Quiz: Alexander the Great

Julius Caesar's civil war was primarily against which figure?

The photograph features one of the most significant works of Islamic calligraphy, created in the 9th and 10th centuries, and is kept in the Metropolitan Museum. Do you know by which name this work is known?

Which event is considered the start of the American Civil War?

Britain annexed Hong Kong as a result of which war?

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey, and whom else?

Which modern-day South American state was the birthplace of the Inca Empire?

Who was the god of death and the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

What was the name of Napoleon's first wife?

To where did Roald Amundsen lead a successful expedition in 1911?

The photograph features a ceremonial drinking cup in the shape of an animal head or horn, kept in the Metropolitan Museum in the US. Do you know to which culture or civilization this object belongs?

Along with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, who is the fourth President carved into Mount Rushmore?

In which century did Alexander the Great live?

Which German general was also known by the nickname Desert Fox?

What was the Viking name for the region in northern France that they settled and ruled?

In which year was the Berlin Wall built, separating East and West Berlin?

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

In which country did the USSR intervene in 1968?

Which empire did Alexander the Great aim to conquer but never fully did?

Which city-state initiated the building of the Parthenon in the 5th century BC?