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Big History Quiz

Do you consider yourself a master historian? Then this is the quiz for you! From the Industrial Revolution to the founding of NATO and the UN, you’ll face challenging and fun questions about countries from all over the world. It’s time to show what you’ve got!

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Who doesn’t love that classic Sega opening? You know, the one where a bunch of people shout “SE-GAAA!” Well, this particular gem took up an enormous amount of space on the original Sonic game’s cartridge. A whole eighth of the cartridge’s space was devoted to this one four-second sound. It needed more space than entire levels, people!

It is believed that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.

There are over 300 million active Twitter users, making it one of the most popular social media platforms. Every minute, an average of 350,000 new tweets are posted on Twitter! The hashtag was introduced into the digital world in 2007 by Chris Messina. There were doubts the hashtag would catch on, with many believing it appeared too techy. Needless to say, they were wrong!

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