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history	The following words belong to which famous World War II general: Crete was the grave of the German parachutists.â?	[ "General Henri Giraud", "General Friedrich Paulus", "General Kurt Student", "General Erwin Rommel" ]	General Kurt Student
history	General Jacques Leclercs division received the surrender of the German forces at the Gare Montparnasse and liberated Paris on what date?	[ "25 August 1944", "11 August 1944", "19 August 1944", "15 August 1944" ]	25 August 1944
history	Which of the following names is a name of a French general during World War II?	[ "Henri Giraud", "Arnaud Giraud", "Jean Giraud", "Oliver Giraud" ]	Henri Giraud
history	The Army Corps of Polish general Franciszek Kleeberg, that was named Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna Polesie, capitulated after the Battle of Kock. What is the exact date of this event?	[ "6 November, 1940", "6 October, 1939", "16 October, 1939", "26 October, 1941" ]	6 October, 1939
history	In 1943, General Friedrich Paulus was in charge of the German forces in which area?	[ "Egypt", "Caucasus", "the Netherlands", "Paris" ]	Caucasus
history	US General Patton, leader of the Third Army was famous for which of the following?	[ "his battle diaries", "his peevish temper", "his war journals", "his reckless sense of humour" ]	his reckless sense of humour
history	Which of the following combinations (astronaut - spacecraft - launch date - landing site) correctly presents the voyage of the first man to travel in space?	[ "Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 6 - 1961 - Karaganda region", "Gherman Titov - Vostok 1 - 1962 - Karaganda region", "Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - 1961 - Kazakhstan", "Gherman Titov - Vostok 6 - 1962 - Kazakhstan" ]	Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - 1961 - Kazakhstan
history	Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to fly in space. Her mission took place on June 16, 1963. How long was her flight?	[ "3 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes", "4 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes", "1 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes", "2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes" ]	2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes
history	The first space tourist was this businessman.	[ "Toyohiro Akiyama", "Mark Shuttleworth", "Dennis Tito", "Lance Bass" ]	Dennis Tito
history	The first animal launched into space was one of these.	[ "Monkey", "Mouse", "Guinea pig", "Dog" ]	Mouse
history	How many miles represent a light year?	[ "Nearly six trillion", "Nearly six million", "Nearly two trillion", "Nearly two million" ]	Nearly six trillion
history	The roots of the word knight are connected to cniht, an Old English word meaning this.	[ "Hangman", "Stable-lad", "Page boy", "Prison-breaker" ]	Page boy
history	Name the tax, which knights had to pay in order to avoid going to war.	[ "The tax of scutage", "The tax of war", "The tax of freedom", "The tax of chivalry" ]	The tax of scutage
history	Pas dArmes was a tournament, in which knights were dared to fight. If knights refused to fight, they had to leave this behind as a sign of humiliation.	[ "Spurs", "Helmet", "Clothes", "Horse" ]	Spurs
history	Originally, any knight could bestow knighthood on a man.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	Don Quixote de la Mancha is a fictional knight from the self-titled novel, written by this author.	[ "Dante Alighieri", "Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa", "Arthur Conan Doyle", "Miguel de Cervantes" ]	Miguel de Cervantes
history	Ritter is a title similar to that of a Knight, used in this country.	[ "Poland", "Germany", "Bulgaria", "France" ]	Germany
history	By the end of the 13th century, knights were required to swear allegiance.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	The legends of King Arthur and the Round Table are some of the most famous tales about knights. Who was the head of the table?	[ "Lancelot", "Nobody", "Merlin", "Arthur" ]	Nobody
history	In order to become a knight nowadays, you would have to be given the title in royal recognition, or to belong to an order. In the UK the knight is styled Sir and the female -- this.	[ "Dame", "Lady", "Knightess", "Baroness" ]	Dame
history	What was the French governmental structure until the French Revolution?	[ "Dictatorship", "Constitutional monarchy", "Absolute monarchy", "Republic" ]	Absolute monarchy
history	In the Crimean War, France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire fought against what country?	[ "Kingdom of Prussia", "Hapsburg Empire", "Kingdom of Italy", "Imperial Russia" ]	Imperial Russia
history	What term refers to the competition between Britain, France and Germany over African territory between the 1880s and the beginning of World War I in 1914?	[ "The African War", "Franco-Prussian War", "The Scramble for Africa", "New Imperialism" ]	The Scramble for Africa
history	What state succeeded the Austrian Empire in 1867?	[ "Austria-Hungary", "German Confederation", "Archduchy of Austria", "First Austrian Republic" ]	Austria-Hungary
history	Who was the first wife of NapolÃ©on Bonaparte and the first Empress of the French?	[ "Marie Louise of Austria", "Louise Catherine ElÃ©onore Denuelle de la Plaigne", "JosÃ©phine de Beauharnais", "Marie, Countess Walewski" ]	JosÃ©phine de Beauharnais
history	Where was Napoleon finally defeated on June 18, 1815?	[ "Aspern-Essling", "Waterloo", "Niemen River", "Moscow" ]	Waterloo
history	The First Word War began after the assassination of what European royal heir?	[ "Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria", "Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria", "Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg,", "Prince Ernst von Hohenberg" ]	Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
history	Name the last Tsar of Russia, who abdicated after the February Revolution of 1917.	[ "Alexander III of Russia", "Nicholas II of Russia", "Nicholas I", "Alexander I" ]	Nicholas II of Russia
