1 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
2 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
3 - Of which country was James I the King before becoming King of England?
4 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
5 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989?
6 - What Roman general conquered Gaul in the First Century BC?
7 - Which were in 1914 the three belligerent European countries who officially had an emperor?
8 - By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?
9 - Where is the monument shown below located?

10 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?
11 - Of the following Napoleonic battles, which one was a defeat for Napoleonic France?
12 - In 1895 which African country defeated Italy allowing it to stay independent?
13 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
14 - Which French king built Versailles?
15 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?
16 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?
17 - Which of these empires was not based in Mexico?
18 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
19 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?
20 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period?
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