Challenging History Quiz

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Challenging History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Who began to preach the religion of Islam openly in Mecca in the beginning of the 7th century?

Question 2 of 10

The 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings took place in which part of the UK?

Question 3 of 10

An improvised shack called Checkpoint Charlie once symbolized the divisiveness of what city?

Question 4 of 10

What was the first name of the famous British scientist Professor Hawking?

Question 5 of 10

Nine people died in the Great London Beer Flood of 1814, when several vats ruptured and sent a million-gallon wave down what street?

Question 6 of 10

Which famous figure was assassinated by a Hindu militant on January 30, 1948?

Question 7 of 10

What predictable astronomical event occurred both in 1910 and 1986?

Question 8 of 10

Who was prime minister of Canada between 1969 and 1979, and again for a bit after that?

Question 9 of 10

In 2013, a deadly earthquake hit Sichuan in which country?

Question 10 of 10

What was the name of the man who launched Facebook in 2004?