how many other U.S. states?

Question 9 of 15

Interpol was established in 1923 in which city?

Question 10 of 15

How many European countries belong to the Commonwealth?

Question 11 of 15

The U.S. Army planned a November 1945 invasion of which Japanese island?

Question 12 of 15

Museum Island—home to the Altes and Neues museums—is located in which city?

Question 13 of 15

The last Olympic Games held before World War I took place in which country?

Question 14 of 15

Which “Carry On” film came out earliest among these choices?

Question 15 of 15

What is the highest mountain in Europe?

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