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Question 1 of 15

In India, the enormous, beautiful tomb of Shah Jahan's wife is called what?

Question 2 of 15

Which country was placed under an international oil embargo in 2012?

Question 3 of 15

Who built the first working magnetic telegraph in 1835 and also co-invented a special language, or code, that was compatible with it?

Question 4 of 15

Which animal is not a Chinese year?

Question 5 of 15

Who invaded England in 1066?

Question 6 of 15

Who said: "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"?

Question 7 of 15

Who oversaw the development of the assembly line technique of mass production at the beginning of the 20th century?

Question 8 of 15

In Victorian times, what measurement did women want to be less than their age?

Question 9 of 15

Every August 6, people gather in what city, to remember the first dropping of the atomic bomb?

Question 10 of 15

What event was set in motion with the coded message Niitakayama Nobore ("Climb Mount Niitaka")?

Question 11 of 15

What city was Ray Nagin the mayor of, when it was flattened by a hurricane?

Question 12 of 15

Gabon is located on which continent?

Question 13 of 15

Which general had a horse called Copenhagen?

Question 14 of 15

What was the name of President John Kennedy's mother?

Question 15 of 15

What First Lady went public with her addiction to painkillers and then alcohol, just as she had with her breast cancer?