Hardest World History Quiz
1 - Who founded Lisbon?
The CeltsThe PhoeniciansThe RomansThe Greeks
The Celts
The Phoenicians
The Romans
The Greeks
2 - Domingo Sarmiento and Bartolome Mitre were leaders in which Latin American nation in the 19th century?
PeruArgentinaMexicoChile
Peru
Argentina
Mexico
Chile
3 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?
TunisCairoDamascusBaghdad
Tunis
Cairo
Damascus
Baghdad
4 - Ronald Reagan made his first political appearence in 1964, giving a speech for which conservative Republican presidential candidate?
Nelson RockefellerRichard NixonBarry GoldwaterGeorge Wallace
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater
George Wallace
5 - Which was not a British King?
King CaradogKing BledricKing EdwygKing Mark
King Caradog
King Bledric
King Edwyg
King Mark
6 - Which general succeeded Alexander the Great in Thrace?
LysimachusAntigonusSeleucusPtolemy
Lysimachus
Antigonus
Seleucus
Ptolemy
7 - Which Theban leader is credited with the formation of the famous Sacred Band?
EpaminondasGorgidasPelopidasOedipus
Epaminondas
Gorgidas
Pelopidas
Oedipus
8 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg?
KingisburghQueynisbrigCounistounDunri
Kingisburgh
Queynisbrig
Counistoun
Dunri
9 - Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
Harold HoltEdmund BartonRobert MenziesJohn Howard
Harold Holt
Edmund Barton
Robert Menzies
John Howard
10 - The Muslim League was established in 1906 in India as a result of the decision by the British to partition which province?
BiharPunjabBengalHyderabad
Bihar
Punjab
Bengal
Hyderabad
11 - What was the Apadana?
The name of the 'High Road' which stretched from Assyria through Media to ParthiaThe name of the tomb of Darius the Great of PersiaThe name of the main hall of the Palace in PersepolisThe name of the tomb of Cyrus the Great of Persia
The name of the 'High Road' which stretched from Assyria through Media to Parthia
The name of the tomb of Darius the Great of Persia
The name of the main hall of the Palace in Persepolis
The name of the tomb of Cyrus the Great of Persia
12 - 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
13 - Which modern country did Marco Polo mean with Zipangu?
KoreaChinaJapanMyanmar
Korea
China
Japan
Myanmar
14 - 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?
Karol von EinemErwin RommelPaul von Lettow-VorbeckWilhelm Groener
Karol von Einem
Erwin Rommel
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
Wilhelm Groener
15 - According to some legends, which Welsh prince might have reached the New World in the 12th century?
Prince GwynllywPrince MeurigPrince MadogPrince Caradog
Prince Gwynllyw
Prince Meurig
Prince Madog
Prince Caradog
16 - Which Mughal Emperor is associated with the ending of accomodation of Hindus into the political system and the attempt to make the Mughal Empire a purely Islamic state in the late 17th century?
BaburAurangzabAkbarShah Jahan
Babur
Aurangzab
Akbar
Shah Jahan
17 - Which ruler united the Khmer Empire?
Jayavarman IIHsinbyushinRamkhamhaengYasovarman I
Jayavarman II
Hsinbyushin
Ramkhamhaeng
Yasovarman I
18 - In which city were General Franco's headquarters located during the Spanish Civil War?
BurgosToledoValladolidLeon
Burgos
Toledo
Valladolid
Leon
19 - Who was surnamed the 'Father of History'?
HesiodusHerodotusThucydidesXenophon
Hesiodus
Herodotus
Thucydides
Xenophon
20 - What was an Emporion?
An agrarian colonyA trading postA trading colonyA Greek neighbourhood in an Eastern city
An agrarian colony
A trading post
A trading colony
A Greek neighbourhood in an Eastern city
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