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| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 34 | In 1796, the population of this Asian nation was 275 million |
| 2 | Napoleon | 30 | A children's book tells of how this emperor met his "Bunnyloo" in 1807 when he was forced to flee an attacking pack of rabbits |
| 3 | Japan | 30 | On August 8, 1945, 2 days after Hiroshima was bombed, Russia declared war on this country |
| 4 | Genghis Khan | 26 | Perhaps we're all related to this Mongol emperor who pillaged & plundered from 1206 to 1227 |
| 5 | Spain | 25 | Under the Treaty of Paris, the British ceded Florida back to this country |
| 6 | Winston Churchill | 23 | He's called "a flame of inspiration in freedom's darkest hour" in the proclamation making him an honorary U.S. citizen |
| 7 | Cuba | 22 | In October 1962 the U.S. set up a naval blockade around this island |
| 8 | Mexico | 20 | Country in which Leon Trotsky was assassinated |
| 9 | Germany | 20 | Prominent Cent. European country not unified until 1871 |
| 10 | the Bastille | 19 | After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington |
| 11 | Patrick Henry | 19 | Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, & George III had him, "The Voice of the Revolution" |
| 12 | Martin Luther | 19 | This German wasn't trying to break up with the Roman Catholic Church with his 95 Theses, but the Church broke up with him |
| 13 | Marie Antoinette | 19 | Known for her lavish spending sprees, this wife of Louis XVI must've lost her head after being nicknamed "Madame Deficit" |
| 14 | Joan of Arc | 19 | Saints be praised! On March 22, 1429 this feisty teen dictated a letter to English commanders, insisting they leave France |
| 15 | India | 19 | The reign of the Guptas, when Sanskrit lit. flowered, has been called the classical age of this country |
| 16 | France | 19 | On July 3, 1962, this country proclaimed Algeria's independence from it |
| 17 | Egypt | 19 | November 17, 1869:After ten years of grueling construction, this country officially opens the Suez Canal |
| 18 | Chicago | 19 | In 1884 the 1st steel "skyscraper" in the U.S. went up in this city, not New York |
| 19 | Catherine the Great | 19 | Empress known as the "Little Mother of all the Russias" |
| 20 | Queen Elizabeth I | 19 | In the 16th century this English queen's portrait appeared on gem-studded "Armada Jewels" |
| 21 | Indira Gandhi | 19 | In 1978, this once & future Indian prime minister was imprisoned for criminal misconduct |
| 22 | Italy | 18 | 1st to use planes in combat, in 1911 this boot-shaped nation kicked off modern aerial warfare |
| 23 | Alexander the Great | 18 | "Bucephala" was a city named in honor of the favorite black stallion of this great Greek conqueror |
| 24 | Portugal | 17 | In 1975, Mozambique & Angola were granted independence from this country |
| 25 | the Magna Carta | 16 | Most of the 63 clauses of this 1215 document were concerned with feudal law, not the rights of the masses |
| 26 | Poland | 16 | Although this country was 3rd largest in Europe in 1700, by 1795 it had been partitioned out of existence |
| 27 | Louis XIV | 16 | Some say the "Man in the Iron Mask" was a twin or half brother of this French king who imprisoned him |
| 28 | Ireland | 16 | Eamon de Valera, who was born in New York City, was prime minister & president of this country |
| 29 | Henry VIII | 16 | A poll of historical writers named this Tudor king the worst monarch in history and his six wives would probably agree |
| 30 | Hannibal | 16 | Wrongly thinking he had been betrayed, this Carthaginian leader poisoned himself in the 2nd century B.C. |
| 31 | Clara Barton | 16 | Her home in Glen Echo, Maryland was built to accommodate Red Cross workers & supplies |
| 32 | Christopher Columbus | 16 | On a trip to Asia in 1492, he ended up thousands of miles away and still got a U.S. federal holiday in his honor |
| 33 | the Ottoman Empire | 15 | Empire formed by the Turkish descendants of Osman I |
| 34 | Rome | 15 | Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C. |
| 35 | Nero | 15 | Okay, so I burnt our lasagna--at least I'm not this fifth Roman emperor who legend says fiddled while Rome burned |
| 36 | Cleopatra | 15 | After making the mistake of shacking up with the wrong beefcake, she became the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt |
| 37 | Australia | 15 | In 1606, Willem Jansz became the 1st European to reach this continent |
| 38 | the 18th century | 14 | Century in which Virginia, Delaware & Maryland 1st prohibited the importation of African slaves |
| 39 | Queen Victoria | 14 | In 1840, the 1st adhesive stamps were issued in England in 1 & 2 pence denominations with her portrait |
| 40 | Peter the Great | 14 | When he tired of his 1st wife, this "Great" czar banished her to a monastery |
| 41 | Julius Caesar | 14 | This leader rendered unto us the humblebrag "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered") |
| 42 | Jefferson Davis | 14 | He became provisional Confederate president 2 weeks before Lincoln became U.S. president |
| 43 | Ivan the Terrible | 14 | This "Terrible" tyrant is a major character in Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Maid of Pskov" |
| 44 | Francisco Franco | 14 | A 1936 military uprising led by this general touched off the Spanish Civil War |
| 45 | The Alamo | 13 | Enrique Esparza was about 8 on March 6, 1836 & a witness who would "remember" the battle at this mission for decades; Enrique died in 1917 |
| 46 | Russia | 13 | (Guillermo reads a mean tweet.)@militaryguy Napoleon, nice work invading this giant country on June 24, 1812... You Moron! #winteriscoming |
| 47 | Pocahontas | 13 | The grave of this American Indian princess is in Gravesend, England, where she died in 1617 |
| 48 | Mussolini | 13 | Foreign Minister from 1936-43, Galeazzo Ciano was a son-in-law of this man, who had him executed in 1944 |
| 49 | Jerusalem | 13 | In July 1099, crusaders stormed this holy city, killing its Muslim & Jewish inhabitants |
| 50 | Haiti | 13 | In 1915 the assassination of President Sam brought Uncle Sam to this country, beginning a 19-year military occupation |