Hardest World History Quiz
1 - Upon what was the devshirme tax levied by the Ottomans on their Christian Balkan populations?
LandFemale ChildrenMale ChildrenCommercial transactions
Land
Female Children
Male Children
Commercial transactions
2 - Which Roman Emperor allegedly made his horse senator?
TrajanHeliogabalCaligulaDiocletian
Trajan
Heliogabal
Caligula
Diocletian
3 - Who wrote the books about Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi?
Karl MayFriedrich SchillerGünther GrassKarl Wolfowitz
Karl May
Friedrich Schiller
Günther Grass
Karl Wolfowitz
4 - Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Robert HawkeSir Robert MenziesEdmund BartonJames Cook
Robert Hawke
Sir Robert Menzies
Edmund Barton
James Cook
5 - In what city did Charles de Gaulle make his promise of a new partnership with French colonial populations in 1944:?
DakarAbidjanBrazzavilleLuanda
Dakar
Abidjan
Brazzaville
Luanda
6 - Where was Cyrus the Great's tomb built?
In his capital of PasargadaeIn his capital of PersepolisIn a cliff-face on the road to PersepolisNo one knows - his tomb has never been found
In his capital of Pasargadae
In his capital of Persepolis
In a cliff-face on the road to Persepolis
No one knows - his tomb has never been found
7 - What was the Apadana?
The name of the 'High Road' which stretched from Assyria through Media to ParthiaThe name of the tomb of Darius the Great of PersiaThe name of the main hall of the Palace in PersepolisThe name of the tomb of Cyrus the Great of Persia
The name of the 'High Road' which stretched from Assyria through Media to Parthia
The name of the tomb of Darius the Great of Persia
The name of the main hall of the Palace in Persepolis
The name of the tomb of Cyrus the Great of Persia
8 - What Islamic dynasty was founded by Sultan Saladin?
The Ayyubid dynastyThe Fatamid dynastyThe Abbasid dynastyThe Almohad dynasty
The Ayyubid dynasty
The Fatamid dynasty
The Abbasid dynasty
The Almohad dynasty
9 - Where was the first UN Security Council meeting held?
New YorkLondonParisGeneva
New York
London
Paris
Geneva
10 - Under which Ottoman sultan were the Janissaries finally abolished in 1826?
Mahmud IIAbdulhamid IISelim IIIMehmet V
Mahmud II
Abdulhamid II
Selim III
Mehmet V
11 - Which emperor passed a law proclaiming all male residents of the Roman Empire citizens?
Aurelian in 272 ADCaracalla in 218 ADMarcus Aurelius in 168 ADAntoninus Pius in 142 AD
Aurelian in 272 AD
Caracalla in 218 AD
Marcus Aurelius in 168 AD
Antoninus Pius in 142 AD
12 - What was Stalin's original last name?
BalanchivadzeVissarionovichDzhugashviliBasoalto
Balanchivadze
Vissarionovich
Dzhugashvili
Basoalto
13 - Which of the following bombers dropped the Tsar Bomba?
Tupolev-160Tupolev-95Ilyushin-28Boeing-29
Tupolev-160
Tupolev-95
Ilyushin-28
Boeing-29
14 - Which was the last Etruscan City to came under Roman power?
ArretiumVeiiVolsiniiVolaterra
Arretium
Veii
Volsinii
Volaterra
15 - Who was the leader of the Russian provisional government after the fall of the Romanovs?
Vladimir LeninStalinPrince LvovGeorgii Plekhanov
Vladimir Lenin
Stalin
Prince Lvov
Georgii Plekhanov
16 - According to some legends, which Welsh prince might have reached the New World in the 12th century?
Prince GwynllywPrince MeurigPrince MadogPrince Caradog
Prince Gwynllyw
Prince Meurig
Prince Madog
Prince Caradog
17 - 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?
Muhammad al-MuqraniAhmad Bey Sulayman bin HamzaAbd al-Qadir
Muhammad al-Muqrani
Ahmad Bey
Sulayman bin Hamza
Abd al-Qadir
18 - Which of the following 19th century American figures was NOT nominated for the US Presidency by the Whig Party?
Senator Henry ClayGeneral Winfield ScottSenator Daniel WebsterGeneral Zachary Taylor
Senator Henry Clay
General Winfield Scott
Senator Daniel Webster
General Zachary Taylor
19 - Who was the last truely Egyptian Pharao before the conquest of Alexander the Great?
DjedhorHakorNakhtnebef IIAhmose II
Djedhor
Hakor
Nakhtnebef II
Ahmose II
20 - Who was the first woman elected to the British House of Parliament?
Lady AstorBessie BraddockMargaret ThatcherConstance Markievicz
Lady Astor
Bessie Braddock
Margaret Thatcher
Constance Markievicz
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