History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Which of these wars started in 1914?

Question 2 of 10

In the 1940s, Germany was divided into two separate sovereign states. What were they called?

Question 3 of 10

What was the name of the medieval fortress and prison located in the centre of Paris that was stormed by revolutionaries on 14 July 1789?

Question 4 of 10

As a certain jazz age author would know, what was the F in JFK short for?

Question 5 of 10

The Battle of St. Pierre took place in which French-Canadian colony?

Question 6 of 10

Which is the famous Russian composer who died in 1971?

Question 7 of 10

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called for exile of which Palestinian leader in 2002?

Question 8 of 10

Which famous actor was born in 1979?

Question 9 of 10

What was the Mackintosh when invented in 1823?

Question 10 of 10

Where did George Washington's troops spend the Christmas of 1777?