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Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
American Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was the civil right activist during the civil right movement for American Negroes. He was conferred with the Nobel peace Prize in 1964.
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In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
In 1929 Vatican City's independent sovereignty was recognized by the Fascist Italian government in the Lateran Treaty.
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Which Nazi Field Marshal is known as the 'Desert Fox'
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Answer: Option B
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Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht (Defense Force) of Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany.
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In the world history, who is also known as "Little Corporal"
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Answer: Option D
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Napoleon I, French in full Napoléon Bonaparte, original Italian Napoleone Buonaparte, byname the Corsican or the Little Corporal, French byname Le Corse or Le Petit Caporal, (born August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica—died May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island), French general, first consul (1799–1804), and emperor of the French (1804–1814/15), one of the most celebrated personages in the history of the West.
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Karl Marx lived in exile and wrote from
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Answer: Option B
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Karl Marx lived as stateless exile in London (as he was not granted the Citizenship). He wrote his famous work the Das Kapital from London. Marx became stateless and lived in exile with his wife and children in London for decades, where he continued to develop his thought in collaboration with German thinker Friedrich Engels and publish his writings, researching in the reading room of the British Museum.
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Marcopolo is known for
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Answer: Option B
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Marco Polo (1254 to January 8, 1324) was a Venetian explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years.
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Marx belonged to
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Answer: Option A
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Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university. He married Jenny Von Westphalen in 1843.
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Michelangelo was a __________
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Answer: Option B
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni or more commonly known by his first name Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.
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Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture be seen?
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Answer: Option A
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Although the architecture is used in many castles, palaces and town halls it is the magnificent Cathedrals of Europe that really demonstrate the beauty of Gothic architecture.
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Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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Answer: Option C
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Sir Robert Walpole is considered, who led the government of Great Britain for over twenty years from 1721, as the first Prime Minister. Walpole is also the longest-serving British prime minister by this definition.