The EPIC History Quiz!

You know what they say, if you don't remember your history you are bound to repeat it! Let's make sure that doesn't happen. If you can get a good score on this epic historical quiz, then it's a safe bet you know your history! Good luck...
 
 
Name the only Wonder of the Ancient World that exists today.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Great Pyramid of Giza
Temple of Artemis
Lighthouse of Alexandria
 
 
Feudal Japan was characterized by a warrior class, known as the _____.
Shogunate
Samurai
 
 
Which of these grains was the first to be domesticated?
Wheat
Corn
Oatmeal
 
 
What is the name of the culture that is native to Australia?
The Maori
The Polynesians
The Aborigines
The Visigoths
 
 
When did the French revolution end?
1799
1899
1999
 
 
This Chinese Dynasty did the most work on the Great Wall...
Chin Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
 
 
Which Roman numeral represents the number 100?
X
M
V
C
 
 
Which famous king had many wives including Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour?
Louis XIV of France
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Henry VIII of England
 
 
Jesus was born in _____.
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
 
 
In the Roman Republic of Ancient Rome, what was the highest ranking?
Senator
Governor
Premier
Emperor
 
 
What did the 'Magna Carta' limit?
The power of the ruler.
The rights of the citizens.
The freedom of the press.
The responsibilities of the Courts.
 
 
The Sphinx is a creature with the head of a human and the body of a _____.
Snake
Goat
Eagle
Lion
 
 
Who was the only US president to serve more than 2 terms?
George Washington
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
 
 
What happened on December 7, 1941?
The Vietnam War started
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Golf War ended
The Chernobyl disaster
 
 
What was Jesus’ occupation before entering public ministry?
Carpenter
Shepherd
 
 
To visit the ruins of Sparta, you would have to travel to what present-day country?
Turkey
Italy
Greece
Cyprus
 
 
What was the name of Tutankhamun's mother?
Merneith
Nefertiti
 
 
This Russian revolutionary founded the Communist Party.
Leon Trotsky
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
 
 
What is the name of Adolf Hitler's autobiography?
Inkheart
Mein Kampf
The Trial
 
 
What was England's name as a Roman province?
Britannia
Iberia
Scoti
Byzantium
 
 
Eva Perón was the First Lady of _____.
Brazil
Peru
Mexico
Argentina
 
 
Who discovered Gravity when he saw a falling apple?
Charles Darwin
Louis Pasteur
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
 
 
When did World War I end?
1914
1918
 
 
Where was Jesus baptized?
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Nile River
 
 
The Strait of Gibraltar divides Spain from _____.
Libya
France
Morocco
Italy
 
Shall We Try Again?
It may be that you didn’t really like history as a schoolchild because most of your answers in this test were wrong. If you'd like, you can try you’re your luck again, maybe the next time you’ll score higher, and who knows - maybe even get a perfect score.
 
Good Job!
You answered most of the questions in this test correctly, and we have to hand it to you, it wasn’t an easy quiz! You’ve shown that you have a lot of historical knowledge, however, there were still some questions that you answered incorrectly. You can review your answers to see which questions you got wrong so that you can learn a bit more about the world’s history and improve your general knowledge.
 
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