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100

Which ancient leader excelled in conquering most of the known world by the age of 30?

Who was Alexander the Great?

100

Who discovered gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree?

Who was Isaac Newton?

100

Which group was included in the U.S. Constitution only as "three-fifths" of a person?

Who were enslaved people?

200

Who accomplished the first powered flight in 1903?

Who were the Wright brothers?

200

Who was educated at home and later became the longest-serving First Lady of the United States?

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

200

Which pandemic debilitated the world in 1918, infecting one-third of the global population?

What was the Spanish Flu?

300

Which early civilization harvested crops along the Nile River to support their growing population?

What was Ancient Egypt?

300

What event was scheduled for July 20, 1969, and ended with a man walking on the moon?

What was the Apollo 11 moon landing?

300

Who represented India in its fight for independence through peaceful protest?

Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

400

Which Cold War enemies synchronized their space missions, leading to the Apollo-Soyuz handshake in space?

What were the United States and the Soviet Union?

400

Which French queen was born into a privileged life but was executed during the French Revolution?

Who was Marie Antoinette?

400

Which figure was suspected of being involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking World War I?

Who was Gavrilo Princip?

500

Which group in medieval Japan practiced the code of Bushido?

Who were The Samurai?

500

Which ancient Greek thinker approximated the value of pi more than 2,000 years ago?

Who was Archimedes?

500

Which philosopher deconstructed traditional ideas about power and truth in the 20th century?

Who was Michel Foucault?

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