History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

In what year did these events happen: the state of Israel is proclaimed; Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated; and the Summer Olympics are held in London?

Question 2 of 10

What was the code name for the invasion of Normandy by the Allies?

Question 3 of 10

Who survived an assassination attempt because his Citroen DS Decapotable was able to speed away from his assailants, despite two flat tires?

Question 4 of 10

Non-violent civil disobedience' was a form of protest utilized by whom in the 1940s?

Question 5 of 10

From what country are the Gurkhas originally?

Question 6 of 10

In 2005, archaeologists found three 35,000-year-old instruments in Germany made of bone and mammoth tusk. What kind of instruments were they?

Question 7 of 10

Sergeant Stubby was what in World War I?

Question 8 of 10

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia all owe their independence to what Caracas-born hero?

Question 9 of 10

Who is often called the father of modern observational astronomy?

Question 10 of 10

What is the name of the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan?