Easiest World History Quiz
1 - Over which province have India and Pakistan disputed ownership, leading to brief wars in 1948 and 1966?
HyderabadAssamKashmirKerala
Hyderabad
Assam
Kashmir
Kerala
2 - Where is the monument shown below located?
In western FranceIn southern SwedenIn southern EnglandIn Sicily, Italy
In western France
In southern Sweden
In southern England
In Sicily, Italy
3 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
GeocentrismFeudalismTribalismTheocentrism
Geocentrism
Feudalism
Tribalism
Theocentrism
4 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
The EnglishThe GermansThe SpanishThe Arabs
The English
The Germans
The Spanish
The Arabs
5 - Which country never had a colony in North America?
RussiaGermanySwedenNetherlands
Russia
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
6 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
Cristobal ColumbusAmerigo VespucciVasco da GamaFernão de Magalhães (Magellan)
Cristobal Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Fernão de Magalhães (Magellan)
7 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871?
NormandyAlsace-LorraineProvenceAquitaine
Normandy
Alsace-Lorraine
Provence
Aquitaine
8 - In 1895 which African country defeated Italy allowing it to stay independent?
EritreaLiberiaEthiopiaLibya
Eritrea
Liberia
Ethiopia
Libya
9 - Which European royal family, often the butt of inbreeding jokes, once ruled Austria?
the Hohenzollernsthe Hohenstaufensthe Habsburgsthe Hoechingens
the Hohenzollerns
the Hohenstaufens
the Habsburgs
the Hoechingens
10 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period?
GenoaTriesteVeniceBari
Genoa
Trieste
Venice
Bari
11 - What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan desert in 1974?
IsraëlIndiaChinaPakistan
Israël
India
China
Pakistan
12 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Genghis KhanKublai KhanBatu KhanJoan of Arc
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Batu Khan
Joan of Arc
13 - Of the following Napoleonic battles, which one was a defeat for Napoleonic France?
AusterlitzThe PyramidsWagramTrafalgar
Austerlitz
The Pyramids
Wagram
Trafalgar
14 - Which Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec (or Mexica) empire in what is now Mexico?
Francisco PizzaroHernan CortésDiego VelazquezPonce de Léon
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernan Cortés
Diego Velazquez
Ponce de Léon
15 - Where are these pyramides located?
AbousirSaqqaraGizehDahshour
Abousir
Saqqara
Gizeh
Dahshour
16 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
3210
3
2
1
0
17 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
The AztecsThe EgyptiansThe MayasThe Incas
The Aztecs
The Egyptians
The Mayas
The Incas
18 - Where was Napoleon born?
SardiniaFrench GuianaCorsicaElba
Sardinia
French Guiana
Corsica
Elba
19 - Where was the last man to successfully conquer England from?
NormandyGermanyNorwayNaples
Norway
Naples
20 - On which side did Italy fight in World War One?
With GermanyWith the AlliesBriefly against France, but aloneIt was neutral
With Germany
With the Allies
Briefly against France, but alone
It was neutral
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