Roman History
This Roman said, "Veni, Vedi, Vici."
(Meaning: I came, I saw, I conquered.)
Who is Julius Caesar?
This sickness was caused by having the fruits and veggies on a pirate ship rot, giving pirates a deficiency of vitamin C.
What is scurvy?
This is the lowest point on Earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
Can you guess what the closest living relative is to the hippopotamus?
What is a Whale?
When Shakespeare wrote the play Richard III, people believed he was an evil hunchback. As we know now, King Richard III actually had this disease.
What is Scoliosis?
One of the worst losses in history for Rome, this battle was where they lost 20,000 soldiers, and after it Augustus screamed, "Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!"
What is the Teutoburg Forest?
This pirate's nickname was inspired by him lighting his beard on fire. What was his real name?
What is Edward Teach?
This city, the capital of Iran, lies at the foot of the Alborz mountain range.
What is Tehran?
This is the animal with the fastest punch.
What is the mantis shrimp?
This love story not to be also inspired some Taylor Swift lyrics.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This Roman commander finally defeated Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC after conquering much of Gaul.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This pirate was from Scotland, and was one of the first pirates to be hung.
Who is Captain William Kidd?
This just happens to be the smallest country in the Middle East.
What is Bahrain?
This is the fastest land animal.
(That's all I need to say)
What is a CHEETAH!!!
To be or not to be, that is the answer of this question.
What is Hamlet?
In this culminating battle of the second civil war of succession, Augustus sent his friend Agrippa to lead his navy against Mark Antony and Cleopatra's combined forces.
What is the battle of Actium?
In the Disney franchise, this main pirate of the series was played by Johnny Depp.
Who is Captain Jack Sparrow?
Often referred to as the "cradle of civilization," this region, where the earliest human societies were established, is located in modern-day Iraq.
What is the fertile crescent, in Mesopotamia?
Ever wondered if you could live forever? This animal figured it out!
What is immortal jellyfish?
Invented by Shakespeare, this phrase means a time-wasting search for something unattainable.
What is a "Wild goose chase?"
This famous battle took with Pompey the Great place in Greece after Caesar's soldiers had crossed the Rubicon, starting a civil war.
What is the battle of Pharsalus?
This was the nickname of the most successful pirate in history, who was of Welsh origin.
What is "Black Bart?"
(Bartholomew Roberts)
These countries that may or may not be in the Middle East all have this in common. The letters stan at the end of their country name. Name them.
What is Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
This is the only known venomous primate.
What is the slow loris?
The line "Et tu Brute?" came from this play.
What is Julius Caesar?