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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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Between the 1590s and 1660s, the optical microscope was developed by Zacharias, Hans Jensen and Anton van Leeuwenhowek, among others. Anton van Leeuwenhoek used the simple compound microscope to observe bacteria in droplets of water!

Turkeys have great eyes. Their vision is sharp, and their peripheral vision is downright enviable. Humans can see about 180 degrees, but turkeys, with eyes planted on the side of their heads, can see 270 degrees. Wait, there’s more – turkeys also have superior color vision. They can even see ultraviolet light! Wowsers!

Our Sun is a scorching hot ball of fire made of three quarters hydrogen and helium. Around 99.86% of the mass in our solar system is made up out of the Sun! Remarkably, the mass of the Sun is approximately 330,000 times that of our planet, Earth.

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