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01. The movie ‘Gladiator’ is a recent blockbuster. It takes place in a time when the Roman Empire
was showing its first signs of decadence. The Western Empire was destroyed when its capital, Rome, was invaded by hordes of barbarian tribesmen. The question is: when did this happen? (the year!)
02. The Western Roman Empire fell , but the Eastern Provinces survived for another thousand years,
until the Eastern capital Constantinople fell in 1453. The barbarians invaded and took Rome. The question is: who invaded and took Constantinople?
03. “We shall go on to the end...we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight
on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
This is part of a famous speech made on June 4, 1940 by the British Prime Minister
during the WWII. The question is: who was he?
04. What is the importance of Frei Henrique de Coimbra to the history of the discovery of Brazil?
05. If you followed the soap opera ‘Terra Nostra’, you know that it took place between the end of
the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The Brazilian president at that time – between 1898
and 1902- was one of the founders of PRP (Partido Republicano Paulista), a very important party at the time. He supported agriculture, especially coffee. The question is: who was he?
06. When was the latest Brazilian Constitution promulgated?
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