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Quiz about Historic People as News Headlines

Historic People as News Headlines Quiz

You'll have to deduce who each NEWS headline is about based on the clue given in the headline.

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

Author
DesertFox

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,851

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4594

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (4/10), Baldfroggie (8/10), colbymanram (1/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. First Member of Royalty to be Executed by his own People! Hint

Louis XVI

Louis XV

James I

Charles I

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Question 2 of 10

2. His Grand Army of 500,000 suffered severe losses in Russia! Hint

Napoleon

Genghis Khan

Adolf Hitler

Saladin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Painter of 'The Starry Night' and 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' Commits Suicide! Hint

Claude Monet

Vincent van Gogh

Edouard Manet

Paul Cezanne

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Question 4 of 10

4. President Resigns to Avoid Impeachment!

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. New Egyptian Nationalistic Leader Nationalizes Suez Canal! Immediate Action is taken by Britain and France! Hint

Nasser

Abdullah I

Sadat

Hussein

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Question 6 of 10

6. Russia beats America again in the Space Race! First Man is sent into Space! Hint

Gregor Denisovich

Andrei Sakharov

Yuri Gagarin

Nikolai Grigoriev

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Question 7 of 10

7. Old Piedmontese-Sardinian King becomes First King of Modern Italy! Hint

Francis II

Victor Emmanuel I

Victor Emmanuel II

Francis I

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Question 8 of 10

8. Inventor shows President Adams the concept of Interchangeable Parts! Adams Agrees to Further Development! Hint

Samuel Slater

Robert Fulton

James Watt

Eli Whitney

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Great Compromiser' makes Historic Compromise of 1850 to Again Save the Union from Division! Hint

Daniel Webster

Henry Clay

John Calhoun

Martin van Buren

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Question 10 of 10

10. Heir to Austrian Throne Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip! Austria Threatens War! Hint

Franz Joseph

Joseph

Francis

Franz Ferdinand

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Nov 15 2024 : Guest 82: 4/10
Nov 14 2024 : Baldfroggie: 8/10
Nov 09 2024 : colbymanram: 1/10
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Sep 29 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First Member of Royalty to be Executed by his own People!

Answer: Charles I

2. His Grand Army of 500,000 suffered severe losses in Russia!

Answer: Napoleon

3. Painter of 'The Starry Night' and 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' Commits Suicide!

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

4. President Resigns to Avoid Impeachment!

Answer: Richard Nixon

5. New Egyptian Nationalistic Leader Nationalizes Suez Canal! Immediate Action is taken by Britain and France!

Answer: Nasser

6. Russia beats America again in the Space Race! First Man is sent into Space!

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

7. Old Piedmontese-Sardinian King becomes First King of Modern Italy!

Answer: Victor Emmanuel II

8. Inventor shows President Adams the concept of Interchangeable Parts! Adams Agrees to Further Development!

Answer: Eli Whitney

9. 'Great Compromiser' makes Historic Compromise of 1850 to Again Save the Union from Division!

Answer: Henry Clay

10. Heir to Austrian Throne Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip! Austria Threatens War!

Answer: Franz Ferdinand

Source: Author DesertFox

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