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ID	Vault Tier	Category	Question	Answer
2516	Blue	History	A pharaoh was a?	Leader of Egypt
2517	Blue	History	After the body was bandaged, what was placed over the head of a mummy?	A mask
2518	Blue	History	During the Middle Ages, castles were usually built where?	On the top of a hill
2519	Blue	History	During the Middles Ages, what religion was dominant in Western Europe?	Catholicism
2520	Blue	History	How many pyramids make up the Great Pyramids of Giza?	3
2521	Blue	History	In 1998, Sharon Stone made headlines with her lilac Vera Wang skirt and white shirt from?	Gap
2522	Blue	History	In Ancient Greece, who was the Oracle?	A priestess
2523	Blue	History	In which war did Spartacus lead a slave rebellion against Rome?	Third Servile War
2524	Blue	History	The Aztec Empire was made up of all of the city-states excluding?	Taipei
2525	Blue	History	The city of Mecca can be found in what modern-day country?	Saudi Arabia
2526	Blue	History	The Egyptians had a 365-day calendar, but how many months were in it?	12
2527	Blue	History	The fall of which empire signaled the start of the Middle Ages?	Roman
2528	Blue	History	The first moon landing was in	1969
2529	Blue	History	The Maya predicted that the world would end in which of the following years?	2012
2530	Blue	History	The Renaissance was a rebirth of what?	Culture
2531	Blue	History	Those who were against the Catholic Church during the Reformation were called?	Protestants
2532	Blue	History	What ancient Roman lighthouse was designated a UNESCO Heritage site in 2009?	Tower of Hercules
2533	Blue	History	What animal was called the "ship of the desert" in Ancient Africa?	Camel
2534	Blue	History	What continent was ancient Egypt located in?	Africa
2535	Blue	History	What did most peasants eat on a daily basis during the Middle Ages?	Bread and stew
2536	Blue	History	What did the ancient Egyptians keep in canopic jars?	Internal organs
2537	Blue	History	What does the word "Renaissance" mean?	Rebirth
2538	Blue	History	What Greek city is known as the "birthplace of democracy"?	Athens
2539	Blue	History	What historical figure was an Italian scientist, artist and polymath?	Leonardo da Vinci
2540	Blue	History	What name does the first half of the Middle Ages sometimes go by?	The Dark Ages
2541	Blue	History	What part of ancient Egyptian culture played a role in their government?	Religion
2542	Blue	History	What period in Europe came directly after the Middle Ages?	The Renaissance
2543	Blue	History	What politician was known as "Silent Cal"?	Calvin Coolidge
2544	Blue	History	What Roman city was destroyed after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?	Pompeii
2545	Blue	History	What Roman monument was completely rebuilt by emperor Hadrian?	The Pantheon
2546	Blue	History	What Scandinavian group began their northern European invasion in 835?	The Vikings
2547	Blue	History	What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?	Tenochtitlan
2548	Blue	History	What was the most common job during the Middle Ages?	Farmer
2549	Blue	History	What were hieroglyphs?	Picture symbols
2550	Blue	History	When was the American Civil War?	1861-1865
2551	Blue	History	When was the Iraq War?	2003-2011
2552	Blue	History	When was the Vietnam War?	1955-1975
2553	Blue	History	When was World War I?	1914-1918
2554	Blue	History	When was World War II?	1939-1945
2555	Blue	History	When were the Punic Wars?	264-146 B.C.
2556	Blue	History	Which Ancient Egyptian queen was born in 1370 BC?	Nefertiti
2557	Blue	History	Which body of water played a major role in Ancient Egypt's development?	The Nile
2558	Blue	History	Which book did ancient Egyptians believed helped souls navigate the afterlife?	The Book of the Dead
2559	Blue	History	Which British monarch was known as "Longshanks"?	Edward I
2560	Blue	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Accountant"?	Henry VII
2561	Blue	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Boy King"?	Edward VI
2562	Blue	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Grandmother of Europe"?	Queen Victoria
2563	Blue	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Wisest Fool in Christendom"?	James I
2564	Blue	History	Which British monarch was nicknamed 'Longshanks'?	Edward I
2565	Blue	History	Which Chinese emperor was born in 259 BC?	Qin Shi Huang
2566	Blue	History	Which continent was most affected by the Renaissance?	Europe
2567	Blue	History	Which disease wiped out nearly half of Europe's population during the Middle Ages?	The Black Death
2568	Blue	History	Which dynasty ruled in China from 221-206 BC?	Qin Dynasty
2569	Blue	History	Which Egyptian pharaoh was born in 1303 BC?	Ramesses II
2570	Blue	History	Which Egyptian pharaoh was born in 1342 BC?	Tutankhamun
