Easiest World History Quiz
1 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871?
NormandyAlsace-LorraineProvenceAquitaine
Normandy
Alsace-Lorraine
Provence
Aquitaine
2 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
3210
3
2
1
0
3 - What Roman general conquered Gaul in the First Century BC?
Julius CeasarGnaeus Pompeius (Pompey the Great)CrassusVercingetorix
Julius Ceasar
Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey the Great)
Crassus
Vercingetorix
4 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?
Francisco PizzaroHernan CortésDiego VelazquezPonce de Léon
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernan Cortés
Diego Velazquez
Ponce de Léon
5 - Over which province have India and Pakistan disputed ownership, leading to brief wars in 1948 and 1966?
HyderabadAssamKashmirKerala
Hyderabad
Assam
Kashmir
Kerala
6 - By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?
KabyllistanOrmouzPersiaArabia
Kabyllistan
Ormouz
Persia
Arabia
7 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?
Prussia and FranceSpain and FranceEngland and IrelandFrance and England
Prussia and France
Spain and France
England and Ireland
France and England
8 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period?
GenoaTriesteVeniceBari
Genoa
Trieste
Venice
Bari
9 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989?
CologneWest BerlinBonnMunich
Cologne
West Berlin
Bonn
Munich
10 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
The AztecsThe EgyptiansThe MayasThe Incas
The Aztecs
The Egyptians
The Mayas
The Incas
11 - What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan desert in 1974?
IsraëlIndiaChinaPakistan
Israël
India
China
Pakistan
12 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?
GenoaVeniceThe Papal StatesThe United Kingdom
The Papal States
The United Kingdom
13 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
Cristobal ColumbusAmerigo VespucciVasco da GamaFernão de Magalhães (Magellan)
Cristobal Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Fernão de Magalhães (Magellan)
14 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
The EnglishThe GermansThe SpanishThe Arabs
The English
The Germans
The Spanish
The Arabs
15 - Which European royal family, often the butt of inbreeding jokes, once ruled Austria?
the Hohenzollernsthe Hohenstaufensthe Habsburgsthe Hoechingens
the Hohenzollerns
the Hohenstaufens
the Habsburgs
the Hoechingens
16 - Of the following Napoleonic battles, which one was a defeat for Napoleonic France?
AusterlitzThe PyramidsWagramTrafalgar
Austerlitz
The Pyramids
Wagram
Trafalgar
17 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?
FranceThe United KingdomSpainGermany
France
Spain
Germany
18 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?
ConstantinopleByzanceAdrienopleNicosia
Constantinople
Byzance
Adrienople
Nicosia
19 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
Julius CaesarAugustusCiceroCato the elder
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Cicero
Cato the elder
20 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
GeocentrismFeudalismTribalismTheocentrism
Geocentrism
Feudalism
Tribalism
Theocentrism
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