history	This organization, established in Paris, 1951, was the predecessor of the European Union.	[ "European Economic Community", "European Atomic Energy Community", "European Defence Community", "European Coal and Steel Community" ]	European Coal and Steel Community
history	The Treaty on European Union, that proclaims the creation of the European Union, was signed on February 7, 1992 in this city.	[ "Belfast", "Geneva", "Paris", "Maastricht" ]	Maastricht
history	Men were first to wear jewels. They considered them to be this.	[ "A part of their uniform", "Barometers", "Objects of womens desire", "Amulets" ]	Amulets
history	The tradition of engagement rings was started by Maximilian of Austria. He gave one such ring to her.	[ "Mary Queen of Scots", "Bloody Mary", "Marie-Antoinette", "Mary of Burgundy" ]	Mary of Burgundy
history	This type of pattern is common in traditional Chinese womens clothing.	[ "Horse", "Peony", "Rose", "Star" ]	Peony
history	She popularized the mini.	[ "Marilyn Monroe", "Twiggy", "Mary Quant", "Marie Brizzard" ]	Mary Quant
history	This type of female figure was fashionable in the 20s.	[ "Voluptuous", "Coca-cola", "Masculine", "Nude" ]	Masculine
history	The Marcel Wave is one of these.	[ "A fashionable way to shake you head", "A hair style", "A way to fold your skirt", "A type of hat" ]	A hair style
history	This is a kind of body adornment that Indian women use. It became popular in many countries after Madonna adopted it.	[ "Bindi", "Tattoo", "Eyebrow shaping", "Skin jeweller" ]	Bindi
history	He created Chanel No. 5 for Coco Chanel.	[ "Ernest Beaux", "Ralph Lauren", "Yves Saint Laurent", "Jean Patou" ]	Ernest Beaux
history	The first traces of womens underwear were found on this island.	[ "Australia", "Wales", "Madagascar", "Crete" ]	Crete
history	The first bra was announced in this fashion magazine.	[ "Vogue", "Glamour", "Marie Claire", "Elle" ]	Vogue
history	What city became the capital after the unification of Germany in 1990?	[ "Bonn", "Berlin", "Bremen", "Dresden" ]	Berlin
history	In 1990 the new NC-17 replaced the X movie rating. What does NC stand for?	[ "Need Consideration", "Non Conforming", "No Children", "Need Confirmation" ]	No Children
history	What nation, subject of the 1994 Operation Uphold Democracy, is the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion?	[ "Haiti", "Gabon", "Barbados", "Nigeria" ]	Haiti
history	In 1996 President Clinton was re-elected as the first two-term Democrat since what former US President?	[ "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "Jimmy Carter", "Franklin Roosevelt", "Ronald Reagan" ]	Franklin Roosevelt
history	In 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after take off, killing all 230 aboard. The flight was bound from New York to what popular European destination?	[ "Paris", "Vienna", "Athens", "London" ]	Paris
history	Which country transferred sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?	[ "Japan", "France", "USA", "Great Britain" ]	Great Britain
history	The first cloned mammal, Dolly, was named after country singer Dolly Parton. Why?	[ "Dolly Parton had just released a single named Dolly", "Dolly Parton is famously busty", "Dolly Parton was an outspoken supporter of stem cell research", "Dolly Parton was the embryologists favorite singer" ]	Dolly Parton is famously busty
history	In what movie does the protagonist call the police about the Watergate break-in, invent the smiley, and make millions on Apple Computer stock thinking he has invested in produce?	[ "Unforgiven", "American Beauty", "Forrest Gump", "The English Patient" ]	Forrest Gump
history	What Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men song remained at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks?	[ "One Sweet Day", "Hero", "Without You", "Dreamlover" ]	One Sweet Day
history	In 1994, which political party won the majority in the US congress for the first time in 40 years?	[ "Republican Party", "Constitution Party", "Democratic Party", "Libertarian Party" ]	Republican Party
history	This was the first accident of its kind in the race for space. On 27 January 1967, the crew of this spacecraft (Virgil I. Gus Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee) were performing a flight simulation on ground. 5:40, a communication failure suddenly occurred and the astronauts began working on it. Unexpectedly, at 6:31 PM, a fire broke out consuming all on-board. What was the name of the mission?	[ "Apollo 1", "Mercury 2", "Gemini 1", "Gemini 9" ]	Apollo 1
history	This was the first space disaster in USSR as well as the first in-flight accident in the history of manned spaceflight. On 23 April 1967 Soyuz 1 was launched, carrying one astronaut. Shortly after, trouble began and Soyuz 1 was deorbited. Due to problems with the parachutes, the sole crew member was killed on his way back, his capsule hitting the ground at high velocity. What was the name of this astronaut?	[ "Valery Bykovsky", "Vladimir Komarov", "Aleksei Yeliseyev", "Yuri Gagarin" ]	Vladimir Komarov
history	The death of Michael J. Adams on-board the X-15-3 rocket plane is internationally recognized as a spaceflight accident.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	On 23 March 1961, Valentin Bondarenko was training in a special low pressure chamber filled with pure oxygen. An unexpected occurrence killed Bondarenko, making him the first space related casualty. What caused his death?	[ "Bondarenko dropped an alcohol soaked cloth onto an electric hotplate", "The oxygen in the chamber was suddenly sucked out", "The pressure suddenly became too high", "The chamber suddenly collapsed" ]	Bondarenko dropped an alcohol soaked cloth onto an electric hotplate
history	The Soviets, having lost the race for the Moon, redirected their efforts towards the construction of space stations. They became quite good at this uneasy task, but also experienced a great deal of problems. Due to a fatal malfunction of a valve, all three crew members of this space station died.	[ "Soyuz 7", "Soyuz 6", "Soyuz 1", "Soyuz 11" ]	Soyuz 11
