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Trivia Questions

The tomb of Hongwu, the first emperor of this famous dynasty, is in Nanjing, China

In a 2003 annual cost-of-living survey, it was ranked as the world's most expensive city

Tu Duc, a 19th century Nguyen emperor in this country, helped write a comprehensive history of it

This Brit's battles at Assaye & Argaom in India prepared him for Napoleon

Between 1811 & 1866 the capital of Cambodia Ping-Ponged between Oudong & this

King Darius the Great of this empire sent an army into Greece in 490 B.C., but it was defeated at Marathon

Aristotle was a tutor of this world conqueror

The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem was a retaining wall this "Great" king had built to shore up the temple platform

A prolific fighter & builder, he ruled Egypt from about 1290 to 1223 B.C.

It's the more familiar way that Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is known