Ancient India.
What popular mind-and-body practice, characterized by physical postures and deep breathing, originated in ancient India thousands of years ago?
Yoga.
Which international sporting event, still held every four years today, was invented by the Greeks in 776 BCE to honor the god Zeus?
The Olympic Games.
What famous luxury fabric, harvested from the cocoons of caterpillars, was invented and kept secret by ancient China for millennia?
Silk
What detailed preservation process did ancient Egyptians perform on bodies to ensure the deceased survived safely in the afterlife?
Mummification.
When was the first Iphone made (Year)
2007.
What popular mind-and-body practice, characterized by physical postures and deep breathing, originated in ancient India thousands of years ago?
Chess
What political system, meaning "rule by the people," was pioneered by the city-state of Athens in 508 BCE?
Democracy.
Discovered by accident by farmers in 1974, what massive collection of life-sized clay statues was buried to protect China's first emperor in the afterlife?
The Terracotta Army.
What animal did the ancient Egyptians consider deeply sacred, often keeping them as domestic protectors to bring good luck?
Cats.
When was the first computer made? Not for public use. (Decade or Year)
1837, 1800's 30-40
What global children's board game began in ancient India as a moral instruction tool called Moksha Patam?
Snakes and Ladders.
How did ancient Greek sculptors actually present their marble statues, contradicting the pristine white look we see in museums today?
They were vibrantly painted.
Which common household material did the Chinese invent during the Han Dynasty, centuries before it was adopted by the Western world?
Paper
Contrary to Hollywood myths that they were built by slaves, what group of people actually constructed the Great Pyramids?
Paid laborers.
When was the first book ever released in english? (Century, Decade, or Year.)
1473/1477. 1400's 60-70's 1400's 1400-1500.
For roughly 2,000 years, ancient India was the world’s only major known source of what precious gemstone?
Diamonds.
Discovered in a shipwreck, what 2,000-year-old Greek device is widely celebrated as the world's oldest analog computer?
The Antikythera Mechanism.
What innovative financial tool did the Tang and Song dynasties invent to replace the heavy strings of copper coins carried by traveling merchants?
Paper money.
What was the true ethnic and cultural lineage of Cleopatra VII, the famous final pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Greek.
When was the first Walmart opened? (Decade or Year)
1962. 1900's 60's-70's.
What massive architectural marvel in Delhi has stood exposed to the elements for over 1,600 years without rusting?
The Iron Pillar of Delhi.
What political safety valve allowed Athenian citizens to scratch a politician’s name onto a piece of pottery to banish them from the city for 10 years?
Ostracism
Under the strict legal codes of the Qin Dynasty, what physical metric—rather than calendar age—was used to determine if a person was an adult before the law?
Height.
What historic milestone was achieved by Pharaoh Ramses II and King Hattusili III following the bloody conflict at the Battle of Kadesh?
The Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty.
When was the first car made? (Decade or Year)
1886/1885. 1800's 80's-90's.