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Just some history questions that span across the centuries and continents.

A multiple-choice quiz by Baron03. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Baron03

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
367,287

Updated
Feb 17 22

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. As a result of the Lapua Movement, he was elected Prime Minister of Finland. Name this man who was the first Head of State of an independent Finland and served as its third president from 1931 to 1937. Hint

Kyosti Kallio

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

Juho Kusti Paassikivi

Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim

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Question 2 of 10

2. This event led by Zhang Lexing took place simultaneously with the Taiping Rebellion and lasted from 1851 to 1868. Hint

Nian Rebellion

Three Feudatories' Revolt

An Lushan Revolt

Sun Uprising

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Question 3 of 10

3. This faked incident was led by a Polish general in October of 1920, which resulted in the creation of the short lived Republic of Central Lithuania in the Vilnius region. Name this event that paved the way for the Polish annexation of the Vilnius region in Lithuania two years later. Hint

New Jewel Movement

Benes Decrees

Isshi Incident

Zeligowski's Mutiny

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which mission during the early space race was the first to take plants and animals into space and return them alive from Earth's orbit? Hint

Luna 1

Mariner 2

Vostok 6

Korobl-Sputnik 2

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Question 5 of 10

5. This term refers to the wide spread series of reforms initiated by the Shah in 1963 to westernize Iran. Hint

Chrysanthemum Reforms

Night Movement

Silent Initiative

White Revolution

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Question 6 of 10

6. This city can trace its history to a Celtic settlement as far back as the fourth century BC. Romans conquered this settlement in 222BC. It's modern name comes from Latin meaning 'middle plain'. For a brief period from AD325 it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire. In 1183 the Peace of Constance turned this city into a duchy. Name this city that the short lived Golden Ambrosian Republic was centered around for less than three years. Hint

Milan

Genoa

Florence

Padua

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Question 7 of 10

7. Also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), this was a semi independent state of Africa that existed from 1953 to 1963 comprised of two British protectorates and one self governing colony. Name this federal realm of the British Crown whose first prime minister was Godfrey Martin Huggins. Hint

Union of Mashonaland and Matabeleland

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Bechuanaland

Natalia Republic

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 395 AD, at the age of ten, this person became emperor of the western half of the Roman Empire after the death of Theodosius I. Until 408 his reign was "guided" by general Flavius Stilicho. Hispania, Britannia, and Gaul were constantly invaded and were home to revolts under his reign, further leading the empire to ruin. During his reign Rome was sacked by Alaric the Visigoth in 410. Name this emperor of the Western Roman Empire who was the brother to the Eastern emperor Arcadius. Hint

Valentinian I

Honorius

Leo I

Constantius

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Question 9 of 10

9. This clan was one of the most powerful in Yamato Japan and played a major role in the spread of Buddhism. What clan from the Asuka Period had its power permanently curbed after the Taika Reforms were enacted in 645? Hint

Matsudaira clan

Nakatomi clan

Nara clan

Soga clan

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Soviet leader clashed with Vyacheslav Molotov over the Virgin Lands Policy and the legacy of Joseph Stalin. During his 1956 "Secret Speech" at the 20th conference he denounced Joseph Stalin as a repressive leader. Name this leader of the USSR who on his second trip to the United States caused the Shoe Banging Incident after having a disagreement with a Filipino delegate. Hint

Georgy Malenkov

Leonid Brezhnev

Nikita Khrushchev

Konstantin Chernenko

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Answer: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

Born in 1861, his first job in the Grand Duchy of Finland was a lawyer. During the Russian Revolution he worked extensively to secure Finland's independence, and even personally met Vladimir Lenin to secure its independence. During his life active in politics he was a supporter of the far right and even considered making Finland a monarchy.

2. This event led by Zhang Lexing took place simultaneously with the Taiping Rebellion and lasted from 1851 to 1868.

Answer: Nian Rebellion

The rebellion originally started because of severe flooding of the Yangtze River. Due to a lack of cooperation with Tiaping rebels, both rebellions failed to topple the Qing government. However, the Nian Rebellion helped cripple the Qing Dynasty due to the severe economic damage and loss of life from over a decade of warfare.

Answer: Zeligowski's Mutiny

General Zeligowski was ordered by the then Chief of State of Poland, Jozef Pilsudski, to stage this bogus "mutiny." Lithuania didn't initially recognize the territory as autonomous but relinquished its claim to the region in 1938 when given an ultimatum from Poland.

4. Which mission during the early space race was the first to take plants and animals into space and return them alive from Earth's orbit?

Answer: Korobl-Sputnik 2

Luna 1 was a Soviet mission to establish an artificial satellite.
Vostok 6 transported the first woman to travel to space.
Mariner 2 was an American flyby mission.

5. This term refers to the wide spread series of reforms initiated by the Shah in 1963 to westernize Iran.

Answer: White Revolution

The Pahlavi Shah enacted these reforms to help seal his power as a legitimate ruler, but ultimately they failed to rally enough support to stop a revolution that would oust him in the late seventies. Reforms included: allowing women's suffrage, the selling of national industries to privately controlled companies, and the forming of literacy corps to teach the illiterate.

Answer: Milan

The Golden Ambrosian Republic lasted from 1447 to 1450 before returning to a duchy again after Francesco Sforza took over the city. Today the city is largely known for its artwork from the Italian Renaissance, its key role in the fashion industry and its popularity with tourists.

Answer: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

It took nearly three years to establish the CAF with a lot of help of Sir Andrew Cohen. The British originally planned for this state to be a lasting country despite the rise in African nationalism.

Answer: Honorius

The reign of Honorius (395-423) saw a rapid decline in the Western Empire with several invasions. He himself was nearly overthrown by a rebel named John, who in turn was beheaded after a cavalry division led by Aspar captured him in Ravenna. Leaving behind no heir, the Eastern emperor Theodosius II appointed Valentinian III to the throne.

Answer: Soga clan

Very little is known about the earliest members of the Soga clan, but their advocation of Buddhism led to conflict with the traditional Shinto religion.

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev began the so called "Krushchev Thaw" allowing a limited time of liberalism in the USSR that would come to influence future Russians such as Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev. He was overthrown in 1964 by Brezhnev and others who were out of sympathy with his 'de-Stalinization'. In 1971 he died of heart failure.

Source: Author Baron03

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