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In the mid-13th century, King Haakon IV of Norway gave an animal as a gift to King Henry III of England for his royal menagerie. What animal was it?
- A sea otter
- A horse
- A polar bear
- A deer
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What city in continental Europe was the second in the world in having an electrically operated underground railway system after London?
- Budapest, Hungary
- Paris, France
- Berlin, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
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What European country is the record winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (seven times)?
- France
- Greece
- Austria
- Ireland
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In the early 19th century the British government spent up to 40% of its annual expenditure for what sole purpose?
- To develop Britain’s railway system
- To free slaves and compensate their owners
- To finance overseas exploration
- To help the poor in growing city slums
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Before reunification (1990), West Germany’s federal capital was in:
- Frankfurt am Main
- West Berlin
- Cologne
- Bonn
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When did the Treaty of Union involve the kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Wales, to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
- 1693
- 1726
- 1707
- 1801
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At the beginning of the 18th century, the British government passed five acts to control the excessive consumption of what product among the lower classes?
- Gin
- Tobacco
- Tea
- Opium
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What army was the first to use camouflage in history (World War I)?
- The Australians
- The French
- The British
- The Germans
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According to collected data, in the early 19th century the most common name given to baby girls in the UK (about 23% of all names) was:
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Margaret
- Mary
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Prior to World War II, Nazi Germany signed a Nonaggression Pact with what nation?
- Great Britain
- Soviet Union
- Czechoslovakia
- France
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Where was the metric system, the decimalized way of counting and weighing, invented in 1793?
- France
- Germany
- Austria
- Sweden
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Queen Elizabeth II is distantly related to what East Europe historical figure?
- Countess Elizabeth Báthory (Hungary)
- Prince Vlad the Impaler (Romania)
- Tsar Ivan the Terrible (Russia)
- Emperor Rudolf II (Holy Roman Empire)
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Founded in 1088, the oldest university in the world still in operation is:
- Salamanca, Spain
- Oxford, UK
- Bologna, Italy
- Heidelberg, Germany
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Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 18th century with the development of:
- The gin distillery
- The steel mill
- The flour mill
- The cotton mill
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First invasion of the Vikings to Ireland took place in what year?
- 693
- 795
- 914
- 1013
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