ANCIENT HISTORY TRIVIA

1) What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?

Choose Your Answer: A: Memphis, B: Thebes, C: Alexandria, D: Baltimore

2) What Roman Emperor was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold-piece ransom?

Choose Your Answer: A: Nero, B: Caligula, C: Caesar Augustus, D: Julius Caesar

3) On what island did ancient Greek civilization originate?

Choose Your Answer: A: Crete, B: Samos, C: Olympia, D: Rhodes

4) What fortification was built by the Romans around 122 A.D. across the width of Great Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians to the north?

Choose Your Answer: A: Cleon's Wall, B: Caesar's Wall, C: Hadrian's Wall, D: Hannibal's Wall

5) Who is considered the founder of the Xia Dynasty in ancient China?

Choose Your Answer: A: Tang, B: Yu, C: Qi, D: Shun

6) How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?

Choose Your Answer: A: Three, B: Two, C: One, D: Zero

7) When did the first documented Olympic Games take place?

Choose Your Answer: A: 776 B.C., B: 432 B.C., C: 112 B.C., D: 6 A.D.

8) Who is credited with making the first map of the known world?

Choose Your Answer: A: Archimedes, B: Anaximander, C: Euclid, D: Christopher Columbus

9) What historic event took place in Rome in 64 A.D.?

Choose Your Answer: A: Assassination of Julius Caesar, B: Goths Destroy Rome, C: Rome Burns, D: Third Punic War Ends

10) How many years did the Peloponnesian War last?

Choose Your Answer: A: 16, B: 27, C: 39, D: 54

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