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Test Your Historical Knowledge

How well do you remember the events of the past? Give this quiz a shot and find out for yourself!

David B. 3/24/2020

How well do you remember the events of the past? Do you think you can remember exactly what happened, and in what order? If so, give this quiz a shot, where you'll have to work out which event took place first from each of 20 pairs. Good luck!

Which happened first? a) The Fall of the Berlin Wall OR b) The End of the Vietnam War

Which happened first? a) The Renaissance OR b) The Enlightenment

Which happened first? a) The Cuban Missile Crisis OR b) The Assassination of JFK

Which happened first? a) The American Revolution OR b) The Reformation

Who was born first? a) Socrates OR b) Aristotle

Which happened first? a) The Great Fire of London OR b) The Great Fire of Rome

Which was released first? a) Tammy Wynette's Stand By Your Man OR b) Dolly Parton's Jolene

Which was painted first? a) Van Gogh's The Starry Night OR b) Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Who played James Bond the earliest? a) Sean Connery OR b) Roger Moore

Which happened first? a) The French Revolution OR b) The Russian Revolution

Who was US president first? a) Dwight D. Eisenhower OR b) Lyndon B. Johnson

Which novel was written first? a) Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment OR b) Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Which was built first? a) Stonehenge OR b) The Great Pyramid of Giza

Which took place first? a) The Salem Witch Trials OR b) The Crusades

Which was founded first? a) The Persian Empire OR b) The Mongol Empire

Who was king of England first? a) King Henry VIII OR b) King Edward VII

Which song did Elvis release first? a) Are You Lonesome Tonight? OR b) Blue Suede Shoes

Which secret society was founded the earliest? a) The Illuminati OR b) The Freemasons

Which took place first? a) The Moon Landing OR b) The USA's Bicentennial Celebration

Which came first? a) The Simpsons OR b) The World Wide Web

Dates Mean Very Little to You...

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You're One Bright Star!

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You're a Master of Space & Time!

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