Annoyingly Hard Knowledge Quiz

Annoyingly Hard Knowledge Quiz

Question 1 of 10

In the 1250s, the Little Ice Age began, precipitating the Great Famine from 1315-22, which left Europe medically vulnerable to what epidemic from 1347-51?

Question 2 of 10

What kind of medical condition continues for a long time?

Question 3 of 10

The first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896 in which city?

Question 4 of 10

In 1953, there were nearly 9000 cases of this disease. Two years later, Dr Jonas Salk's vaccine was being used to fight it. What is the disease?

Question 5 of 10

Which commodity made John D. Rockefeller very wealthy?

Question 6 of 10

Which of these is a city in Portugal?

Question 7 of 10

An eye-filled cheese was first made in about 1293, in Emmental in what country, for which the cheese itself is also named?

Question 8 of 10

Almost two million gallons of what beverage were consumed on February 5, 1933?

Question 9 of 10

Ole Kirk Christiansen invented which toy in 1949?

Question 10 of 10

How old was Alexander the Great when he died?

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