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The Battle of Crécy in 1346 is famous for the emergence of what weapon?
- Longbow
- Mace
- Lance
- handgun
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Which of these actors starred in the 1951 musical film An American in Paris?
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Fred Astaire
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Gene Kelly
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Elvis Presley
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Vera-Ellen
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In 2013 all 25,000 people who sat the entrance exam for the University of Liberia failed?
- False
- True
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Which famous volcano erupted in 1883 west of Java in modern Indonesia?
- St Helens
- Mount Pinatubo
- Krakatoa
- Mount Etna
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Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have A Dream"?
- Selma to Montgomery march, Alabama
- Streets of Birmingham, Alabama
- Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC.
- The White House, Washington DC.
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In which year did Hurricane Katrina devastate Florida and Louisiana?
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
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Which major power conquered the Hungarian Empire in 1526?
- Holy Roman Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Russian Empire
- Ottoman Empire
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Mary Shelley, born 1797, was the author of which classic horror novel?
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- Interview with the Vampire
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A Pentium computer beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov this week in 1994?
- True
- False
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What invasion was halted by twin Greek victories at the Battle of Plataea and the Battle of Mycale on the same day in 479 BC?
- Roman
- Parthian
- Persian
- Carthaginian
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