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This man was the first emperor of the Roman Empire
Who is Augustus Caesar?
100
This, one of the five parts of a Greek city, is a Greek word meaning "marketplace".
What is the agora?
100
This country has two official languages (English & Gaelic) and is often called the "Emerald Isle".
What is Ireland?
100
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh planted the colony of Roanoke and the British navy saw the defeat of this large enemy fleet.
What is the Spanish Armada?
100
This Carthaginian military genius used elephants to cross the Alps into Italy.
Who is Hannibal?
200
This was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?
200
Athens is known as having the first of this type of government, named from two words meaning "people" and "rule".
What is a democracy?
200
This country is known for its tartan & bagpipes.
What is Scotland?
200
Signed in 1215, this document gave rights to Englishmen and became an influence on the American system of government.
What is the Magna Carta?
200
He was the first great missionary of the Christian church.
Who is the Apostle Paul?
300
Rome fought this African city during the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
300
Homer, famous writer of the Iliad & the Odyssey, was one of these, also known as a singing poet.
What is a bard?
300
This is the longest river in the British Isles.
What is the Shannon River?
300
This English missionary is remembered as the "Father of Modern Missions".
Who is William Carey?
300
This is Europe's most important inland waterway.
What is the Rhine River?
400
This invention helpe Romans build strong, lasting structures.
What is concrete?
400
This man wrote many fables, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" being among them.
Who is Aesop?
400
The Angles & Saxons ruled England for a time, thus deriving this ancient name for the country.
What is Angleland?
400
Daily Double: This English monarch was married six times during his reign.
Who is Henry VIII?
400
This was the special court designed to find and condemn heretics.
What is the Inquisition?
500
This man was the first Roman emperor to allow freedom of worship for Christians.
Who is Constantine?
500
Daily Double: This Greek man ran what is now known as the first marathon.
Who is Phidippides?
500
This mountain chain is known as the backbone of England.
What are the Pennines?
500
This young woman made a vow to "be good" when she became queen.
Who is Queen Victoria?
500
This man produced the first printed version of the New Testament.
Who is William Tyndale?