Ancient History

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1. The Middle Ages historically began with the fall of which empire?
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2. What was the name of the 120km Roman wall built along the northern border of the Empire to prevent military raids?
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3. In what modern Mediterranean country is the site of ancient Carthage?
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4. Name the Greek slave who was famous for his fables.
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5. What country was Julius Caesar referring to with the famous words I came, I saw, I conquered?
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6. What historical figure was assassinated on the day known as the Ides of March?
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7. What country was known by ancient Romans as Caledonia?
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8. Which bird, beginning with the letter I, was considered sacred in ancient Egypt?
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9. What poet penned the epic The Odyssey?
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10. Which of Homers books chronicles the story of the Trojan War?
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11. What is the name of the giant wooden horse in Homers Iliad?
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12. Which Roman Emperor made his favourite horse a consul in 41AD?
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13. What is the name of the rogue warrior played by Brad Pitt in the movie Troy?
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14. What 5000 year old monument would you visit on Salisbury Plain?
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15. What would you be standing on if you were on the Sacred Rock rising over 60 metres above Athens?
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16. What is the name given to the three wars between Rome and Carthage in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC?
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17. Which Carthaginian general led his army across the Alps with a contingent of elephants?
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18. Americas Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
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19. According to legend, who played his violin during the burning of Rome?
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20. In what month of the year did Julius Caesar die?
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21. In which dynasty did the Golden Age of China take place?
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22. What mountain erupted in 79AD and buried the town of Pompeii?
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23. What ruler made his brothers kings of Naples and Holland?
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24. Which ancient people worshipped the goddess Isis?
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25. Who is the Roman god of the sea?
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26. Who is the Greek god of love?
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27. The mammoth is a prehistoric relative of which present-day beast?
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28. In which century did the Wright Brothers achieve their first flight?
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29. What did the ancient Greeks misguidedly believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?
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30. What month of the year, named after a Roman Emperor, was formerly called Sextilis?
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31. What Egyptian King died suddenly and mysteriously at the age of 18, over 3000 years ago?
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32. Who was one of the founders of Rome and the first Roman King?
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1. What type of animal is also known as a jumbuck?
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2. What do you call the training of hawks and falcons for sport?
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3. What does a herbivorous animal prefer to eat?
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4. What type of animal comes in the varieties Box, Snapping, and Sea?
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5. The term Dag is often used in affection, where would you find a real Dag?
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6. Generally speaking, ornithology is the study of which creatures?
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7. If a group of elephants is a herd, what is a group of gorillas called?
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8. What animal does the word Dobbin refer to?
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9. What do we call a young goat?
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10. What do you call a group of crows?
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11. What is a group of bears called?
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12. What type of animal comes from the caprine family?
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13. What do you call the bushy tail of a fox?
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14. Beginning with the letter ‘C’, what is a term used to describe a group of camels?
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15. What is a female donkey called?
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16. If a male cat is referred to as a ‘Tom’, what is a female cat referred to as?
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17. Which type of animal has a breed called Charbray?
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