Vijayanagara Empire Quiz

Can you answer these questions about the Vijayanagara Empire, which controlled South India from 1336 to 1646?

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For much of its rule, the Vijayanagara Empire was able to set which river as its northern border?	Krishna River
The empire gets its name from its original capital, Vijayanagara. What is this ancient town, popular among tourists, called in the present day?	Hampi
What were the most commonly spoken languages of the Vijayanagara Empire?	Kannada
	Sanskrit
	Telugu
To the nearest million, what was the approximate population of the empire in 1500 CE?	18 million
What religion was practiced by the Western Ganga dynasty, whose defeat allowed the Vijayanagara Empire to rise in power?	Jainism
The Vijayanagaran currency was called the Varaha. What tusked animal, featured on the empire's flag, does "varaha" signify?	Wild Boar
The 15th and 16th centuries saw missionaries arrive primarily from which European countries?	Netherlands
	Portugal
What animals did the army rely on during battle, which initially proved advantageous?	Elephants
Vijayanagara collapsed after a series of invasions by sultanates from which Indian plateau?	Deccan