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Only a historian will survive in this Sudden Death Quiz.

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Question 1 of 15

Which King of England had six wives?

King Charles II King Arthur King Henry VIII Winston Churchill

Question 2 of 15

Which nation's satellite called the Dong Fang Hong 1 is launched into orbit on April 24th 1970?

USA Canada India China

Question 3 of 15

The volcano Kilauea began slowly erupting in 1983, where is it located?

France Hawaii Iraq Puerto Rico

Question 4 of 15

Mohandas Gandhi was a peace-loving man who led India to independence through what?

World War II Television Ads Non-Violence Fighting

Question 5 of 15

In 1979 Israel and which other country signed a peace treaty?

Japan China India Egypt

Question 6 of 15

What agreement, signed in 1215 by King John of England, is considered one of the founding documents of modern democracy?

The Civil War Treaty The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Incorporation The Magna Carta

Question 7 of 15

The deadliest earthquake of 2012 occurred in which neighbour of India?

Netherlands Laos Macedonia Pakistan

Question 8 of 15

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

A Birthmark An Extra Finger A Hairstyle A Glass Eye

Question 9 of 15

What is the name of the Catholic cathedral in Paris that is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture?

Notre Dame de Paris The Angouleme Cathedral Saint Peter's Basilica Carcassonne Cathedral

Question 10 of 15

The 'Battles of Concord and Lexington' were fought during which war?

American Revolutionary War Seven Years' War Jacobite Rebellion French & Indian War

Question 11 of 15

What country's first post-WWII leader, Alcide De Gasperi, had been arrested by Mussolini but took sanctuary in the Vatican?

Germany Italy Spain Portugal

Question 12 of 15

The Olympic Games were first enacted by which ancient civilization?

Roman Greek Byzantine Egyptian

Question 13 of 15

Which one of these inventions or discoveries happened most recently?

Ram (Random Access Memory) Fountain Pen Silly Putty Dynamite

Question 14 of 15

Which North American country's highest elevation point, at 5,959 meters, is Mount Logan?

Uruguay Canada Christmas Island Guatemala

Question 15 of 15

Despite his liberal reforms, Czar Alexander II was killed when Narodnaya Volya (People's Will) threw a bomb into his carriage in 1881. Where?

Serbia Sweden Poland Russia

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