1 - From which Macedonian general was Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, descended?
2 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
3 - What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
4 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?
5 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
6 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
7 - Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought?
8 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?
9 - Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity, legalised and supported it though never made it the official religion?
10 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?
11 - What U.S. naval commander signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, opening Japan to the west for the first time?
12 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?
13 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?
14 - Of which country was Salazar dictator?
15 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
16 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
17 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?
18 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
19 - What is the latest state to join the United States, bringing the number to 50?
20 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
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