1 - Who was surnamed the 'Father of History'?

Hesiodus

Herodotus

Thucydides

Xenophon

2 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been?

13

14

15

16

3 - Which of the following happened the earliest in the United Kingdom?

The official adoption of the gold standard

The adoption of postal stamps

The abolition of slavery throughout its empire

The adoption of women's suffrage

4 - Which Khazar bek converted the country to Judaism?

Obadiah

Hazer Tarkhan

Bulan Sabriel

Joseph

5 - The St Marco Campanile standing in Venice today is a copy. How and when was the original destroyed?

It was burnt by Austrian troops in the XVIIth century

It was destroyed on orders of Napoleon to punish Venetian resistance in 1799

It burnt down in 1756 in a fire which destroyed part of central Venice

It collapsed in 1902 due to severe structural faults

6 - Which state was not a German elector in the 16th century?

Bavaria

Bohemia

Trier

Cologne

7 - When did Brunei become independent?

It has been independent since the Middle-Ages

1925

1947

1984

8 - What was the last Mongol state to be conquered by a foreign power?

Khanate of the Crimea

Mughal Empire

Dzungaria

Khalka Horde

9 - Which modern author is famous for his historical novel about Julian the Apostate?

Gore Vidal

Robert Graves

Rex Warner

Henryx Sienkiewicz

10 - Which Hellenistic monarch was killed at the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC?

Seleucus I ('the Conqueror')

Lysimachus I

Antigonus I ('the One-Eyed')

Ptolemy I ('the Savior')

11 - The Muslim League was established in 1906 in India as a result of the decision by the British to partition which province?

Bihar

Punjab

Bengal

Hyderabad

12 - Which Theban leader is credited with the formation of the famous Sacred Band?

Epaminondas

Gorgidas

Pelopidas

Oedipus

13 - Which of the following 19th century American figures was NOT nominated for the US Presidency by the Whig Party?

Senator Henry Clay

General Winfield Scott

Senator Daniel Webster

General Zachary Taylor

14 - In what city did Charles de Gaulle make his promise of a new partnership with French colonial populations in 1944:?

Dakar

Abidjan

Brazzaville

Luanda

15 - From which city did the Ottoman grandee Ali Pasha dominate the western Balkans in the late 18th century?

Skopje

Shkoder

Janina

Pristina

16 - Who was defeated in the battle of Sandwich in 1217?

The Flemish

The Irish

The French

The Scots

17 - Who is held to have christianized Axum (Ethiopia)?

King Ezana

King Rastafari

King Shiazana

King Agabe

18 - What was the Apadana?

The name of the 'High Road' which stretched from Assyria through Media to Parthia

The name of the tomb of Darius the Great of Persia

The name of the main hall of the Palace in Persepolis

The name of the tomb of Cyrus the Great of Persia

19 - Where was Cyrus the Great's tomb built?

In his capital of Pasargadae

In his capital of Persepolis

In a cliff-face on the road to Persepolis

No one knows - his tomb has never been found

20 - Which Roman Emperor allegedly made his horse senator?

Trajan

Heliogabal

Caligula

Diocletian

 

  

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