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Question 1: The ancient Olympic Games originated in which country?
Answer a: Greece
Answer b: Mexico
Answer c: Italy
Answer d: Egypt
Question 2: Australia, the Bahamas, Singapore and the United States all use what form of paper currency?
Answer a: The Quarter
Answer b: The Euro
Answer c: The Dollar
Answer d: The Dinar
Question 3: In 1977, Raymond V. Damadian was credited with which invention/discovery?
Answer a: Preserving Jar For Food
Answer b: Paper-Strip Photographic Film
Answer c: Pop-Up Toaster
Answer d: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Question 4: The sheriff brought prisoners to the Tower of London through what gate?
Answer a: Marble Arch
Answer b: Traitor's Gate
Answer c: Queen's House
Answer d: London Gate
Question 5: What is a Burgermeister in Germany?
Answer a: Mayor
Answer b: Poor Person
Answer c: Butcher
Answer d: Hamburger Roll
Question 6: The Edict of Nantes took effect in which country?
Answer a: Italy
Answer b: Germany
Answer c: Poland
Answer d: France
Question 7: Who said, "Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do"?
Answer a: Voltaire
Answer b: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Answer c: Genghis Khan
Answer d: Marine Le Pen
Question 8: I'm a huge movie fan, and even kidnapped a director and lead actress to make Pulgasari, a rip off of Godzilla. Who am I?
Answer a: Muamar Ghadafi
Answer b: Saddam Hussein
Answer c: Kim Jong-Il
Answer d: Fidel Castro
Question 9: In which country was the Boxer Rising of 1900?
Answer a: China
Answer b: Korea
Answer c: Vietnam
Answer d: Japan
Question 10: President of Poland Lech Walesa becomes the first Polish president to do what?
Answer a: Quit In Office
Answer b: Visit Russia
Answer c: Earn A Salary
Answer d: Visit the United States

[@winifredmaureennealon3402]

Got them all correct!

[@jorgeneriksson6443]

9/10 😊

[@1952jodianne]

Pretty good quiz with some fairly tough questions, 9/10.

[@jennyreilly1151]

9/10...had to think hard with some of these 😋

[@malchman1]

9/10

[@SaraDawn-dh6dl]

8/10

[@carlfowler1996]

8

[@user-kq8if3ud5e]

Q2. Australia does not have any paper currency. Needs more research.

[@mannydavis7708]

No need to get nit-picky. Bank notes are called paper currency regardless of what they are made of. Australia uses a polymer, as does Singapore. US bills are made from a linen/cotton blend.