1
What Greek state was home to Alexander?
Macedon
Athens
Sparta
Arcadia
54% got this right
2
In what year was Alexander born?
270 —
356
— 370
BC
26% got this right
He was the son of the king of Macedon, Philip II, and his fourth wife, Olympias.
3
What famous philosopher was tutor to Alexander?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Homer
38% got this right
4
What was the name of Alexander's horse?
Bucephalus
Pegasus
Arion
Xanthos
34% got this right
One of the most famous stories about Alexander the Great is the anecdote of his taming of Bucephalus.
5
How did Alexander solve the problem of the Gordian knot?
Brute force
Cooperation
Patience
Analytics
37% got this right
Alexander proclaimed that it did not matter how the knot was undone and hacked it apart with his sword.
6
What's the location of Alexandria, the city founded by Alexander in Egypt?
20% got this right
Alexandria became the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after his death.
7
What important Persian city was sacked and burned by Alexander in 330 BC?
Persepolis
Babylon
Memphis
Tyre
20% got this right
The ruins of Persepolis are located 60km northeast of modern day Shiraz.
8
What Persian ruler was defeated by Alexander?
Darius III
Nebuchadnezzar II
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes I
43% got this right
Darius III became the last Achaemenid "King of Kings" of Persia
9
How old was Alexander at the time of his death?
20 —
32
— 70
52% got this right
Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon
10
What's the name of Alexander's successors who struggled for power of the kingdom after his death?
Diadochi
Alteri
Epigoni
Tenori
33% got this right
After the "Wars of the Successors", the dynasties forged in Egypt, Asia-Minor, Macedon and Persia lasted for centuries.
