Hardest World History Quiz
1 - 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
2 - Which best represents the order of Muslim dynasties in pre-Modern Egypt (oldest to most recent)
Mamluk-Fatimid-Ottoman-UmayyadFatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad-MamlukOttoman-Umayyad-Mamluk-FatimidUmayyad-Fatimid-Mamluk-Ottoman
Mamluk-Fatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad
Fatimid-Ottoman-Umayyad-Mamluk
Ottoman-Umayyad-Mamluk-Fatimid
Umayyad-Fatimid-Mamluk-Ottoman
3 - What did Italy originaly mean?
Land of the setting SunLand with much cattleLand of the Olive TreeLand of the Small People
Land of the setting Sun
Land with much cattle
Land of the Olive Tree
Land of the Small People
4 - Who wrote the Edda down?
Kolbein FlosasonSnorri SturlussonStein ThorgestssonSnorri Hunbogason
Kolbein Flosason
Snorri Sturlusson
Stein Thorgestsson
Snorri Hunbogason
5 - Which of the following happened the earliest in the United Kingdom?
The official adoption of the gold standardThe adoption of postal stampsThe abolition of slavery throughout its empireThe adoption of women's suffrage
The official adoption of the gold standard
The adoption of postal stamps
The abolition of slavery throughout its empire
The adoption of women's suffrage
6 - Of which 18th century king is this a portrait?
Gustav III of SwedenLouis XVI of FranceJoseph II of AustriaMaximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
Gustav III of Sweden
Louis XVI of France
Joseph II of Austria
Maximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria
7 - What country shipped out the first ever shipment of frozen meat in 1877, and to which country?
The United States, to FranceFrance, to the United KingdomArgentina, to FranceBritish Canada, to the United Kingdom
The United States, to France
France, to the United Kingdom
Argentina, to France
British Canada, to the United Kingdom
8 - Where was the first British colonial railroad?
IndiaSouth AfricaJamaicaCanada
India
South Africa
Jamaica
Canada
9 - What was the the capital of Dacia?
EcbatanaAlma AtaSarmisegetuzaCoste?ti
Ecbatana
Alma Ata
Sarmisegetuza
Coste?ti
10 - 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
11 - What was the old Scottish name for Königsberg?
KingisburghQueynisbrigCounistounDunri
Kingisburgh
Queynisbrig
Counistoun
Dunri
12 - Which was the first Boer state in South Africa?
TransvaalOrange-FreestateNatalBolland
Transvaal
Orange-Freestate
Natal
Bolland
13 - 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
14 - Which ruler united the Khmer Empire?
Jayavarman IIHsinbyushinRamkhamhaengYasovarman I
Jayavarman II
Hsinbyushin
Ramkhamhaeng
Yasovarman I
15 - Where was the first UN Security Council meeting held?
New YorkLondonParisGeneva
New York
London
Paris
Geneva
16 - In what year did Alaric the Goth sack Rome?
378 AD390 AD410 AD455 AD
378 AD
390 AD
410 AD
455 AD
17 - Which Egyptian Queen is shown here?
NefertitiCleopatraHatshepsutTiye
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Tiye
18 - Which of the following lands was not part of Muhammad Ali's Egyptian Empire in the early 19th Century?
HejazCretePalestineThrace
Hejaz
Crete
Palestine
Thrace
19 - Midway was the first Japanese naval defeat since:
1327159218311905
1327
1592
1831
1905
20 - Which Theban leader is credited with the formation of the famous Sacred Band?
EpaminondasGorgidasPelopidasOedipus
Epaminondas
Gorgidas
Pelopidas
Oedipus
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