| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander was born in 356 BC in which country? | Macedon | 95%
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| Who was Alexander's father? | Phillip II | 93%
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| Alexander was taught from age 13-16 by whom? | Aristotle | 90%
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| Olympias may have convinced Alexander that he was the son of which Greek god? | Zeus | 88%
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| And he conquered what country? | Greece | 86%
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| In Egypt, Alexander crowned himself Pharaoh and built the first of many cities named after himself, which was called? | Alexandria | 80%
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| When Phillip was murdered, who succeeded him as ruler? | Alexander | 78%
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| And these people were led by whom? | Darius III | 68%
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| Legend has it that Alexander tamed a horse whom he later named a city after. What was this horse's name? | Bucephalus | 67%
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| Alexander and his army were welcomed as heroes into this ancient city. | Babylon | 65%
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| When he conquered Epirus, he married Alexander's mother, named? | Olympias | 62%
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| Alexander possibly slept with a copy of which famous book? | The Iliad | 62%
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| Alexander's childhood friend and possible lover was named? | Hephaestion | 57%
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| His empire was divided between his four generals. The one who established a dynasty in Egypt was? | Ptolemy | 51%
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| Alexander built a bridge to conquer this coastal city in Phonecia. | Tyre | 51%
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| Alexander gathered an army and travelled east to defeat whom? | Persians | 50%
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| Alexander inflicted a crushing defeat on the Persians at the battle of? | Gaugamela | 47%
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| When he arrived at this city, Alexander burned it to the ground. | Persepolis | 43%
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| Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians at what river? | Granicus | 42%
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| According to legend, what were his last words? | To the strongest | 40%
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| And the king whom he defeated was named? | Porus | 29%
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| Alexander was planning further conquests into which region when he fell ill? | Arabia | 28%
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| At this river on the edges of India, Alexander cleverly defeated an army of soldiers riding elephants. | Hydaspes | 28%
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| The first and favourite wife of Alexander was named? | Roxana | 27%
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| Another took control of Syria and Paletine. | Seleucus | 20%
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| Alexander went on to conquer several Greek cities in Ionia. (One of these starts with E) | Ephesus | 19%
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| Another starts with H. | Halicarnassus | 16%
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| Another starts with M. | Miletus | 14%
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| Another starts with S. | Sardis | 14%
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