Question 1

What was the name of the Chinese dynasty that built the Great Wall?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 2

What was the name of the Mesopotamian king who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadnezzar II

Question 3

What was the name of the capital city of the Hittite Empire?

Accepted Answer

Hattusa

Question 4

What was the name of the Phoenician king who built the city of Tyre?

Accepted Answer

King Hiram

Question 5

What was the name of the Assyrian king who built the city of Nineveh?

Accepted Answer

Ashurnasirpal II

Question 6

Who was the Greek hero who slew the Minotaur?

Accepted Answer

Theseus

Question 7

What was the name of the palace built by Darius I at Persepolis?

Accepted Answer

Apadana

Question 8

What was the name of the first Chinese dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 9

Who was the Roman Emperor who built the Colosseum?

Accepted Answer

Vespasian

Question 10

Who was the Greek philosopher who taught that 'know thyself' was the most important maxim?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

History: Trivia questions with answers