Quiz: Ancient Egypt

The photograph features a statue known as "William" or "William the hippopotamus", the unofficial mascot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US. Do you know to which ancient civilization this statue belonged?

Which piece of legislation prohibited racial segregation in public places in the United States?

Which act signed by Lincoln granted 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee?

What was Lincoln's main profession before entering politics?

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

Who was the second US President to be assassinated whilst in office, on September 19, 1881?

Who was the famous historian who chronicled the Peloponnesian War?

Who was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt?

Which Norse goddess was associated with love, fertility, and battle?

When was NATO founded?

Meaning “The Senate and the People of Rome” in translation, what four-letter abbreviation did Roman legions bear on their standard?

What was Lincoln's main profession before entering politics?

When was the Warsaw Pact established?

Who was the French King during the French Revolution?

Which 19th-century policy sought to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society?

What was the US policy of preventing the spread of communism known as?

Who was the leader of Persia during the Battle of Marathon in the First Persian War?

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?

The Library of Alexandria was considered one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. Who is traditionally thought to have founded it?

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