Easy World History Quiz

 

1 - Which of these modern-day areas did Rome not completely conquer?

2 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?

3 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?

4 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?

5 - What palace is shown below?

6 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?

7 - From which Macedonian general was Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, descended?

8 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?

9 - Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought?

10 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?

11 - What happened in France in 1789?

12 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?

13 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?

14 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?

15 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?

16 - What is the latest state to join the United States, bringing the number to 50?

17 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?

18 - The church below, later converted into a mosque, was the largest Christian cathedral for nearly a thousand years. Where does it stand?

19 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?

20 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?

 

  

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