history	Ð?n oxygen tank in the service module of Apollo 13 exploded, when the spacecraft was 199,995 miles (321,860 km) away from Earth. However, all crewmembers returned home safely.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	The European Space Agency (ECA) had some setbacks too. Two workers died, while inspecting the umbilical mast of the launch pad of Ariane 5. Later, Luc Celle and Jean-Claude Dhainaut were reported to have died of asphyxiation, because of a nitrogen leak. When did this accident take place?	[ "13 May 2005", "12 June 1989", "5 May 1995", "6 December 1996" ]	5 May 1995
history	On October 24, 1960 a rocket exploded on a launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Fortunately there were no casualties.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
history	In the 70s NASA began a project to create a reusable space vehicle and the first Shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. Five years later, on 28 January 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Challenger was the first flight of the TISP program. What does TISP stand for?	[ "Teaching Initiative Space Program", "Top Inverted Space-wing Program", "Thrust Injection Solar Propulsion", "Teacher In Space Program" ]	Teacher In Space Program
history	On 1 February Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earths atmosphere after completing its 16-day mission. All vehicle data was lost at 207,135 ft above the Earth at Mach 18.3 (about 12,500 mph) when the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up over north-central Texas. What nationalities were the 7 brave astronauts on board Columbia?	[ "Five Americans, one Israeli and one Indian", "Six Americans and one Indian", "Six Americans and one Israeli", "Four Americans, two Russians and one Israeli" ]	Five Americans, one Israeli and one Indian
history	Which church official commissioned Michelangelo, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the residence of the Pope in the Vatican city?	[ "Pope Linus", "Pope Alexander I", "Pope Julius II", "Pope Silvester I" ]	Pope Julius II
history	Jacques Cartier, a notable discoverer of the Renaissance period, was the first French explorer to reach Quebec in which year?	[ "1524", "1530", "1534", "1544" ]	1534
history	This English Renaissance musician was one of the first composers to write anthems set to English words?	[ "Guillaume Dufay", "John Dunstable", "Thomas Tallis", "Leonel Palmer" ]	Thomas Tallis
history	This Italian poet, considered one of the fathers of the Renaissance, is also regarded as the father of alpinism.	[ "Castiglione", "Machiavelli", "Petrarch", "Dante" ]	Petrarch
history	The statue of David, the first free-standing nude statue since ancient times, was created by the Renaissance sculptor Donatello from what material?	[ "clay", "marble", "bronze", "granite" ]	bronze
history	Which Renaissance mapmaker was the first to make a map of the British Isles?	[ "Galileo", "Nicolaus Copernicus", "Gerardus Mercator", "Rene Descartes" ]	Gerardus Mercator
history	This Renaissance typographer established the Aldine Press, famous for the introduction of the Italics?	[ "Cipriano de Rore", "Aldus Manutius", "Henrich Isaac", "Christopher Tye" ]	Aldus Manutius
history	This Renaissance musician was the first composer to use a folk song in mass, a group of songs in honor of God.	[ "Paollo Uccello", "Benozzo Gozzoli", "Jan Joest", "Guillaume Dufay" ]	Guillaume Dufay
history	Which of the following Renaissance artists wrote I Commentari,a document regarded as the first autobiography of an artist?	[ "Masolino da Panicole", "Michelozzo di Bartolommeo", "Lorenzo Ghiberti", "Piero di Cosimo" ]	Lorenzo Ghiberti
history	This Renaissance figure of Polish origin was the first rector of what is today the Vilnius State University.	[ "Nicolaus Copernicus", "Stefan Batory", "Szyman Starowalski", "Piotr Skarga" ]	Piotr Skarga
history	Samurai is a caste of warriors, that came into existence when the Japanese shogunate was formed. The translation of the word samurai is those who serve in close attendance to nobility. Samurai warriors that didnt serve any lord were called this.	[ "Kenin", "Uruwashii", "Musha", "Ronin" ]	Ronin
history	As samurai warriors were supposed to set a good example to those beneath them - they were bound by Bushido, a strict ethic code. Bushido means way of the warrior and one of its central points states that a samurai must be completely loyal towards this person.	[ "The shogun", "His daimyo", "His kaishaku", "The emperor" ]	His daimyo
history	Commiting suicide by performing seppuku, was the only way for a disgraced samurai to gain his honor once again.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
history	Samurai warriors usually carried two swords- a big and a small one. The small one was called wakizashi and was the honour blade of the samurai. He would carry it everywhere and would even sleep with his wakizashi under his pillow. What was the name of the big sword of the samurai?	[ "Katana", "Jo", "Naginata", "Yari" ]	Katana
history	Due to the many movies and books, based on stories about honorable samurai warriors, many people have been fascinated by the Japanese culture. This movie of the great film director Akira Kurosawa served as an inspiration for the western A Fistful Of Dollars. It tells the story of a former samurai, involved in a towns gang war.	[ "Abarembo Shogun", "Yojimbo", "The Seven Samurai", "The Hidden Fortress" ]	Yojimbo
history	One ceremony was extremely important for every samurai - Genpuku. In this ceremony, a samurai changed his child name to an adult one and received his first swords. Only then the samurai could marry. Genpuku would be held as early as this age.	[ "18", "15", "9", "12" ]	12
history	Every samurai sword had to be tested on the corpse of an animal, before it could be used in battle.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
history	During the 13th century Japan was invaded twice. The first battles caught samurais unprepared and almost wiped them out, but they improved their tactics and saved Japan by building a defensive stone wall and attacking at night. This was the country that tried to conquer Japan.	[ "China", "Mongolian Empire", "Russian Empire", "England" ]	Mongolian Empire
