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Q1. Which war pitted the Allies against the Axis powers between 1939 and 1945?
A) The First World War
B) The Civil War
C) The Second World War
Q2. Who led India's war of independence by non-violent means?
A) Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
Q3. Which war ended with the fall of Constantinople in 1453?
A) The Hundred Years' War
B) The Crusades
C) The war between the Byzantine Empire and the Ottomans

History's great wars

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Here's a quiz on history's great wars, across all continents and eras. Format: 7 questions, 3 choices, 1 correct answer…

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Q1. Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor.
A) True
B) False
Q2. Who was Elizabeth II's father?
A) Edward VII
B) George V
C) George VI
Q3. Which government decided to devalue the franc by 80% in 1948?
A) The Leon Blum government
B) The Paul Ramadier government
C) The Robert Schuman government

History (9)

99 played - 1 yr ago

Quiz on just about everything in history. Do you know enough about history?

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Q1. JULY 18, 64 - Which major European city was ravaged by a fire that lasted for six days?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Rome
Q2. JULY 27, 754 - Which king of the Franks, the first of the Carolingian dynasty, was crowned by Pope Stephen…
A) Pepin le Bref
B) Charlemagne
C) Louis le Pieux
Q3. JULY 17, 1453 - The Battle of Castillon puts an end to the Hundred Years' War: which country was…
A) Russia
B) England
C) Italy

It happened in July

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A quiz on major events that took place in July.

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Q1. Which party did Lenin impose in the USSR during the civil war of 1917 to 1921?
A) Communism
B) Nazism
C) Anti-Semitism
D) Sexism
Q2. When did Stalin come to power?
A) In 1921
B) In 1924
C) In 1930
D) In 1932
Q3. What were the USSR's collectivized agricultural explorations of 1929 called?
A) Gulag
B) Sovkozes
C) Kolkozes
D) Kulak

Democracies and totalitarian regimes between the wars: Germany and the USSR

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History quiz on the rise to power and totalitarian regimes of the main dictators of the Second World War.

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Q1. Which tribe did Vercingetorix lead?
A) Des Arvernes
B) Des Carnutes
C) Des Eduens
Q2. Which book was written by Julius Caesar?
A) Grande Rome
B) De la Republique
C) La Guerre des Gaules
Q3. On the eve of the Roman conquest, how many peoples were there in Gaul?
A) About 20
B) About 60
C) About 250

A bit of Antiquity

95 played - 1 yr ago

A 6th 10-question quiz on Antiquity.

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Q1. Which country suffered the German invasion that led to the outbreak of the Second World War?
A) Poland
B) Portugal
C) Netherlands
D) England
Q2. On what date did France sign an armistice with Germany to end the German occupation of the northern half…
A) June 18, 1940
B) June 26, 1940
C) June 22, 1940
D) July 12, 1940
Q3. In June 1940, which Axis country took part in the conflict?
A) Japan
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom

The Second World War

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Test your knowledge of the Second World War!

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Q1. Which president of the Third Republic died in the arms of his mistress?
A) Felix Faure
B) Jules Grevy
C) Raymond Poincare
Q2. What disease spread through Europe in 1348?
A) Cholera
B) Plague
C) Rabies
Q3. Which US president had to resign following the Watergate scandal?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Bill Clinton
C) John Fitzgerald Kennedy

144 - History (1)

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Do you know anything about history?

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Q1. Which two superpowers clashed during the Cold War?
A) The USA and Japan
B) The USA and the USSR
C) The USSR and China
D) The UK and Germany
Q2. What is the name of the economic plan put in place by the USA to help Europe after the Second World War?
A) The Molotov Plan
B) The Marshall Plan
C) The Warsaw Pact
D) The Truman Doctrine
Q3. Which wall symbolizes the division of the world into two blocs?
A) The Beijing Wall
B) The Warsaw Wall
C) The Berlin Wall
D) The Moscow Wall

The Cold War in third grade

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Quiz on the Cold War. Third grade.

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Q1. What are the names of the followers of Islam?
A) Christians
B) Muslims
C) Orthodox
Q2. What is their holy book?
A) The Koran
B) The Bible
C) The Torah
Q3. What is their god?
A) Jesus
B) Allah
C) Zeus

Islam

92 played - 6 mths ago

I'd like to make it clear that I took this quiz from my history class. I figured it was a good time while the memories are…

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Q1. Born in Prague, American diplomat and politician, Democrat, Permanent Representative of the USA, she…
A) Madeleine Allbright
B) Simone Alcan
Q2. French actress who made a name for herself in films by Marcel Carne, notably 'Les enfants du paradis'.
A) Arletty
B) Madeleine Sologne
Q3. British woman of letters, wrote novels virtually devoid of plot.
A) Virginia Woolf
B) Jane Austen

Famous women

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Do you know who these extraordinary women are?

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Q1. Who is this character?
A) Scipio
B) Julius Caesar
C) Trajan
Q2. Who is this character?
A) Charlemagne
B) Clovis
C) Pepin le Bref
Q3. Who is this character?
A) Charles VII
B) Charles VIII
C) Charles IX

7 historical figures

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Do you know these 7 illustrious characters?

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Q1. In which year was he nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
A) In 1944
B) In 1933
C) In 1939
Q2. From what certain death did a priest save him in 1894, when he was just 4 years old?
A) Poisoning
B) Suicide
C) Drowning

Adolf Hitler

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Test your knowledge of this German statesman.

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Q1. To whom do we owe the words: La garde meurt et ne se rend pas?
A) A Napoleon Ier
B) Au general Cambronne
C) A Talleyrand
Q2. Which French king uttered the words: L'Etat, c'est moi?
A) Henri IV
B) Louis XIV
C) Napoleon I
Q3. To whom do we attribute this dialogue: - Is it a revolt? - No sire, it's a revolution?
A) Henri IV and Catherine de Medicis
B) Charles IX and Admiral de Coligny
C) Louis XVI and Francois de La Rochefoucault-Liancourt

Historical phrases

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Find the authors of these historic words.

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Q1. Who is Simone Veil?
A) Painter
B) Woman activist
C) Accountant
D) Entrepreneur
Q2. When was Simone Veil born?
A) July 13, 1927
B) December 31, 1927
C) August 15, 1927
D) February 26, 1927
Q3. When did Simone Veil die?
A) January 1, 2017
B) July 14, 2017
C) March 30, 2017
D) June 30, 2017

Simone Veil

88 played - 6 mths ago

This great woman activist deserves a quiz, doesn't she?

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Q1. The Great Depression, you know it is
A) The great famine of the USSR (1931-1933)
B) The 1929 crisis
C) The heat wave in the UK in 1976
Q2. Which of these countries invaded Ethiopia in 1935 - 1936?
A) Spain
B) United Kingdom
C) Italy
Q3. What did the 'S T O' stand for during a certain period of the 20th century?
A) Service du travail obligatoire
B) Securite du territoire ouest
C) Service technique ouvrier

World history (1)

86 played - 2 yrs ago

Questions about different historical periods.

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