The tax on which commodity helped spark off the French Revolution?  Under whose patronage and Christopher Columbus sail on the voyage that led to the discovery of America?  How was Attila, king of the Huns (A.D. 434-453) known in western Europe? What was the original nationality of Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of the Third Reich? In which country did the Fascist Party originate? In the ancient world, which people used the term ‘Acropolis’ for their city centre and defence stronghold? Which ancient ruler wept because he had no more worlds to conquer? Which capital of ancient Egypt was sometimes called ‘The City of a Hundred Gates’?

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