Hardest World History Quiz
1 - On top of the French, Portuguese, Dutch and English who also had trading posts in India?
SwedenBrandenburgDenmarkSpain
Sweden
Brandenburg
Denmark
Spain
2 - Where was the first British colonial railroad?
IndiaSouth AfricaJamaicaCanada
India
South Africa
Jamaica
Canada
3 - Which Roman Emperor allegedly made his horse senator?
TrajanHeliogabalCaligulaDiocletian
Trajan
Heliogabal
Caligula
Diocletian
4 - Who proclaimed himself emperor of the USA and Protector of Mexico, even printing his own money?
Joshua Abraham Norton Johnatan Louis WilssonJohn Riley MarsdenWilliam Joshua Pitt
Joshua Abraham Norton
Johnatan Louis Wilsson
John Riley Marsden
William Joshua Pitt
5 - Domingo Sarmiento and Bartolome Mitre were leaders in which Latin American nation in the 19th century?
PeruArgentinaMexicoChile
Peru
Argentina
Mexico
Chile
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 - In which modern African country did Courland have a fort?
Guinee BissauIvory CoastSierra LeoneGambia
Guinee Bissau
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
Gambia
8 - The St Marco Campanile standing in Venice today is a copy. How and when was the original destroyed?
It was burnt by Austrian troops in the XVIIth centuryIt was destroyed on orders of Napoleon to punish Venetian resistance in 1799It burnt down in 1756 in a fire which destroyed part of central VeniceIt collapsed in 1902 due to severe structural faults
It was burnt by Austrian troops in the XVIIth century
It was destroyed on orders of Napoleon to punish Venetian resistance in 1799
It burnt down in 1756 in a fire which destroyed part of central Venice
It collapsed in 1902 due to severe structural faults
9 - Who was this important '60's African political leader?
Jean bedel BokassaPatrice LumumbaMobutuJulius Nyerere
Jean bedel Bokassa
Patrice Lumumba
Mobutu
Julius Nyerere
10 - Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids?
TunisCairoDamascusBaghdad
Tunis
Cairo
Damascus
Baghdad
11 - Which Khazar bek converted the country to Judaism?
ObadiahHazer TarkhanBulan SabrielJoseph
Obadiah
Hazer Tarkhan
Bulan Sabriel
Joseph
12 - 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
13 - By what name was the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, known?
LedraFamagustaSalamisPolis
Ledra
Famagusta
Salamis
Polis
14 - 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
15 - 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
16 - Which US political party was the first to use national conventions to nominate presidential candidates?
The Democratic-Republican PartyThe Know-Nothing PartyThe Anti-Masonic PartyThe Whig Party
The Democratic-Republican Party
The Know-Nothing Party
The Anti-Masonic Party
The Whig Party
17 - Who wrote the Edda down?
Kolbein FlosasonSnorri SturlussonStein ThorgestssonSnorri Hunbogason
Kolbein Flosason
Snorri Sturlusson
Stein Thorgestsson
Snorri Hunbogason
18 - Which Theban leader is credited with the formation of the famous Sacred Band?
EpaminondasGorgidasPelopidasOedipus
Epaminondas
Gorgidas
Pelopidas
Oedipus
19 - The Persian satrapy of Skudra included which two areas?
Macedonia and ThraceThrace and Asia MinorAsia Minor and SyriaSyria and Palestine
Macedonia and Thrace
Thrace and Asia Minor
Asia Minor and Syria
Syria and Palestine
20 - Under which Ottoman sultan were the Janissaries finally abolished in 1826?
Mahmud IIAbdulhamid IISelim IIIMehmet V
Mahmud II
Abdulhamid II
Selim III
Mehmet V
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