92363 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which Spartan festival honored Apollo and the hero Hyacinthus?
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Hyacinthia
Which Spartan king led an invasion of the Persian Empire in 396 BCE?
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Agesilaus II
Which battle in 371 BCE ended Sparta’s dominance in Greece?
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Battle of Leuctra
What was the name of Sparta’s communal dining system?
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Syssitia
What was the name of the alliance led by Sparta during the classical Greek period?
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Peloponnesian League
What was the name of the elite 10,000-man infantry force in ancient Persia?
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The Immortals
At which battle did Constantine the Great defeat Maxentius in 312 CE?
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Which Roman monument commemorates Emperor Trajan’s victory in the Dacian Wars?
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Trajan’s Column
Which Roman ruler introduced the Julian calendar in 46 BCE?
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Julius Caesar
Which emperor dedicated Constantinople as the Roman Empire’s new capital in 330 CE?
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Constantine the Great
What governing system did Diocletian establish in the Roman Empire in 293 CE?
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The Tetrarchy
Which Assyrian king commissioned the Black Obelisk, depicting Jehu of Israel?
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Shalmaneser III
Which Babylonian king rebuilt Babylon and is linked to the Ishtar Gate in the 6th century BCE?
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Nebuchadnezzar II
Which Mesopotamian ruler founded the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BCE?
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Sargon of Akkad
Who wrote the lyrics of Brazil’s national anthem, “Hino Nacional Brasileiro”?
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Joaquim Osório Duque-Estrada
Who composed the melody used for the United States national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
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John Stafford Smith
Who wrote the lyrics of Italy’s national anthem, “Il Canto degli Italiani”?
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Goffredo Mameli
Which national anthem is known as “The Song of the Germans”?
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Deutschlandlied
Who wrote the words of Germany’s national anthem, “Deutschlandlied”?
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August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Which Great Lake has the shortest water retention time?
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Lake Erie
What is the largest bay on Lake Michigan?
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Green Bay
Which Great Lake contains Isle Royale, a U.S. national park?
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Lake Superior
Which Great Lake was the site of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie?
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Lake Erie
Which Great Lake lies at the lowest elevation?
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Lake Ontario