History trivia

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Sample questions

1. The ancient city of Carthage was located in which modern country?medium
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
2. Which treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648?hard
  • Peace of Augsburg
  • Peace of Westphalia
  • Treaty of Utrecht
  • Treaty of Versailles
3. Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?easy
  • Buzz Aldrin
  • John Glenn
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Yuri Gagarin
4. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?easy
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
5. Which country did the American colonies declare independence from in 1776?easy
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Portugal
  • Spain
6. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?easy
  • Angela Merkel
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Theresa May
7. What was the name of the famous ocean liner that sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912?easy
  • Britannic
  • Lusitania
  • Olympic
  • Titanic
8. Which Egyptian queen was famous for her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?easy
  • Cleopatra
  • Hatshepsut
  • Nefertari
  • Nefertiti
9. In which year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?easy
  • 1066
  • 1492
  • 1620
  • 1776
10. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?easy
  • Adolf Hitler
  • Heinrich Himmler
  • Hermann Göring
  • Joseph Goebbels
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