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100

The period in which bronze was discovered and used for making implements is known as.

The Bronze Age 

100

Hitler was born in what country? 

Austria 

100
During the reunification of the East and West of Germany, this thing fell. 

The Berlin Wall 

100

One of the seven wonders of the world located in Egypt. 

Pyramids of Giza 

100

Which ancient king had a round table? 

King Arthur 

200

World War 1 began in this year. 

1914

200

The first successful printing press was developed by this man. 

Johannes Gutenberg


200

The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century is known as. 

The Bubonic Plague

200

Birthplace of the Olympics. 

Greece 

200

This person (allegedly) said the famous words: I came, I saw, I conquered

Julius Caesar

300

The Declaration of U.S. independence from the British was signed on what day and year? 

July 4th, 1776 

300

The first Western explorer to reach China. 

Marco Polo 

300

In 1944, who was occupying Hungary? 

The Nazis 
300

One of the Inca cities which was situated at a height of nearly 3500 metres?

Machu Piccu  

300

The only South East Asian country never taken over by a European power.

Thailand. 

400

Which decade did the Cold War begin? 

1940s 

400

A religious leader and philosopher who lived in China about 500 B.C. 

Confucius 

400

Name the ruler who created the Mongol empire.

Kublai Khan

400

Which Italian city was buried, along with Herculaneum, when Vesuvius erupted in AD. 79?

Pompeii 

400

The number of stripes on the U.S. flag? 

13

500

What year did the first human walk on the moon? 

1969

500

These three men were the most well known Ancient Greek philosophers. 

Plato, Aristotle, Socrates 

500

The Crimean War was fought between these two countries. 

Russia and Turkey 

500

The world's oldest dynasty originates in this country. 

Japan 

500

Van Gough had cut off this body part after an argument with rival painter Paul Gaugin. 

His ear 

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