"Great" Ones In History

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1. This notable figure from Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) is considered one of the greatest conquerors in history, who was this 33 year old "great"? Alfonso the Great Alexander the Great Armando the Great Aristotle the Great

2. This "great" from the 6th Century B.C.E. was the founder of the Persian empire, what did they call him? Xerxes the Great Cyrus the Great Darius the Great Cyrano the Great

3. Which "great" was the Emperor of India in 264-232 who converted to Buddhism and made it the official religion? Gautama the Great Asoka the Great Buddha the Great Krishna the Great

4. Which notable dame became Empress of Russia in 1762 after the murder of her husband Peter III? Nikita the Great Catherine I the Great Catherine II the Great Victoria the Great

5. The 9th Century Frankish king "Charles the Great" was better known by what name? Charlemagne Clovis Childebert II Sigebert I

6. Which Persian king from 521 B.C. is regarded as one of the greatest rulers of the ancient Middle East? Draco the Great Darius I the Great Hannibal the Great Feisal the Great

7. This enormous Russian Tsar (1672-1725) often referred to as the "Enlightened Despot", was a man not only of great size and strength, but also savage in his exercise of power; who was this giant? Phillip the Great Ivan the Great Nikolas the Great Peter I the Great

8. Which "great" king of Saxony in the year 936 AD was founder and first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? Ovid the Great Otto I the Great Conrad the Great Henry the Great

9. This conqueror of Italy, and king of the Ostrogoths (A.D.455-526), was known in Germanic legends as Dietrich of Bern. What was he otherwise known as? Cerdic the Great Theodoric the Great Attila the Great Theodosius the Great

10. Which 9th Century king of the West Saxons halted Danish invasion which made his kingdom of Wessex instrumental in the unification of England? Alexander the Great Alfred the Great Ivan the Great Aleric the Great