history	Samurai warriors were not just regular men- they were aristocrats, who developed their own culture. In the 14th century their education began to include flower arrangements..	[ "False", "True" ]	True
history	The decline of samurai warriors began in this period of Japanese history. Even though they were still allowed to carry their swords and could behead any commoner not willing to pay proper respect, they were no longer warriors. Samurai became bureaucrats and administrators, because there were no wars to fight and no rebellions to suppress.	[ "Heian Period", "Feudal Period", "Edo Period", "Sengoku Period" ]	Edo Period
history	1867 was the year of the resignation of the last shogun. The emperor became once again the leader of Japan and in 1871 the privileges of the Samurai caste were taken away. This caused many social problems, because samurai warriors represented nearly 8% of the population of Japan at that time. What was the name of this famous, last shogun?	[ "Tokugawa Ieyasu", "Takamori Saigo", "Toyotomi Hideyoshi", "Tokugawa Yoshinobu" ]	Tokugawa Yoshinobu
history	Although their privileges were abolished, these noble warriors were still determined to protect Japan from becoming dependent on the Western World. In 1877, the rebellious samurai gathered under the command of Saigo Takamori. Their weaponry was inferior and their army was highly outnumbered, but they didnt give up. They suffered many casualties and the last survivors fought to death in this battle.	[ "The Battle of Sekigahara", "The Battle of Omi", "The Battle of Mikawa", "The Battle of Shiroyama" ]	The Battle of Shiroyama
history	Who or what was a medieval fief?	[ "A thief", "A vassal who had his vassals", "A small castle", "Land held by a vassal" ]	Land held by a vassal
history	Who was a serf in the Middle Ages?	[ "A free peasant", "A farmer who was not free", "A craft apprentice", "A landowner" ]	A farmer who was not free
history	Which medieval unit of volume is the largest?	[ "Bushel", "Tun", "Gallon", "Quarter" ]	Tun
history	In the Middle Ages, the most commonly used monetary system was based on Livre, Sou and Dernier. Which relation between them is correct?	[ "1d = 12s = 144l", "1l = 20s = 240d", "1s = 100l = 1000d", "1l = 60d = 720s" ]	1l = 20s = 240d
history	Which language was NOT commonly spoken by inhabitants of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages?	[ "Polish", "German", "Italian", "Spanish" ]	Spanish
history	At the battle of Hastings (1066) an army of Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces. Who actually were Normans?	[ "Vikings from Norway", "A mixture of Dutch, French and Spanish", "Vikings who settled in Normandy and spoke French", "French" ]	Vikings who settled in Normandy and spoke French
history	How was land usually divided in the medieval 3-field system?	[ "One-third of a manors land was cultivated with wheat, one-third with barley or other crop, one-third was left for meadows. Every year the fields were rotated.", "Actually there was no 3-field system, land was cultivated at random.", "One-third of all farming land in a given country belonged to the crown, one-third to the church, one-third to knights.", "One-third of a manors land belonged to the landowner (liege), one-third to the landholder (vassal), one-third to the church." ]	One-third of a manors land was cultivated with wheat, one-third with barley or other crop, one-third was left for meadows. Every year the fields were rotated.
history	Who was a bailiff in the Middle Ages?	[ "A sheriff, responsible for collecting taxes", "A person who was not able to pay his/her debts", "A person appointed by a landholder to manage the village, fields and livestock", "A priest of non-noble origin" ]	A person appointed by a landholder to manage the village, fields and livestock
history	Which animals were better for medieval farming?	[ "Oxen, as they are stronger than horses", "Horses, as they are faster than oxen", "People in the Middle Ages did not know how to use animals in farming.", "None is better than the other, both oxen and horses were used" ]	None is better than the other, both oxen and horses were used
history	Who would typically own a 100-acre piece of land during medieval times?	[ "An unfree farmer", "A poor knight or a wealthy free peasant", "A wealthy knight", "A poor peasant" ]	A poor knight or a wealthy free peasant
history	Which language was the medieval lingua franca?	[ "Latin", "German", "French", "English" ]	Latin
history	Which entity was ruled by Frederic Barbarossa?	[ "the Catholic Church", "France", "the Holy Roman Empire", "England" ]	the Holy Roman Empire
history	Peace in our time were the famous words by Chamberlain when he returned to the UK from which meeting?	[ "Conference of Teheran", "Conference of Munich", "Conference of Washington", "Conference of Yalta" ]	Conference of Munich
history	On May 10th 1940, Germany invaded France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Which country bore the main thrust?	[ "The Netherlands", "Belgium", "France", "Luxembourg" ]	Luxembourg
history	What was the objective of Operation Sea Lion?	[ "The conquest of Britain", "Mining of the Norwegian coast to avoid German invasion", "Cutting British supplies at sea", "Commando raid on Dieppe to test Atlantic Wall defenses" ]	The conquest of Britain
history	The Battle for Stalingrad is widely considered to be the turning point in the war against Germany, since for the first time in the war, a German army was decisively defeated. However, another battle would be decisive for the outcome of WW2. Which battle was this?	[ "The Ardennes offensive - 1944", "D-Day in Normandy", "The Battle of Kursk", "Operation Market Garden" ]	The Battle of Kursk
history	Where did the biggest amphibious operation during WW2 take place?	[ "Italy", "Okinawa", "Normandy", "Africa" ]	Okinawa
history	During the German Blitzkrieg in the West (1940), Italy was initially reluctant to aid its ally and stayed on the sideline.	[ "True", "False" ]	True

