A Mixed Bag

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1. Who succeeded Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister? Winston Churchill Harold Macmillan Clement Attlee Alec Douglas-Home

2. Which ancient empire had four kings called Nebuchadnezzar? Babylonian Ottoman Inca Greek

3. Rome was not always the capital of the Roman Empire. Which two other cities also held that title? Milan and Florence Genoa and Venice Florence and Genoa Milan and Ravenna

4. How long after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury did Henry VIII marry Anne Boleyn? 1 day He married her before it was annulled 22 days 10 months

5. The 2000 film ‘Gladiator’ was loosely based on the life of which Roman Emperor, played in the movie by Joaquin Phoenix? Titus Commodus Hadrian Caligula

6. From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830? France The Netherlands Spain Great Britain

7. By what name are the former ‘Danish Antillies’ now known? U.S. Virgin Islands Greenland Bahamas Faroe Islands

8. When did the Papacy move its seat from the Vatican and relocate in Avignon in southern France for nearly 70 years? 1409-1477 1309-1377 1509-1577 1459-1527

9. The German Empire was founded from numerous kingdoms, duchies and principalities. Four of the founding states were kingdoms -- Bavaria, Prussia and Wurttemberg were three, which was the other one? Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Saxony Hesse Brunswick

10. Who was the first Russian ruler to assume the title of Czar? Nicholas I Feodor II Peter I Ivan IV