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Antiquity - Missing Links Trivia Quiz

This type of quiz is really relaxing: in each question you'll just have to find the missing link, given a series of names related to Ancient History.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr5. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Mr5

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,311

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1763

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (6/10), Guest 110 (6/10), lilycharlie (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Nippur - Uruk - Eridu - Ur - ? Hint

Niniveh

Susa

Memphis

Lagash

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Question 2 of 10

2. Kheops - Kephren - ? Hint

Ramses II

Mikherinos

Tutmes III

Amenhotep

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Question 3 of 10

3. Gades - Utica - Leptis - Oea - ? Hint

Syracuse

Byzantium

Carthage

Naucratis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lao Zi - Mencius - ? Hint

Qin Shi Huangdi

Confucius

Wu Di

Wu Wang

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Question 5 of 10

5. Megara - Delphi - Athens - ? Hint

Thebes

Sparta

Mycenae

Argos

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Question 6 of 10

6. Marathon - Salamis - Plataea - ? Hint

Actium

Thermopylae

Kadesh

Leuctra

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Question 7 of 10

7. Antipatros - Ptolemeus - Lysimachos - Antigonos - Eumenes - ? Hint

Epaminondas

Xerxes

Seleucos

Philip II

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Question 8 of 10

8. Caesar - Pompey - ? Hint

Crassus

Sulla

Marcus Antonius

Caius Marius

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Question 9 of 10

9. Numidia - Africa - Cyrenaica - Egypt - ? Hint

Dacia

Norricum

Gaul

Mauretania

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Question 10 of 10

10. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Claudius - ? Hint

Traian

Vespasianus

Constantine

Nero

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Dec 19 2024 : Guest 136: 6/10
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Dec 08 2024 : lilycharlie: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nippur - Uruk - Eridu - Ur - ?

Answer: Lagash

The common link: they were all Sumerian city-states, founded during the 4th millenium B.C.

2. Kheops - Kephren - ?

Answer: Mikherinos

The pyramids of Kheops, Kephren and Mikherinos form the best known complex of pyramids found in Egypt.

3. Gades - Utica - Leptis - Oea - ?

Answer: Carthage

These names belong to Phoenecian colonies. Some of them still exist today as modern cities, for example Gades is the Spanish city of Cadiz. The other answers were the names of three Greek colonies.

4. Lao Zi - Mencius - ?

Answer: Confucius

They were three of the greatest Chinese thinkers whose ideas had a great influence on Chinese culture and religion. Confucius and Lao Zi lived in the 6th century B.C while Mencius (Meng Zi) lived in the 4th century B.C.

5. Megara - Delphi - Athens - ?

Answer: Thebes

These were the major city-states in Ancient Greece, situated on the Greek mainland (the other three cities being situated in the Peloponnes Peninsula).

6. Marathon - Salamis - Plataea - ?

Answer: Thermopylae

These are the most important battles in the Greek-Persian Wars.
Marathon (490 B.C), Thermopylae (480 B.C), Salamis (480 B.C), Plataea (479 B.C).

7. Antipatros - Ptolemeus - Lysimachos - Antigonos - Eumenes - ?

Answer: Seleucos

They were the generals of Alexander the Great, who divided his empire after his death in 323 B.C.

8. Caesar - Pompey - ?

Answer: Crassus

These three powerful men made up the first triumvirate in 59 B.C.

9. Numidia - Africa - Cyrenaica - Egypt - ?

Answer: Mauretania

The missing link was the most western Roman colony in the African continent. The other answers referred to three Roman colonies in Europe.

10. Augustus - Tiberius - Caligula - Claudius - ?

Answer: Nero

The well known Roman Emperor, Nero, was the missing link from the most important emperors of the Iulia-Claudia dynasty.

Source: Author Mr5

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