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Question 1 of 10
Which British Prime Minister during the 1950s was in office during World War II?
Question 2 of 10
Who invented the first powered, controlled airplane in 1903?
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Question 3 of 10
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and which other Japanese city?
Question 4 of 10
The Nikkei Stock Index started to measure stocks in which city in September 1950?
Question 5 of 10
What drug kingpin was listed as the seventh richest man in the world by Forbes magazine in 1989?
Question 6 of 10
In a battle of arithmetic befuddlement, can you calculate the exact duration of the so-called 21 Year War that unfolded between Sweden and Russia, or did they manage to sneak in a few extra years for dramatic effect?
Question 7 of 10
Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn went on holiday in which city in the 1953 movie?
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Question 8 of 10
Which Middle Eastern country agreed to freeze its nuclear program in 2013?
Question 9 of 10
Who founded The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932?
Question 10 of 10
During the "Christmas Truce" of 1914, soldiers from each side famously played games of what?