1) This Mongol leader founded an empire that became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. a) Khublai Khan b) Subutai c) Genghis Khan d) Chagatai Khan 2) This anti-apartheid revolutionary was as South Africa's first Black president from 1994 to 1999. a) Ahmed Ouyahia b) Sabri Boukadoumi c) Haile Selassie d) Nelson Mandela 3) This British Prime Minister led the United Kingdom through World War II and is famous for his "Iron Curtain" speech. a) Boris Johnson b) Winston Churchill c) Gordon Brown d) Tony Blair 4) This Macedonian conqueror created an empire that stretched from Greece to India by the time of his death at age 32. a) Alexander the Great b) Aristonuos of Pella c) Seleucus I Nicator d) Parmenion 5) This Tudor monarch ruled England from 1558 until 1603 and was known for defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. a) Queen Elizabeth II b) Queen Anne c) Queen Elisabeth I d) Queen Victoria 6) This French military leader rose to prominence during the French Revolution and became Emperor, only to be exiled to the island of Elba and later Saint Helena. a) Napoleon Bonaparte b) Charles De Gaulle c) Louis XIV d) Maximilien De Robespierre 7) This Indian leader is famous for his nonviolent resistance to British colonial rule and played a pivotal role in India's struggle for independence. a) APJ Abdul Kalam b) Mahatma Ghandi c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 8) This Chinese revolutionary led the Communist Party to victory against the Nationalists in 1949 and established the People's Republic of China. a) Mao Zedong b) Wu Zetian c) Aisin Gioro Puyi d) Kublai Khan 9) This Roman general played a critical role in the events leading to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire, and was famously assassinated on the Ides of March. a) Scipio Africanus b) Gaius Marius c) Julius Caesar d) Titus Quinctius Flammininus 10) This last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt is known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and ruled during a time of Roman expansion into Egypt a) Nefertiti b) Cleopatra c) Princess Faiza d) Merneith 11) This Roman Emperor is best known for converting to Christianity and convening the Council of Nicaea in AD 325. a) Constantius III b) Leo II c) Constantine I d) Julius Nepos 12) This British monarch ascended the throne in 1952. Her reign was the longest in British history a) Queen Elisabeth II b) Queen Victoria c) Queen Mary d) Queen Anne 13) This French king, known as the "Sun King," reigned for over 72 years and is famous for building the Palace of Versailles. a) Cherles VIII b) Louis XIV c) Philip II d) Henry IV

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