Statistics for Byzantine History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The Byzantine empire was an offshoot of this empire	Roman Empire	94%
Capital city of the Byzantine Empire	Constantinople	93%
Official state religion (after 380 AD)	Christianity	92%
Ancient trade route between China and the Byzantine Empire	{Silk} Road	92%
Empire that finally conquered the Byzantines in 1453	Ottoman Turks	88%
Primary language of the Byzantine Empire	Greek	86%
Hunnish invader who the Byzantines battled and paid tribute to	Atilla	75%
World's largest cathedral for over 900 years	Hagia {Sophia}	73%
Italian city-state who seized many territories from the Byzantines in that conflict	Venice	66%
Name of that city before 330 AD	Byzantium	61%
Name for the split of the Catholic and Orthodox church in 1054	Great {Schism}	59%
"Great" emperor who reconquered Italy and reformed the legal code	Justinian	52%
This napalm-like substance, a state secret, helped win naval battles	Greek Fire	49%
At times, these religious devotional images were banned	Icons	47%
30,000 died in the Nika riots, sparked by dueling fans of this sport	Chariot Races	42%
Eastern Orthodox version of the Pope	Ecumenical Patriarch	41%
Free wheat distribution ceased after the Arabs conquered this province	Egypt	33%
In the English language, the word "Byzantine" refers to something that is overly ...	Complex	30%
Powerful wife of the above, a former actress and prostitute	Theodora	29%
The Latin Empire was established after this "Holy War", in 1204	Fourth Crusade	26%