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Great World Events Trivia Quiz

This quiz pertains to the important world events of the ancient, medieval and modern times. Pure satisfaction is guaranteed while playing this quiz. A good memory is all that is needed to score full out of full. Enjoy your stay!

A multiple-choice quiz by swashbuckler. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
swashbuckler

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,471

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
1704

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Who were the first civilized people to settle in Japan? Hint

Kofun

Yayoi

Asuka

Jomon

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which emperor decided to grant citizenship to every freeman in his empire to increase his tax revenue? Hint

Augustus

Julius Caesar

Caracalla

Pericles

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which Greek sailor reached Iceland during 320 B.C?

Answer: (Sounds like a famous Greek mathematician)

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who found only 'Fool's Gold' for Elizabeth I? Hint

Martin Frobisher

James Joyce

Christopher Hatton

Philip Henslowe

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Question 5 of 20

5. When did the 'Kabuki theatre' start in Japan? Hint

1642

1603

1579

1592

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Question 6 of 20

6. The Turkish Sultan trained an army of fighters, who played a key role in capturing Constantinople in 1453. What were these fighters called?

Answer: (Either in singular or plural form)

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Question 7 of 20

7. Name the explorer who first attempted to settle in Canada? Hint

John Franklin

Jacques Cartier

Charles Gregory

Joseph Bellot

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Question 8 of 20

8. True or False: Michael Romanov was the first Romanov emperor?

Answer: (True or False)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which was the first steamship to make an Atlantic crossing? Hint

Sirius

Great Western

Royal William

Savannah

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who is regarded as the father of modern medicine? Hint

Andreas Vesalius

Rene Laennec

Jons Jakob Berzelius

Antoine Lavoisier

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Question 11 of 20

11. Unlike most of the ancient cities founded on or near rivers, the Mayans founded a city which for a large part of the year remained dry and arid. Name the city? Hint

Chichen Itza

Yucatan

Bonampak

Mayapan

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who was the first person to establish direct English trade with Russia?

Answer: (Iron Lionheart)

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Question 13 of 20

13. The real name of Chengiz (Genghis) Khan was Temujin. He assumed this name i.e. Genghis later on. What is the literal meaning of it? Hint

Mighty Warrior

King of Kings

Scourge of God

Revivalism of the Mongols

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Question 14 of 20

14. In which great naval battle were galleys last used? Hint

Battle of Lissa

Battle of Trafalgar

Battle of La Hogue

Battle of Lepanto

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Question 15 of 20

15. What infamous revolt broke out during the reign of Justinian?

Answer: (Famous shoe brand)

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Question 16 of 20

16. In which battle was Macbeth killed? Hint

Battle of Lumphanan

Battle of Civitate

Battle of Clontarf

Battle of Stiklestad

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Question 17 of 20

17. Where did the Huns seek refuge after they were defeated by the Visigoths in 452? Hint

Liburnia

Noricum

Pannonia

Illyria

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Question 18 of 20

18. 'Politics is war without bloodshed; War is politics with bloodshed.' To whom is this quotation attributed? Hint

Vladimir Lenin

Sir Winston Churchill

Mahatma Gandhi

Mao Zedong

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who remarked 'Protection is not a principle but an expedient' ? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Dwight Eisenhower

Benjamin Disraeli

George Washington

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was in-charge of the construction of Taj Mahal?

Answer: (Turk Architect)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who were the first civilized people to settle in Japan?

Answer: Jomon

They settled around 2000 B.C. This period was characterized by cord-marked pottery.

2. Which emperor decided to grant citizenship to every freeman in his empire to increase his tax revenue?

Answer: Caracalla

Caracalla lived from A.D. 188 to 217. His decree is known as Constitution Antoniniana. He is popularly known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.

3. Which Greek sailor reached Iceland during 320 B.C?

Answer: Pytheas

A native of Marseille, he was a contemporary of Alexander the Great.

4. Who found only 'Fool's Gold' for Elizabeth I?

Answer: Martin Frobisher

He reached Frobisher Bay in 1576 in search of gold but found only iron pyrites and hence it is known as 'Fool's gold'.

