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Alternative Histories Trivia Quiz

This quiz looks at 5 alternative histories from novels etc. I will try to give the year of divergence, the year when an event did or didn't occur to alter our timeline to that of the alternative timeline.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kuu. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Kuu

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
126,572

Updated
Feb 05 24

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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1403

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. In the Philip K. Dick book 'The Man in the High Castle' the Axis powers won WWII. According to the book what event occured in 1933 to make this possible? Hint

The assassination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Hitler died and Rommel took control of Germany

The assassination of Winston Churchill

The Germans built the first nuclear bomb

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Question 2 of 5

2. In the novel 'A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!' by Harry Harrison, Spain remained an Islamic country, the War of the Roses fizzled out, and the descendant of which famous American was busy constructing a tunnel under the Atlantic? Hint

Daniel Boone

J. Edgar Hoover

George Washington

Jesse James

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Question 3 of 5

3. In the computer game 'Command and Conquer: Red Alert' a famous person travels back in time and kills Hitler (when Hitler is still a youth). As a result, a very different world develops. What famous person was it who went back in time? Hint

John F. Kennedy

Albert Einstein

Britney Speers

Che Chevara

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Question 4 of 5

4. The book 'Pavane' by Keith Roberts is a collection of short stories that deal with an alternative world. The Earth in this book is less advanced than our Earth. The date of divergence is 1588. What event does Roberts have occurring that made this world possible? Hint

Elizabeth I is assassinated

The Dutch settle Australia

The French conquer America

Oliver Cromwell lived 20 years longer

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Question 5 of 5

5. In 'The Original Star Trek' episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," a delirious Dr. McCoy manages to travel back in time, and change history. Kirk and Spock then have to travel back and correct the timeline. What must Kirk allow to happen? Hint

He must make sure that conditions are right for life to begin

He must stop the Borg from interfering with the development of the warp drive

He must let the woman he falls in love with die

He must make sure the Bell Riots occur

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Philip K. Dick book 'The Man in the High Castle' the Axis powers won WWII. According to the book what event occured in 1933 to make this possible?

Answer: The assassination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

In the book, Japan controls the western half of the United States, and Germany the eastern half. The story is set in 1962.

Answer: George Washington

The hero of the book is Captain Augustine Washington. His forefather, George Washington, had been executed as a traitor after the Battle of Lexington. Augustine is trying to redeem the family name.

Answer: Albert Einstein

As a result of Albert's meddling, Stalin become even more powerful than he became in our timeline.

Answer: Elizabeth I is assassinated

Because of her death the Spanish Armada wasn't defeated. As a result of this, Europe and the New World were dominated by the Roman Catholic Church for another 400 years.

Answer: He must let the woman he falls in love with die

In the episode, Edith Keeler was a social worker who would have headed a pacifist movement if she had lived. The movement would have delayed the USA entering WWII. McCoy saved Edith from being run over by a car, Kirk has to stop her life from being saved. The other three answers are plots from later series of "Star Trek."

Source: Author Kuu

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