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