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HistoryFriday 16 October 2026

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

1. Who was the first ruler to unify the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century?

  • Batu Khan
  • ✓ Genghis Khan
  • Kublai Khan
  • Timur

2. In which year did the Russian Revolution occur?

  • 1905
  • ✓ 1917
  • 1922
  • 1928

3. Which English Civil War general became Lord Protector of England after executing King Charles I?

  • ✓ Oliver Cromwell
  • Thomas Fairfax
  • Henry Ireton
  • Richard Cromwell

4. The Meiji Restoration in Japan occurred in which year?

  • 1858
  • ✓ 1868
  • 1878
  • 1888

5. Which ancient Mesopotamian king created one of the earliest known law codes around 1750 BCE?

  • Sargon of Akkad
  • ✓ Hammurabi
  • Nebuchadnezzar II
  • Ashurbanipal
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