Daily challenge · 24 October 2026
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Question 1
What name is given to the long period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire that began under Augustus?
- A Pax Romana
- B Pax Mongolica
- C Dark Ages
- D Roman Republic
Pax Romana, meaning “Roman Peace,” refers to a period of relative stability that began with Augustus’s rule.
Question 2
Which French king was known as the “Sun King”?
- A Louis XIII
- B Louis XIV
- C Francis I
- D Henry IV
Louis XIV adopted the sun as a symbol of his power and became known as the Sun King.
Question 3
Which Athenian statesman is credited with introducing ostracism as part of his democratic reforms?
- A Solon
- B Pericles
- C Cleisthenes
- D Themistocles
Cleisthenes’ reforms included ostracism, a process by which citizens could vote to exile someone from Athens.
Question 4
Who is credited with replying “I have not yet begun to fight” during the 1779 naval Battle of Flamborough Head?
- A John Paul Jones
- B Horatio Nelson
- C Francis Drake
- D Thomas Cochrane
The American naval commander John Paul Jones is associated with the reply during his battle with the British ship Serapis.
Question 5
Who became the world’s first woman prime minister when she took office in Ceylon in 1960?
- A Indira Gandhi
- B Golda Meir
- C Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- D Benazir Bhutto
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became prime minister of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in 1960.
Question 6
Which 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine?
- A Dred Scott v. Sandford
- B Plessy v. Ferguson
- C Brown v. Board of Education
- D Worcester v. Georgia
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court upheld segregation laws, a ruling it later overturned in Brown v. Board of Education.
Question 7
Which Mughal emperor built the city of Fatehpur Sikri as his imperial capital?
- A Babur
- B Humayun
- C Akbar
- D Aurangzeb
Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri in the 16th century and made it his capital for a time.
Question 8
Which British law, passed in 1824, repealed the statutory prohibition on workers forming combinations?
- A Combination Act
- B Factory Act
- C Corn Law
- D Poor Law Amendment Act
The 1824 Combination Act repealed earlier laws that prohibited workers from joining together to pursue better wages and conditions.
Question 9
Which treaty ended the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1779?
- A Treaty of Teschen
- B Treaty of Campo Formio
- C Treaty of Hubertusburg
- D Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
The Treaty of Teschen, signed in 1779, ended the War of the Bavarian Succession.
Final question
Under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, which territory did France cede to Britain, including the former French colony of Port Royal?
- A Acadia
- B Louisiana
- C Martinique
- D Guadeloupe
The Treaty of Utrecht transferred Acadia from France to Britain; Port Royal had been its French colonial capital.