Some sample questions from this category:
* In some legends, Death (the Grim Reaper) plays a fiddle with how many strings?
* In the history of the United States of America, only four U.S. presidents have been assassinated. Who was the SECOND such president?
* In Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra,' and perhaps in history as well, with what did Cleopatra kill herself?
* Shah Jahan of India built what famously beautiful building as a memorial to his favorite wife?
* The Celtic queen, Boudicca (Boadicea), allegedly took poison to prevent torture by the Romans after they defeated her rebel forces in battle. Where is she thought to be buried?
* In Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women', which March sister dies?
* The European Middle Ages -- a time of war and plague -- was defined by death. One frequent artistic motif, representing death, depicted the Grim Reaper leading people away in the ______________.
* Joan of Arc, maid of Orleans, was burned as a witch and a heretic by the English in what other French city during the Hundred Years' War?
* What Hungarian city is split by the Danube River?
* What is the longest and most voluminous river in Europe?
* What is the only country to sport a non-rectangular flag?
* The extremely dry desert in northern Chile is called the ...?
* What is the only 100 percent Roman Catholic state?
* Which city is closest to the Great Pyramids?
* What is the largest Scandinavian country in land area and population?
* In what present day country would you find the ancient ruins of Machu Pichu?
* In which country is the tallest waterfall in the world?
* What is the westernmost Mexican state?
* What is the largest city in South America?
* What flood-prone country's capital is Dhaka?
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