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History Quiz: What...?
History questions beginning with "What...".
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| First submitted | January 10, 2020 |
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1.
...was the first confirmed form of aircraft to have successfully carried a person?
Aeroplane
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Autogyro
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Balloon
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2.
...was the capital of Egypt's 19th dynasty?
Memphis
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Pi-Ramesses
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Thebes
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...archaeological site contains the world's oldest megaliths?
Göbekli Tepe
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Carnac stones
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Stonehenge
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4.
...is (possibly) the oldest novel ever written?
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Don Quixote
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The Tale of Genji
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...served as Genghis Khan's capital?
Karakorum
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Shangdu
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Ulaanbaatar
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6.
...is an illuminated manuscript?
A manuscript with code hidden within it.
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A manuscript decorated with initials, borders and miniature illustrations.
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A manuscript that is deemed to be sacred by the Catholic Church.
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7.
...empire dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322-185 BC?
Maurya
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Gupta
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Kushan
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8.
...did Scottish inventor Sir James Dewar invent?
Ballpoint pen
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Television
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Vacuum flask
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9.
...was the tallest building before 1549?
Old St Paul's Cathedral
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Lincoln Cathedral
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Pyramid of Khufu
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10.
...may have inspired the belief in the existence of cyclopes?
Fossil skulls of dwarf elephants
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Fossil skulls of dwarf rhinoceros
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Fossil skulls of dwarf hippopotamus
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11.
...was destroyed in 226 BC?
Temple of Artemis
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Colossus of Rhodes
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12.
...was the largest pre-Columbian city in South America?
Chan Chan
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Caral
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Cusco
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13.
...is Ned Kelly famous for?
His high kill count
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Wearing armour
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Train robberies
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14.
...was the main purpose of the shuriken?
To distract or misdirect
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To signal someone
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To kill
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15.
...killed Sigurd the Mighty?
An axe
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An orca
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A decapitated head
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