1 - Which Middle Eastern empire created its own language for government use?
2 - Rising from political obscurity, this dark horse candidate defeated the famous Henry Clay in the 1844 US Presidential elections on an expansionist platform. In four years, he fulfilled virtually all of his campaign promises by taking the current American southwest from Mexico, forcing Great Britain to give up their claim to the southern half of the Oregon territory, slashing tariffs, and building an independent treasury. He then retired and died a few years later. Who was this protege of Andrew Jackson nicknamed 'Young Hickory' or 'Napoleon of the Stump?'
3 - When did the Dutch declare independence for the first time?
4 - In which modern country does Kapilvastu, birthplace of Buddha, lie?
5 - What political coalition was elected in France in 1936?
6 - What is Offa's Dyke?
7 - On July 2, 1881, lawyer and itinerant preacher Charles Guiteau fatally shot recently-elected US President James Garfield. Why?
8 - Since Italian unification in 1861, which of these cities has never at one point been capital of Italy?
9 - Friedrich Barbarossa died in 1190, to the great relief of Saladin, while travelling through Asia Minor on crusade. On which Crusade was this?
10 - How is this medieval coin called?
11 - Who was the first Caliph?
12 - Which of the following was not part of the reforms undertaken by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during his rule in Turkey?
13 - What was the name of the (possibly mythical) first ruling dynasty of China?
14 - Approximatively how many people died during the Swiss Sonderbundskrieg?
15 - From which country did Singapore receive Independence?
16 - Which parts of South America beside Surinam and the isles was colonized by the Dutch at some point?
17 - What Russian leader often staged elaborate mock battles when he was a boy?
18 - The Swahili culture is the result of a synthesis of the cultures of costal East Africa and colonizers from:
19 - Many scholars choose May 6, 1527, as an end point for the Renaissance. What event occurred on that date?
20 - What Chinese dynasty did the Manchu minority establishes?
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