quiz me

1. Napolean was born on which island?
*Corsica*

2. Who was Napoleon's wife and empress?
*Josephine*

3. Which present-day city stands on the remains of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
*Mexico City*

4. Developed before 4000 BCE, what was the Sumerian form of writing called?
*Cuneiform*

5. In 1935, the country of Persia changed its name to what?
*Iran*

6. Which Central American country fought a brutal, U.S.-backed 1980s insurgency known as the Contras?
*Nicaragua*

7. What was the Roman provincial name for present-day Israel?
*Judea*

8. Who overthrew the monarchy and led the rebel forces during the 17th century English Civil War?
*Cromwell*

9. What mountainous region is disputed between India and Pakistan?
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Check all of the Greek gods and goddesses:

• Homer
• Thor
• Uranus
• Diana
• Helen
• Nyx
• Osiris
• Moses
• God
• Gilgamesh
• Ghandi
• Isis
• Odin
• Pollo
• Xena
• Metis
• Euphrates
• Anubis
• Quetzalcoatl
• Orion
• Arthur
• Freya
• Buddha
• Loki