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1. Benazhir Bhutto was elected the first female prime minister of a Muslim nation in 1988, but which country did she head?
2. 'I have a dream.' Martin Luther King Jr. fought diligently for black rights, and was murdered for his beliefs. In which US city was the assassination carried out?
3. Upon sighting the Spanish Armada approaching the English coast in July, 1588, Sir Francis Drake is said to have refused to launch his fleet until he had finished his game of boules. In which town did he continue to play as the enemy threatened invasion?
4. Eureka! The great philosopher, Archimedes, is said to have discovered the principles of density and buoyancy whilst having a bath. Presumed to have been born in Greece, which Mediterranean island was he actually from?
5. Auschwitz was perhaps the most notorious and deadly of all the Nazi concentration camps, but in which country was it built?
6. The Taj Mahal is a lavish monument, the most famous in India. It was built on the orders of Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631. In which town is it?
7. The RMS Titanic was the biggest passenger liner in the world when she sank on her maiden voyage on 14th April, 1912. Widely assumed to have been built in Liverpool, where was she actually constructed?
8. In 300BC, Carthage and Rome were famously competing for the title, 'cultural center of the universe.' We all know where Rome is, but where was Carthage?
9. In 1876, Lt.Colonel George Custer led his men into battle for the last time to be defeated by the Indians at Little Bighorn. In which US state is this part of the river; the site of the battle?
10. In the early hours of April 26th 1986, the world experienced its worst ever nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Formerly part of the USSR, where is Chernobyl now?
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