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  1. What were the kings of ancient Egypt called? ★
    • Tsars
    • Shoguns
    • Samurai
    • Pharaohs
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    Pharaohs — The pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. Source: Wikipedia 'Pharaoh'

  2. In which country are the Great Pyramids of Giza? ★
    • Mexico
    • Greece
    • India
    • Egypt
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    Egypt — The Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, was a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Pyramid of Giza'

  3. What did ancient Egyptians make to preserve dead bodies? ★
    • Robots
    • Fossils
    • Puppets
    • Mummies
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    Mummies — Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead to preserve their bodies. Source: Wikipedia 'Mummy'

  4. In medieval Europe, armoured warriors on horseback were called what? ★
    • Pirates
    • Cowboys
    • Ninjas
    • Knights
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    Knights — Knighthood was given to mounted warriors in medieval Europe. Source: Wikipedia 'Knight'

  5. In the Stone Age, people mostly made their tools from what? ★
    • Steel
    • Glass
    • Plastic
    • Stone
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    Stone — The Stone Age is named for the stone tools people made. Source: Wikipedia 'Stone Age'

  6. Why was the Great Wall of China mainly built? ★
    • To hold back floods
    • As a racetrack
    • To store grain
    • To keep out invaders
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    To keep out invaders — The walls were built to protect against nomadic groups from the north. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Wall of China'

  7. Early humans lived at the same time as Tyrannosaurus. ★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Non-bird dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago, long before humans. Source: Wikipedia 'Dinosaur'

  8. Which country sponsored Columbus's 1492 voyage? ★★
    • Portugal
    • France
    • England
    • Spain
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    Spain — Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain paid for the voyage. Source: Wikipedia 'Christopher Columbus'

  9. In which city is the ancient Colosseum? ★★
    • Athens
    • Istanbul
    • Paris
    • Rome
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    Rome — The Colosseum, finished in AD 80, stands in the centre of Rome. Source: Wikipedia 'Colosseum'

  10. What did the Titanic hit before it sank in 1912? ★★
    • A whale
    • A rocky reef
    • Another ship
    • An iceberg
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    An iceberg — The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912. Source: Wikipedia 'Titanic'

  11. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? ★★
    • Yuri Gagarin
    • Michael Collins
    • Buzz Aldrin
    • Neil Armstrong
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    Neil Armstrong — Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon first; Buzz Aldrin followed him. Source: Wikipedia 'Apollo 11'

  12. In which year did humans first land on the Moon? ★★
    • 1959
    • 1975
    • 1981
    • 1969
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    1969 — Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969. Source: Wikipedia 'Apollo 11'

  13. Who invented the movable-type printing press in Europe around 1440? ★★
    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Isaac Newton
    • Galileo Galilei
    • Johannes Gutenberg
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    Johannes Gutenberg — The German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440. Source: Wikipedia 'Printing press'

  14. Who made the first controlled, powered airplane flight in 1903? ★★
    • The Montgolfier brothers
    • The Lumière brothers
    • The Grimm brothers
    • The Wright brothers
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    The Wright brothers — Orville and Wilbur Wright flew near Kitty Hawk on 17 December 1903. Source: Wikipedia 'Wright brothers'

  15. Which Wonder of the Ancient World is still largely standing? ★★
    • Colossus of Rhodes
    • Lighthouse of Alexandria
    • Hanging Gardens
    • Great Pyramid of Giza
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    Great Pyramid of Giza — The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one largely intact. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Pyramid of Giza'

  16. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The Great Pyramid was built around 2600 BC as the tomb of Khufu. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Pyramid of Giza'

  17. Christopher Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic was in 1492. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Columbus set sail in August 1492 and reached the Bahamas that October. Source: Wikipedia 'Christopher Columbus'

  18. The Titanic sank while sailing from New York to Southampton. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — The Titanic was sailing from Southampton to New York on its first voyage. Source: Wikipedia 'Titanic'

