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History Containing the Letter X

Can you guess these historical answers that contain the letter X?
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Author of "The Communist Manifesto"
Karl Marx
The only President of the U.S. whose last name contains an X
Richard Nixon
Born in Greece, he conquered Persia,and died in Babylon
Alexander the Great
Formation of spearmen employed by the above
Phalanx
In the late 1970s, it became the first disease to be completely eradicated
Smallpox
Germany, Italy, and Japan in WWII
Axis
Linen was first made from this plant over 4000 years ago in Egypt
Flax
Confederate Civil War song: "The land of cotton / old times there are not forgotten"
Dixie
Mythical creature sculpted in Giza, Egypt around 2500 B.C.
Great Sphinx
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895
X-ray
Sport which the Marquess of Queensberry endorsed rules for in 1867
Boxing
Tapestry that tells the story of the Norman conquest of England
Bayeux Tapestry
What the Pope did to Henry VIII in 1538
Excommunicate
Edison's phonograph recorded sound on a cylinder made of this
Wax
"No ______ without representation", said the American colonists to King George III
Taxation
Legendary left-handed guitarist who joined the 27 club when he died in London in 1970
Jimi Hendrix
The biggest news story in the UK in 2016
Brexit
The Great Schism of 1054 separated the Roman Catholics from this branch of Christianity
Eastern Orthodox
Agatha Christie wrote about a murder on this train line connecting Paris and Istanbul
Orient Express
Cruel Roman method of execution used on Spartacus's followers
Crucifixion
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27 Comments
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Apr 3, 2020
I cant write cruxifiction <- that's how I wrote it.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Aug 26, 2025
I wrote crucifiction and Bayou tapestry
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 66
Apr 3, 2020
I wrote cruxification -_-
blizzrd33
+3
Level 81
Apr 5, 2020
Was expecting a question about Don Quixote
thedb
+8
Level 70
Apr 8, 2020
or Xerxes!
tshalla
+3
Level 78
May 27, 2020
tried x-men for the formation of spearmen.
Schnuck
+1
Level 18
Aug 27, 2025
i typed Xerxes after alexander just for shts
Aaron197
+5
Level 76
Apr 27, 2020
Surprised not to see Xerxes as an answer
bestanford
+2
Level 73
May 27, 2020
PLEASE give more type-ins for Bayeux!!!! Spent half the quiz trying to get it.
fitheach
+8
Level 58
May 27, 2020
You've learnt to spell it now though, haven't you, so you won't need any type-ins in future :-)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
May 27, 2020
I came up with a History by Letter - X quiz. Was a bit hard to find answers starting with, not just containing X, but I think it turned out just as well as most in the rest in the series.
roleybob
+3
Level 73
May 27, 2020
The Bayeux Tapestry is a tapestry in name only - it is actually an embroidery (tapestries are woven)
nojik
+2
Level 67
May 27, 2020
orthodoxy didnt split. they split.

also alexander wasnt just born in greece. he was greek.

Gabisolarboy
+2
Level 50
May 27, 2020
You used Spartacus, but I think Jesus made crucifixion well known to us.
Pontifex
+2
Level 47
May 27, 2020
Jesus was far from the first and far from the last individual to be crucified and that reasoning would only really apply to Christians who haven't studied much on ancient Rome. Plus, I feel like the quiz-maker knew that he'd face some form of religious or anti-religious comments if he used Jesus as the example.
jmellor13
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Level 68
May 27, 2020
Your second sentence is probably accurate, but most educated non-Christians know Jesus was crucified. I suspect if you asked the average person to name someone who's been crucified, Jesus would be the most common answer, even among non-Christians.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Aug 26, 2025
So? Does that mean that any crucifixion question HAS to be about Jesus?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
May 28, 2020
my first answer would be Brian.
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Aug 26, 2025
I also thought of Brian, and bloke asking "crucifixion?"
azinyk
+1
Level 55
May 28, 2020
Could you accept some common misspellings like "sphynx" and "crucifixtion"?
oko
+2
Level 38
Jun 1, 2020
nothing about malcolm x?
Valenmiceli
+1
Level 63
Jul 14, 2021
nah
dogmeat
+1
Level 69
Apr 10, 2022
I stupidly didn't think of alexander because the greeks only considered him greek after the event
RuthlessCosmo
+1
Level 78
Aug 26, 2025
William was keenly concerned with the progress of the Bayeux Tapestry (or Embroidery, if you will) and was constantly asking his followers and servants "How's Bayeux?"
JuliusLang
+1
Level 55
Aug 26, 2025
Missed opportunity to put in Xerxes.
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Aug 26, 2025
I think if you've done a Brexit, then you shouldn't get to take the Bayeux Tapestry out of France. Keep it in situ!
Alouka
+1
Level 74
Aug 26, 2025
Now it makes sense why it's called "Röntgen" in German. XD
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