Easiest World History Quiz

 

1 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871?

2 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?

3 - What Roman general conquered Gaul in the First Century BC?

4 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?

5 - Over which province have India and Pakistan disputed ownership, leading to brief wars in 1948 and 1966?

6 - By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?

7 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?

8 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period?

9 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989?

10 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?

11 - What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan desert in 1974?

12 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?

13 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?

14 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?

15 - Which European royal family, often the butt of inbreeding jokes, once ruled Austria?

16 - Of the following Napoleonic battles, which one was a defeat for Napoleonic France?

17 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?

18 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?

19 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?

20 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?

 

  

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