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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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Dmitri Mendeleyev presented his periodic table of elements at the Russian Chemical society on March 6, 1869. His table was based on increasing atomic weight. It was not, however, the first attempt at organizing the elements. In 1864, Lothar Meyer published a table with the placement of 28 elements.

Christmas puts a smile on the faces of most people, but did you know that from 1659 to 1681, it was outlawed in the New World? Puritan settlers in Boston made the celebration of the festive season a punishable offense because of the holiday’s pagan roots. So much for “Joy to the world”...

Good news for the women out there. According to researchers, a mother’s genes determine the intelligence of a child. Scientists say that the cleverness gene is carried by the X chromosome. Smart ladies!

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