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Trivia bot test
$ ruby trivia.rb
Round 1! Category: NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES (from episode #4736, aired 2005-03-21)
Question: A portion of this avenue between the Capitol & the White House was designated a National Historic Site in 1965
Hint: ____________ ______
Hint: _____y______ ______
Hint: _____y______ ____u_
Hint: _____y______ ___nu_
Hint: ___n_y______ ___nu_
Hint: ___n_yl_____ ___nu_
Hint: ___n_ylv____ ___nu_
Hint: ___nsylv____ ___nu_
Hint: ___nsylv___a ___nu_
Nobody got it!
Answer: Pennsylvania Avenue
Round 2! Category: JAPANESE HISTORY (from episode #4958, aired 2006-03-15)
Question: In 1281 a storm the Japanese called Kamikaze, or "Divine Wind", thwarted an amphibious attack by this Mongol
Hint: ______ ____
Hint: __b___ ____
Hint: K_b___ ____
Hint: K_b_a_ ____
Hint: K_b_a_ __a_
Hint: K_bla_ __a_
Hint: K_blai __a_
Hint: K_blai __an
Hint: K_blai _han
Hint: K_blai Khan
Nobody got it!
Answer: Kublai Khan
Round 3! Category: BORN & DIED: AUTHORS EDITION (from episode #6393, aired 2012-06-06)
Question: Born in Moscow November 11, 1821, gave "Notes From the Underground", headed underground February 9, 1881
Hint: ___________
Hint: ___t_______
Hint: __st_______
Hint: __st___v___
Hint: _ost___v___
Hint: Dost___v___
Hint: Dost__ev___
Hint: Dost__evs__
Hint: Dost__evs_y
Hint: Dost_yevs_y
Nobody got it!
Answer: Dostoyevsky
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