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HistoryThursday 15 October 2026

Five questions from this round. The correct answer is marked ✓.

1. Which Russian Tsar built St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow?

  • ✓ Ivan the Terrible
  • Peter the Great
  • Catherine the Great
  • Nicholas II

2. In what year did the Spanish Armada attempt to invade England?

  • 1572
  • ✓ 1588
  • 1603
  • 1620

3. Which ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

  • Rome
  • ✓ Pompeii
  • Athens
  • Corinth

4. The Ottoman Empire finally fell after World War I in which year?

  • 1918
  • 1920
  • ✓ 1922
  • 1925

5. Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

  • Egyptians
  • Phoenicians
  • ✓ Sumerians
  • Minoans
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