Hardest World History Quiz
1 - What was the name of the first Inquisitor General of Spain, infamous for his persecution of Jews and Muslims?
Tomás de TorquemadaJuan Sebastian el CanoAlfredo BarrazoHernando del Pulgar
Tomás de Torquemada
Juan Sebastian el Cano
Alfredo Barrazo
Hernando del Pulgar
2 - Which of the following ports was seized by the British in 1839 and eventually became a British colony?
BahreinKuwaitAdenMuscat
Bahrein
Kuwait
Aden
Muscat
3 - 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
4 - Domingo Sarmiento and Bartolome Mitre were leaders in which Latin American nation in the 19th century?
PeruArgentinaMexicoChile
Peru
Argentina
Mexico
Chile
5 - 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
6 - 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
7 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg?
KingisburghQueynisbrigCounistounDunri
Kingisburgh
Queynisbrig
Counistoun
Dunri
8 - By what disaster was St. Pierre, the old capital of Martinique, destroyed?
A massive fireA typhoonA volcanic eruptionThe explosion of a munition storage
A massive fire
A typhoon
A volcanic eruption
The explosion of a munition storage
9 - In what city did Charles de Gaulle make his promise of a new partnership with French colonial populations in 1944:?
DakarAbidjanBrazzavilleLuanda
Dakar
Abidjan
Brazzaville
Luanda
10 - When did the french protestant Villegaignon establish a community in what would become Rio de Janeiro?
In the XVIII th centuryIn the XVII centuryIn the XVI century In the XV century
In the XVIII th century
In the XVII century
In the XVI century
In the XV century
11 - How many Dalai Lamas have there been?
13141516
13
14
15
16
12 - The anciant Nok civilization of Africa flourished in what modern day country?
GabonSenegalMauritaniaNigeria
Gabon
Senegal
Mauritania
Nigeria
13 - Which was the first Boer state in South Africa?
TransvaalOrange-FreestateNatalBolland
Transvaal
Orange-Freestate
Natal
Bolland
14 - When did Brunei become independent?
It has been independent since the Middle-Ages192519471984
It has been independent since the Middle-Ages
1925
1947
1984
15 - What country built the first purpose-built oil tanker in 1886?
The United StatesThe United KingdomFranceGermany
The United States
The United Kingdom
France
Germany
16 - 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
17 - Who did King Leopold II of Belgium hire to explore and found colonies in Zaire?
David Livingstone Henry Morton StanleyJohn Hanning SpekeEmin Pasha
David Livingstone
Henry Morton Stanley
John Hanning Speke
Emin Pasha
18 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since:
1327159218311905
1327
1592
1831
1905
19 - 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
20 - Which king of Norway founded the city of Bergen in 1070?
Olav III KyrreHarald FairhairHarald HardraadeOlav Tryggvason
Olav III Kyrre
Harald Fairhair
Harald Hardraade
Olav Tryggvason
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