5. When did the 'Kabuki theatre' start in Japan?

Answer: 1603

'Kabuki' began as all female, highly stylistic and traditional variety of Japanese theatre that remains popular to this day.

6. The Turkish Sultan trained an army of fighters, who played a key role in capturing Constantinople in 1453. What were these fighters called?

Answer: Janissary

Until the 16th century, janissaries were Christian boys who were forcibly converted to Islam. After this time they were allowed to marry and recruit their own children.

7. Name the explorer who first attempted to settle in Canada?

Answer: Jacques Cartier

He reached Canada in 1534. Montreal city was named by him but he never settled there.

8. True or False: Michael Romanov was the first Romanov emperor?

Answer: True

He was elected Czar (Tsar) by a national assembly in 1613 when he was barely fifteen years old. The Romanov dynasty ruled till 1917 after which the royal family was murdered by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.

9. Which was the first steamship to make an Atlantic crossing?

Answer: Savannah

In 1819 it crossed the Atlantic from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool in England in 25 days.

10. Who is regarded as the father of modern medicine?

Answer: Andreas Vesalius

He was a Belgian physician who revolutionized anatomy by performing postmortem dissections and making use of illustrations to teach anatomy. Vesalius's book 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica' or 'On the Structure of the Human Body' of 1543 employed talented artists to provide the illustrations and is one of the great books of the 16th century. Vesalius (1514-64) became court physician to Charles V, and later to his son Philip II of Spain.

11. Unlike most of the ancient cities founded on or near rivers, the Mayans founded a city which for a large part of the year remained dry and arid. Name the city?

Answer: Chichen Itza

The city was built upon limestone through which the annual rains percolated to collect in pools beneath. Moreover, they had built large reservoirs assuring themselves of cool sweet water. It flourished from A.D. 900-1200. The city was also eloquent for temples with sculptures and colour reliefs, an observatory, and a sacred well into which sacrifices, including human beings, were cast.

12. Who was the first person to establish direct English trade with Russia?

Answer: Richard Chancellor

In 1553 he tried to find the North-East passage round Siberia and came to establish trade with Russia.

13. The real name of Chengiz (Genghis) Khan was Temujin. He assumed this name i.e. Genghis later on. What is the literal meaning of it?

Answer: Mighty Warrior

After a long struggle Temujin brought all the Mongols under one banner and thus got the name Genghis Khan.

14. In which great naval battle were galleys last used?

Answer: Battle of Lepanto

This battle was fought on 7 October 1571 between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League (Spain and Venice) which ultimately resulted in the defeat of the Sultan. It was fought in the Gulf of Corinth off Lepanto, then in Turkish possession. The Spanish writer Cervantes was wounded in the battle.

The Holy League fleet numbered 202 galleys, against an estimated 275-strong Turkish fleet. Both fleets were divided into three squadrons. The Turks are said to have lost 190 galleys captured, 30,000 killed, 10,000 prisoners, and 12,000 slaves who were freed by the Christians.

The Christians lost 7,500 killed.

15. What infamous revolt broke out during the reign of Justinian?

Answer: Nika Insurrection

It was the rebellion that broke out at the Hippodrome against the emperor Justinian with the rallying cry of 'Nika' (Victory). It was put down with an iron hand.

16. In which battle was Macbeth killed?

Answer: Battle of Lumphanan

In this battle Macbeth was killed by Malcolm Clanmor, eldest son of Duncan in A.D. 1057.

17. Where did the Huns seek refuge after they were defeated by the Visigoths in 452?

Answer: Pannonia

18. 'Politics is war without {bloodshed;} War is politics with bloodshed.' To whom is this quotation attributed?

Answer: Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was the Chinese Communist leader. These words are extracted from 'Quotations from Chairman Mao'.

19. Who remarked 'Protection is not a principle but an expedient' ?

Answer: Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli spoke these words while addressing a speech to the House of Commons on 17 March 1845. He was British Premier.

20. Who was in-charge of the construction of Taj Mahal?

Answer: Isa Effendi

The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Noorjahan. It took 20,000 workers to build the Taj Mahal, which has a central dome and minarets on each corner.

Source: Author swashbuckler

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