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The Olympics are considered the greatest sporting event on Earth. Little wonder then, that they were monumental in the sporting careers of many famous sporters. A number of them will be presented to you in this quiz.

Old maps may show countries by strange names, names that are now only a memory. Twenty-five of those names are shown here, and all we ask of you is to put them back on the map. So, where were these places, and what are they called now?

This quiz contains descriptions of ten things that happened in various countries in 1936. Your question each time is: in which country?

Before Columbus sailed west for Spain, he had proposed his plans to Portugal. They got rejected, but not, as often is believed, because it was thought the Earth was flat. In this quiz the real reason - and other facts from Columbus's life.

In 1933, Hitler's Nazi party came to power in Germany. In 1939, World War II started. This quiz looks at what happened in between.

English, like many languages, has borrowed words from all over the world. In this quiz we will be looking at some English words of Dutch origin.

This quiz contains descriptions of ten things that happened in various countries in 1935. Your question each time is: in which country?

This quiz contains descriptions of ten things that happened in various countries in 1934. Your question each time is: in which country?