World History Trivia Questions
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What is the name of Japan's oldest open port that was the second city to be struck by an atomic bomb in World War II?
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nagasaki
Which country issued a 30-drachma coin in 1963 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its then-current royal dynasty?
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greece
Which leader was assassinated less than six months after India gained independence?
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mahatma gandhi
Which country's King Farouk was forced to abdicate by the military on July 26, 1952?
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egypt
Which country's King Hussein surrendered its claim to the disputed West Bank in 1988?
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jordan
On which continent did the Mali empire flourish under the rule of Mansa Musa in the 14th century?
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africa
In which Crimean city was it decided at a 1945 conference that Germany would be divided into four zones?
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yalta
What is the name of the world's largest standing ancient amphitheater, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater?
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colosseum
Which country was first controlled by the Grimaldi family in 1297?
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monaco
In 1993, which country ruled by Prince Rainier officially joined the United Nations?
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monaco
Which country's only presidents have been Sukarno and Suharto?
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indonesia
On which continent was papier-mache first used, despite its French name?
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asia
In which German city were the major World War II war crimes trials held in 1945 and 1946?
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nuremberg
Which country's Mogul ruler, Aurangzeb, took over his father Shah Jahan's throne and jailed him in Agra?
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india
Which country got Nicholas I as ruler after the death of Alexander I, due to Constantine renouncing the throne?
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russia
In which country did the rand become legal tender in 1961?
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south africa
What ancient Greek city, often the last 'B' entry in an encyclopedia, later became Istanbul?
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byzantium
In December 1992, Premier Constantine Mitsotakis appointed his daughter as the Culture Minister of which country?
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greece
Which country did Macao become an overseas province of in 1951 and a 'Special Territory' in 1974?
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portugal
What is the name of the poppy derivative for which Great Britain and China fought two wars?
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opium
What canal, opened in 1869, made Africa completely surrounded by water?
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suez canal
Which canal in the Mideast opened in 1869, the same year the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed?
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suez canal
In which kingdom was Robert the Bruce recognized as king by Edward III a year before his death?
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scotland
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