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Today's quiz questions

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  1. 1.Who was Cleopatra?

    • •Egyptian goddess
    • •Last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt
    • •First queen of the Roman Empire
    • •Greek philosopher who lived in Egypt

  2. 2.In which century was the Roman Empire founded?

    • •Century 3rd BC
    • •Century 1st BC
    • •Century 1st AD
    • •Century 5th BC

  3. 3.What was the name of the project to develop the first atomic bomb?

    • •Project Manhattan
    • •Project Prometheus
    • •Project Apollo
    • •Project Trinity

  4. 4.What was apartheid?

    • •Segregation system enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994
    • •Colonial system that divided Africa among European powers
    • •Political movement for African independence in the 1960s
    • •Government policy of forced relocation of African populations

  5. 5.What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to America in 1620?

    • •Santa María
    • •Titanic
    • •Mayflower
    • •Victoria

  6. 6.What were the pyramids of ancient Egypt used for?

    • •Tombs and monuments for pharaohs
    • •Temples for public worship
    • •Observatories for astronomical tracking
    • •Facilities for storing grain

  7. 7.Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

    • •German religious reformer who founded Lutheranism
    • •American civil rights leader and activist
    • •First African-American president of the United States
    • •South African leader who ended apartheid

  8. 8.In what year did India gain independence from Britain?

    • •Independence year 1945
    • •Independence year 1947
    • •Independence year 1942
    • •Independence year 1950

  9. 9.Who painted the Mona Lisa?

    • •Pablo Picasso
    • •Raphael
    • •Michelangelo
    • •Leonardo da Vinci

  10. 10.What wall divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989?

    • •The Great Wall
    • •The Berlin Wall
    • •Hadrian's Wall
    • •The Iron Curtain