Which continent do most scientists and historians believe the first human beings lived on?
Africa
What is the name of the first emperor who united China?
Qin Shi Huangdi
(Shi means first and Huangdi means sovereign emperor)
Name the river that flows through Egypt?
Nile
What religion did most people in Medieval Europe follow?
Christianity/Catholicism
When did the Black Death first hit Europe?
1347
How many Ronin went on to avenge their master?
47
What day is Star Wars Day?
May 4th
In what year did the first case of Covid 19 occur?
December 2019
What is a primary source?
An artefact that was created at the time being studied. It is an original source of information about the time period from someone who was an eyewitness.
What mountain range is located to the west that acted as a natural barrier, protecting China from invasion?
Himalayan Mountain Range
Which god was believed to be the first pharaoh of Egypt and the god of the sun and creation?
Ra
Which social class were expected to be chivalrous?
Knights
Which country did the Black Death originate in?
What was the name of the code of conduct that Samurai’s had to adhere to?
Bushido
What is the name of Taylor Swift's 2023-2024 concert tour?
The Era's Tour
World War II started in what year?
1939
How long ago did the Aboriginal People arrive in Australia?
70,000 - 40,000 years ago
Name the major trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Silk Road
Where was Tutankhamun buried?
Valley of the Kings
What was the purpose of the crusades?
To reclaim the holy land, Jerusalem.
What is Miasma?
an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour that causes disease.
What do you call a Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai?
Daimyo
Name 2 of the top 5 highest grossing films at the box office in 2023.
What is the name of the man who first stepped on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What is the difference between a historian and an archaeologist?
Both study the past, a historian mainly uses written records while an archaeologist uses physical remains to uncover the past.
Name the 3 main religions practiced in Ancient China.
Daoism (Taoism), Confucianism and Buddhism.
Was 'Upper Egypt' located in the north or the south of Egypt?
What kind of crimes would get you put in the pillory?
Low level crimes such as stealing or cheating customers.
True or False: Covid 19 has now overtaken the Black Death as the deadliest plague in human history.
False
When was Edo Japan?
1600-1868
What are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids?
North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
What was the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD?
Mount Vesuvius
What does it mean to conserve the past?
Conservation is the hands-on act of working directly with the object to preserve its current condition. Such method can be invasive.
When did the first Emperor end the constant wars between the different states and unite China?
221 BC
What is this called and how do you spell it?
Sarcophagus
Where was Joan of Arc from?
France
What is the name of the bacteria strain that causes the Black Death?
Yersinia pestis
Name 3 periods in Feudal Japan.
Asuka (538-710), Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333), Muromachi (1333-1568), Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1600), Edo (1600-1868), Meiji (1868-1912).
Which two Avengers, other than Thor, was able to pick up Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) in the Marvel movies?
Vision & Captain America
In the Bible, who did Esther marry?
[hint: he also lost a battle with 300 Spartans at Thermopylae]
Xerxes