Category: Brain Teasers

What early civilization flourished on the island of Crete around 2000 BCE?

Mycenaeans
Trojans
Minoans
Phoenicians

The Answer: The correct answer is Minoans.

Bronze Age farmers pioneered the use of which animal for plowing?

Ox
Rabbit
Horse
Dog

The Answer: The correct answer is Ox.

Which classic warrior weapon was developed near the end of the Bronze Age?

Spear
Sword
Tomahawk
Crossbow

The Answer: The correct answer is Sword.

What writing script was created in Sumer at the start of the Bronze Age?

Sanskrit
Elamite
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform

The Answer: The correct answer is Cuneiform.

The Bronze Age ended by a transition to the use of which stronger metal?

Steel
Copper
Iron
Tin

The Answer: The correct answer is Iron.

Which region in modern Iraq was a hub of Bronze Age inventions?

Punt
Carthage
Macedon
Mesopotamia

The Answer: The correct answer is Mesopotamia.

The equivalent of our White House, what colorful residence is home to the president of South Korea?

Red House
Yellow House
Blue House
Orange House

The Answer: The correct answer is Blue House.

What country are fortune cookies from?

China
United States
Japan
Germany

The Answer: The correct answer is Japan.

What Chinese dynasty pioneered Bronze work around 1600 BCE?

Shang
Ming
Tang
Han

The Answer: The correct answer is Shang.

What concurrent era in Egypt saw the construction of the Great Pyramid?

The Middle Kingdom
Second Intermediate Period
The Old Kingdom
Late Period

The Answer: The correct answer is The Old Kingdom.