Easy World History Quiz

 

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

2 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?

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

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

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

6 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?

7 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?

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

9 - Which of those books was written by Caesar?

10 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?

11 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?

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

13 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?

14 - Which American nation had a native European-style monarchy for over fifty years?

15 - What palace is shown below?

16 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?

17 - What U.S. naval commander signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, opening Japan to the west for the first time?

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

19 - Where was Christopher Columbus from?

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

 

  

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