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A famous painting in the National Gallery by Paul Delaroche depicts the execution of which woman?

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What was Al Capone's first jail sentence for?

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Who was the first Australian to circumnavigate Australia?

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Who was the last ruler of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

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Which English king is known to have had at least 21 illegitimate children?

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Which of these U.S. states incorporates land that belongs to England?

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What did the first vending machine dispense?

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Before it was the US President's office, what purpose did the area known as the “Oval Office” serve?

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Which famous person said, "What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end"?

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Who commanded the Allied forces at the first Battle of El Alamein?

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What was the name of the machine invented by Alan Turing in 1944 to translate encrypted messages during WWII?

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The first recorded labour strike in history took place in which country?

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What was the nickname for this kind of cycle?

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Why is The Pentagon pentagonal?

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American abolitionist Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery dressed as what?

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What did Pepsi receive in return for selling their soft drink to Russia in 1989?

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What was the name of the operation to repatriate all American soldiers at the end of WWII?

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In which year did Holland officially become the Netherlands?

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As of 2023, who is the longest continuously serving British Member of Parliament?

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Which nation's Air Force attacked the U.S.S. Liberty on June 8, 1967?

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