Who assassinated the Persian king Darius III?
Answer
Bessus
80 Alexander The Great Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who led Alexander's fleet from the Indus to the Persian Gulf?
Answer
Nearchus
What was the name of Alexander's personal bodyguard unit?
Answer
Somatophylakes
Which river did Alexander's army mutiny at in 326 BC?
Answer
Hyphasis River
What was the name of the easternmost city founded by Alexander?
Answer
Alexandria Eschate
In what year did Alexander destroy the city of Thebes?
Answer
335 BC
What city in modern-day Pakistan was named after Alexander's horse?
Answer
Bucephala
What was the name of Alexander's closest companion and general?
Answer
Hephaestion
Who was the father of Alexander the Great?
Answer
Philip II of Macedon
In what year was Alexander the Great born?
Answer
356 BC
Which of Alexander's generals became ruler of Egypt after his death?
Answer
Ptolemy I Soter
What was the name of Alexander's elite cavalry unit?
Answer
Companion cavalry
At which battle did Alexander decisively defeat Darius III in 331 BC?
Answer
Battle of Gaugamela
Which oasis did Alexander visit for an oracle in the Libyan desert?
Answer
Siwa Oasis
Which island siege of Alexander took seven months?
Answer
Siege of Tyre
Which river did Alexander cross to invade India in 326 BC?
Answer
Indus River
What was the name of Alexander's first major battle against Persia?
Answer
Battle of Granicus
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat at the Battle of Issus?
Answer
Darius III
What object did Alexander cut to solve the Gordian Knot?
Answer
His sword
Alexander the Great was king of which ancient kingdom?
Answer
Macedon
What Egyptian city did Alexander the Great found?
Answer
Alexandria
Which famous philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
Answer
Aristotle
What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
Answer
Bucephalus