Hardest World History Quiz

 

1 - Which of the following happened the earliest in the United Kingdom?

2 - During WW1 in East Africa, which German colonel was able to evade and exasperate allied forces of 300 000 men with 14 000 men, who were never able to force him to surrender?

3 - Which general succeeded Alexander the Great in Thrace?

4 - Which US politican shot and killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton (who currently appears on the $10 bill) in a duel?

5 - Which was the last Etruscan City to came under Roman power?

6 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been?

7 - Who wrote the Edda down?

8 - Which was the first Boer state in South Africa?

9 - The Treaty of Kuchuk Kaynarca in 1774 forced the Ottomans to cede which territory to the Russians?

10 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?

11 - Who built the Great Zimbabwe (ruins shown below)?

12 - Which state was not a German elector in the 16th century?

13 - To which Spanish kingdom does this flag belong?

14 - The 'quinquennium Neronis', probably the first 5 years of Nero's reign, was said to have been a golden age. Who apparently said this?

15 - The anciant Nok civilization of Africa flourished in what modern day country?

16 - What was the name of the first Inquisitor General of Spain, infamous for his persecution of Jews and Muslims?

17 - What is a Praefurnium?

18 - Who is Baha'u'llah?

19 - Which of the following bombers dropped the Tsar Bomba?

20 - Which of the following statement is NOT true of Jean Bedel Bokassa, former ruler of the Central African Republic?

 

  

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