Normal World History Quiz
1 - Which of these countries lost the least men in WW1?
JapanAustraliaMontenegroSouth Africa
Japan
Australia
Montenegro
South Africa
2 - How many women do most experts agree Jack the Ripper killed?
25914
2
5
9
14
3 - Which treaty, signed by Italy, Germany, and Japan in 1940, recognized the right of each member to 'establish a new world order' in their respective parts of the world?
The Axis PactThe Rome PactThe Tripartite PactThe Molotov-Rippentrop Act
The Axis Pact
The Rome Pact
The Tripartite Pact
The Molotov-Rippentrop Act
4 - What was the part of England ruled by the vikings called?
DanelawMerciaWessexJorvik
Danelaw
Mercia
Wessex
Jorvik
5 - Which Roman conquered Britain?
Julius CeasarTrajanClaudiusKing henry VIII
Julius Ceasar
Trajan
Claudius
King henry VIII
6 - What is the oldest political party in the western world?
The Republicans (USA)The Conservatives (UK)The Liberals (Canada)The Democrats (USA)
The Republicans (USA)
The Conservatives (UK)
The Liberals (Canada)
The Democrats (USA)
7 - In what year did Constantine the Great hold the Council of Nicaea?
278302325389
278
302
325
389
8 - Who founded the Mughal dynasty?
AkbarBaburAbbas the GreatTamerlane
Akbar
Babur
Abbas the Great
Tamerlane
9 - Which monarch launched the Spanish Armada against England?
Charles VPhillip IIPhillip IIIFerdinand I
Charles V
Phillip II
Phillip III
Ferdinand I
10 - What is Sri Lanka's former name?
MadagascarCeylonTamilDravidia
Madagascar
Ceylon
Tamil
Dravidia
11 - Many US states, most famously Texas and Hawaii, were once independent countries. Which of the following states was also independent at one time?
VermontNevadaNew MexicoAlaska
Vermont
Nevada
New Mexico
Alaska
12 - Approximatively how many people were killed in Europe by the Black Death pandemic in the 14th century?
one to two hundred thousand2 to 3 millions10 to 20 millions50 to 150 millions
one to two hundred thousand
2 to 3 millions
10 to 20 millions
50 to 150 millions
13 - Which English Queen was executed May 19, 1536?
Jane SeymourAnn BoleynKatherine Howard Ann of Cleves
Jane Seymour
Ann Boleyn
Katherine Howard
Ann of Cleves
14 - Which of the following groups were not given official recognition under the Ottoman empire?
Orthodox ChristiansJewsArmenian ChristiansShi'i Muslims
Orthodox Christians
Jews
Armenian Christians
Shi'i Muslims
15 - Of what Italian City was the flag below (with variations) the emblem?
VeniceGenoaPisaeNaples
Venice
Genoa
Pisae
Naples
16 - How did the Byzantines call themselves?
RomansHellensGreeksIonians
Romans
Hellens
Greeks
Ionians
17 - Of which country was Finland part before 1809?
RussiaDenmarkSwedenNorway
Russia
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
18 - From which civilization is this building?
The Nubian CivilizationThe Egyptian CivilizationThe Lybian CivilizationThe Nabatean Civilization
The Nubian Civilization
The Egyptian Civilization
The Lybian Civilization
The Nabatean Civilization
19 - Which was not an Iranian dynasty?
AchaemenidFatimidSaffaridSassanid
Achaemenid
Fatimid
Saffarid
Sassanid
20 - Who fought in the Winter War (1939-1940)?
Russia and SwedenFinland and SwedenFinland and RussiaRussia and China
Russia and Sweden
Finland and Sweden
Finland and Russia
Russia and China
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