2571	Blue	History	Which Egyptian pharaoh was born in 1508 BC?	Hatshepsut
2572	Blue	History	Which English king was born in 1157?	Richard I of England
2573	Blue	History	Which English king was born in 1239?	Edward I of England
2574	Blue	History	Which English king was born in 1284?	Edward II of England
2575	Blue	History	Which English queen was born in 1485?	Catherine of Aragon
2576	Blue	History	Which Ethiopian emperor was born in 1892?	Haile Selassie
2577	Blue	History	Which event wiped out nearly half of Europe's population during the Middle Ages?	The Black Death
2578	Blue	History	Which famous monument is referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas"?	Machu Picchu
2579	Blue	History	Which former Roman dictator was born in 100 BC?	Julius Caesar
2580	Blue	History	Which French emperor was born in 1769?	Napoleon Bonaparte
2581	Blue	History	Which French emperor was born in 1808?	Napoleon III
2582	Blue	History	Which French queen was born in 1755?	Marie Antoinette
2583	Blue	History	Which historical figure completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean?	Christopher Columbus
2584	Blue	History	Which historical figure developed many vaccines including those for rabies and anthrax?	Louis Pasteur
2585	Blue	History	Which historical figure developed the "Socratic" method of self-enquiry?	Socrates
2586	Blue	History	Which historical figure developed the electric light bulb?	Thomas Edison
2587	Blue	History	Which historical figure developed the theory of evolution?	Charles Darwin
2588	Blue	History	Which historical figure founded the Academy in Athens?	Plato
2589	Blue	History	Which historical figure helped avert a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis?	John F. Kennedy
2590	Blue	History	Which historical figure is the central figure of Buddhism?	Gautama Buddha
2591	Blue	History	Which historical figure is the central figure of Christianity?	Jesus of Nazareth
2592	Blue	History	Which historical figure is the central figure of Islam?	Muhammad
2593	Blue	History	Which historical figure led several Latin American countries to independence?	Simon Bolivar
2594	Blue	History	Which historical figure ruled the Huns, who swept across Europe during the 5th century?	Attila the Hun
2595	Blue	History	Which historical figure sought to defend Egypt from the expanding Roman Empire?	Cleopatra
2596	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a Catholic nun who went to India to serve the poor?	Mother Teresa
2597	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a Chinese politician, statesman, teacher and philosopher?	Confucius
2598	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a French military and political leader?	Napoleon Bonaparte
2599	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a Greek mathematician, scientist and inventor?	Archimedes
2600	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation?	Martin Luther
2601	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a King of Macedonia?	Alexander the Great
2602	Blue	History	Which historical figure was a military commander who extended the Roman Empire?	Julius Caesar
2603	Blue	History	Which historical figure was an English mathematician and scientist?	Sir Isaac Newton
2604	Blue	History	Which historical figure was an English poet and playwright?	William Shakespeare
2605	Blue	History	Which historical figure was an Indian nationalist and politician?	Mahatma Gandhi
2606	Blue	History	Which historical figure was an Italian scientist, artist and polymath?	Leonardo da Vinci
2607	Blue	History	Which historical figure was Egypt's third pharaoh and ruled from 1279 BC to 1213 BC?	Ramses II
2608	Blue	History	Which historical figure was Plato's student, but branched out into the physical sciences?	Aristotle
2609	Blue	History	Which historical figure was Queen of Russia during the 18th century?	Catherine the Great
2610	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the 3rd President of the United States?	Thomas Jefferson
2611	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the American boxer and activist known as "The Greatest"?	Muhammad Ali
2612	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the first Emperor of Rome?	Augustus
2613	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the first president of democratic South Africa in 1994?	Nelson Mandela
2614	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the first President of the United States?	George Washington
2615	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the first Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity?	Constantine
2616	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the founder of the Persian Empire?	Sonni Ali
2617	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the leader of a non-violent civil rights movement?	Martin Luther King Jr.
