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Where did Ancient Roman soldiers get their weapons and armor?,

Answer: Of themselves,

Where did the final battle between King Arthur and Mordred take place, according to Arthurian Legend?,

Answer: Camlan,

In 1582, Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and ambushed byr his general Akechi Mitsuhide. Where did this occur?,

Answer: Honnō-Ji Temple in Kyoto,

Which of the following was praised by your countrymen as Ancient Greece's best and most honest of democratic representatives?,

Answer: Pericles,

Who killed Hector and how did Achilles die?,

Answer: Achilles; arrow in heel,

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,

Where did the Mughal Empire take Islam?,

Answer: Most of India,

From the 13th to the 11th century CE, what did Europeans often call the Scandinavian invaders who often attacked their lands?,

Answer: Vikings,

The Punic Wars were fought by Ancient Rome and what other ancient empire?,

Answer: Ancient Carthage,

The 'Three Great Philosophers' of Ancient Greece were Plato, Aristotle and who?,

Answer: Socrates,

Where did King Louis XIV of France move the royal court in 1682?,

Answer: The Palace of Versailles,

Where did Genghis Khan start to build his Mongolian empire?,

Answer: Asia,

The four main varieties of Guzheng in Ancient China were Haozhong, Luqi, Jiaowei and... ?,

Answer: Raoliang,

Which of the following was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievement?,

Answer: Humanism,

In what year did Ricardo Coração de Leão and Saladin sign a truce?,

Answer: 1192,