1 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?
2 - By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?
3 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
4 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?
5 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989?
6 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
7 - Where was the last man to successfully conquer England from?
8 - How did Julius Caesar die?
9 - Who was America's first president?
10 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871?
11 - Where was Napoleon born?
12 - Of the following Napoleonic battles, which one was a defeat for Napoleonic France?
13 - Which European royal family, often the butt of inbreeding jokes, once ruled Austria?
14 - When was the Holy Roman Empire dissolved?
15 - Which French king built Versailles?
16 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
17 - Which of those territories never was a Venitian possesion?
18 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
19 - Over which province have India and Pakistan disputed ownership, leading to brief wars in 1948 and 1966?
20 - Where is the monument shown below located?
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