Loaded Questions 5/2/22 - World History
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1. The famed kamikaze/divine wind conflict of 1281 occurred during what first shogunate of Japan, which followed the Heian Period?
2. Ruling from 1520 to 1521, what last Aztec emperor was executed on the order of Hernan Cortes?
3. Korea's Hangul alphabet was created by what Joseon dynasty king?
4. What three words are supposedly the last words of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly?
5. Who served as the President of Sudan from 1989 to 2019? He was convicted by the International Criminal Court post-presidency.
6. What body of water was the center of the territory Rupert's Land, which lasted from 1670 to 1870?
7. Mohammed VI is the current leader of what dynasty, the ruling dynasty of Morocco?
8. Named after a founding father of Argentina, what light cruiser was sunk in 1982 by the Royal Navy, causing more than half of Argentina's deaths in the Falklands War?
9. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping are people who have held what title, the informal term for the most prominent political leader of China?
10. The 1917 Third Battle of Ypres is known by what other name, named for a Belgian village?
11. Name the three people who ruled England in 1553.
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1. The famed kamikaze/divine wind conflict of 1281 occurred during what first shogunate of Japan, which followed the Heian Period? Kamakura Shogunate
2. Ruling from 1520 to 1521, what last Aztec emperor was executed on the order of Hernan Cortes? Cuauhtémoc (kwaw-te-mawk)
3. Korea's Hangul alphabet was created by what Joseon dynasty king? Sejong
4. What three words are supposedly the last words of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly? Such is life.
5. Who served as the President of Sudan from 1989 to 2019? He was convicted by the International Criminal Court post-presidency. Omar al-Bashir
6. What body of water was the center of the territory Rupert's Land, which lasted from 1670 to 1870? Hudson Bay
7. Mohammed VI is the current leader of what dynasty, the ruling dynasty of Morocco? Alaouite / 'Alawi
8. Named after a founding father of Argentina, what light cruiser was sunk in 1982 by the Royal Navy, causing more than half of Argentina's deaths in the Falklands War? ARA General Belgrano
9. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping are people who have held what title, the informal term for the most prominent political leader of China? Paramount leader
10. The 1917 Third Battle of Ypres is known by what other name, named for a Belgian village? Passchendaele
11. Name the three people who ruled England in 1553. Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I