Official History Test

Official History Test

Question 1 of 10

John Lennon married an artist from which country in the late 1960s?

Question 2 of 10

Who did Vladimir Lenin lead in the Russian Revolution?

Question 3 of 10

What was the name of the huge German battleship that was destroyed in 1941, just 11 days after leaving harbor to harass supply convoys in the Atlantic?

Question 4 of 10

Who was Andy Warhol?

Question 5 of 10

Of the following British prime ministers, who was in office longest?

Question 6 of 10

Which historical figure is associated with exile on St. Helena?

Question 7 of 10

Marcus Aurelius became Emperor of which civilisation in 161 AD?

Question 8 of 10

Which party, led by John Major, was re-elected in the U.K. general election in 1992?

Question 9 of 10

Who was Napoleon's first wife?

Question 10 of 10

In 1960, dozens of black protesters from the Pan-Africanist Congress were massacred at Sharpeville, where they were protesting pass laws. Where is Sharpeville?

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