Hard World History Quiz
1 - Which European nation briefly conquered Taiwan in the 17th century?
SpainJapanThe NetherlandsPortugal
Spain
Japan
The Netherlands
Portugal
2 - What was the name of the (possibly mythical) first ruling dynasty of China?
ShangHanChinXia
Shang
Han
Chin
Xia
3 - How is this medieval coin called?
An écuA ThalerA FlorinA Pieterman
An écu
A Thaler
A Florin
A Pieterman
4 - Who was president of the United States when the first southern states seceded from the Union?
Franklin PierceAbraham LincolnWilliam SewardJames Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
William Seward
James Buchanan
5 - Which people occupied the Nile delta during the Second Intermediary Period?
The HyksosThe PalestinesThe LybiansThe Nubians
The Hyksos
The Palestines
The Lybians
The Nubians
6 - Which city served as a co-capital of the ancient Persian empire and was the scene of a bizare mass wedding between hundreds of Alexander the Great's soldiers and native women?
PersepolisSusaNinevahCtesiphon
Persepolis
Susa
Ninevah
Ctesiphon
7 - At what city did King Henry IV of Germany submit on his knees to the authority of Pope Gregory VII in 1073?
CanossaLyonsMilanClermont
Canossa
Lyons
Milan
Clermont
8 - Which Middle Eastern empire created its own language for government use?
The SafavidsThe MamluksThe OttomansThe Il-Khanate
The Safavids
The Mamluks
The Ottomans
The Il-Khanate
9 - In which city did German liberals gather in an attempt to establish a united, democratic Germany in 1848?
BerlinFrankfurt-am-MainMunichWeimar
Berlin
Frankfurt-am-Main
Munich
Weimar
10 - Who was the first Caliph?
Abu BakrUmarAliAbd-al Malik
Abu Bakr
Umar
Ali
Abd-al Malik
11 - When was the Welsh act of Union?
1436153617011804
1436
1536
1701
1804
12 - King Mongkut is known as the Father of Modern ___ ?
BurmaKoreaThailandVietnam
Burma
Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
13 - Who brought the name Santa Claus with them to the New World?
Welsh ColonistsFrench ColonistsDutch ColonistsScandinavian Colonists
Welsh Colonists
French Colonists
Dutch Colonists
Scandinavian Colonists
14 - Who is this man?
Cheing-kai SheckHo Chi MinhMao ZedongPol Pot
Cheing-kai Sheck
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
15 - Who is Stamford Raffles?
The founder of British MalayaThe botanist who brought the first rubber saplings to Malaya.The founder of SingaporeThe captain of the battleship Repulse, sunk by the Japanese during WW2
The founder of British Malaya
The botanist who brought the first rubber saplings to Malaya.
The founder of Singapore
The captain of the battleship Repulse, sunk by the Japanese during WW2
16 - How did the Mycenian civilisation come to an end?
Volcano EruptionDoric InvasionsInvasions from the seaInternal Factors
Volcano Eruption
Doric Invasions
Invasions from the sea
Internal Factors
17 - When did Newfoundland become a part of Canada?
1905194918671875
1905
1949
1867
1875
18 - Which Russian tzar was killed in his bedroom on March 11, 1801?
Alexandre IPaul IPeter IIIPeter II
Alexandre I
Paul I
Peter III
Peter II
19 - What was the capital of the Zulus under King Cetshwayo?
kwa-ZuluUlundiZimbabweBapedi
kwa-Zulu
Ulundi
Zimbabwe
Bapedi
20 - What was the official faith of the last independent Yemenite Kingdom before the arrival of Islam?
ZoroastrianismNestorian ChristianityJudaismCoptic Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Nestorian Christianity
Judaism
Coptic Christianity
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