2618	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the nomadic warrior who united the Mongol tribes?	Genghis Khan
2619	Blue	History	Which historical figure was the queen of Great Britain during the 19th century?	Queen Victoria
2620	Blue	History	Which historical figures developed the first powered aircraft?	The Wright Brothers
2621	Blue	History	Which King of Israel was born in 990BC?	Solomon
2622	Blue	History	Which Mesopotamian demigod and king is featured in an epic poem?	Gilgamesh
2623	Blue	History	Which Mongol Empire khagan was born in 1162?	Genghis Khan
2624	Blue	History	Which of the following animals is not represented in the Chinese calendar?	Cockroach
2625	Blue	History	Which of the following animals spread the Black Plague?	Rats
2626	Blue	History	Which of the following countries was conquered during the reign of the first four caliphs?	Syria
2627	Blue	History	Which of the following foods was not a main part of the Maya people's diet?	Chili
2628	Blue	History	Which of the following groups is not considered Mesopotamian?	Greek
2629	Blue	History	Which of these animals was the most sacred in Ancient Egypt?	Cat
2630	Blue	History	Which of these classic Renaissance instruments is closest to the guitar?	Lute
2631	Blue	History	Which of these is not the name of city-state that was part of the Aztec Empire?	Taipei
2632	Blue	History	Which of these men was a famous writer during the Renaissance?	Machiavelli
2633	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Big Chief"?	William Howard Taft
2634	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "British Bulldog'?	Winston Churchill
2635	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Dubya"?	George W. Bush
2636	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "FDR"?	Franklin D. Roosevelt
2637	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry"?	Harry S. Truman
2638	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Honest Abe"?	Abraham Lincoln
2639	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "JFK"?	John F. Kennedy
2640	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "LBJ"?	Lyndon B. Johnson
2641	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "McNasty"?	John McCain
2642	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Old Hickory"?	Andrew Jackson
2643	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Silent Cal"?	Calvin Coolidge
2644	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Slick Willie"?	Bill Clinton
2645	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Snarlin' Arlen"?	Arlen Specter
2646	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Teflon Tony"?	Tony Blair
2647	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Father of His Country (USA)"?	George Washington
2648	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Gipper"?	Ronald Reagan
2649	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Governator"?	Arnold Schwarzenegger
2650	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Great Communicator"?	Ronald Reagan
2651	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Great Emancipator"?	Abraham Lincoln
2652	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "The Iron Lady"?	Margaret Thatcher
2653	Blue	History	Which politician was known as "Tricky Dick"?	Richard Nixon
2654	Blue	History	Which Roman emperor was born in 10 BC?	Claudius
2655	Blue	History	Which Roman emperor was born in 12 AD?	Caligula
2656	Blue	History	Which Roman emperor was born in 63 BC?	Augustus
2657	Blue	History	Which Roman storyteller wrote Aeneid?	Virgil
2658	Blue	History	Which Russian empress was born in 1729?	Catherine the Great
2659	Blue	History	Which Russian Tsar was born in 1530?	Ivan the Terrible
2660	Blue	History	Which United Kingdom queen was born in 1819?	Queen Victoria
2661	Blue	History	Which United Kingdom queen was born in 1926?	Queen Elizabeth
2662	Blue	History	Which United Kingdom queen was born in 1926?	Queen Elizabeth II
2663	Blue	History	Which Venetian historical figure made ground-breaking journeys to Asia and China?	Marco Polo
2664	Blue	History	Which West African city was a major trade center?	Timbuktu
2665	Blue	History	Who developed the World Wide Web?	Tim Berners-Lee
2666	Blue	History	Who discovered penicillin?	Alexander Fleming
2667	Blue	History	Who flew the first airplane in North Carolina in a flight lasting 12 seconds?	The Wright Brothers
2668	Blue	History	Who invented the first diesel engine for a motor car?	Rudolf Diesel
2669	Blue	History	Who invented the world's first printing press?	Johannes Gutenberg
2670	Blue	History	Who is God reaching out to touch in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco?	Adam
2671	Blue	History	Who was the first African American woman in space?	Mae C. Jemison
2672	Blue	History	Who was the first American woman in space?	Sally Ride
2673	Blue	History	Who was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor's degree?	Helen Keller
2674	Blue	History	Who was the first European from a major power to land in the Americas (now the Bahamas)?	Christopher Columbus
2675	Blue	History	Who was the first Latina American woman in space?	Ellen Ochoa
2676	Blue	History	Who was the first person to invent a reflecting telescope?	Isaac Newton
2677	Blue	History	Who was the first player to hit 50 home runs in a single baseball season?	Babe Ruth
2678	Blue	History	Who was the first reigning queen of England?	Queen Mary I
2679	Blue	History	Who was the first woman in space?	Valentina Tereshkova
2680	Blue	History	Who was the first woman to be appointed Prime Minister in the UK?	Margaret Thatcher
2681	Blue	History	Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?	Amelia Earhart
2682	Blue	History	Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?	Marie Curie
2683	Blue	History	Who were the first men to build models for electricity generators?	Faraday and Henry