history

The following words belong to which famous World War II general: Crete was the grave of the German parachutists.â?

[ "General Henri Giraud", "General Friedrich Paulus", "General Kurt Student", "General Erwin Rommel" ]

General Kurt Student

history

General Jacques Leclercs division received the surrender of the German forces at the Gare Montparnasse and liberated Paris on what date?

[ "25 August 1944", "11 August 1944", "19 August 1944", "15 August 1944" ]

25 August 1944

history

Which of the following names is a name of a French general during World War II?

[ "Henri Giraud", "Arnaud Giraud", "Jean Giraud", "Oliver Giraud" ]

Henri Giraud

history

The Army Corps of Polish general Franciszek Kleeberg, that was named Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna Polesie, capitulated after the Battle of Kock. What is the exact date of this event?

[ "6 November, 1940", "6 October, 1939", "16 October, 1939", "26 October, 1941" ]

6 October, 1939

history

In 1943, General Friedrich Paulus was in charge of the German forces in which area?

[ "Egypt", "Caucasus", "the Netherlands", "Paris" ]

Caucasus

history

US General Patton, leader of the Third Army was famous for which of the following?

[ "his battle diaries", "his peevish temper", "his war journals", "his reckless sense of humour" ]

his reckless sense of humour

history

Which of the following combinations (astronaut - spacecraft - launch date - landing site) correctly presents the voyage of the first man to travel in space?

[ "Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 6 - 1961 - Karaganda region", "Gherman Titov - Vostok 1 - 1962 - Karaganda region", "Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - 1961 - Kazakhstan", "Gherman Titov - Vostok 6 - 1962 - Kazakhstan" ]

Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - 1961 - Kazakhstan

history

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to fly in space. Her mission took place on June 16, 1963. How long was her flight?

[ "3 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes", "4 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes", "1 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes", "2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes" ]

2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes

history

The first space tourist was this businessman.

[ "Toyohiro Akiyama", "Mark Shuttleworth", "Dennis Tito", "Lance Bass" ]

Dennis Tito

history

The first animal launched into space was one of these.

[ "Monkey", "Mouse", "Guinea pig", "Dog" ]

Mouse

history

How many miles represent a light year?

[ "Nearly six trillion", "Nearly six million", "Nearly two trillion", "Nearly two million" ]

Nearly six trillion

history

The roots of the word knight are connected to cniht, an Old English word meaning this.

[ "Hangman", "Stable-lad", "Page boy", "Prison-breaker" ]

Page boy

history

Name the tax, which knights had to pay in order to avoid going to war.

[ "The tax of scutage", "The tax of war", "The tax of freedom", "The tax of chivalry" ]

The tax of scutage

history

Pas dArmes was a tournament, in which knights were dared to fight. If knights refused to fight, they had to leave this behind as a sign of humiliation.

[ "Spurs", "Helmet", "Clothes", "Horse" ]

Spurs

history

Originally, any knight could bestow knighthood on a man.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

history

Don Quixote de la Mancha is a fictional knight from the self-titled novel, written by this author.

[ "Dante Alighieri", "Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa", "Arthur Conan Doyle", "Miguel de Cervantes" ]

Miguel de Cervantes

history

Ritter is a title similar to that of a Knight, used in this country.

[ "Poland", "Germany", "Bulgaria", "France" ]

Germany

history

By the end of the 13th century, knights were required to swear allegiance.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

history

The legends of King Arthur and the Round Table are some of the most famous tales about knights. Who was the head of the table?

[ "Lancelot", "Nobody", "Merlin", "Arthur" ]

Nobody

history

In order to become a knight nowadays, you would have to be given the title in royal recognition, or to belong to an order. In the UK the knight is styled Sir and the female -- this.

[ "Dame", "Lady", "Knightess", "Baroness" ]

Dame

history

What was the French governmental structure until the French Revolution?

[ "Dictatorship", "Constitutional monarchy", "Absolute monarchy", "Republic" ]

Absolute monarchy

history

In the Crimean War, France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire fought against what country?

[ "Kingdom of Prussia", "Hapsburg Empire", "Kingdom of Italy", "Imperial Russia" ]

Imperial Russia

history

What term refers to the competition between Britain, France and Germany over African territory between the 1880s and the beginning of World War I in 1914?

[ "The African War", "Franco-Prussian War", "The Scramble for Africa", "New Imperialism" ]

The Scramble for Africa

history

What state succeeded the Austrian Empire in 1867?

[ "Austria-Hungary", "German Confederation", "Archduchy of Austria", "First Austrian Republic" ]

Austria-Hungary

history

Who was the first wife of NapolÃ©on Bonaparte and the first Empress of the French?

[ "Marie Louise of Austria", "Louise Catherine ElÃ©onore Denuelle de la Plaigne", "JosÃ©phine de Beauharnais", "Marie, Countess Walewski" ]

JosÃ©phine de Beauharnais

history

Where was Napoleon finally defeated on June 18, 1815?

[ "Aspern-Essling", "Waterloo", "Niemen River", "Moscow" ]

Waterloo

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The First Word War began after the assassination of what European royal heir?

[ "Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria", "Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria", "Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg,", "Prince Ernst von Hohenberg" ]

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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Name the last Tsar of Russia, who abdicated after the February Revolution of 1917.

[ "Alexander III of Russia", "Nicholas II of Russia", "Nicholas I", "Alexander I" ]

Nicholas II of Russia

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This organization, established in Paris, 1951, was the predecessor of the European Union.

