General Knowledge

Explanation: Drew Gilpin Faust was the first Harvard president in centuries without an earned Harvard degree.

Explanation: The African Union consists of 55 member countries.

Explanation: Felix Tshisekedi served as chairperson of the African Union (per the given key).

Explanation: Dean Barrow was Prime Minister of Belize.

Explanation: Vietnam's independence movement was led by Ho Chi Minh.

Explanation: East Timor was a former colony of Portugal.

Explanation: The Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the Parsees (Zoroastrians).

Explanation: Mao Zedong was chairman of the Chinese Communist Party at the 1949 liberation.

Explanation: Indonesia was a colony of the Dutch (Netherlands).

Explanation: The Crimean War (1854-56) was fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and allies.