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What were the Mayan pyramids made of?,

Answer: Stone,

What were the Mayan pyramids made of?,

Answer: Stone,

Which commander displayed his military genius at the Battle of Tours in the 8th century? or What commander displayed his military genius at the Battle of Poitiers in the eighth century?,

Answer: Carlos Martell,

What war ended the rule of the House of Plantagenet and began the rule of the Tudors in England?,

Answer: Wars of the Roses,

What is the color of the fresh flowers of the High School of the wisdom of French civilization?,

Answer: Red,

What was the first of the three great battles fought between Alexander, the Great, and the Aquenid Empire?,

Answer: Battle of Granico,

In 1970, an Apollo mission attempted to land on the moon. Due to a technical problem, it was only able to orbit the moon and return to Earth. What was the name of the mission?,

Answer: Apollo 13,

Which chapter of the Kingdom Chronicles cDo you get the 'Eternal Explorer' achievement if all the fog is explored before the end of the chapter?,

Answer: The Long Peace,

The period after the fall of the Mycenaean civilization and before the birth of the Greek city-states is known as the Greek Dark Ages. Which of these works was written at this time?,

Answer: The Odyssey,

Which of the following forms was NOT used by the 'White Bone Spirit' in his legendary battle against the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the 'Journey to the West'.,

Answer: A boy,

What is the name of the phenomenon by which organisms that are best adapted to the environment survive to pass on their traits to their descendants?,

Answer: Natural selection,

Which of the seven wonders of the world was created to cure the longing for the Queen of Babylon?,

Answer: The Hanging Gardens,

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the 3-headed dog of Hades that guarded the gates of the Underworld?,

Answer: Cerberus,

What is the name of the electricity produced by the force of water using large dams on a river?,

Answer: Hydroelectric power,

What is the name of the 1688 revolution that established the British constitutional monarchy?,

Answer: The Glorious Revolution,