Hardest World History Quiz

 

1 - In which modern African country did Courland have a fort?

2 - Who was this important '60's African political leader?

3 - What did Italy originaly mean?

4 - Who built the Great Zimbabwe (ruins shown below)?

5 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since:

6 - Who wrote the first version of the Dutch constitution as used today?

7 - Of which 18th century king is this a portrait?

8 - When did Brunei become independent?

9 - Who was the founder of Afghanistan?

10 - What other european language is related to Finnish?

11 - Who was the leader of Muslim resistance to the establishment of French rule in Western Algeria from the mid-1830s until his final surrender in 1847?

12 - In 19th century American politics, what was a 'Loco-Foco?'

13 - Who wrote the books about Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi?

14 - In what city did Charles de Gaulle make his promise of a new partnership with French colonial populations in 1944:?

15 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?

16 - From which city did the Ottoman grandee Ali Pasha dominate the western Balkans in the late 18th century?

17 - Which of the following US Presidents was elected by the US House of Representatives in a year when no candidate won a majority in the electoral college?

18 - Who rode alledgly through the streets of Coventry nude to protest against the high taxes imposed by her husband on his tenants?

19 - Which ruler of the 'Rus' conquered the Jewish Turkic state known as Khazaria?

20 - Which US President was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook?' His supporters formed 'OK Clubs' and are sometimes credited with the origin of the phrase 'okay.'

 

  

Homepage