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Quiz on history for the intellectually inclined!
Are you smart enough for this quiz?
Average Score: 10
100% knows the answer to this question:
"In which country did Pervez Musharraf come to power in 1999 after a military coup?
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"What caused the Great Famine that struck Ireland in 1845?"
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Are you able to score over five correct answers on this history quiz?
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"What Russian emperor put down the streltsi (a Moscow version of the Beefeaters) after they rebelled while he was abroad in 1690s?
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"Despite finishing dead last in a West Point class of 34, he redeemed himself during the Civil War, only to get his rear handed to him by the Sioux in 1876. Who?"
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Is it possible for you to achieve a perfect 10 score at your age?
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Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"Which U.S. city's marathon suffered a terrorist attack in 2013?
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"Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa on which author of 1988's "The Satanic Verses"?"
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Are you part of the minority that scores 6 or higher on this History quiz?
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"In 2009, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 in what river?
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"Captured by troops from Burgundy, who was burned in the Old Market Square in Rouen, France, on May 30, 1431?"
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Quiz on History
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Average Score: 0
0% knows the answer to this question:
"Jim Parsons was born in 1973. He is best known for his role in which show?
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"By what name was the Albanian nun born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 later known? "
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1950s Quiz for Entertainment
We bet you can't remember half of these questions!
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"What is forever, according to the title of a 1956 Ian Fleming book?
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"What was the surname of 50s star Lucille?"
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Only historians can score a 5 or better
But we bet you're not a historian!
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"Who introduced processed cheese in 1915?
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"What famous fairy tale writer was German?"
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HARD History Trivia Quiz
You will fail at question 7
Average Score: 8
100% knows the answer to this question:
"In 1982, what became the only country to have a ship sunk by a nuclear sub, when the HMS Conqueror fired three torpedoes at the ARA General Belgrano?
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"Whose quote is this: "If you are going through hell, keep going"?"
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History Trivia Quiz
10 trivia questions to train your brain
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"Akihito became Emperor of which country in 1989?
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"Who invented a system of raised dots, allowing blind people to read?"
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History Quiz
Are you a wise person? Prove us!
Average Score: 8
100% knows the answer to this question:
"Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in which US State?
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"Who was the first female prime minister of Israel?"
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Achieving a flawless score of 10 is beyond your reach.
At least not in this life!
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"In which country did the Mau Mau Rebellion take place?
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"In 2014, 14 people died in a volcanic eruption in what Asian country?"
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No one can win this history quiz.
Average Score: 9
100% knows the answer to this question:
"NutraSweet, created in 1981, produces which products?
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"Robert Borden was the prime minister of which country during World War I?"