[ "European Economic Community", "European Atomic Energy Community", "European Defence Community", "European Coal and Steel Community" ]

European Coal and Steel Community

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The Treaty on European Union, that proclaims the creation of the European Union, was signed on February 7, 1992 in this city.

[ "Belfast", "Geneva", "Paris", "Maastricht" ]

Maastricht

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Men were first to wear jewels. They considered them to be this.

[ "A part of their uniform", "Barometers", "Objects of womens desire", "Amulets" ]

Amulets

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The tradition of engagement rings was started by Maximilian of Austria. He gave one such ring to her.

[ "Mary Queen of Scots", "Bloody Mary", "Marie-Antoinette", "Mary of Burgundy" ]

Mary of Burgundy

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This type of pattern is common in traditional Chinese womens clothing.

[ "Horse", "Peony", "Rose", "Star" ]

Peony

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She popularized the mini.

[ "Marilyn Monroe", "Twiggy", "Mary Quant", "Marie Brizzard" ]

Mary Quant

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This type of female figure was fashionable in the 20s.

[ "Voluptuous", "Coca-cola", "Masculine", "Nude" ]

Masculine

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The Marcel Wave is one of these.

[ "A fashionable way to shake you head", "A hair style", "A way to fold your skirt", "A type of hat" ]

A hair style

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This is a kind of body adornment that Indian women use. It became popular in many countries after Madonna adopted it.

[ "Bindi", "Tattoo", "Eyebrow shaping", "Skin jeweller" ]

Bindi

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He created Chanel No. 5 for Coco Chanel.

[ "Ernest Beaux", "Ralph Lauren", "Yves Saint Laurent", "Jean Patou" ]

Ernest Beaux

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The first traces of womens underwear were found on this island.

[ "Australia", "Wales", "Madagascar", "Crete" ]

Crete

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The first bra was announced in this fashion magazine.

[ "Vogue", "Glamour", "Marie Claire", "Elle" ]

Vogue

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What city became the capital after the unification of Germany in 1990?

[ "Bonn", "Berlin", "Bremen", "Dresden" ]

Berlin

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In 1990 the new NC-17 replaced the X movie rating. What does NC stand for?

[ "Need Consideration", "Non Conforming", "No Children", "Need Confirmation" ]

No Children

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What nation, subject of the 1994 Operation Uphold Democracy, is the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion?

[ "Haiti", "Gabon", "Barbados", "Nigeria" ]

Haiti

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In 1996 President Clinton was re-elected as the first two-term Democrat since what former US President?

[ "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "Jimmy Carter", "Franklin Roosevelt", "Ronald Reagan" ]

Franklin Roosevelt

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In 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after take off, killing all 230 aboard. The flight was bound from New York to what popular European destination?

[ "Paris", "Vienna", "Athens", "London" ]

Paris

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Which country transferred sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?

[ "Japan", "France", "USA", "Great Britain" ]

Great Britain

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The first cloned mammal, Dolly, was named after country singer Dolly Parton. Why?

[ "Dolly Parton had just released a single named Dolly", "Dolly Parton is famously busty", "Dolly Parton was an outspoken supporter of stem cell research", "Dolly Parton was the embryologists favorite singer" ]

Dolly Parton is famously busty

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In what movie does the protagonist call the police about the Watergate break-in, invent the smiley, and make millions on Apple Computer stock thinking he has invested in produce?

[ "Unforgiven", "American Beauty", "Forrest Gump", "The English Patient" ]

Forrest Gump

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What Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men song remained at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks?

[ "One Sweet Day", "Hero", "Without You", "Dreamlover" ]

One Sweet Day

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In 1994, which political party won the majority in the US congress for the first time in 40 years?

[ "Republican Party", "Constitution Party", "Democratic Party", "Libertarian Party" ]

Republican Party

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This was the first accident of its kind in the race for space. On 27 January 1967, the crew of this spacecraft (Virgil I. Gus Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee) were performing a flight simulation on ground. 5:40, a communication failure suddenly occurred and the astronauts began working on it. Unexpectedly, at 6:31 PM, a fire broke out consuming all on-board. What was the name of the mission?

[ "Apollo 1", "Mercury 2", "Gemini 1", "Gemini 9" ]

Apollo 1

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This was the first space disaster in USSR as well as the first in-flight accident in the history of manned spaceflight. On 23 April 1967 Soyuz 1 was launched, carrying one astronaut. Shortly after, trouble began and Soyuz 1 was deorbited. Due to problems with the parachutes, the sole crew member was killed on his way back, his capsule hitting the ground at high velocity. What was the name of this astronaut?

[ "Valery Bykovsky", "Vladimir Komarov", "Aleksei Yeliseyev", "Yuri Gagarin" ]

Vladimir Komarov

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The death of Michael J. Adams on-board the X-15-3 rocket plane is internationally recognized as a spaceflight accident.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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On 23 March 1961, Valentin Bondarenko was training in a special low pressure chamber filled with pure oxygen. An unexpected occurrence killed Bondarenko, making him the first space related casualty. What caused his death?

[ "Bondarenko dropped an alcohol soaked cloth onto an electric hotplate", "The oxygen in the chamber was suddenly sucked out", "The pressure suddenly became too high", "The chamber suddenly collapsed" ]

Bondarenko dropped an alcohol soaked cloth onto an electric hotplate

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The Soviets, having lost the race for the Moon, redirected their efforts towards the construction of space stations. They became quite good at this uneasy task, but also experienced a great deal of problems. Due to a fatal malfunction of a valve, all three crew members of this space station died.

