Easy World History Quiz

 

1 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?

2 - What happened in France in 1789?

3 - Where was Christopher Columbus from?

4 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?

5 - Which of those territories was never under European control during the 19th century?

6 - The church below, later converted into a mosque, was the largest Christian cathedral for nearly a thousand years. Where does it stand?

7 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?

8 - Why was Greenland called Greenland?

9 - Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?

10 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?

11 - What is the latest state to join the United States, bringing the number to 50?

12 - Which American nation had a native European-style monarchy for over fifty years?

13 - Who was crowned King of Italy in 1861?

14 - The ancient city of Antioch lay within the boundaries of what modern country?

15 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?

16 - Which sultan extended the Ottoman Empire to within 90 miles of Vienna, which he unsucessfully beseiged?

17 - Which of those books was written by Caesar?

18 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?

19 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?

20 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?

 

  

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