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What Greek mythological creature was associated with the ancient city of Knossos, rediscovered in 1900 on Crete?
- Minotaur
- Cyclopes
- Gorgon
- Phoenix
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Who wrote the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Mark Twain
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Walt Whitman
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Louisa May Alcott
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Who discovered the electric battery in 1800?
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John Logie Baird
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Alessandro Volta
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Thomas Edison
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Guglielmo Marconi
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Which country considers the Emerald Buddha one of its most sacred objects?
- Cambodia
- China
- Japan
- Thailand
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Whose campaigns and military prowess led to the unification of Italy in 1861?
- Louis Napoleon
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Pope Pius IX
- Victor Emmanual II
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What island did Napoleon Bonaparte escape from in 1815 before beginning a reconquest of France?
- Saint Helena
- Elba
- Réunion
- Corsica
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Who was the 1st American president to visit Cuba since 1928?
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Bill Clinton
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George H. W. Bush
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Barack Obama
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Donald Trump
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True or false: In 2017 the Indian rivers Yamuna and Ganges were declared living entities by the courts.
- False
- True
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Which sacred building designed by Antoni Gaudí had its 1st stone laid in 1882 in Barcelona?
- Park Güell
- Alhambra
- Barcelona Cathedral
- Sagrada Familia
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Which Australian city opened its famous harbor bridge in 1932?
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Adelaide
- Perth
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