Normal World History Quiz

 

1 - Which Roman conquered Britain?

2 - Who lost a battle in England on the 25th September 1066?

3 - Who won the second Battle of Tannenberg?

4 - Approximately what percentage of Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia or Germany were named 'Frederick', 'Wilhelm', or the combination 'Frederick Wilhelm'?

5 - Who founded the Mughal dynasty?

6 - The following is an extract from the Bayeux Tapestry, a famous Middle-Age artwork. What does it represent?

7 - What entity did Napoleon replace the Holy Roman Empire with in 1806?

8 - After whom was Virginia named?

9 - Which country employed Henry Hudson to find the famous 'NorthWest-Passage'?

10 - Under which sultan did the Ottomans capture Constantinople from the Byzantines in 1453?

11 - From what country did Britain begin to recruit Gurkha soldiers in 1816?

12 - What was the first continental European state to complete its rail network, in the 1840s?

13 - In what year did Constantine the Great hold the Council of Nicaea?

14 - Which of the members of the triumviate died first?

15 - Which of these nations had an army in excess of 1 million men in the 70s?

16 - After the emperor of China, Pu Yi , was captured by the communist, what occupation did he take?

17 - Who founded the Red Cross?

18 - When was Kosovo declared independent?

19 - What is Sri Lanka's former name?

20 - Which famous politician popularised the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the separation of Europe during the Cold War?

 

  

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