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History Quiz

History is the study of past human events, societies, and civilisations, drawing on written records, artefacts, and oral traditions to understand how the world came to be as it is today. Read more

10 Questions ~5 min 2 Easy 2 Medium 6 Hard
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Q1. Which empire built the city of Petra?

Hard
A
Roman
B
Greek
C
Nabataean
D
Persian
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Q2. Who was the first President of South Africa after apartheid?

Easy
A
Thabo Mbeki
B
Nelson Mandela
C
Desmond Tutu
D
F.W. de Klerk
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Q3. Which Roman Emperor legalized Christianity?

Medium
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Augustus
B
Nero
C
Constantine
D
Caligula
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Q4. The 'Gunpowder Plot' of 1605 targeted which English monarch?

Hard
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Elizabeth I
B
James I
C
Charles I
D
Henry VIII
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Q5. Which explorer was the first to reach the South Pole?

Hard
A
Robert Scott
B
Roald Amundsen
C
Ernest Shackleton
D
Richard Byrd
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Q6. The Opium Wars were fought between China and which other country?

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A
USA
B
Russia
C
Great Britain
D
France
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Q7. Who discovered sea route to India?

Easy
A
Columbus
B
Magellan
C
Vasco da Gama
D
Cook
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Q8. Who was the founder of the 'Gestapo'?

Hard
A
Heinrich Himmler
B
Hermann Göring
C
Joseph Goebbels
D
Adolf Hitler
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Q9. The 'Domesday Book' was a census commissioned by whom?

Hard
A
Alfred the Great
B
William the Conqueror
C
King Canute
D
Edward the Confessor
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Q10. The 'League of Nations' was established after which war?

Medium
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Napoleonic Wars
B
WWI
C
WWII
D
Korean War
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