| Quiz Question No 3 Which
Mediterranean island with a 9000 year old history
of civilisation obtained its name from the Large
Copper Deposits that brought it fame and wealth.
Clue 1
In 1200 BC the island was colonised by
Mycenaean and Achaean Greeks, and legend has it
that the first Hellenes who settled there were
heroes of the Trojan war. It has been
subsequently conquered by the Assyrians,
Egyptians, Persians, Romans, British, Venetians
and Turks but has remained predominantly Greek in
culture, language and population despite
influences resulting from these successive
occupations.
Clue 2
Apostles Paul and Barnabas, travelled to the
Island where they converted the Roman Governor to
Christianity and thus the Island in question
became the first country to be ruled by a
Christian.
Clue 3
The Island became free from British Colonial
Rule in 1960 and Celebrates its independence day
on the 1st October every year.
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Answer: Cyprus
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