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Question 1 of 15

The 1970 Bhola cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta in which country?

Canada USA England Bangladesh

Question 2 of 15

At what battle was Napoleon defeated in 1815?

The Battle of Hastings The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Waterloo

Question 3 of 15

What was the first name of the US President known by the nickname JFK?

Joe Jerry John Jack

Question 4 of 15

Intelligence data suggested the Japanese might hit the Philippines, the Panama Canal, even California. Instead, they struck Pearl Harbor. Where?

Tahiti Guam Hawaii Australia

Question 5 of 15

What year did Soviet forces leave Afghanistan?

1927 1910 1989 1858

Question 6 of 15

Who published "Das Kapital", describing how capitalism works and the problems this creates, in 1867?

Karl Marx Karl Kautsky Friedrich Engels Eduard Bernstein

Question 7 of 15

Who was Golda Meir?

One Of The James Bond Girls Silent Film Star Of The 20's Premier Of Israel Part Of MGM Studios

Question 8 of 15

Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to enter what planet's orbit successfully?

Mars Venus Mercury Uranus

Question 9 of 15

Who was Otto von Bismarck?

A 17th century mathematician and physicist who discovered gravity A Scottish knight, patriot and national hero A famous Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher The first chancellor of a united Germany

Question 10 of 15

Mount Rushmore has four Presidents' heads carved into it. Thomas Jefferson's and Theodore Roosevelt's are two of them. Which are the other two?

John Adams' and George Washington's George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's Franklin D. Roosevelt's and George Washington's John Adams' and Abraham Lincoln's

Question 11 of 15

Based in Vienna, what was Simon Wiesenthal and his Jewish Documentation Center looking for?

Ark of the Covenant Nazi war criminals Genealogical records Support for Israeli land claims

Question 12 of 15

What is the name of the organisation Yasser Arafat was the chairman of from 1969 and until his death in 2004?

PLO ANC Hamas PKK

Question 13 of 15

Which biblical character was famous for his wisdom?

Solomon David Moses Noah

Question 14 of 15

Philippe III was the king of which country?

China Japan Sweden France

Question 15 of 15

In AD 122, Emperor Hadrian visited this country and started building a wall along the 73 miles from Solway Firth to the Tyne River. Where was this?

Spain Great Britain Norway Ireland

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