Question | Answer |
Which U.S. President won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009? | |
The first of which modern sporting event was held in Athens in 1896? | |
Which English university did some academics flee after a dispute in 1209? | |
Which epic poem, written by Homer, is sequel to the Iliad? | |
Which empire reached the height of its power under Suleiman the Magnificent? | |
Which Mesoamerican civilisation flourished between 1500-400 B.C? | |
In Egyptian mythology, who was the god of the underworld? | |
Who was the chief god in Norse mythology? | |
Which series of wars arose due to British smuggling of drugs into China in the 19th century? | |
Of which Egyptian structure is Cleopatra's Needle an example? | |
Which French city was witness to Joan of Arc's first major military victory? | |
Which U.S. supreme court justice was the first woman appointed to the court? | |
Which court, adjacent to Newgate Prison, carried out over 100,000 trials from 1674-1834? | |
What did Frank Sherwood and Mario Molina warn CFCs were damaging in 1974? | |
Which physicist is known as 'The Father of the Atomic Bomb?' | |
What name was given to the 2,000 mile route between Missouri and the west coast of America? | |
Which British author was born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903? | |
Which Roman poet is best known for his narrative epic 'Metamorphoses'? | |
Which black athlete famously won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games? | |
Which group, founded in 1960, consists of the world's primary oil-producing nations? | |
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