The World Quiz > Easiest World History Quiz

	Easiest World History Quiz 1 - Which European royal family, often the butt of inbreeding jokes, once ruled Austria? the Hohenzollerns the Hohenstaufens the Habsburgs the Hoechingens 2 - Which of those territories never was a Venitian possesion? Cyprus Morea Crete Sicily 3 - What was the original name of New York? Fort Victoria New Amsterdam New London New Rotterdam 4 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power? France The United Kingdom Spain Germany 5 - Where is the monument shown below located? In western France In southern Sweden In southern England In Sicily, Italy 6 - Which country never had a colony in North America? Russia Germany Sweden Netherlands 7 - When was the Holy Roman Empire dissolved? In 1637, during the Thirty Years War In 1806, during the Napoleonic Wars In 1848, during the waves of revolts sweeping though Europe In 1918, following the defeat of Austria-Hungary and Germany 8 - In 1895 which African country defeated Italy allowing it to stay independent? Eritrea Liberia Ethiopia Libya 9 - Who was America's first president? John Adams Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln George Washington 10 - On which side did Italy fight in World War One? With Germany With the Allies Briefly against France, but alone It was neutral 11 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe? Geocentrism Feudalism Tribalism Theocentrism 12 - What was the capital of West-Germany from 1949 to 1989? Cologne West Berlin Bonn Munich 13 - Where was Napoleon born? Sardinia French Guiana Corsica Elba 14 - How did Julius Caesar die? He was fatally wounded at the battle of Tapsus He died of the plague He was assassinated in the senate He was poisoned at a reception in his honour 15 - By what name was Iran known before the 20th century? Kabyllistan Ormouz Persia Arabia 16 - What Roman general conquered Gaul in the First Century BC? Julius Ceasar Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey the Great) Crassus Vercingetorix 17 - Which region was France forced to cede to Germany in wake of its defeat in 1871? Normandy Alsace-Lorraine Provence Aquitaine 18 - What Italian city was called the 'Queen of the Adriatic' during the Renaissance period? Genoa Trieste Venice Bari 19 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768? Genoa Venice The Papal States The United Kingdom 20 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe? Cristobal Columbus Amerigo Vespucci Vasco da Gama Fernão de Magalhães (Magellan) Homepage