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A Historical Potpourri Trivia Quiz

Here are 10 questions on a subject that Henry Ford thought was 'bunk' but that I like: History!

A multiple-choice quiz by MrSheen. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MrSheen

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,995

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who conquered the Incan Empire in the 16th century? Hint

Francisco Pizarro

Hern�n Cort�s

Alejandro Valasquez

Antonio de Mendoza

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the last Emperor of China? Hint

Jung Jing

Jiajing

Puyi

Pee Wee

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Ustase were a particularly nasty group operating in which country during WWII?
Hint

Yugoslavia

Greece

Bulgaria

USSR

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whose rule saw the integration of Britain (Britannia) into the Roman Empire? Hint

Nero

Hadrian

Julius Caesar

Claudius

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Question 5 of 10

5. Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a Founding Father of the United States. Where was he born? Hint

Boston, USA

Thetford, England

Aberdeen, Scotland

Bristol, England

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was a French army officer falsely accused and convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island. I am: Hint

Alfred Dreyfus

Philippe P�tain

Robert Nivelle

Andr� Maginot

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1984 saw all of the following, EXCEPT: Hint

The Bhopal disaster

The Los Angeles summer Olympic Games

Space shuttle Challenger disaster

The assassination of Indira Gandhi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Marco Polo had the wanderlust, but where was he born? Hint

Genoa, Italy

Pisa, Italy

Rome, Italy

Venice, Italy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who developed the improved seed drill? Hint

Titus Oates

Samuel Crompton

James Hargreaves

Jethro Tull

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which 19th century US general was misquoted as saying 'The only good Indian is a dead indian'? Hint

Ulysses Grant

Philip Sheridan

William Sherman

George Custer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who conquered the Incan Empire in the 16th century?

Answer: Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire in 1532 and founded the new capital, Lima, in 1535. He was assassinated in the city he founded in 1541.

2. Who was the last Emperor of China?

Answer: Puyi

Puyi ruled as Emperor of China twice: 1908-1912 and 1917 (for just 12 days). Born in 1906, he died in 1967 in Beijing during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution.

3. The Ustase were a particularly nasty group operating in which country during WWII?

Answer: Yugoslavia

The Ustase was a Croatian Fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement most noted for their persecution of Serbs, Jews and Roma during WWII. Their brutality was such that it even generated complaints from occupying German forces.

4. Whose rule saw the integration of Britain (Britannia) into the Roman Empire?

Answer: Claudius

Claudius's rule (AD 41-54) saw the conquest of Britain after it was invaded by 4 legions in AD 43. Although Julius Caesar (who was not an emperor) invaded Britain in 55 and 54 BC, no permanent Roman presence was established. In other words, he did not stay there.

5. Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a Founding Father of the United States. Where was he born?

Answer: Thetford, England

Thomas Paine was active in both the American and French Revolutions and wrote many works, including 'Common Sense' and 'Rights of Man'. He died in 1809 in Greenwich Village, New York City, NY.

6. I was a French army officer falsely accused and convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island. I am:

Answer: Alfred Dreyfus

Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) was convicted of treason (spying for the Germans) in 1895 and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. After a concerted campaign, he was pardoned and released in 1899 and exonerated by the French military in 1906.

He had been convicted largely on the basis of documents that had been tampered with, and the motivation for the charges and conviction was antisemitism. (When he was charged he was the only Jewish officer on the French General Staff).

7. 1984 saw all of the following, EXCEPT:

Answer: Space shuttle Challenger disaster

The space shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 crew. The cause was faulty O-rings. It was the first of two shuttle disasters, the other being Columbia in 2003.

8. Marco Polo had the wanderlust, but where was he born?

Answer: Venice, Italy

Marco Polo (d. 1324) was a merchant who travelled more than most. He journeyed to the far east with his father and uncle as far as China, returning 24 years (and 15 000 miles) later.

9. Who developed the improved seed drill?

Answer: Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull (1674 - 1741) was an English agriculturalist. Although he influenced the field in many areas (designing hoes and ploughs, for instance), he is most famous for the improved seed drill, which increased the efficiency of sowing seeds.

10. Which 19th century US general was misquoted as saying 'The only good Indian is a dead indian'?

Answer: Philip Sheridan

Philip Sheridan (1831 - 1888) was involved in both the American Civil War and the later Indian Wars. It was during the latter that he was said to have been misquoted. What he actually was meant to have said was 'The only good Indians I ever saw were dead' (which isn't much better).

Source: Author MrSheen

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