2684	Blue	History	Who were the first men to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo moon landing program?	Armstrong and Aldrin
2685	Blue	History	Why was the Great Wall of China constructed?	To protect territory

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ID	Vault Tier	Category	Question	Answer
6053	Green	History	About how many years did the ancient Egyptian civilization last?	3000
6054	Green	History	How was Italy divided in the beginning of the Renaissance?	City-states
6055	Green	History	In which battle was Attila, king of the Huns defeated?	Catalaunian Plains
6056	Green	History	The period of peace and prosperity in ancient Rome is known as?	Pax Romana
6057	Green	History	What city did the Renaissance start in?	Florence
6058	Green	History	What document stated that the king was not above the law?	The Magna Carta
6059	Green	History	What does Charlemagne's (the Emperor of Rome) name mean?	Charles the Great
6060	Green	History	What Muslim dynasty succeed the leadership of the first four caliphs?	Umayyads
6061	Green	History	What religion did the Spanish try to teach the Mayans?	Catholicism
6062	Green	History	What religion spread to China via the Silk Road?	Buddhism
6063	Green	History	What religion spread to China via the Silk Road?	Islam
6064	Green	History	What two city states fought in the Peloponnesian War?	Athens and Sparta
6065	Green	History	What was the god Anubis responsible for?	Protecting the dead
6066	Green	History	What was the period of peak artwork of the Renaissance called?	High Renaissance
6067	Green	History	What were foreigners called during the Middle Ages?	Barbarians
6068	Green	History	When did the Renaissance begin?	1400
6069	Green	History	When was the Iran-Iraq War?	1980-1988
6070	Green	History	When was the Syrian Civil War?	2011-present
6071	Green	History	When was the War of Terror?	2001-present
6072	Green	History	When were the Crusades?	1095-1291
6073	Green	History	Which British monarch was known as "Old Coppernose"?	Henry VIII
6074	Green	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Merry Monarch"?	Charles II
6075	Green	History	Which British monarch was known as "The Nine Days Queen"?	Lady Jane Grey
6076	Green	History	Which dynasty ruled in China from 1368-1644?	Ming Dynasty
6077	Green	History	Which dynasty ruled in China from 1644-1912?	Qing Dynasty
6078	Green	History	Which English king was born in 1386?	Henry V of England
6079	Green	History	Which Frank king was born in 742?	Charlemagne
6080	Green	History	Which French king was born in 1544?	Francis II of France
6081	Green	History	Which Greek physician established an oath of ethics that still influences modern medicine?	Hippocrates
6082	Green	History	Which historical figure is worshipped as the eighth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu?	Sri Krishna
6083	Green	History	Which historical figure lead the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution in 1917?	Vladimir Lenin
6084	Green	History	Which historical figure made many trips to the Americas, including a search for El Dorado?	Sir Walter Raleigh
6085	Green	History	Which historical figure was born in 1512 and was the Queen of England and Ireland?	Catherine Parr
6086	Green	History	Which historical figure was the 16th President of the United States?	Abraham Lincoln
6087	Green	History	Which historical figure was the leader of the Arabs during the Crusades?	Saladin
6088	Green	History	Which member of the Mughal Dynasty was born in 1483?	Babur
6089	Green	History	Which of these families was very important to the Renaissance?	The Medicis
6090	Green	History	Which Roman emperor was born around 272-284?	Constantine the Great
6091	Green	History	Which Roman general was the father of Cleopatra's first child?	Julius Caesar
6092	Green	History	Who was the first female US Supreme Court Justice?	Sandra Day O’Connor
6093	Green	History	Who was the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle?	Captain James Cook
6094	Green	History	Who was the first to circumnavigate the world by boat?	Ferdinand Magellan
6095	Green	History	Who was the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Literature?	Edith Wharton

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ID	Vault Tier	Category	Question	Answer
7465	Yellow	History	The Inca's reading system of knotted cords is known as what?	Quipus
7466	Yellow	History	What led to the fall of the Mali Empire?	Mansa Musa's death
7467	Yellow	History	When was the Eighty Years' War?	1568-1648
7468	Yellow	History	When was the Mexican Revolution?	1911 - 1920
7469	Yellow	History	Which Chauhan dynasty king was born in 1149?	Prithviraja III
7470	Yellow	History	Which dynasty ruled in China from 1600-1050 BC?	Shang Dynasty
7471	Yellow	History	Which Greek King of Macedon was born in 356?	Alexander the Great
7472	Yellow	History	Which Indian ruler was born in 1630?	Shivaji
7473	Yellow	History	Which king of Wessex prevented the Danes from taking over England in the 9th century?	Alfred
7474	Yellow	history	which planet did the mayan associate with war?	venus
7475	Yellow	History	Which Ptolemaic Kingdom queen was born in 69 BC?	Cleopatra
7476	Yellow	History	Which Russian emperor was born in 1845?	Alexander III of Russia
7477	Yellow	History	Which Scottish king was born in 1566?	King James I
7478	Yellow	History	Who was the leader of Sparta in 540 BC?	Leonidas

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ID	Vault Tier	Category	Question	Answer
7805	Red	History	When was the Continuation War?	1941-1944
7806	Red	History	Which monarch of the Timurid Empire was born in 1336?	Timur
7807	Red	History	Who was the first to launch the steamship Great Western for transatlatic its services?	Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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