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Who discovered insulin?
Banting and Best
What does the symbol K stand for in the periodic table?
Potassium
Where in the world can you swim between tetonic plates?
Iceland
When did the Russian Revolution take place?
1917
In which U.S. state did Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury take place?
Mississippi
Who composed The Rite of Spring?
Stravinsky
What is the name of the second highest mountain in the world?
K2
Where is Timbuktu?
The West Aftrican Country of Mali
When did the Titanic sink?
April 14-15, 1912
How many planets are in the solar system?
Used to be nine, now it's eight
Who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
Jules Verne
What does the Latin phrase "Caveat emptor" mean?
Buyer beware
Where would you find Pashupatinath Temple?
Kathmandu
When did America join World War 2?
December 1941
Which product wanted to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony?
Coca-Cola
Whose assassination led to the outbreak of World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What iconic American novel includes the character of Becky Thatcher?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Where would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia
When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
June 28, 1914
Which Roman emperor had a palace built for himself out of gold?
Nero
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
What luxury liner did a german submarine sink in 1915?
the Lusitania
Where was infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone imprisoned?
Alcatraz