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Random History #8
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Last updated: March 24, 2023
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1.
Elizabeth I's reign saw which of these events?
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Death of William Shakespeare
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War of Roses
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English Civil War
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2.
The Heian period of which civilization lasted from the 8th-12th centuries CE?
Mongolia
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India
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Japan
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Persia
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3.
Which Latin phrase means "Seize the day" and was written by Horace?
Ad valorem
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Carpe diem
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Et tu Brute
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Nos morituri te salutamus
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4.
Which city was buried in mud when Vesuvius erupted?
Londinium
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Athens
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Antioch
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Herculaneum
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5.
Who was the first king of Rome in the 8th century BCE?
Romulus
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Remus
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Augustus Caesar
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Tarquinian
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6.
Cahokia was the center of a civilization in which river valley?
Yangtze
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Rhine
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Euphrates
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Mississippi
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7.
Who tried to kill his own mother with a boat that collapsed on purpose?
Alaric
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Tiberius
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Nero
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Commodus
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8.
Genseric was a king of which barbarian tribe?
Huns
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Vandals
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Marcomanni
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Gepids
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9.
All of these men ruled during the year of the four emperors except?
Trajan
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Otho
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Galba
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Vitellius
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10.
What gross substance did the Romans use for laundry?
Human urine
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Stagnant pond water
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Pig poop
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Cow pee
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11.
Which Emperor built the Colosseum?
Augustus Caesar
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Vespasian
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Constantine
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Nero
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12.
The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled over which nation?
Japan
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Korea
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China
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Mongolia
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13.
Who professed non-violence in his campaign for the independence of India?
Mahatma Gandhi
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Narendra Modi
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Manmohan Singh
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14.
Which Japanese emperor ruled Japan during World War II?
Naruhito
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Akihito
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Meiji
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Hirohito
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15.
Which of these countries was never part of the Soviet Union?
Ukraine
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Turkmenistan
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Romania
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Armenia
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