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Dangerous Journeys in history

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  • How many elephants did Hannibal take with him on his journey?
    a) 37
    b) 90
    d) 50
    c) 100
  • Where was Hannibal Barca born?
    b) Rome
    a) Carthage
    c) Greece
    d) Egypt
  • How did Hannibal plan to attack the Romans in 218 BC?
    d) By underground tunnels
    c) By air
    a) By land
    b) By sea
  • Who was Hannibal's father?
    d) Mark Antony
    b) Julius Caesar
    c) Alexander the Great
    a) Hamilcar
  • Why was Hannibal's march considered successful?
    c) He built a new empire in North Africa
    a) He defeated the Romans in numerous battles
    b) He conquered Italy
    d) He amassed a great fortune
  • How many men and women started the Long March?
    8,600 men and 30 women
    86,000 men and 300 women
    86,000 men and 30 women
    86,000 men and 3 women
  • Where was Mao Zedong born?
    A. Hunan province
    B. Shaanxi province
    C. Yangtze province
    D. Northwestern province
  • What was the reason behind the war between Carthage and Rome?
    a) Control over the Eastern Mediterranean
    b) Control over the Western Mediterranean
    c) Control over North Africa
    d) Control over Europe
  • How did Hannibal die?
    c) In battle against the Romans
    d) By assassination
    a) By suicide
    b) Of natural causes
  • When did Mao help found the Chinese Communist Party?
    1921
    1934
    1949
    1893
  • What was Mao's role during the Long March?
    He was a student who founded the Chinese Communist Party
    He was a farmer who joined the Red Army
    He was the leader of the Red Army and the Communist Party
    He was the leader of the Nationalist Government
  • What happened when Hannibal's army reached the River Rhone?
    c) They were attacked by local tribesmen
    d) They encountered heavy snowfall
    b) They turned back
    a) They built huge rafts to ferry the elephants across
  • What was the Long March?
    Mao's escape from the Nationalist Government
    Mao's ascent to power in China
    A battle between the Red Army and the Nationalist Government
    A journey from the north to the south of China
  • Where did Hannibal move with his family after Carthage lost the war?
    d) Egypt
    b) Greece
    c) Spain
    a) Italy