Hardest World History Quiz
1 - Who was the leader of the Russian provisional government after the fall of the Romanovs?
Vladimir LeninStalinPrince LvovGeorgii Plekhanov
Vladimir Lenin
Stalin
Prince Lvov
Georgii Plekhanov
2 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg?
KingisburghQueynisbrigCounistounDunri
Kingisburgh
Queynisbrig
Counistoun
Dunri
3 - What was the last Mongol state to be conquered by a foreign power?
Khanate of the CrimeaMughal EmpireDzungariaKhalka Horde
Khanate of the Crimea
Mughal Empire
Dzungaria
Khalka Horde
4 - Which best represents the order of Muslim dynasties in pre-Modern Egypt (oldest to most recent)
Mamluk-Fatimid-Ottoman-UmayyadFatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad-MamlukOttoman-Umayyad-Mamluk-FatimidUmayyad-Fatimid-Mamluk-Ottoman
Mamluk-Fatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad
Fatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad-Mamluk
Ottoman-Umayyad-Mamluk-Fatimid
Umayyad-Fatimid-Mamluk-Ottoman
5 - Who was the founder of Afghanistan?
Ahmad Shah AbdaliTimur Shah AbdaliZaman Shah AbdaliAkbar Khan
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Timur Shah Abdali
Zaman Shah Abdali
Akbar Khan
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?
NervaTrajanMarcus AureliusSeneca
Nerva
Trajan
Marcus Aurelius
Seneca
7 - Who was defeated in the battle of Sandwich in 1217?
The FlemishThe IrishThe FrenchThe Scots
The Flemish
The Irish
The French
The Scots
8 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since:
1327159218311905
1327
1592
1831
1905
9 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?
TunisCairoDamascusBaghdad
Tunis
Cairo
Damascus
Baghdad
10 - Of which 18th century king is this a portrait?
Gustav III of SwedenLouis XVI of FranceJoseph II of AustriaMaximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
Gustav III of Sweden
Louis XVI of France
Joseph II of Austria
Maximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
11 - Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Harold HoltEdmund BartonRobert MenziesJohn Howard
Harold Holt
Edmund Barton
Robert Menzies
John Howard
12 - In what year did Alaric the Goth sack Rome?
378 AD390 AD410 AD455 AD
378 AD
390 AD
410 AD
455 AD
13 - The anciant Nok civilization of Africa flourished in what modern day country?
GabonSenegalMauritaniaNigeria
Gabon
Senegal
Mauritania
Nigeria
14 - The Maji-Maji Revolt was launched in 1907 against German rule in which modern nation?
NamibiaTanzaniaKenyaCameroun
Namibia
Tanzania
Kenya
Cameroun
15 - Which modern country did Marco Polo mean with Zipangu?
KoreaChinaJapanMyanmar
Korea
China
Japan
Myanmar
16 - In the late 17th century, the Scots attempted to found a colony in modern day Panama. What name is usually given to this ill-fated expedition?
Darien ExpeditionNew Caledonia ExpeditionPanama ExpeditionNova Scotia Expedition
Darien Expedition
New Caledonia Expedition
Panama Expedition
Nova Scotia Expedition
17 - Who conquered the last of the Khwarazmian Empire, crossed and conquered the Caucasus and marched north into Russia defeating an army more than 12 times larger in only a few months?
General SubedeiKing Alexander the GreatHulagu KhanKhagan Alp Arslan
General Subedei
King Alexander the Great
Hulagu Khan
Khagan Alp Arslan
18 - Who wrote the first version of the Dutch constitution as used today?
Willem I van Oranje-NassauVan OldernbarneveldtThorbeckeDe Witth
Willem I van Oranje-Nassau
Van Oldernbarneveldt
Thorbecke
De Witth
19 - Which US President was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook?' His supporters formed 'OK Clubs' and are sometimes credited with the origin of the phrase 'okay.'
Andrew JacksonJames K. PolkMartin Van BurenMillard Fillmore
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
20 - Which US politican shot and killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton (who currently appears on the $10 bill) in a duel?
Andrew JacksonAaron BurrJohn C. CalhounJefferson Davis
Aaron Burr
John C. Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
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