Hardest World History Quiz
1 - Who wrote the books about Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi?
Karl MayFriedrich SchillerGünther GrassKarl Wolfowitz
Karl May
Friedrich Schiller
Günther Grass
Karl Wolfowitz
2 - 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
3 - Which was the last Etruscan City to came under Roman power?
ArretiumVeiiVolsiniiVolaterra
Arretium
Veii
Volsinii
Volaterra
4 - Which modern author is famous for his historical novel about Julian the Apostate?
Gore VidalRobert GravesRex WarnerHenryx Sienkiewicz
Gore Vidal
Robert Graves
Rex Warner
Henryx Sienkiewicz
5 - What was the name of the first transatlantic passenger steamship?
TitanicS.S. Great BritainConstitutionGreat Western
Titanic
S.S. Great Britain
Constitution
Great Western
6 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?
TunisCairoDamascusBaghdad
Tunis
Cairo
Damascus
Baghdad
7 - Which emperor passed a law proclaiming all male residents of the Roman Empire citizens?
Aurelian in 272 ADCaracalla in 218 ADMarcus Aurelius in 168 ADAntoninus Pius in 142 AD
Aurelian in 272 AD
Caracalla in 218 AD
Marcus Aurelius in 168 AD
Antoninus Pius in 142 AD
8 - Who wrote the Edda down?
Kolbein FlosasonSnorri SturlussonStein ThorgestssonSnorri Hunbogason
Kolbein Flosason
Snorri Sturlusson
Stein Thorgestsson
Snorri Hunbogason
9 - Which of the following 19th century American figures was NOT nominated for the US Presidency by the Whig Party?
Senator Henry ClayGeneral Winfield ScottSenator Daniel WebsterGeneral Zachary Taylor
Senator Henry Clay
General Winfield Scott
Senator Daniel Webster
General Zachary Taylor
10 - Which Hellenistic monarch was killed at the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC?
Seleucus I ('the Conqueror')Lysimachus IAntigonus I ('the One-Eyed')Ptolemy I ('the Savior')
Seleucus I ('the Conqueror')
Lysimachus I
Antigonus I ('the One-Eyed')
Ptolemy I ('the Savior')
11 - 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
12 - Which Australian Colony was the last to use the forced labour of prisoners?
West AustraliaNew South WalesVan Diemen's Land (Tasmania)Victoria
West Australia
New South Wales
Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Victoria
13 - Which future American President helped deliver food help to occupied Belgium during the First World War?
Theodore RooseveltWoodrow WilsonHarry S. TrumanHerbert Clark Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Clark Hoover
14 - Where was the first UN Security Council meeting held?
New YorkLondonParisGeneva
New York
London
Paris
Geneva
15 - Of which 19th century battle is this a painting?
The Battle of WeissenburgThe Battle of SolferinoThe Battle of BalklavaThe Battle of the Alma
The Battle of Weissenburg
The Battle of Solferino
The Battle of Balklava
The Battle of the Alma
16 - 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
17 - Which ruler of the 'Rus' conquered the Jewish Turkic state known as Khazaria?
RiurikIgorSviatoslavIaroslav the Wise
Riurik
Igor
Sviatoslav
Iaroslav the Wise
18 - Who was the first woman elected to the British House of Parliament?
Lady AstorBessie BraddockMargaret ThatcherConstance Markievicz
Lady Astor
Bessie Braddock
Margaret Thatcher
Constance Markievicz
19 - Of what Near Eastern kingdom was the ancient city of Petra, in modern day Jordan, the capital ?
The Phillistine KingdomThe Moab KingdomThe Nabatean KingdomThe Sheba Kingdom
The Phillistine Kingdom
The Moab Kingdom
The Nabatean Kingdom
The Sheba Kingdom
20 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been?
13141516
13
14
15
16
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