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Quiz about General History
Quiz about General History

How much do you know about General History? | Quiz


These questions about history start out simple, get harder, and end up quite difficult. I hope you enjoy this quiz learn a few things.

A multiple-choice quiz by buguru. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
buguru
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
71,624
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
15925
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (12/15), GLQuizmistress (13/15), Guest 97 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which British queen ruled from 1837 to 1901? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. In 622 AD, Mohammed and his followers fled to Medina from which city? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. By what name was WWI identity Baron Manfred von Richthofen better known? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which student of Aristotle became king of Macedonia in 332 BC and conquered almost all of Persia? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What structure, built between 122 AD and 138 AD, was designed to protect the Roman province of Britain? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which American president gave the Gettysburg Address in 1863? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which middle-eastern nation, upon its formation in 1948, immediately found itself at war with its neighbours? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Who was named 'The Great Liberator' because he helped to free much of South America from Spanish rule? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. How long did it take the Titanic to sink, after hitting the iceberg on April 14, 1912? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon, who was in the command module? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In which country did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Who was the captain who got kicked off the Bounty in 1787, and who later became governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In 1971, Idi Amin led a military coup in which country? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was the name of the ship that was sunk by French agents in Auckland Harbour in the mid 1980s? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who ruled Byzantium from 527 AD to 565 AD? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which British queen ruled from 1837 to 1901?

Answer: Victoria

Interestingly, Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II are all among the longest-serving English monarchs. Elizabeth I reigned for 45 years, Victoria for 63-and-a-bit, and Elizabeth II became queen in 1952.
2. In 622 AD, Mohammed and his followers fled to Medina from which city?

Answer: Mecca

He returned to Mecca with a large army a number of years later, and took it without too much trouble. Mecca is now the pilgrimage destination for Muslims.
3. By what name was WWI identity Baron Manfred von Richthofen better known?

Answer: The Red Baron

The Red Baron shot down an incredible 80 enemy planes before he himself was shot out of the skies. Exactly who was responsible for downing his plane is still debated today.
4. Which student of Aristotle became king of Macedonia in 332 BC and conquered almost all of Persia?

Answer: Alexander the Great

Alexander just kept on conquering until he died in his early thirties from exhaustion. He named a number of cities after himself as he went.
5. What structure, built between 122 AD and 138 AD, was designed to protect the Roman province of Britain?

Answer: Hadrian's Wall

The wall was designed at keeping invaders from the north out of Roman territory. It is possible to visit parts of the wall today.
6. Which American president gave the Gettysburg Address in 1863?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Delivered in the middle of the civil war, this is one of the most frequently memorized speeches of all time.
7. Which middle-eastern nation, upon its formation in 1948, immediately found itself at war with its neighbours?

Answer: Israel

The surrounding states were all Arab nations. In its essentials the conflict between Arabs and Jews in the region went back to the early 1920s and continues today.
8. Who was named 'The Great Liberator' because he helped to free much of South America from Spanish rule?

Answer: Simon Bolivar

Bolivia was named after this extraordinary man.
9. How long did it take the Titanic to sink, after hitting the iceberg on April 14, 1912?

Answer: Two hours, forty minutes

The Titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14. It sank at 2:20 am on April 15 - a total of two hours and forty minutes.
10. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon, who was in the command module?

Answer: Michael Collins

An integral part of a successful mission, Collins deserves to be more famous than he is. Interestingly, Collins shares his name with a famous Irish revolutionary.
11. In which country did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur?

Answer: Cuba

The US was uneasy with a communist presence so close to its shores. The invasion by 1500 or so anti-communists failed miserably.
12. Who was the captain who got kicked off the Bounty in 1787, and who later became governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808?

Answer: William Bligh

Fletcher Christian was the man who led the mutiny on the Bounty. Arthur Philip was the first Governor of NSW, and John Hunter was another governor of the early colony.
13. In 1971, Idi Amin led a military coup in which country?

Answer: Uganda

He ousted President Milton Obote.
14. What was the name of the ship that was sunk by French agents in Auckland Harbour in the mid 1980s?

Answer: Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace had been biting at the heels of the French for too long, so the French took action. Nobody was supposed to die in the sabotage, but one person did.
15. Who ruled Byzantium from 527 AD to 565 AD?

Answer: Justinian

Maximanius was a bishop during Justinian's reign. Kemal Ataturk is the founder of modern-day Turkey. The Ottoman empire ruled that part of the world up until the end of WWI.
Source: Author buguru

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