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Most People Struggle to Score Above 6/15 on This History Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first man to orbit the Earth?

Buzz Aldrin John Glenn Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong

Question 2 of 15

In which year did the Wall Street Crash trigger the Great Depression?

1941 1929 1918 1936

Question 3 of 15

Which pharaoh’s tomb was discovered intact in 1922?

Cleopatra Akhenaten Ramses II Tutankhamun

Question 4 of 15

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor crowned in 800 AD?

Frederick Barbarossa Otto I Constantine Charlemagne

Question 5 of 15

What ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

Athens Carthage Troy Pompeii

Question 6 of 15

Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 7 of 15

Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?

The Mexican-American War The War of 1812 The Revolutionary War The Civil War

Question 8 of 15

Who was the first female ruler of Russia, later known as Catherine the Great?

Anna of Russia Elizabeth I Maria Theresa Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst

Question 9 of 15

What year did India gain independence from Britain?

1939 1955 1947 1963

Question 10 of 15

Which English king had six wives?

Henry VIII Edward VI Richard III George III

Question 11 of 15

Which city was divided into four sectors after World War II?

Prague Vienna Warsaw Berlin

Question 12 of 15

Who was the first President of South Africa after apartheid?

Thabo Mbeki Nelson Mandela F.W. de Klerk Jacob Zuma

Question 13 of 15

Which empire built the famous city of Persepolis?

The Greek Empire The Persian Empire The Roman Empire The Ottoman Empire

Question 14 of 15

Who discovered America in 1492 (according to European history)?

Amerigo Vespucci Christopher Columbus Leif Erikson Ferdinand Magellan

Question 15 of 15

Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?

The Incas The Egyptians The Mayans The Mesopotamians

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