  19. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The Berlin Wall was opened on 9 November 1989. Source: Wikipedia 'Fall of the Berlin Wall'

  20. The Great Wall of China can be seen with the naked eye from the Moon. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — This is a myth: the Great Wall cannot be seen with the naked eye from the Moon. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Wall of China'

  21. In which year did Apollo 11 first land humans on the Moon? ★★★
    • 1972
    • 1959
    • 1965
    • 1969
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    1969 — Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in July 1969. Source: Wikipedia 'Apollo 11'

  22. Which civilization built Machu Picchu in Peru? ★★★
    • The Maya
    • The Aztecs
    • The Olmecs
    • The Inca
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    The Inca — Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel in the Andes of Peru. Source: Wikipedia 'Machu Picchu'

  23. In which year did the Berlin Wall open? ★★★
    • 1991
    • 1985
    • 1979
    • 1989
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    1989 — The wall opened on 9 November 1989. Source: Wikipedia 'Berlin Wall'

  24. Who was the first Roman emperor? ★★★
    • Julius Caesar
    • Constantine
    • Nero
    • Augustus
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    Augustus — Augustus ruled as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14. Source: Wikipedia 'Augustus'

  25. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as the tomb of which pharaoh? ★★★
    • Tutankhamun
    • Ramesses II
    • Akhenaten
    • Khufu
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    Khufu — The Great Pyramid was built around 2600 BC for Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops). Source: Wikipedia 'Great Pyramid of Giza'

  26. Who brought movable-type printing to Europe in the 15th century? ★★★
    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Martin Luther
    • Galileo Galilei
    • Johannes Gutenberg
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    Johannes Gutenberg — Gutenberg developed his printing press in Germany in the mid-1400s. Source: Wikipedia 'Johannes Gutenberg'

  27. Whose expedition made the first voyage around the world (1519–1522)? ★★★
    • Christopher Columbus
    • James Cook
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Ferdinand Magellan
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    Ferdinand Magellan — Magellan died on the way, but his crew completed the first circumnavigation in 1522. Source: Wikipedia 'Ferdinand Magellan'

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  1. Which Roman city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79? ★★★
    • Carthage
    • Sparta
    • Troy
    • Pompeii
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    Pompeii — The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 buried Pompeii in ash. Source: Wikipedia 'Pompeii'

  2. The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon with the naked eye. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — This is a myth; the wall is far too narrow to be seen from the Moon. Source: Wikipedia 'Great Wall of China'

  3. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, in 1769. Source: Wikipedia 'Napoleon'

  4. World War I began in 1914. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918. Source: Wikipedia 'World War I'

  5. The Magna Carta was sealed by King John of England in 1215. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — King John sealed the Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215. Source: Wikipedia 'Magna Carta'

  6. Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas in 1592. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Columbus first reached the Americas in 1492. Source: Wikipedia 'Christopher Columbus'

  7. The Titanic sank on its very first voyage. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The Titanic sank in April 1912 on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Source: Wikipedia 'Titanic'

  8. Mansa Musa, famous for his great wealth, ruled which empire? ★★★★
    • Aztec Empire
    • Mughal Empire
    • Ottoman Empire
    • Mali Empire
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    Mali Empire — Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 14th century and made a famous trip to Mecca. Source: Wikipedia 'Mansa Musa'

  9. In which year did the French Revolution begin? ★★★★
    • 1815
    • 1848
    • 1776
    • 1789
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    1789 — The Revolution began in 1789; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July. Source: Wikipedia 'French Revolution'

  10. Who was the first emperor of a unified China? ★★★★
    • Kublai Khan
    • Liu Bang
    • Sun Yat-sen
    • Qin Shi Huang
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    Qin Shi Huang — Qin Shi Huang unified China in 221 BC and founded the Qin dynasty. Source: Wikipedia 'Qin Shi Huang'

