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Historical People
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
2. Who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963?
3. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
4. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
5. Who was the U.S. president during most of the Great Depression and World War II?
6. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
7. What was Genghis Khan's birth name before he took the title of 'Universal Ruler'?
8. On which island was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 18 of his 27 years in jail?
9. Which modern-day country is named directly after Simón Bolívar?
10. What safety device did Franklin invent after proving lightning was electrical?
11. Which Pope is credited with persuading Attila the Hun not to sack Rome?
12. What was the code name for the top-secret U.S. project to build the atomic bomb?
13. Ibn Battuta traveled approximately how many miles during his 30-year journey?
14. The 1971 war led by Indira Gandhi resulted in the independence of which country?
15. Which type of plant did Mendel use for his groundbreaking experiments on heredity?
16. Benjamin Banneker was part of the survey team that laid out the boundaries for which U.S. city?
17. Under what type of tree is Siddhartha Gautama said to have attained enlightenment?
18. In 2014, Malala became the youngest recipient of which prestigious award?
19. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics primarily for his explanation of what phenomenon?
20. In which 1066 battle did William the Conqueror defeat King Harold II?