Hard World History Quiz
1 - Who is this man?
Cheing-kai SheckHo Chi MinhMao ZedongPol Pot
Cheing-kai Sheck
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
2 - Which British officer was defeated at Isandlwana by Zulu troops armed with shield and spears?
Lt. Gen. Lord ChelmsfordSir Henry Bartle FrereLord Baden-PowellSir Theophilus Shepstone
Lt. Gen. Lord Chelmsford
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Lord Baden-Powell
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
3 - Friedrich Barbarossa died in 1190, to the great relief of Saladin, while travelling through Asia Minor on crusade. On which Crusade was this?
1st Crusade2nd Crusade3rd Crusade5th Crusade
1st Crusade
2nd Crusade
3rd Crusade
5th Crusade
4 - Since Italian unification in 1861, which of these cities has never at one point been capital of Italy?
FlorenceTurinMilanRome
Florence
Turin
Milan
Rome
5 - Who was the last Great Khan of Mongolia?
Batu KhanGuyuk KhanKublai KhanMongke Khan
Batu Khan
Guyuk Khan
Kublai Khan
Mongke Khan
6 - Brazil has had 3 capitals during its history. Which are they?
Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and BrasíliaRio de Janeiro, São Paulo and BrasíliaBelo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São PauloSalvador, São Paulo and Brasília
Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília
Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília
Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Salvador, São Paulo and Brasília
7 - What was the league established by the Macedonian King Philip II to gain hegemony over Greece?
Achaean LeagueLeague of CorinthAmphictyonic LeagueLeague of Argos
Achaean League
League of Corinth
Amphictyonic League
League of Argos
8 - Who was the first Caliph?
Abu BakrUmarAliAbd-al Malik
Abu Bakr
Umar
Ali
Abd-al Malik
9 - What happened to a Dutch fleet during the Napoleonic wars?
It ran aground after the Dutch destroyed some dykes.It destroyed itself when several ships fired at each others during the night by mistake.It was captured by a French cavalry charge.It was sabotaged in Antwerp harbour by English spies to prevent it from reinforcing the French navy after Napoleon gave the Dutch crown to one of his brother
It ran aground after the Dutch destroyed some dykes.
It destroyed itself when several ships fired at each others during the night by mistake.
It was captured by a French cavalry charge.
It was sabotaged in Antwerp harbour by English spies to prevent it from reinforcing the French navy after Napoleon gave the Dutch crown to one of his brother
10 - When did Newfoundland become a part of Canada?
1905194918671875
1905
1949
1867
1875
11 - King Mongkut is known as the Father of Modern ___ ?
BurmaKoreaThailandVietnam
Burma
Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
12 - The Khanates of Astrakhan and Kazan were conquered in the reign of which Muscovite ruler?
Dmitrii DonskoiIvan IIIVasilii IIIIvan IV
Dmitrii Donskoi
Ivan III
Vasilii III
Ivan IV
13 - What was the capital of the NorthWest Territory in the modern day USA?
DetroitDaytonChillicotheChicago
Detroit
Dayton
Chillicothe
Chicago
14 - Who is Stamford Raffles?
The founder of British MalayaThe botanist who brought the first rubber saplings to Malaya.The founder of SingaporeThe captain of the battleship Repulse, sunk by the Japanese during WW2
The founder of British Malaya
The botanist who brought the first rubber saplings to Malaya.
The founder of Singapore
The captain of the battleship Repulse, sunk by the Japanese during WW2
15 - In which Greek City can you find the first monumental sculpture of Greece (shown below)?
KnossosAthensPylosMycene
Knossos
Athens
Pylos
Mycene
16 - In which country was the use of the longbow first reported?
WalesHollandHungaryRomania
Wales
Holland
Hungary
Romania
17 - The Swahili culture is the result of a synthesis of the cultures of costal East Africa and colonizers from:
IndiaPortugalIndonesiaArabia
India
Portugal
Indonesia
Arabia
18 - When was the Welsh act of Union?
1436153617011804
1436
1536
1701
1804
19 - After Japan closed itself from foreigners in the 17th century, from which nationality were the only traders who had the right to trade with Japan in the bay of Osaka?
EnglishDutchSpanishPortuguese
English
Dutch
Spanish
Portuguese
20 - On which island did the Dutch East India Company establish Batavia as the center of its control of the spice trade in the early 17th century?
SumatraTimorCelebes Java
Sumatra
Timor
Celebes
Java
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