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The Power of the Pen
Which Came First?
100

This is the name of the imaginary line dividing the world into east and west.

What is the Prime Meridian?

100

He ruled the Iranian government as Supreme Leader from 1979 until his death on June 3, 1989?

Who is Ayatollah Khomeini?

100

This is Mohandas Gandhi's middle initial.

What is K?

100

Her childhood memoir of growing up as a Vietnamese refugee not only gave the world a personal history of the Vietnam War but also may have helped healed her family wounds.

Who is Thi Bui?

100

Hitler's invasion of Poland or the founding of the nation of Israel

What is Hitler's invasion of Poland?

200

The name of the body of water, important to the Roman Empire, translates to "in the middle of the land."

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

200

Upon his death, Oskar Schindler was buried in this Holy City in Israel.

What is Jerusalem?

200

What was the name of Trevor Noah's best friend from childhood?

What is Teddy?

200

The Iranian hostage crisis or the ousting of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh

What is the ousting of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh?

300

Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia collectively form the region known as this.

What is the Horn of Africa?

300

Nelson Mandela was a member of the Thembu tribe that speaks this language.

What is Xhosa?

300

What is the name of the wife of Maus author Art Spiegelman?

What is Francoise?
300

The establishment of the Calvinist faith tradition or Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the door of the Caste Church in Wittenburg?

What is Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the door of the Caste Church in Wittenburg?

400

This mountain range divides Chile and Argentina.

What are the Andes Mountains?

400

DAILY DOUBLE!

From 1206 to 1227, he led a series of invasions that made the Mongol Empire the largest continuous empire in human history?

400

His name translates to "he who has been enlightened" and, in 1975, had a city named after him.

Who is Ho Chi Minh?

400
Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi was raised in what country?

What is Iran?

400

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu or the Battle of Ap Bac

What is the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?

500

In the 19th century, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos comprised the region known as this.

What is French Indochina?

500

After a series of criminal actions including undermining the Vietnam War peace negotiations in Paris on the eve of the 1968 presidential elections, this U.S. president was forced to resign in 1974.

Who is Richard Nixon?

500

He was dumped as president in the election of 1980, but his refusal to invade Iran during the hostage crises of 1979 may have saved countless lives.

Who is Jimmy Carter?

500

Guy Delisle, the author of the graphic memoir Jerusalem, is a self-described atheist and comes from this country.

What is Canada?

500

Columbus's ships landing in the West Indies or Magellan's voyages circumnavigating the globe

What is Columbus's ships landing in the West Indies?

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