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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Trivia #154

In 1276 Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf I took over possession of the Duchy of Austria. It would remain in his dynasty's possession till 1918. Which dynasty was it?

1. Hohenzollern
2. Hohenstaufen
3. Hapsburg (Habsburg)
4. Saxe-Coburg
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Trivia #121

Which astronomer published his theory of a sun-centered universe in 1543?

1. Johannes Kepler
2. Galileo Galilei
3. Isaac Newton
4. Nicholas Copernicus
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Trivia #110

What is the only one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which still exists?

1. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Great Pyramid at Giza
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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Friday, September 6, 2019

Trivia #82

Besides Julius Caesar, who were the other two members of the First Triumvirate?

1. Mark Anthony and Pompey
2. Octavian and Crassus
3. Pompey and Crassus
4. Cato and Mark Anthony
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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Trivia #77

According to lore, this King of the Franks was praying on Christmas, 800 AD, when the Pope crept up from behind and crowned him king of the Holy Roman Empire.

1. Clovis
2. Charlemagne
3. Constantine
4. Charles
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Friday, August 30, 2019

Trivia #76

According to a myth, the kidnapping of which woman led to the Trojan War?

1. Aspasia
2. Nefertiti
3. Cleopatra
4. Helen
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Trivia #73

The Roman numeral MCD represents what number?

1. 800
2. 1400
3. 1600
4. 2010
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Monday, August 26, 2019

Trivia #72

When was Caesar assassinated?

1. March 1, 27 B.C.
2. March 1, 44 B.C.
3. March 15, 27 B.C.
4. March 15, 44 B.C.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Trivia #63

This Frankish king was crowned an emperor by Pope Leo III after he had restored him to the papacy. This laid the basis for the Holy Roman Empire in 800. Who was he?

1. Charlemagne
2. Louis I
3. Constantine VI
4. Pepin the Short
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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Trivia #36

Who did Gaius Julius Caesar (Caesar) name as his heir?

1. Marcus Antonius (Marc Anthony)
2. Ptolemy Caesarion (Caesarion)
3. He named no one
4. Gaius Octavianus (Octavian)
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Monday, July 8, 2019

Trivia #30

Who was the general that invaded Italy and fought against Rome there for sixteen years in the Second Punic War?

1. Hamilcar
2. Hannibal
3. Elephantus
4. Maximus
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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Trivia #23

Who was the king of Spain in 1588 when the English defeated the Spanish Armada?

1. Louis XIV
2. Ferdinand the Great
3. Philip II
4. Maximilian I
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Sunday, June 23, 2019

Trivia #17

Who was the most famous pupil of Socrates?

1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. Aristophanes
4. Alexander the Great
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Friday, June 21, 2019

Trivia #15

Yugoslavia was created on the ruins of two empires. One of them was the Ottoman Empire. What was the other?

1. German
2. Austro-Hungarian
3. Byzantium
4. Russia
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Monday, June 17, 2019

Trivia #11

Among his accomplishments, this Renaissance genius designed the horizontal water wheel, which led to the development of the water turbine. Who was he?

1. Donatello
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Raphael
4. Michelangelo
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Trivia #5

Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in which year?

1. 1550
2. 1612
3. 1380
4. 1453
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