Quiz: Alexander the Great

Do you know in which century before the Common Era did the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, known for the Pythagorean theorem, live?

What was the name given to the massive temple complex near Luxor, considered one of the most important religious sites in Ancient Egypt?

Which number president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln?

Name one of the battles fought by Alexander the Great.

Which foreign crisis is often considered the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War during JFK’s presidency?

Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

About which President was Walt Whitman’s poem Oh Captain, My Captain written?

Who was the famous historian who chronicled the Peloponnesian War?

Who was the Native American woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

What does the term "Ghost Dance" refer to in Native American history?

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

What does the Latin phrase "Carpe diem" mean in English?

Julius Caesar supposedly proclaimed “alea iacta est” (the die is cast) when he crossed which river?

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

The Rosetta Stone, crucial for deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written in three scripts. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

What writing system did the Ancient Egyptians use?

Which Native American tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?

What was the name of one of the most significant deities in the Inca Empire, to which the creation of civilization is attributed?

Who was the commander of the Union Army from March 1864 to the end of the Civil War?

Which Viking explorer founded the first Norse settlements in Greenland?