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  1. 3. What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
  2. 4. The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the eastern half of what powerful ancient empire?
  3. 6. Who is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"?
  4. 7. Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
  5. 9. God of the sea.
  6. 11. Who is credited with patenting the telephone?
  7. 15. Who founded Sikhism?
  8. 16. The United States bought Alaska from which country?
  9. 17. Which African country did the French try to block from gaining independence under their secret force, the O.A.S.?
  10. 20. In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
  11. 21. Who became the most decorated gymnast in history in 2023?
  12. 23. Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
  13. 24. This happened between the years of 1929 – 1939 and caused people to live of scraps. Water pie comes from this time period.
  14. 25. Who is the first man into space?
  15. 26. Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
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  1. 1. Which country gained its independence in 1776?
  2. 2. Who was England's longest-ruling monarch?
  3. 5. Which person made the famous "I have a dream"
  4. 8. What leader came to power in Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?
  5. 10. Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?
  6. 12. Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
  7. 13. Which country did the bay of pigs take place
  8. 14. Which one of Henry VIII wives got beheaded?
  9. 18. Which ancient culture discovered america before Cristopher Columbus
  10. 19. Who is the current president of China?
  11. 22. Which fabric was invented in ancient China?