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Which ancient philosophers was famously executed?
Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Thales
Thales
Democritus
Democritus
Socrates
Socrates
Emperor Go Dinago was a key figure in which period?
Muromachi
Muromachi
Kamakura
Kamakura
Todaji
Todaji
Edo
Edo
The Battle of Hastings occurred in which country?
France
France
Ireland
Ireland
Russia
Russia
England
England
What word was used in the Middle Ages to describe the attempt to change ordinary metal into gold?
Astrology
Astrology
Allergy
Allergy
Alchemy
Alchemy
Anatomy
Anatomy
What is the name of the film which is based on the ‘Battle of Thermopylae’?
300
300
100
100
500
500
700
700
Dido was the founder and first queen of which civilization?
Carthage
Carthage
Byzantium
Byzantium
Assyria
Assyria
Babylon
Babylon
What was the proper name for the Achaemenid Empire?
Egyptian
Egyptian
Carthaginian
Carthaginian
Persian
Persian
Roman
Roman
The story takes place in which of Middle-earth’s ages?
5th
5th
1st
1st
3rd
3rd
4th
4th
Erasmus was from which country?
Italy
Italy
Holland
Holland
Turkey
Turkey
Spain
Spain
In what years did the Black Death affect Europe?
1447 to 1451
1447 to 1451
1647 to 1651
1647 to 1651
1547 to 1551
1547 to 1551
1347 to 1351
1347 to 1351
Which civilization was Dido the founder and first queen of?
Ilipa
Ilipa
Carthage
Carthage
Pydna
Pydna
Zama
Zama
The Medici family were famously the patron of which artist?
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Leonardo
Leonardo
Raphael
Raphael
Donatello
Donatello
How was Ireland known by the ancient Romans?
Thracia
Thracia
Gall
Gall
Hibernia
Hibernia
Lusitania
Lusitania
What is the name of the small room considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end?
Capture Room
Capture Room
Execution Room
Execution Room
Ransom Room
Ransom Room
Stone Hut
Stone Hut
Which disease is widely regarded to have claimed the lives of the majority of the Inca population?
Typhus
Typhus
Smallpox
Smallpox
Malaria
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Which new group of art patrons emerged during the Renaissance?
Merchants
Merchants
Peasants
Peasants
Kings
Kings
Explorers
Explorers
Catherine de Medici became Queen of which country during the Renaissance?
Italy
Italy
France
France
England
England
Spain
Spain
How was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus destroyed?
Arson
Arson
Volcanic Eruption
Volcanic Eruption
Earthquake
Earthquake
Decay
Decay
Hieroglyphs were used by which of these civilizations?
Persia
Persia
Rome
Rome
Egypt
Egypt
Aztec
Aztec
Who was the first ever Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
Henry II
Henry II
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Great
In which Italian city was Renaissance artist Raphael born?
Venice
Venice
Urbino
Urbino
Florence
Florence
Milan
Milan
Which country’s name, issued by Christopher Columbus, literally means ‘Depth’?
Mexico
Mexico
El Salvador
El Salvador
Honduras
Honduras
Ecuador
Ecuador
Which ancient civilization invented banknotes?
Japan
Japan
Britain
Britain
Roman
Roman
China
China
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