Hardest World History Quiz
1 - In which modern African country did Courland have a fort?
Guinee BissauIvory CoastSierra LeoneGambia
Guinee Bissau
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
Gambia
2 - Who was this important '60's African political leader?
Jean bedel BokassaPatrice LumumbaMobutuJulius Nyerere
Jean bedel Bokassa
Patrice Lumumba
Mobutu
Julius Nyerere
3 - What did Italy originaly mean?
Land of the setting SunLand with much cattleLand of the Olive TreeLand of the Small People
Land of the setting Sun
Land with much cattle
Land of the Olive Tree
Land of the Small People
4 - Who built the Great Zimbabwe (ruins shown below)?
The Zulu in the 19th centuryThe Shona in the 13th century The Xhosa the 11th centuryThe Bantu in the 17th century
The Zulu in the 19th century
The Shona in the 13th century
The Xhosa the 11th century
The Bantu in the 17th century
5 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since:
1327159218311905
1327
1592
1831
1905
6 - 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
7 - Of which 18th century king is this a portrait?
Gustav III of SwedenLouis XVI of FranceJoseph II of AustriaMaximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
Gustav III of Sweden
Louis XVI of France
Joseph II of Austria
Maximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
8 - When did Brunei become independent?
It has been independent since the Middle-Ages192519471984
It has been independent since the Middle-Ages
1925
1947
1984
9 - Who was the founder of Afghanistan?
Ahmad Shah AbdaliTimur Shah AbdaliZaman Shah AbdaliAkbar Khan
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Timur Shah Abdali
Zaman Shah Abdali
Akbar Khan
10 - What other european language is related to Finnish?
RussianSwedishHungarianGerman
Russian
Swedish
Hungarian
German
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?
Muhammad al-MuqraniAhmad Bey Sulayman bin HamzaAbd al-Qadir
Muhammad al-Muqrani
Ahmad Bey
Sulayman bin Hamza
Abd al-Qadir
12 - In 19th century American politics, what was a 'Loco-Foco?'
A derrogatory term for a DemocratA New York WhigA follower of President Millard FillmoreSomebody who opposed the Mexican-American war
A derrogatory term for a Democrat
A New York Whig
A follower of President Millard Fillmore
Somebody who opposed the Mexican-American war
13 - Who wrote the books about Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi?
Karl MayFriedrich SchillerGünther GrassKarl Wolfowitz
Karl May
Friedrich Schiller
Günther Grass
Karl Wolfowitz
14 - 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
15 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?
TunisCairoDamascusBaghdad
Tunis
Cairo
Damascus
Baghdad
16 - From which city did the Ottoman grandee Ali Pasha dominate the western Balkans in the late 18th century?
SkopjeShkoderJaninaPristina
Skopje
Shkoder
Janina
Pristina
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?
Thomas JeffersonAndrew JacksonBenjamin HarrisonGrover Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
18 - Who rode alledgly through the streets of Coventry nude to protest against the high taxes imposed by her husband on his tenants?
Lady AnneLady GodivaBoediceaIsolde
Lady Anne
Lady Godiva
Boedicea
Isolde
19 - Which ruler of the 'Rus' conquered the Jewish Turkic state known as Khazaria?
RiurikIgorSviatoslavIaroslav the Wise
Riurik
Igor
Sviatoslav
Iaroslav the Wise
20 - 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
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
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