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1. In what year was Rome founded by Romulus and Remus?
1642
753 BC
647 BC
1831
2. What country was invaded by Nazi Germany that officially started World War II?
Poland
Belgium
Russia
France
3. What year was the Berlin Wall destroyed?
1989
1991
1961
1977
4. In what country did gunpowder originate in the 9th century?
India
Vietnam
China
Japan
5. What famous invention was created by Johannes Gutenberg?
Printing Press
Telephone
Reaper
Cotton Gin
6. What city of Italy is credited with the origination of the Renaissance Period?
Florence
Pisa
Naples
Milan
7. Which one of these cities has served as the capital of the United States of America?
Princeton, New Jersey
Boston, Massachusetts
Richmond, Virginia
Chicago, Illinois
8. In what year did the 100 Years' War begin?
1283
1453
1324
1337
9. The sinking of what ship ultimately resulted in the United States of America's involvement in World War I?
RMS Titanic
RMS Lusitania
USS Arizona
HMS Bounty
10. What was the city of Istanbul known as between 660 BC and 330?
Ankara
Izmir
Constantinople
Byzantium
11. What ancient road connected East Asia to Southeast Asia, East Africa, West Asia, and Southern Europe?
Cotton
Silk
Denim
Lavender
12. In what year did the Gold Rush begin in California?
1848
1923
1689
1749
13. What modern Japanese city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
Kyoto
Osaka
Fukuoka
Hiroshima
14. At it's greatest extent of 35.5 square km, which empire controlled the most territory by land?
Roman
Mongol
Ottoman
British
15. Who is credited as the author of 'The Raven"
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
Edgar Allan Poe
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Level 72
Jul 7, 2020
The biggest empire ever controlled 35 Square kilometres of land?