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- Who won the Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) which is considered the bloodiest battle during World War 2 when all hell broke loose in Stalingrad?
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- Italy
- Nazi Germany
- Soviet UnionCorrect answer
- Finland
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- PeruCorrect answer
- Chile
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- Caliphate of Cordoba
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Teutons
- Western FranksCorrect answer
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- United KingdomCorrect answer
- Russian Kingdom
- France
- Austro-Hungarian Empire
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- United States of AmericaCorrect answer
- England
- France
- Canada
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- Russian Empire
- Qing Dynasty
- British Raj
- Empire of JapanCorrect answer
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- Socrates
- Aristotle
- Plato
- HomerCorrect answer
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- Thomas JeffersonCorrect answer
- Benjamin Franklin
- Alexander Hamilton
- John Jay
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- Hitler
- Napoleon
- Archduke Franz FerdinandCorrect answer
- Archbishop Ussher
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- Ra
- AnubisCorrect answer
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- Peleo and Tetis.Correct answer
- Hades and Persephone.
- Zeus and Danae.
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- PoseidonCorrect answer
- Zeus
- Apollo
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- Ares
- Psyche
- HephaestusCorrect answer
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- Development of the first nuclear reactor.Correct answer
- Development of quantum mechanics.
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- Because they killed venomous snakes, scorpions and other verminsCorrect answer
- Because they were considered a gift from the gods
- Because cats were the pets of pharaohs
- Because they were believed to bring good luck
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- Basketball
- VolleyballCorrect answer
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- DoctorCorrect answer
- Politician
- Philosopher
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- Austria
- Italy
- United KingdomCorrect answer
- Greece
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- True.Correct answer
- False, it was with Servius Tullius.
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- China
- JapanCorrect answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- Hades
- DionysiusCorrect answer
- Eros
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- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Victoria WoodhullCorrect answer
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett
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- New ZealandCorrect answer
- England
- France
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- Before 19th Century
- 19th CenturyCorrect answer
- 20th Century
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- 1910
- 1914
- 1918Correct answer
- 1920
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- America
- EuropeCorrect answer
- Asia
- Africa
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- June 5, 1945
- September 2, 1945Correct answer
- December 28, 1945
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- 19th CenturyCorrect answer
- Early 20th Century
- Late 20th Century
- 18th Century
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- 1936Correct answer
- 1939
- 1942
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- 1903 - 1961
- 1872 - 1913
- 1861-1903Correct answer
- 1820 - 1861
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- Will Smith
- Richard BransonCorrect answer
- Donald Trump
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- The Telegraph
- The parachute
- The microscopeCorrect answer
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