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History Trivia Quiz
Do you know this important person?
Average Score: 9
67% knows the answer to this question:
"After the architects messed up the first pyramid, Snefru ordered them to make a second one. Where?
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"What city did Jack the Ripper terrorize in 1888?"
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A history quiz in sudden death style
can you get past question 6?
Average Score: 0
79% knows the answer to this question:
"What creme-filled cookie did Nabisco introduce in 1912?
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"In the 1600s, Peter the Great, who hated Moscow, moved the capital to what city, only for the Communists to move it back?"
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History quiz for intelligent people!
Are you smart enough for this quiz?
Average Score: 9
73% knows the answer to this question:
"Who invented the telephone?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"In which country did Pervez Musharraf come to power in 1999 after a military coup?"
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Are you smart enough to score a 6 or better?
History Quiz
Average Score: 9
38% knows the answer to this question:
"Who did Michael Jackson marry in 1994?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"Famous in the First Gulf War, how was General Norman Schwarzkopf usually described?"
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Sudden Death Quiz
One mistake and you will turn into a mummy
Average Score: 0
54% knows the answer to this question:
"During which dynasty was Beijing's Forbidden City -- and a lot of great vases -- built?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"The 'Luger' pistol was used predominantly by which country during World War I?"
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History Quiz
Can you top a hard 7?
Average Score: 9
42% knows the answer to this question:
"In 1773, colonists boarded three East India Company ships and destroyed their tea cargo by throwing it into Boston Harbor. What is this event known as today?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"Which of these do Mexico, England and China have in common?"
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Mixed History Quiz
What did you score? Please tell us!
Average Score: 9
37% knows the answer to this question:
"In 2009, what river was US Airways Flight 1549 able to land safely on after being disabled when hitting a flock of Canada geese?
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"Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of what?"
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History Quiz
We bet you can't score higher than 5
Average Score: 9
45% knows the answer to this question:
"Which of these held up buildings in Ancient Rome and Greece?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"What was the name of Sherlock Holmes' partner & friend?"
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History Quiz
Can you do better than a 6 out of 10
Average Score: 9
88% knows the answer to this question:
"What did Charles Goodyear invent in 1839?
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"What was the name of the currency in France before the euro?"
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History Quiz
Are you able to score a perfect 10
Average Score: 9
91% knows the answer to this question:
"What department was established in the 1830s as a branch of the Office of the Commissioner of Patents, to distribute new seeds and plants?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"What hastily buried pharaoh's mummification was botched, leaving behind chemicals that exploded into flames some time after he was entombed?"
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History Quiz
Are you a true historian?
Average Score: 9
71% knows the answer to this question:
"Charles Lindbergh's plane was called the "Spirit of " which American city?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"What was the reason for the sudden and rapid growth in population and economy that San Francisco experienced between 1848 and 1855?"
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Mixed History Quiz
Can you score higher than a hard 6?
Average Score: 9
54% knows the answer to this question:
"The Friedrichshafen G.III plane was used predominately by which country in World War I?
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And do you know the answer to this one?
"Who led the slave revolt that ended in 71 BC?"