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

Author
plimmlia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,014

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
598

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which year did Pope Pius I die? Hint

179 BC

213 AD

193 AD

154 AD

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the seasick leader of the Spanish armada? Hint

Alexio Buchas

Medina Sidonia

Phillip Montes

Pontes Hure

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was Alexander the Great born? Hint

Pella

Skopje

Alexandria

Lycenstis

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Question 4 of 10

4. A valde libri est amo valde malum ('a great book is like great evil'). Who said it? Hint

Julius Caesar

Gaius Caesar

Nero

Vespasian

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Question 5 of 10

5. How long was Charlemagne on the throne? Hint

10 years +

30 years +

20 years +

40 years +

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which year was Tasmania discovered by Abel Tasman? Hint

1642

1754

1643

1723

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the last great khan of Mongolia? Hint

G�y�k Khan

Arigaba

Suddhipala

Toghan-Tem�r

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was Leo Tolstoy born? Hint

Kaliningrad

St. Petersburg

Yasnaya Polyana

Moscow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the fifth prime minister of the United Kingdom? Hint

Augustus FitzRoy

Spencer Compton

William Cavendish

John Stuart

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Question 10 of 10

10. What relation was Flavius Arcadius to Flavius Theodosius? Hint

Son

Father

Brother

Uncle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year did Pope Pius I die?

Answer: 154 AD

Pope Pius I is also known as St. Pius. He was born towards the end of the first century.

2. Who was the seasick leader of the Spanish armada?

Answer: Medina Sidonia

Medina Sidonia became the leader of the Armada after the previous leader had died.

3. Where was Alexander the Great born?

Answer: Pella

Alexander the Great was born in Pella in Macedonia. He was born in 356 BC and died in 323 BC.

4. A valde libri est amo valde malum ('a great book is like great evil'). Who said it?

Answer: Gaius Caesar

Gaius Caesar who was a notorious tyrant in Rome said this, which means: a great book is like great evil. Gaius Caesar is also known as Caligula.

5. How long was Charlemagne on the throne?

Answer: 40 years +

Charlemagne died after 45 years of ruling but his body was mummified and his body 'sat' on the royal throne for over 400 years!

6. Which year was Tasmania discovered by Abel Tasman?

Answer: 1642

Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania in 1642, somehow missing Australia!

7. Who was the last great khan of Mongolia?

Answer: Toghan-Tem�r

Toghan-Tem�r was supposedly the greatest khan but one of the least well known.

8. Where was Leo Tolstoy born?

Answer: Yasnaya Polyana

Leo Tolstoy was born in Yasnaya Polyana in 1828 and died in 1910 aged 82. He is the author of the novel "War and Peace".

9. Who was the fifth prime minister of the United Kingdom?

Answer: William Cavendish

The fifth prime minister of the U.K was William Cavendish preceded by Thomas Pelham-Holles. The first prime minister of the U.K was Sir Robert Walpole.

10. What relation was Flavius Arcadius to Flavius Theodosius?

Answer: Son

Flavius Arcadius was born in 377 AD and died in 408 AD. He was the son of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.

Source: Author plimmlia

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