[ "Soyuz 7", "Soyuz 6", "Soyuz 1", "Soyuz 11" ]

Soyuz 11

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Ð?n oxygen tank in the service module of Apollo 13 exploded, when the spacecraft was 199,995 miles (321,860 km) away from Earth. However, all crewmembers returned home safely.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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The European Space Agency (ECA) had some setbacks too. Two workers died, while inspecting the umbilical mast of the launch pad of Ariane 5. Later, Luc Celle and Jean-Claude Dhainaut were reported to have died of asphyxiation, because of a nitrogen leak. When did this accident take place?

[ "13 May 2005", "12 June 1989", "5 May 1995", "6 December 1996" ]

5 May 1995

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On October 24, 1960 a rocket exploded on a launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Fortunately there were no casualties.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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In the 70s NASA began a project to create a reusable space vehicle and the first Shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. Five years later, on 28 January 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Challenger was the first flight of the TISP program. What does TISP stand for?

[ "Teaching Initiative Space Program", "Top Inverted Space-wing Program", "Thrust Injection Solar Propulsion", "Teacher In Space Program" ]

Teacher In Space Program

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On 1 February Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earths atmosphere after completing its 16-day mission. All vehicle data was lost at 207,135 ft above the Earth at Mach 18.3 (about 12,500 mph) when the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up over north-central Texas. What nationalities were the 7 brave astronauts on board Columbia?

[ "Five Americans, one Israeli and one Indian", "Six Americans and one Indian", "Six Americans and one Israeli", "Four Americans, two Russians and one Israeli" ]

Five Americans, one Israeli and one Indian

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Which church official commissioned Michelangelo, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the residence of the Pope in the Vatican city?

[ "Pope Linus", "Pope Alexander I", "Pope Julius II", "Pope Silvester I" ]

Pope Julius II

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Jacques Cartier, a notable discoverer of the Renaissance period, was the first French explorer to reach Quebec in which year?

[ "1524", "1530", "1534", "1544" ]

1534

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This English Renaissance musician was one of the first composers to write anthems set to English words?

[ "Guillaume Dufay", "John Dunstable", "Thomas Tallis", "Leonel Palmer" ]

Thomas Tallis

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This Italian poet, considered one of the fathers of the Renaissance, is also regarded as the father of alpinism.

[ "Castiglione", "Machiavelli", "Petrarch", "Dante" ]

Petrarch

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The statue of David, the first free-standing nude statue since ancient times, was created by the Renaissance sculptor Donatello from what material?

[ "clay", "marble", "bronze", "granite" ]

bronze

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Which Renaissance mapmaker was the first to make a map of the British Isles?

[ "Galileo", "Nicolaus Copernicus", "Gerardus Mercator", "Rene Descartes" ]

Gerardus Mercator

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This Renaissance typographer established the Aldine Press, famous for the introduction of the Italics?

[ "Cipriano de Rore", "Aldus Manutius", "Henrich Isaac", "Christopher Tye" ]

Aldus Manutius

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This Renaissance musician was the first composer to use a folk song in mass, a group of songs in honor of God.

[ "Paollo Uccello", "Benozzo Gozzoli", "Jan Joest", "Guillaume Dufay" ]

Guillaume Dufay

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Which of the following Renaissance artists wrote I Commentari,a document regarded as the first autobiography of an artist?

[ "Masolino da Panicole", "Michelozzo di Bartolommeo", "Lorenzo Ghiberti", "Piero di Cosimo" ]

Lorenzo Ghiberti

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This Renaissance figure of Polish origin was the first rector of what is today the Vilnius State University.

[ "Nicolaus Copernicus", "Stefan Batory", "Szyman Starowalski", "Piotr Skarga" ]

Piotr Skarga

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Samurai is a caste of warriors, that came into existence when the Japanese shogunate was formed. The translation of the word samurai is those who serve in close attendance to nobility. Samurai warriors that didnt serve any lord were called this.

[ "Kenin", "Uruwashii", "Musha", "Ronin" ]

Ronin

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As samurai warriors were supposed to set a good example to those beneath them - they were bound by Bushido, a strict ethic code. Bushido means way of the warrior and one of its central points states that a samurai must be completely loyal towards this person.

[ "The shogun", "His daimyo", "His kaishaku", "The emperor" ]

His daimyo

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Commiting suicide by performing seppuku, was the only way for a disgraced samurai to gain his honor once again.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Samurai warriors usually carried two swords- a big and a small one. The small one was called wakizashi and was the honour blade of the samurai. He would carry it everywhere and would even sleep with his wakizashi under his pillow. What was the name of the big sword of the samurai?

[ "Katana", "Jo", "Naginata", "Yari" ]

Katana

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Due to the many movies and books, based on stories about honorable samurai warriors, many people have been fascinated by the Japanese culture. This movie of the great film director Akira Kurosawa served as an inspiration for the western A Fistful Of Dollars. It tells the story of a former samurai, involved in a towns gang war.

[ "Abarembo Shogun", "Yojimbo", "The Seven Samurai", "The Hidden Fortress" ]

Yojimbo

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One ceremony was extremely important for every samurai - Genpuku. In this ceremony, a samurai changed his child name to an adult one and received his first swords. Only then the samurai could marry. Genpuku would be held as early as this age.

[ "18", "15", "9", "12" ]

12

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Every samurai sword had to be tested on the corpse of an animal, before it could be used in battle.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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During the 13th century Japan was invaded twice. The first battles caught samurais unprepared and almost wiped them out, but they improved their tactics and saved Japan by building a defensive stone wall and attacking at night. This was the country that tried to conquer Japan.

