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Quiz about The Worlds Story
Quiz about The Worlds Story

The World's Story Trivia Quiz


From the invention of the wheel to the Cold War this test has an array of questions from history.

A multiple-choice quiz by Piecrust. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Piecrust
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,529
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3754
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (8/10), Guest 184 (8/10), Guest 75 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which one of these is the newest African Empire? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these was not a technological advance made or invented by China? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is one example of feudalism in these statements? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In what war did the Central Powers fight against the Entente? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Indus River Valley had the first what in the world? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who fought against the Allies in World War II? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Mesopotamia means land between what? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who invented the sexidecimal system? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What name is given to the period of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. from about 1947 till 1990?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. Who introduced Islam into Sub-Saharan Africa? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which one of these is the newest African Empire?

Answer: Chad

Ghana and Mali were western empires and their economy was ruled by mining gold. Aksum was an eastern empire and the people there traded their goods to get what they needed.
2. Which of these was not a technological advance made or invented by China?

Answer: The wheel

The wheel was invented in Mesopotamia.
3. What is one example of feudalism in these statements?

Answer: The king would grant a man land in return the man had to promise to fight for the king.

In feudal societies there is no over-time and people get paid the same as the slowest working person in a factory. There is really no incentive to work faster and longer, which makes producing enough goods challenging.
4. In what war did the Central Powers fight against the Entente?

Answer: World War I

The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary. Other allies of Germany in WWI were: the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria. The Entente consisted of France, Russia and Britain. Allies of the Entente included: Serbia, Greece, Romania, Italy, the U.S. and Japan.
5. The Indus River Valley had the first what in the world?

Answer: Sewage system

6. Who fought against the Allies in World War II?

Answer: Germany, Japan and Italy

Germany, Italy and Japan are also referred to as the Axis (Anti-Comintern Pact). Other allies of Germany included: Hungary, Bulgaria and various Nazi puppet régimes, such as Slovakia and Croatia.
7. Mesopotamia means land between what?

Answer: the rivers

8. Who invented the sexidecimal system?

Answer: Mesopotamia

An example of this would be the method of how time is kept.
9. What name is given to the period of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. from about 1947 till 1990?

Answer: Cold War

The tensions were over Communism and Capitalism.
10. Who introduced Islam into Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer: Arab salt traders

Source: Author Piecrust

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