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Significant Moments in English History
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UK History
Very Easy, 3 mins - 1978 plays
All of these events in English history are relatively well known...

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In 1989 Burma officially changed its name. What new name was adopted for the country?




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Cold War Basics
Multiple Choice
Jan 10 - Cold War
Easier, 2 mins - 240 plays
The Cold War was not actually a physical war, but it was one...

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  What Happened in ...? (1940s edition)   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The turbulent decade of the 1940's, year by year. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, john_sunseri, Jan 05 10
Category: 1940s History
Easier
john_sunseri
5117 plays
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  Breaking the Shackles editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As part of the Amazing Trivia Race 2, this quiz looks at the history of prisons, prisoners, and the prison system.
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Jan 10 14
Average
doublemm gold member
2816 plays
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  Ten Different Minutes in History   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the specific minute and date of a major world event - and you tell me the event. *Note all times appear in the the time zone in which they occurred.
Average, 10 Qns, anaxahra, Jan 24 12
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anaxahra
8439 plays
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  Remembering the 60s - 1968 Americana   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
1968 was a tough year. Two great American leaders, RFK and MLK were gunned down as the war in Vietnam raged on. Richard Nixon was elected president and North Vietnam launched a major offensive.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Feb 21 07
Category: 1960s Nostalgia
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8758 plays
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   Nostalgia: The Lazy Days of Summer
  The Lazy Days of Summer   best quiz  
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 10 Qns
If there is one thing that hasn't changed over the years, it is the lure of the outdoors on a beautiful summer day. Do you remember filling your hours with any of these pastimes?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, reedy, Sep 17 23
Category: Nostalgia
Very Easy
reedy gold member
Sep 17 23
4868 plays
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  Unforgiving Lies of History   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everybody's been lied to especially in history class. Can you remember these historical lies?
Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Apr 02 11
Easier
Joepetz gold member
2793 plays
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  American Tragedies   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
America has had its share of human tragedies over the years. This quiz is about some of those famous tragic events. See how many you remember. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, RAgamer51, Jan 25 13
Category: U.S. History
Average
RAgamer51
20752 plays
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  A Slice in Time: 2000s World History   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you remember about the first decade of the third millenium?
Average, 10 Qns, brewster76, Jul 02 25
Category: 2000s History
Average
brewster76
Jul 02 25
6399 plays
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  Don't Fence Me In!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Identify the great empires from the clues given.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Dec 21 22
Average
ponycargirl editor
Dec 21 22
2865 plays
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  The Most Interesting Women in the World   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not only men make history, meet some of the women that have made headlines in their days in one way or another.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, James25, Jan 25 23
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Very Easy
James25 gold member
Jan 25 23
6355 plays
trivia question Quick Question
The United States was a one key participant in the Cold War. Which country was its leading adversary?

From Quiz "European History: Part III"




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