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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which city-state defeated the above in 404 BC?	Sparta	96%
Pericles was the leader of which city-state?	Athens	88%
That religion travelled extensively along which trade route?	Silk Road	88%
Soldiers from that city-state fought against which empire during a battle in 480 BC?	Achaemenid Empire	76%
Which leader conquered that empire in the 300s BC?	Alexander the Great	76%
The third ruler of that empire famously converted to which religion?	Buddhism	72%
What was the state religion of the island for over two centuries prior to the invasion?	Islam	60%
Which city is considered to be the centre of that religion?	Mecca	60%
The founder of that dynasty twice attempted to conquer another nation, but was thwarted both times by storms. Which nation was it?	Japan	56%
The people that the above person belonged to had begun their conquest of which Mediterranean island several years earlier?	Sicily	44%
Which organisation established a treaty in 1948 that criminalised this act?	United Nations	44%
Which empire at the western end of the trade route learnt how to make the material for which the route is named?	Byzantine Empire	40%
What act did that empire commit against various ethnic groups during the following century?	Genocide	40%
Which disease, similar to the above, is the cause of the early 2020s pandemic?	Covid-19	32%
That king's final battle took place in which cultural region of the Indian subcontinent?	Punjab	32%
That empire fought against which other empire between 1877-1878?	Ottoman Empire	28%
Which empire sold its colonial possessions, located on the same continent as the above nation, to that nation in 1867?	Russian Empire	28%
Which disease caused 299 deaths in the above city in the early 2000s?	SARS	28%
Who then became the leader of which nation?	United States	28%
Who was the leader of the winning side of that war?	George Washington	24%
Which nearby city was controlled by another European country until 1997?	Hong Kong	24%
And who was the victor of that battle?	William the Conqueror	24%
A battle occurred here in 1775. Which war was the battle a part of?	American Revolutionary War	20%
During which battle was that king killed?	Battle of Hastings	20%
Which future King of Norway served as a commander of that unit?	Harald Hardrada	20%
Which city in Asia did this country control until 1999?	Macau	20%
Which empire was established in that region several years later?	Maurya Empire	20%
Which European country had controlled the nation two years prior to this?	Portugal	20%
Previously, the explorer had visited Beijing, which at the time was the capital of which dynasty?	Yuan dynasty	20%
By what name was this country known between 1971 and 1997?	Zaire	20%
At which battle was that king killed?	Battle of Stamford Bridge	16%
Which king led the opposing side during that battle?	Harold Godwinson	16%
Which famously wealthy ruler went on a pilgrimage to that city from 1324 to 1325?	Mansa Musa	16%
In 1960, this organisation created a force that was deployed in which African country?	Republic of the Congo	16%
That kingdom became part of which country within the missionary's lifetime?	Spain	16%
Rebels from which nation invaded the country's southermost province from 1977 to 1978?	Angola	12%
Which country colonised the western third of the island in the 17th century?	France	12%
That country founded a city in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River on which island?	Hispaniola	8%
Which Morrocan explorer visited the capital of that ruler's empire a few decades later?	Ibn Battuta	8%
What was the name of an elite unit of that empire's army, which mainly consisted of recruits from northern Europe?	Varangian Guard	8%
Which co-founder of the Society of Jesus attempted to start a church in that country in the 16th century?	Francis Xavier	4%
Within which former kingdom was that missionary born?	Kingdom of {Navarre}	4%
Which city was founded, roughly 1957 miles north of the island, by an explorer from the above country in 1608?	Quebec City	4%

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