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Wakan Tanka is the supreme being of which Native American group?
Sioux
Sioux
Apache
Apache
Inuit
Inuit
Choctaw
Choctaw
A cartoon called ‘Plane Crazy’ was the first appearance of which famous character?
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Fred Flintstone
Fred Flintstone
Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Pluto
Pluto
What fabric gives its name to the ancient Europe to Asia trade route?
Cotton Way
Cotton Way
Linen Avenue
Linen Avenue
Wool Street
Wool Street
Silk Road
Silk Road
Which nation influenced European countries in the Eastern Bloc?
United States
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
China
China
Japan
Japan
What is the first name of Alabama civil rights campaigner Ms Boynton?
Amelia
Amelia
Susannah
Susannah
Caroline
Caroline
Matilda
Matilda
King Tut is the nickname of a ruler from which country?
Egypt
Egypt
Italy
Italy
Greece
Greece
Morocco
Morocco
Zulus measured their wealth in which animals?
Horses
Horses
Dogs
Dogs
Goats
Goats
Cattle
Cattle
What did a tallow chandler make?
Books
Books
Hats
Hats
Candles
Candles
Boots
Boots
Farrier is an old term for someone who looked after the feet of which animal?
Sheep
Sheep
Pig
Pig
Horse
Horse
Goat
Goat
Louis Pasteur developed a way of making which liquid safe to drink?
Milk
Milk
Coffee
Coffee
Beer
Beer
Orange Juice
Orange Juice
What was the first name of British explorer Raleigh?
Walter
Walter
George
George
John
John
Frederick
Frederick
Jean-maker Levi Strauss emigrated to the US from which European country?
Italy
Italy
France
France
Germany
Germany
Norway
Norway
Egypt became part of which Empire after the death of Cleopatra?
Roman
Roman
Persian
Persian
Carthage
Carthage
Greek
Greek
What was the Eastern Roman Empire known as?
Persia
Persia
Byzantium
Byzantium
Carthage
Carthage
Phoenicia
Phoenicia
Emil Zapotek was a famous athlete in the 1950s from which country?
Austria
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Russia
China
China
NASA launched the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph in 2013 to study what?
Moon
Moon
Mars
Mars
Sun
Sun
Comet
Comet
Which country issued the world’s first paper money in around 1024?
China
China
Japan
Japan
France
France
Italy
Italy
Joseph Smith founded which church in New York, before moving it to Utah?
Mormons
Mormons
Moonies
Moonies
Baptists
Baptists
Scientology
Scientology
What did Nicola Salvi famously design in 1629?
Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Politburo was the ruling group of which country?
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Germany
Germany
China
China
Japan
Japan
Blitzkrieg is a term for bombing which comes from which language?
Japanese
Japanese
German
German
Chinese
Chinese
French
French
On which island did the dodo become extinct in the 17th century?
Mauritius
Mauritius
Madagascar
Madagascar
Crete
Crete
Sicily
Sicily
Bill Gates stepped down as which company’s boss in 2000?
Microsoft
Microsoft
Yahoo
Yahoo
Amazon
Amazon
Apple
Apple
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