| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What European empire fell in 476 CE after being finally conquered by Germanic tribes? | Roman Empire | 100%
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| Which of these modern-day countries did the British Empire NOT control? Malta, Namibia, Guyana, Belize, Benin, Guyana, Egypt, Israel, Fiji, Oman, Uganda, Bahamas. | Benin | 90%
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| Which of these modern-day countries was a part of the Soviet Union? The countries are Türkiye, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland, Romania, Poland, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Hungary. | Estonia | 90%
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| In what African modern-day country was the Abyssinian Empire mostly located? | Ethiopia | 90%
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| What once-powerful Muslim empire fell in 1920? | Ottoman Empire | 90%
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| What Central European empire fell after losing WW1? | Austria-Hungary | 80%
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| The Habsburg Monarchy was the predecessor to what similar empire, which then became the answer to the question above? | Austrian Empire | 80%
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| What modern-day country had an empire that is, to date, the second-largest empire in history? | Mongolia | 80%
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| What former country was known to some as the Land of the South Slavs? | Yugoslavia | 70%
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| What empire fell in 1453 after defeat at Constantinople to the Ottomans? | Byzantine Empire | 60%
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| The name of what empire contained three words, despite Voltaire being quoted as saying that none of those words applied to it? | Holy Roman Empire | 60%
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| The ruler of what empire commissioned the building of the Taj Mahal? | Mughal Empire | 60%
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| In what city, outside of Europe, was the capital of the Portuguese Empire located from 1807 to 1821? | Rio de Janeiro | 60%
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| The Roman Empire fought 3 wars against what African Empire in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE? | Carthaginian Empire | 50%
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| Which colonial power was the first to settle in most of what became known as the 13 colonies, before the Brits conquered them? | Netherlands | 40%
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