Easy World History Quiz

 

1 - The Balkan Wars lasted from:

2 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?

3 - Of which country was Salazar dictator?

4 - Bolivia lost its access to the ocean in the Pacific War. Which country defeated Bolivia in that war?

5 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?

6 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?

7 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?

8 - The church below, later converted into a mosque, was the largest Christian cathedral for nearly a thousand years. Where does it stand?

9 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?

10 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?

11 - Where was Christopher Columbus from?

12 - What palace is shown below?

13 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?

14 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?

15 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?

16 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?

17 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?

18 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?

19 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?

20 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?

 

  

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