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1. In what year was Rome founded by Romulus and Remus?
1831
1642
753 BC
647 BC
2. What country was invaded by Nazi Germany that officially started World War II?
Poland
Russia
France
Belgium
3. What year was the Berlin Wall destroyed?
1961
1977
1991
1989
4. In what country did gunpowder originate in the 9th century?
Japan
Vietnam
China
India
5. What famous invention was created by Johannes Gutenberg?
Cotton Gin
Telephone
Printing Press
Reaper
6. What city of Italy is credited with the origination of the Renaissance Period?
Pisa
Florence
Naples
Milan
7. Which one of these cities has served as the capital of the United States of America?
Boston, Massachusetts
Richmond, Virginia
Princeton, New Jersey
Chicago, Illinois
8. In what year did the 100 Years' War begin?
1337
1324
1453
1283
9. The sinking of what ship ultimately resulted in the United States of America's involvement in World War I?
RMS Lusitania
RMS Titanic
USS Arizona
HMS Bounty
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?
Lavender
Silk
Cotton
Denim
12. In what year did the Gold Rush begin in California?
1923
1689
1749
1848
13. What modern Japanese city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Osaka
Fukuoka
14. At it's greatest extent of 35.5 square km, which empire controlled the most territory by land?
Mongol
Ottoman
Roman
British
15. Who is credited as the author of 'The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
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Level 72
Jul 7, 2020
The biggest empire ever controlled 35 Square kilometres of land?