Antiquity
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus/Octavian Caesar
Who is cited as the main aggressor for the Second World War?
Adolf Hitler
Which is the largest Egyptian Pyramid?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Which Medieval sickness is cited as the worst plague in human history?
The Bubonic Plague/Black Death
What year did TMU change its name from Ryerson?
2022
Which Polis in Ancient Greece was considered the first Democracy?
Athens
Which Country famously pulled out of World War One in March 1918 due to internal revolution?
Famously burned by Julius Caesar, one of the greatest libraries of the ancient world was founded in the third century BC in what Egyptian city?
Alexandria
The Medieval period is generally thought to have begun in 476 with the fall of which empire?
The Western Roman Empire
Which is popularly considered to be the most confusing TMU building to navigate?
Kerr Hall
Which ancient greek philosopher created the Theory of Forms?
Plato
What was the name of the Vietnamese communist leader who fought against the USA in the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
How old was King Tut when he became pharaoh?
9 years old
Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?
Martin Luther
What is the name of TMU's independent student newspaper?
The Eyeopener
Who was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins?
Marcus Junius Brutus
What was the name of the Argentinian born Marxist who was a major figure in the Cuban Revolution?
Che Guevara
What is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt? (Hint: Riddle me this)
Sphinx
Which Italian city did the Medici's rule?
Florence
When Was TMU originally founded?
1948
What fortification was built by the Romans around 122 A.D. across the width of Great Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians to the north?
Hadrian's Wall
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before its collapse?
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Which female pharaoh had the longest reign?
Hatshepsut
What year did the first crusade start?
1096 CE
What are the colours of the four SLC elevators?
Green, Red/Orange, Yellow, Blue