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What are Bacchus' attributes?
2Vine and cup
1Lightning and trident
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The attributes of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, include the vine, the cup, the thyrse, the panther, ivy leaves and the grape crown.
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The attributes of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, include the vine, the cup, the thyrse, the panther, ivy leaves and the grape crown.
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Which troops landed at Gold Beach and Sword Beach on June 6, 1944?
2British
1American
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On June 6, 1944, British troops led the landings on Gold Beach and Sword Beach, supported by French soldiers on Sword Beach.
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On June 6, 1944, British troops led the landings on Gold Beach and Sword Beach, supported by French soldiers on Sword Beach.
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What are Julius Caesar's three names?
1Caius Julius Caesar
2Marcus Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar, born in 100 BC, bore the Latin name Caius Iulius Caesar, typical of the Roman nomenclature comprising first name, surname and cognomen.
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Julius Caesar, born in 100 BC, bore the Latin name Caius Iulius Caesar, typical of the Roman nomenclature comprising first name, surname and cognomen.
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What was the rank of the French officer of Alsatian origin and of Jewish faith Alfred Dreyfus?
1Captain
2Marshal
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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.
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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.
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What battle ends the Hundred Years' War?
2Battle of Castillon
1Battle of Azincourt
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The Battle of Castillon, which took place on July 17, 1453, put an end to the Hundred Years' War. It marked the decisive victory of the French over the English.
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The Battle of Castillon, which took place on July 17, 1453, put an end to the Hundred Years' War. It marked the decisive victory of the French over the English.
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Who commanded the Afrika Korps during the North Africa Campaign?
2Erwin Rommel
1Hermann Göring
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The Afrika Korps was commanded during the North African campaign by German General Erwin Rommel, nicknamed the Desert Fox.
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The Afrika Korps was commanded during the North African campaign by German General Erwin Rommel, nicknamed the Desert Fox.
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What is the name of Franklin Roosevelt's interventionist policy to fight the Great Depression in the United States?
1New Deal
2Social Security Act
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The New Deal was the interventionist policy implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 to combat the Great Depression in the United States.
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The New Deal was the interventionist policy implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 to combat the Great Depression in the United States.
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What Russian statesman died in 1924?
2Vladimir Lenin
1Joseph Staline
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk) on 10 April 1870 (22 April 1870 in the Gregorian calendar) and died in Vichy Gorky (now Gorky Leninskie) on 21 January 1924, was a Russian communist revolutionary, political theorist and statesman.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk) on 10 April 1870 (22 April 1870 in the Gregorian calendar) and died in Vichy Gorky (now Gorky Leninskie) on 21 January 1924, was a Russian communist revolutionary, political theorist and statesman.
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How did Alexander the Great die?
2Sudden fever
1Murder
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Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC, probably as a result of a febrile illness.
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Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC, probably as a result of a febrile illness.
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Who is Clovis' father?
1Childeric I
2Merovech
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Son of Childeric I, he conquered most of Gaul and converted to Christianity. His kingdom was divided between his four sons when he died.
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Son of Childeric I, he conquered most of Gaul and converted to Christianity. His kingdom was divided between his four sons when he died.
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