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In Greek mythology, who is the god of war?
1Ares
2Hades
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In Greek mythology, Ares is the god of war, embodying the brutality and destruction of battle. Son of Zeus and Hera, he is feared even by the gods.
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In Greek mythology, Ares is the god of war, embodying the brutality and destruction of battle. Son of Zeus and Hera, he is feared even by the gods.
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What incident triggered Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939?
1Gleiwitz
2Narvik
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After a provocative operation known as the Gleiwitz incident, German troops invaded Poland on all fronts at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939.
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After a provocative operation known as the Gleiwitz incident, German troops invaded Poland on all fronts at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939.
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What was the name given to the British army evacuation operation at Dunkirk in 1940?
1Dynamo
2Overlord
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Operation Dynamo is the name given to the heroic evacuation of Allied troops surrounded by German forces in Dunkirk in May-June 1940.
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Operation Dynamo is the name given to the heroic evacuation of Allied troops surrounded by German forces in Dunkirk in May-June 1940.
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Who is Hannibal and his elephants?
1Carthaginian General
2Roman Emperor
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Hannibal Barca, a Carthaginian general, is famous for having crossed the Alps in 218 BC with his army, including 37 elephants, during the Second Punic War against Rome.
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Hannibal Barca, a Carthaginian general, is famous for having crossed the Alps in 218 BC with his army, including 37 elephants, during the Second Punic War against Rome.
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Who was murdered by James Earl Ray?
1Martin Luther King
2John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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James Earl Ray (born in Alton, Illinois on March 10, 1928 and died in Nashville on April 23, 1998) is an American criminal, sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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James Earl Ray (born in Alton, Illinois on March 10, 1928 and died in Nashville on April 23, 1998) is an American criminal, sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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When was slavery abolished in the United States?
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11863
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The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed in 1865 with the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed in 1865 with the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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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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Who is the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
1Thomas Jefferson
2George Washington
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The project is assigned to a committee of five representatives (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson). Thomas Jefferson eventually developed a draft and became the principal author of the text.
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The project is assigned to a committee of five representatives (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson). Thomas Jefferson eventually developed a draft and became the principal author of the text.
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Where was the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed?
2Moscow
1Berlin
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The German-Soviet Pact is a non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union, signed in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
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The German-Soviet Pact is a non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union, signed in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
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What's the difference between the Acropolis and the Agora?
2Temple and market
1Two different temples
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The Acropolis is a fortified hill housing sacred temples, while the Agora is a public square at the heart of the city, dedicated to political, commercial and social activities.
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The Acropolis is a fortified hill housing sacred temples, while the Agora is a public square at the heart of the city, dedicated to political, commercial and social activities.
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