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Оглавление1 Which ship transported the Pilgrim Fathers to America?
2 What slab of rock was discovered in 1799 and enabled the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
3 Which volcanic Indonesian island erupted catastrophically in 1883?
4 What was the former name of the Indian city of Chennai?
5 Which Australian state was formerly known as Van Diemen’s Land?
6 What was the name given to an Australasian expeditionary soldier during WWI?
7 What was the given name of the Russian tsar known as “the Terrible”?
8 To which Roman conspirator were Julius Caesar’s last words supposedly spoken?
9 Which Texas mission was famously defended by Davy Crockett and others in 1836?
10 Which people were conquered by Hernán Cortés?
11 After which Vietnamese statesman is Saigon now named?
12 Which US Civil War battle gave its name to a famous speech made in November 1863?
13 Which former structure in Germany was erected in 1961?
14 Which African country’s southern part seceded in 2011?
15 The Enigma Code was cracked at which Buckinghamshire site?
16 Which Norwegian explorer was the first man to reach the South Pole?
17 What was the name given to the part of the Roman Empire now called France?
18 During which conflict did the Gallipoli campaign take place?
19 Which international news agency was founded in London in 1851?
20 On which South Atlantic island did Napoleon die?