  11. The Rosetta Stone was key to deciphering which writing system? ★★★★
    • Cuneiform
    • Linear B
    • Maya glyphs
    • Egyptian hieroglyphs
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    Egyptian hieroglyphs — It carries the same decree in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek. Source: Wikipedia 'Rosetta Stone'

  12. Which volcano buried the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD? ★★★★
    • Stromboli
    • Mount Olympus
    • Mount Etna
    • Mount Vesuvius
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    Mount Vesuvius — Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and covered Pompeii in metres of ash. Source: Wikipedia 'Pompeii'

  13. Which civilization built Machu Picchu? ★★★★
    • The Maya
    • The Olmecs
    • The Aztecs
    • The Inca
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    The Inca — Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel in the Andes of Peru. Source: Wikipedia 'Machu Picchu'

  14. Who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole? ★★★★
    • Ernest Shackleton
    • Edmund Hillary
    • Robert F. Scott
    • Roald Amundsen
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    Roald Amundsen — Norwegian Roald Amundsen's team reached the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Source: Wikipedia 'Roald Amundsen'

  15. In which century did Gutenberg start printing with movable type? ★★★★
    • 13th century
    • 17th century
    • 11th century
    • 15th century
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    15th century — Gutenberg's press was working in Mainz by about 1450. Source: Wikipedia 'Johannes Gutenberg'

  16. Ferdinand Magellan personally completed the first voyage around the world. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521; Juan Sebastián Elcano finished the voyage. Source: Wikipedia 'Ferdinand Magellan'

  17. The Hundred Years' War lasted exactly 100 years. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — The war between England and France ran from 1337 to 1453, about 116 years. Source: Wikipedia 'Hundred Years%27 War'

  18. Magna Carta was sealed by King John of England in 1215. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — King John sealed Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215. Source: Wikipedia 'Magna Carta'

  19. Who deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822 with help from the Rosetta Stone? ★★★★★
    • Howard Carter
    • Auguste Mariette
    • Heinrich Schliemann
    • Jean-François Champollion
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    Jean-François Champollion — Champollion announced his decipherment of the hieroglyphs in Paris in 1822. Source: Wikipedia 'Rosetta Stone'

  20. Which 1648 peace ended the Thirty Years' War? ★★★★★
    • Treaty of Utrecht
    • Congress of Vienna
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Peace of Westphalia
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    Peace of Westphalia — The Peace of Westphalia, signed in Osnabrück and Münster, ended the war in 1648. Source: Wikipedia 'Peace of Westphalia'

  21. Besides Pompeii, which Roman town was buried by Vesuvius in AD 79? ★★★★★
    • Ostia
    • Syracuse
    • Carthage
    • Herculaneum
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    Herculaneum — Herculaneum was buried under pyroclastic flows in the same eruption. Source: Wikipedia 'Herculaneum'

  22. What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? ★★★★★
    • Teotihuacan
    • Chichén Itzá
    • Cusco
    • Tenochtitlan
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    Tenochtitlan — Tenochtitlan was the Aztec capital; Mexico City was built on its ruins. Source: Wikipedia 'Tenochtitlan'

  23. Who was the first European to reach India by sea, in 1498? ★★★★★
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Bartolomeu Dias
    • Ferdinand Magellan
    • Vasco da Gama
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    Vasco da Gama — Vasco da Gama landed at Kozhikode (Calicut) in May 1498. Source: Wikipedia 'Vasco da Gama'

  24. Boudica, queen of the Iceni, led an uprising against which empire? ★★★★★
    • Byzantine Empire
    • Ottoman Empire
    • Persian Empire
    • Roman Empire
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    Roman Empire — Boudica led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain around AD 60–61. Source: Wikipedia 'Boudica'

  25. Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. ★★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The Ottomans under Mehmed II captured the city on 29 May 1453. Source: Wikipedia 'Fall of Constantinople'

  26. The Rosetta Stone is displayed in the British Museum in London. ★★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — It has been exhibited at the British Museum almost continuously since 1802. Source: Wikipedia 'Rosetta Stone'