North King
blech
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I'm bored, so here goes. You did, after all, say first to post questions:
1) Which ancient people were the first to defeat the up until then undefeated Charlemagne?
2) Who was the "Swedish Meteor"?
3) Who was the most trusted of all of Genghis Khan's generals, the one who eventually led the invasion of Russia, and soon thereafter of East Europe?
4) What was the mysterious to modern historians, elite, highly mobile infantry in Alexander's armies whos name translates to "Shield Bearers". (Bad speelling excepted
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5) What was the rising shahdom that seemed to be the new superpower of the Middle East, until the Mongols came crashing down?
6) Name the highly acclaimed Mauryan Emperor who converted to Buddhism after his bloody conquest of Kalinga, transforming a small sect into a world religion?
7) Which was the largest Chinese empire until the Ming, discounting foreign dynasties of course?
Bonus: On an unrelated note, what is the Class of the millipedes? Hint: In the phylum Arthropoda.
8) Name the city that predates the Incas, and is most likely a contemporary of the Huari Empire... More specifically, it is located near Lake Titicaca, and is most famous for a large gateway carved from a single stone, the figure on which bears a striking resmblance to a completely different figure thousands of miles away in England?
9) Random obscure question of the day: What North American tribe has a common name deriving from their neighbor's name for moccasins?
10) One last one to slog through: What medieval people were one of the last in Europe to convert to christianity, one of the largest empires at their zenith, and only faded into obscurity after a union with a nearby kingdom did them in as that kingdom was eaten up by nations all around it? Hint: This nation is currently independent.
Bonus: Name how this nation fell a second time, after regaining their freedom.
1) Which ancient people were the first to defeat the up until then undefeated Charlemagne?
2) Who was the "Swedish Meteor"?
3) Who was the most trusted of all of Genghis Khan's generals, the one who eventually led the invasion of Russia, and soon thereafter of East Europe?
4) What was the mysterious to modern historians, elite, highly mobile infantry in Alexander's armies whos name translates to "Shield Bearers". (Bad speelling excepted
)5) What was the rising shahdom that seemed to be the new superpower of the Middle East, until the Mongols came crashing down?
6) Name the highly acclaimed Mauryan Emperor who converted to Buddhism after his bloody conquest of Kalinga, transforming a small sect into a world religion?
7) Which was the largest Chinese empire until the Ming, discounting foreign dynasties of course?
Bonus: On an unrelated note, what is the Class of the millipedes? Hint: In the phylum Arthropoda.
8) Name the city that predates the Incas, and is most likely a contemporary of the Huari Empire... More specifically, it is located near Lake Titicaca, and is most famous for a large gateway carved from a single stone, the figure on which bears a striking resmblance to a completely different figure thousands of miles away in England?
9) Random obscure question of the day: What North American tribe has a common name deriving from their neighbor's name for moccasins?
10) One last one to slog through: What medieval people were one of the last in Europe to convert to christianity, one of the largest empires at their zenith, and only faded into obscurity after a union with a nearby kingdom did them in as that kingdom was eaten up by nations all around it? Hint: This nation is currently independent.
Bonus: Name how this nation fell a second time, after regaining their freedom.
Surely you mean Karl (Charles) XII !?
I leave it to you then, and look forward to a fresh angle! 
