Ancient China
Ancient Australia
Ancient Rome
Riddles
General Trivia
100

How old was Qin Shi Huang when he became king of Qin?

13

100

Who is mungo man? and where was he found?

Ancient man found in SA lake (lake mungo)

100

Do you have to be a Roman citizen to live in Rome?

Yes (unless were a slave)

100
What gets wet when drying?

A towel

100

What country has the largest population?

India. 1,407,181,209. 

200

How long was the Qin dynasties rule?

15 years

200

How old is mungo man (how many years ago did he live)?

approx 40,000 (between 39,000 and 44,000 accepted)

200
The Colosseum was sometimes filled with water for sea combat.

True

200

What do you need to break to use?

An egg.

200

What is the rarest M&M color?

Brown

300

How did Emperor Qin Shi Huang likely die?

Mercury poisoning

300
What article of clothing was common for Indigenous Australians to wear to keep warm.

Possum skin cloak.

300

What was the name of the most feared gladiator?

Spartacus.

300
The more there is the less you see.

Darkness

300

What is the best-selling book of all time?

The Bible!
400

Which dynasty is the longest? 

Han

400
What is a songline (Indigenous Australia)? 

Songlines are the Aboriginal walking routes that crossed the country, linking important sites and locations.

400

Rome was first an empire (with an emperor), but later ended up as a republic. 

False (other way around).

400

What has an eye but cannot see?

A needle

400

What does WWW stand for in a website address

world wide web

500

List three things that were standardised under Qin Shi Huang's rule.

Currency.
Axels for chariots.
Language.
Weights.
Laws.


500

Tiddalick the frog, is known for what.

Drinking all the waters on the earth (creating a drought) and then spewing them back up (making a flood). 

500
List two engineering feats of the Romans

Arches (used in building)
Aqueduct (used to transport water)
Roads
Concrete

500

What five-letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?


SWIMS

 

500

List 7 countries in Africa

We will google check

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