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	Hardest World History Quiz 1 - Which of the following happened the earliest in the United Kingdom? The official adoption of the gold standard The adoption of postal stamps The abolition of slavery throughout its empire The adoption of women's suffrage 2 - Who was the founder of Afghanistan? Ahmad Shah Abdali Timur Shah Abdali Zaman Shah Abdali Akbar Khan 3 - What had the Spartan youth to do to prove they were adults? They had to take place in a special initiation battle They had to go to a temple on a countryside and dress themselves like bears They had to kill three helots without getting caught and cut off a hand of the deads to prove it Steal cheese without getting caught from a temple 4 - In which city were General Franco's headquarters located during the Spanish Civil War? Burgos Toledo Valladolid Leon 5 - Which of the following statement is NOT true of Jean Bedel Bokassa, former ruler of the Central African Republic? He crowned himself Emperor in a ceremony copied on Napoleon I's coronation He is widely believed to have practised cannibalism, though it was never proven Born a catholic, he converted to Islam after a meeting with Qadaffi - before converting back a few month later He believed himself to be descended from Ramses II, Salomon and Saladdin 6 - Which of the following 19th century American figures was NOT nominated for the US Presidency by the Whig Party? Senator Henry Clay General Winfield Scott Senator Daniel Webster General Zachary Taylor 7 - Which of the following founders of Hellenistic kingdoms was not a general under Alexander the Great? Ptolemy I of Egypt Seleucus I of Syria Attalus I of Pergamum Antigonus I of Macedonia 8 - Of which 19th century battle is this a painting? The Battle of Weissenburg The Battle of Solferino The Battle of Balklava The Battle of the Alma 9 - Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia? Robert Hawke Sir Robert Menzies Edmund Barton James Cook 10 - In the late 17th century, the Scots attempted to found a colony in modern day Panama. What name is usually given to this ill-fated expedition? Darien Expedition New Caledonia Expedition Panama Expedition Nova Scotia Expedition 11 - Where was the first UN Security Council meeting held? New York London Paris Geneva 12 - What were coenobites? Monks who fasted ritualy Monks who lived in community Monks who lived alone Monks who took care of St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome 13 - Which modern author is famous for his historical novel about Julian the Apostate? Gore Vidal Robert Graves Rex Warner Henryx Sienkiewicz 14 - Who is Baha'u'llah? An Iraqian political leader A Persian philospher & physician The founder of a new religion, the Baha'i Faith The military leader who conquered Dehli for the Mughals 15 - Who is held to have christianized Axum (Ethiopia)? King Ezana King Rastafari King Shiazana King Agabe 16 - Under which Ottoman sultan were the Janissaries finally abolished in 1826? Mahmud II Abdulhamid II Selim III Mehmet V 17 - By what name was the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, known? Ledra Famagusta Salamis Polis 18 - Which US politican shot and killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton (who currently appears on the $10 bill) in a duel? Andrew Jackson Aaron Burr John C. Calhoun Jefferson Davis 19 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since: 1327 1592 1831 1905 20 - What was the name of the first transatlantic passenger steamship? Titanic S.S. Great Britain Constitution Great Western Homepage