| Question | Answer |
| Which royal tombs were found in China in 1968? | Those of Prince Lui Sheng and his wife.
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Which was the only tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh found with all its treasures intact? | That of Tutankhamun.
| Which is the most famous prehistoric stone monument in Europe? | Stonehenge.
| For what is Easter Island famous? | Carved stone heads.
| Where were the earliest human footprints found? | Tanzania
| When did civilisation begin in Egypt? | 5000 years ago
| How did the Egyptians preserve dead bodies? | Embalming them
| Which is the world’s oldest civilisation? | China
| Where did the earliest Chinese towns start? | On the banks of the Hwang Ho River
| From which language was our word ‘algebra’ taken? | Arabic
| Where do numbers come from? | Arabic signs
| When did the Greek civilisation begin? | About 2000BC
| How was the Greek civilisation organised? | In small city states
| Who were Romulus and Remus | Founders of Rome
| How wide was the Roman Empire? | Half of Europe and into the Middle East and North Africa
| Which was the shortest important war? | Six day war between Arabs and Israelis 1967
| When was the Battle of Somme? | 1916
| When was the Battle of Stalingrad? | 1942-43
| How did this battle affect the course of World War 2? | Germans were weakened.
| What was the first armoured warship? | The French Gloire
| When was the first underwater attack by a submarine? | 1775
| In which was was this? | American War of Independence
| When were the first tanks used in battle? | 1916
| When did the Japanese attck Pearl Harbour? | 7 Dec 1941
| What was a Roman Legion? | 5500 soldiers
| Who was Solomon? | King of Israel, son of David
| Who was Alexander the Great? | Ruler of Macedonia
| Who was Julius Ceasar | Roman soldier, conqueror
| Who was Cleopatra? | Ruler of Egypt
| Why did she poison herself? | Death of Mark Antony
| Who was Charlemagne? | Queen of the British Iceni tribe
| What expedition was first to reach the South Pole? | Roald Amunsden
| Who were the first explorers to reach the North Pole? | Robert Peary, Matthew Henson.
| Who is the Greek god of the sea? | Poseidon
| Cupid is the Roman god of love. Who is the Greek god of love? | Eros |
