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1. In what year was Rome founded by Romulus and Remus?
753 BC
647 BC
1831
1642
2. What country was invaded by Nazi Germany that officially started World War II?
Belgium
Russia
France
Poland
3. What year was the Berlin Wall destroyed?
1989
1991
1961
1977
4. In what country did gunpowder originate in the 9th century?
Vietnam
India
China
Japan
5. What famous invention was created by Johannes Gutenberg?
Reaper
Printing Press
Telephone
Cotton Gin
6. What city of Italy is credited with the origination of the Renaissance Period?
Milan
Naples
Florence
Pisa
7. Which one of these cities has served as the capital of the United States of America?
Boston, Massachusetts
Princeton, New Jersey
Richmond, Virginia
Chicago, Illinois
8. In what year did the 100 Years' War begin?
1324
1337
1453
1283
9. The sinking of what ship ultimately resulted in the United States of America's involvement in World War I?
HMS Bounty
RMS Titanic
RMS Lusitania
USS Arizona
10. What was the city of Istanbul known as between 660 BC and 330?
Izmir
Constantinople
Ankara
Byzantium
11. What ancient road connected East Asia to Southeast Asia, East Africa, West Asia, and Southern Europe?
Silk
Denim
Cotton
Lavender
12. In what year did the Gold Rush begin in California?
1689
1848
1923
1749
13. What modern Japanese city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
Hiroshima
Osaka
Fukuoka
Kyoto
14. At it's greatest extent of 35.5 square km, which empire controlled the most territory by land?
Roman
Ottoman
British
Mongol
15. Who is credited as the author of 'The Raven"
Robert Frost
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Langston Hughes
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The biggest empire ever controlled 35 Square kilometres of land?