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1. With which inventor did Ada Lovelace collaborate on the 'Analytical Engine'?
2. Which famous London theatre is most closely associated with William Shakespeare and his playing company?
3. Which religious order did Mother Teresa found in 1950 to care for 'the hungriest, the naked, the homeless'?
4. At what age did Malala Yousafzai receive the Nobel Peace Prize, making her the youngest-ever recipient?
5. Which Mongol ruler did Marco Polo serve for nearly two decades in China?
6. What is the name of the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius?
7. Nikola Tesla was a major proponent of which electrical system during the 'War of Currents'?
8. What was the name of the school founded by Plato in Athens around 387 BC?
9. What iconic objects are famously 'melting' in Dalí's painting 'The Persistence of Memory'?
10. Bach was a master of which musical period?
11. What process, named after Louis Pasteur, involves heating liquids to kill harmful pathogens?
12. How much money did Jonas Salk personally make from his patent on the polio vaccine?
13. What was the motto of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) founded by Emmeline Pankhurst?
14. In which city was Joan of Arc executed by being burned at the stake?
15. Which modern technology is based on the frequency-hopping invention co-created by Hedy Lamarr?
16. At which research organization was Tim Berners-Lee working when he invented the World Wide Web?
17. Which famous playwright was Marilyn Monroe's third husband?
18. Which 19th-century conflict serves as the backdrop for Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'?
19. In which Indian city did Mother Teresa establish the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity?
20. In which year was the Slave Trade Act, promoted by Wilberforce, passed by the British Parliament?