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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 - In what year did Alaric the Goth sack Rome? 378 AD 390 AD 410 AD 455 AD 3 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been? 13 14 15 16 4 - 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 5 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg? Kingisburgh Queynisbrig Counistoun Dunri 6 - The 'quinquennium Neronis', probably the first 5 years of Nero's reign, was said to have been a golden age. Who apparently said this? Nerva Trajan Marcus Aurelius Seneca 7 - Which fortress in the Caribbean was known as the "Gibraltar of the West Indies"? Brimstone Hill Romney Manor Fort Willem Port de Plaisance 8 - Domingo Sarmiento and Bartolome Mitre were leaders in which Latin American nation in the 19th century? Peru Argentina Mexico Chile 9 - Which Roman Emperor allegedly made his horse senator? Trajan Heliogabal Caligula Diocletian 10 - The St Marco Campanile standing in Venice today is a copy. How and when was the original destroyed? It was burnt by Austrian troops in the XVIIth century It was destroyed on orders of Napoleon to punish Venetian resistance in 1799 It burnt down in 1756 in a fire which destroyed part of central Venice It collapsed in 1902 due to severe structural faults 11 - Which Australian Colony was the last to use the forced labour of prisoners? West Australia New South Wales Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Victoria 12 - What were chinampas? The system of floating gardens that allowed societies in the Valley of Mexico to create an agricultural surplus The priestly elite that dominated Mayan city-states at the height of Mayan civilization Small figurines representing ancestors that were the focus of local religious life in Andean cultures The name given by peoples in the Valley of Mexico to barbarian invaders from the desert regions of Northern Mexico 13 - Who rode alledgly through the streets of Coventry nude to protest against the high taxes imposed by her husband on his tenants? Lady Anne Lady Godiva Boedicea Isolde 14 - Where was Cyrus the Great's tomb built? In his capital of Pasargadae In his capital of Persepolis In a cliff-face on the road to Persepolis No one knows - his tomb has never been found 15 - What Islamic dynasty was founded by Sultan Saladin? The Ayyubid dynasty The Fatamid dynasty The Abbasid dynasty The Almohad dynasty 16 - Which king of Norway founded the city of Bergen in 1070? Olav III Kyrre Harald Fairhair Harald Hardraade Olav Tryggvason 17 - Which of these countries was not involved in cracking down on the Boxer Rebellion in China over the turn of the 19th century? Belgium Spain Japan Austro-Hungary 18 - The Persian satrapy of Skudra included which two areas? Macedonia and Thrace Thrace and Asia Minor Asia Minor and Syria Syria and Palestine 19 - Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia? Harold Holt Edmund Barton Robert Menzies John Howard 20 - Which Khazar bek converted the country to Judaism? Obadiah Hazer Tarkhan Bulan Sabriel Joseph Homepage