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An Assortment of History Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,051

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2353

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. The vice president of the Confederacy was ? Hint

John Hay

Salmon Chase

Roger Taney

Alexander Stephens

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2. An American Senator who was attacked with a cane in the days before the civil war ? Hint

Henry Clay

Daniel Webster

John C Calhoun

Charles Sumner

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3. Who said: 'If this be treason, make the most of it'? Hint

Patrick Henry

Samuel Adams

Nathan Hale

Tom Paine

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4. Who was the Indian Chief who oppposed William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe? Hint

Joseph

Blackhawk

Tecumseh

Pontiac

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5. The Peloponnesian War was between ? Hint

Babylon and Assyria

Rome and Carthage

Athens and Sparta

Persia and Mesopotamia

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6. Who was NOT a member of the Warren Commission? Hint

Richard Russell

John Foster Dulles

Hale Boggs

Gerald Ford

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7. Which individual was NOT one of Hitler's henchmen? Hint

Ludendorff

Streicher

Goebbels

Ribbentrop

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8. A key brutal battle of World War I was: Hint

Leyte Gulf

Tarawa

Corregidor

Verdun

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9. A Dutch colonial governor of New York was ? Hint

Dewitt Clinton

Peter Stuyvesant

James Oglethorpe

Roger Williams

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10. William the Conqueror won this battle in 1066. Which was it? Hint

Balaklava

Tours

Hastings

Lepanto

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The vice president of the Confederacy was ?

Answer: Alexander Stephens

2. An American Senator who was attacked with a cane in the days before the civil war ?

Answer: Charles Sumner

3. Who said: 'If this be treason, make the most of it'?

Answer: Patrick Henry

4. Who was the Indian Chief who oppposed William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

Answer: Tecumseh

5. The Peloponnesian War was between ?

Answer: Athens and Sparta

6. Who was NOT a member of the Warren Commission?

Answer: John Foster Dulles

Allen Dulles, not John Foster, was on the Commission

7. Which individual was NOT one of Hitler's henchmen?

Answer: Ludendorff

8. A key brutal battle of World War I was:

Answer: Verdun

The three wrong choices belong to WWII.

9. A Dutch colonial governor of New York was ?

Answer: Peter Stuyvesant

10. William the Conqueror won this battle in 1066. Which was it?

Answer: Hastings

Source: Author robert362

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