Hardest World History Quiz
1 - What was Stalin's original last name?
BalanchivadzeVissarionovichDzhugashviliBasoalto
Balanchivadze
Vissarionovich
Dzhugashvili
Basoalto
2 - Who was the last truely Egyptian Pharao before the conquest of Alexander the Great?
DjedhorHakorNakhtnebef IIAhmose II
Djedhor
Hakor
Nakhtnebef II
Ahmose II
3 - Which US President was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook?' His supporters formed 'OK Clubs' and are sometimes credited with the origin of the phrase 'okay.'
Andrew JacksonJames K. PolkMartin Van BurenMillard Fillmore
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
4 - Who wrote the first version of the Dutch constitution as used today?
Willem I van Oranje-NassauVan OldernbarneveldtThorbeckeDe Witth
Willem I van Oranje-Nassau
Van Oldernbarneveldt
Thorbecke
De Witth
5 - The Muslim League was established in 1906 in India as a result of the decision by the British to partition which province?
BiharPunjabBengalHyderabad
Bihar
Punjab
Bengal
Hyderabad
6 - What were coenobites?
Monks who fasted ritualyMonks who lived in communityMonks who lived aloneMonks who took care of St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome
Monks who fasted ritualy
Monks who lived in community
Monks who lived alone
Monks who took care of St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome
7 - What is a Praefurnium?
A cavity used for heating under Roman baths or housesA portico in front of a Roman VillaA play were athletes actedA forge specialised in the creation of weapons
A cavity used for heating under Roman baths or houses
A portico in front of a Roman Villa
A play were athletes acted
A forge specialised in the creation of weapons
8 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg?
KingisburghQueynisbrigCounistounDunri
Kingisburgh
Queynisbrig
Counistoun
Dunri
9 - Who proclaimed himself emperor of the USA and Protector of Mexico, even printing his own money?
Joshua Abraham Norton Johnatan Louis WilssonJohn Riley MarsdenWilliam Joshua Pitt
Joshua Abraham Norton
Johnatan Louis Wilsson
John Riley Marsden
William Joshua Pitt
10 - Who is held to have christianized Axum (Ethiopia)?
King EzanaKing RastafariKing ShiazanaKing Agabe
King Ezana
King Rastafari
King Shiazana
King Agabe
11 - Which of the following bombers dropped the Tsar Bomba?
Tupolev-160Tupolev-95Ilyushin-28Boeing-29
Tupolev-160
Tupolev-95
Ilyushin-28
Boeing-29
12 - To which Spanish kingdom does this flag belong?
CastileAragonLeonNavarro
Castile
Aragon
Leon
Navarro
13 - 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
14 - Who wrote the Confessions?
TertulianGregory The GreatAugustineAmbrose
Tertulian
Gregory The Great
Augustine
Ambrose
15 - 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
16 - 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
17 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been?
13141516
13
14
15
16
18 - Which was not a British King?
King CaradogKing BledricKing EdwygKing Mark
King Caradog
King Bledric
King Edwyg
King Mark
19 - When did the french protestant Villegaignon establish a community in what would become Rio de Janeiro?
In the XVIII th centuryIn the XVII centuryIn the XVI century In the XV century
In the XVIII th century
In the XVII century
In the XVI century
In the XV century
20 - Which US political party was the first to use national conventions to nominate presidential candidates?
The Democratic-Republican PartyThe Know-Nothing PartyThe Anti-Masonic PartyThe Whig Party
The Democratic-Republican Party
The Know-Nothing Party
The Anti-Masonic Party
The Whig Party
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