Hisdates•ComHistorical Facts
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Q: What is the name of the empire founded by Genghis Khan?
A: The Mongol Empire
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Q: What ancient civilization built the city of Uruk?
A: The Sumerians
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Q: Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
A: Neil Armstrong
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Q: How did Jesus of Nazareth die?
A: He was crucified.
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Q: What famous Dutch painter cut off his ear during a heated argument with a fellow artist?
A: Vincent Van Gogh
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Q: Who wrote Les Miserables?
A: Victor Hugo
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Q: Who was the first person to be tried and executed during the Salem witch trials?
A: Bridget Bishop
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Q: What was the name of Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco's political ideology?
A: Fascism
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Q: Which two African countries avoided colonial rule?
A: Ethiopia and Liberia
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Q: In what country did the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent massacre take place?
A: China
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Q: What did the Treaty of Paris achieve?
A: It ended the American Revolution and granted independence to the United States.
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Q: Who overthrew Chilean leader Salvador Allende in a coup d’etat?
A: Augusto Pinochet
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Q: Who is King Tutankhamun?
A: King Tut was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh who came to power at the age of nine and died when he was around 18.
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Q: What painting movement was founded by Claude Monet?
A: Impressionism
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Q: Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
A: Teotihuacán, Mexico
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Q: Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States?
A: Kamala Harris
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