Alexander the Great - Statistics

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

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