Geography
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Who wrote the oldest surviving hymn?
Clement
Who was the great ruler of the Mali Empire in Africa?
Mansa Musa
What false religion, founded by Siddhartha Guatama, tries to reach a state of "nirvana"?
Buddhism
What is the name of Africa's largest desert?
Sahara Desert
What is the name of Africa's largest lake?
Lake Victoria
Who was the great pharoah whose pyramid is the largest?
Cheops
Who established the Mogul Empire in India?
Babar
What best symbolizes the Egyptian Conception of state and society?
Pyramid
What term was given to the warriors, or knights, of feudal Japan?
Samurai
What is the name of Africa's highest mountain?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Who was the emperor of Japan?
Mikado
Who is known as the Greek "Father of History"?
Herodotus
What highway linked China to the Roman World?
Great Silk Road
What two territories seceded from India to become indpendent states?
Pakistan and Bangladesh
What is the name of Japan's most famous mountain?
Mount Fuji
Who was the first emperor of a united China?
Shih Huang Ti
Who is remembered for carrying Jesus' cross?
Simon of Cyrene
What is the largest rift in the earth's surface?
Great Rift Valley
What ruler is considered the founder of Japanese civilization?
Prince Shotoku
What is the name of Africa's longest lake?
Lake Tanganyika
What is the name of the Egyptian teenage pharoah?
King Tut (Tutankhamen)
Who was the Egyptian female pharoah that ruled jointly with her nephew?
Hatshepsut
What beautiful building was built as a tomb for a Mogul ruler's wrife?
Taj Mahal
Who was the Frenchman that was able to decipher the hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone?
Champollion