The Ultimate History Quiz

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Questions

88. What was Spotify’s top two songs globally in 2023?
  • Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift
  • As It Was - Harry Styles
  • Barbie Girl - Aqua
  • Flowers - Miley Cyrus
  • Kill Bill - SZA
  • Last Night by Morgan Wallen
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89. What ancient Greek god’s celebrations inspired Baby New Year?
  • Dionysus
  • Priapus
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90. When did the New Year’s Eve Ball first drop in Times Square?
  • 1882
  • 1907
  • 1924
  • 1943
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Answers

  1. What was Spotify’s top two songs globally in 2023?
    Flowers - Miley Cyrus
    Kill Bill - SZA
  2. What ancient Greek god’s celebrations inspired Baby New Year?
    Dionysus
  3. When did the New Year’s Eve Ball first drop in Times Square?
    1907
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Our ninth History Buff for this series is…
wanderingechoes

Congrats @wanderingechoes!
As you’ve already got Dungeon access from being General Knowledge Royalty, who would you like to share your Dungeon access with?[

As for everyone else, will you be able to de-throne our history expert this month or will she keep her throne?

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The second person again, that being Ouija!

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Thank you!

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Questions

91. Who fought in the six day war in 1967?
  • Armenia
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • Turkey
  • Yemen
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92. What invention made the fortune of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel prize?
  • Dynamite
  • Torpedos
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93. 300,000 Chinese troops invaded a country in February of 1979, what was the country?
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Taiwan
  • Vietnam
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Answers

  1. Who fought in the six day war in 1967?
    Egypt, Israel, Jordan, & Syria
  2. What invention made the fortune of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel prize?
    Dynamite
  3. 300,000 Chinese troops invaded a country in February of 1979, what was the country?
    Vietnam
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Questions

94. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated, but what were the other surnames of the U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?
  • Garfield
  • Hoover
  • Jackson
  • McKinley
  • Reagan
  • Roosevelt
  • Taft
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95. In which year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?
  • 1948
  • 1953
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96. In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?
  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • Mexico
  • USA
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^^^ Hey @ChampionQuizzers, wanna vote on the history poll?

Also, we have three more too - Cinema & Screen, Literature, and General Knowledge.

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Answers

  1. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated, but what were the other surnames of the U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?
    Garfield & McKinley
  2. In which year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?
    1948
  3. In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?
    Canada
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Questions

97. What two nations fought in the Punic wars?
  • British
  • Carthage
  • Macedon
  • Mongol
  • Rome
  • Russian
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98. What was the name of Blackbeard/Edward Teach’s ship?
  • CSS Alabama
  • Queen Anne’s Revenge
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99. What is the name of the Viking who was said to have first European to set foot on the Americas?
  • Freydís Eiríksdóttir
  • Leif Erikson
  • Thorfinn Karlsefni
  • Thorvald Ásvaldsson
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100. Which country was previously known as the Dutch East Indies?
  • French Guinea
  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Suriname
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^^^ Hey @ChampionQuizzers, wanna vote on the history poll?

Also, we have three more too - Cinema & Screen, Literature, and General Knowledge.

@Ouijaloveletters, you seem to have missed question 97, did you click the ‘vote now’ button? (wink)
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Got it.

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Answers

  1. What two nations fought in the Punic wars?
    Carthage & Rome
  2. What was the name of Blackbeard/Edward Teach’s ship?
    Queen Anne’s Revenge
  3. What is the name of the Viking who was said to have first European to set foot on the Americas?
    Leif Erikson
  4. Which country was previously known as the Dutch East Indies?
    Indonesia
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Our tenth History Buff for this series is…
wanderingechoes

Congrats @wanderingechoes!
As you’ve already got Dungeon access from being General Knowledge Royalty, who would you like to share your Dungeon access with?

As for everyone else, will you be able to de-throne our history expert this month or will she keep her throne?

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Alrighty, using the usual method of rewarding it to the next highest user, it seems @Ouijaloveletters has won it again. (wink)

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:relieved:

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Questions

101. Cyrano de Bergerac was noted for which two things?
  • A high-pitched voice
  • A long nose
  • Fighting in duels
  • Having a unique tattoo
  • Talking to animals
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102. Who was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire?
  • Augustus
  • Charlemagne
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Answers

  1. Cyrano de Bergerac was noted for which two things?
    A long nose & Fighting in duels
  2. Who was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire?
    Charlemagne
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Questions

103. In Greek mythology, a manticore is made of which three parts?
  • Bird head
  • Bull head
  • Dog tail
  • Eagle body
  • Goat body
  • Human head
  • Lion body
  • Scorpion tail
  • Snake tail
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104. Who was the longest-serving president in French history?
  • François Mitterrand
  • Jacques Chirac
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