[ "China", "Mongolian Empire", "Russian Empire", "England" ]

Mongolian Empire

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Samurai warriors were not just regular men- they were aristocrats, who developed their own culture. In the 14th century their education began to include flower arrangements..

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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The decline of samurai warriors began in this period of Japanese history. Even though they were still allowed to carry their swords and could behead any commoner not willing to pay proper respect, they were no longer warriors. Samurai became bureaucrats and administrators, because there were no wars to fight and no rebellions to suppress.

[ "Heian Period", "Feudal Period", "Edo Period", "Sengoku Period" ]

Edo Period

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1867 was the year of the resignation of the last shogun. The emperor became once again the leader of Japan and in 1871 the privileges of the Samurai caste were taken away. This caused many social problems, because samurai warriors represented nearly 8% of the population of Japan at that time. What was the name of this famous, last shogun?

[ "Tokugawa Ieyasu", "Takamori Saigo", "Toyotomi Hideyoshi", "Tokugawa Yoshinobu" ]

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

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Although their privileges were abolished, these noble warriors were still determined to protect Japan from becoming dependent on the Western World. In 1877, the rebellious samurai gathered under the command of Saigo Takamori. Their weaponry was inferior and their army was highly outnumbered, but they didnt give up. They suffered many casualties and the last survivors fought to death in this battle.

[ "The Battle of Sekigahara", "The Battle of Omi", "The Battle of Mikawa", "The Battle of Shiroyama" ]

The Battle of Shiroyama

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Who or what was a medieval fief?

[ "A thief", "A vassal who had his vassals", "A small castle", "Land held by a vassal" ]

Land held by a vassal

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Who was a serf in the Middle Ages?

[ "A free peasant", "A farmer who was not free", "A craft apprentice", "A landowner" ]

A farmer who was not free

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Which medieval unit of volume is the largest?

[ "Bushel", "Tun", "Gallon", "Quarter" ]

Tun

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In the Middle Ages, the most commonly used monetary system was based on Livre, Sou and Dernier. Which relation between them is correct?

[ "1d = 12s = 144l", "1l = 20s = 240d", "1s = 100l = 1000d", "1l = 60d = 720s" ]

1l = 20s = 240d

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Which language was NOT commonly spoken by inhabitants of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages?

[ "Polish", "German", "Italian", "Spanish" ]

Spanish

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At the battle of Hastings (1066) an army of Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces. Who actually were Normans?

[ "Vikings from Norway", "A mixture of Dutch, French and Spanish", "Vikings who settled in Normandy and spoke French", "French" ]

Vikings who settled in Normandy and spoke French

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How was land usually divided in the medieval 3-field system?

[ "One-third of a manors land was cultivated with wheat, one-third with barley or other crop, one-third was left for meadows. Every year the fields were rotated.", "Actually there was no 3-field system, land was cultivated at random.", "One-third of all farming land in a given country belonged to the crown, one-third to the church, one-third to knights.", "One-third of a manors land belonged to the landowner (liege), one-third to the landholder (vassal), one-third to the church." ]

One-third of a manors land was cultivated with wheat, one-third with barley or other crop, one-third was left for meadows. Every year the fields were rotated.

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Who was a bailiff in the Middle Ages?

[ "A sheriff, responsible for collecting taxes", "A person who was not able to pay his/her debts", "A person appointed by a landholder to manage the village, fields and livestock", "A priest of non-noble origin" ]

A person appointed by a landholder to manage the village, fields and livestock

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Which animals were better for medieval farming?

[ "Oxen, as they are stronger than horses", "Horses, as they are faster than oxen", "People in the Middle Ages did not know how to use animals in farming.", "None is better than the other, both oxen and horses were used" ]

None is better than the other, both oxen and horses were used

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Who would typically own a 100-acre piece of land during medieval times?

[ "An unfree farmer", "A poor knight or a wealthy free peasant", "A wealthy knight", "A poor peasant" ]

A poor knight or a wealthy free peasant

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Which language was the medieval lingua franca?

[ "Latin", "German", "French", "English" ]

Latin

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Which entity was ruled by Frederic Barbarossa?

[ "the Catholic Church", "France", "the Holy Roman Empire", "England" ]

the Holy Roman Empire

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Peace in our time were the famous words by Chamberlain when he returned to the UK from which meeting?

[ "Conference of Teheran", "Conference of Munich", "Conference of Washington", "Conference of Yalta" ]

Conference of Munich

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On May 10th 1940, Germany invaded France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Which country bore the main thrust?

[ "The Netherlands", "Belgium", "France", "Luxembourg" ]

Luxembourg

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What was the objective of Operation Sea Lion?

[ "The conquest of Britain", "Mining of the Norwegian coast to avoid German invasion", "Cutting British supplies at sea", "Commando raid on Dieppe to test Atlantic Wall defenses" ]

The conquest of Britain

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The Battle for Stalingrad is widely considered to be the turning point in the war against Germany, since for the first time in the war, a German army was decisively defeated. However, another battle would be decisive for the outcome of WW2. Which battle was this?

[ "The Ardennes offensive - 1944", "D-Day in Normandy", "The Battle of Kursk", "Operation Market Garden" ]

The Battle of Kursk

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Where did the biggest amphibious operation during WW2 take place?

[ "Italy", "Okinawa", "Normandy", "Africa" ]

Okinawa

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During the German Blitzkrieg in the West (1940), Italy was initially reluctant to aid its ally and stayed on the sideline.

[ "True", "False" ]

True