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1. In what year was Rome founded by Romulus and Remus?
1642
1831
753 BC
647 BC
2. What country was invaded by Nazi Germany that officially started World War II?
Russia
Poland
France
Belgium
3. What year was the Berlin Wall destroyed?
1989
1991
1961
1977
4. In what country did gunpowder originate in the 9th century?
Vietnam
Japan
China
India
5. What famous invention was created by Johannes Gutenberg?
Cotton Gin
Telephone
Reaper
Printing Press
6. What city of Italy is credited with the origination of the Renaissance Period?
Pisa
Naples
Florence
Milan
7. Which one of these cities has served as the capital of the United States of America?
Chicago, Illinois
Richmond, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
Princeton, New Jersey
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?
RMS Titanic
USS Arizona
HMS Bounty
RMS Lusitania
10. What was the city of Istanbul known as between 660 BC and 330?
Byzantium
Izmir
Constantinople
Ankara
11. What ancient road connected East Asia to Southeast Asia, East Africa, West Asia, and Southern Europe?
Silk
Lavender
Cotton
Denim
12. In what year did the Gold Rush begin in California?
1848
1923
1689
1749
13. What modern Japanese city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
Fukuoka
Hiroshima
Kyoto
Osaka
14. At it's greatest extent of 35.5 square km, which empire controlled the most territory by land?
Ottoman
Roman
Mongol
British
15. Who is credited as the author of 'The Raven"
Langston Hughes
Robert Frost
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
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Level 72
Jul 7, 2020
The biggest empire ever controlled 35 Square kilometres of land?