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A History Lesson from Billy Joel  
| 'We Didn't Start the Fire' is a history lesson in song, listing events from the years 1948-1986. Unfortunately, he only gives a list, without any explanation as to what the events ARE! Here are some questions on the historical events mentioned there. |
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Tough
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15Q |
15528 plays |
Aug 23 02 |
kevinatilusa
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A Cult Gone Wrong  
| The People's Temple seemed an ordinary cult. But in November of 1978, the name People's Temple became associated with death. Learn about one of the worst mass murder/suicides in history and their leader in this quiz. |
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Average
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10Q |
663 plays |
Sep 03 07 |
BG07
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Our Dumb Century  
| Can you guess the year and the events described by these spoof headlines from 'The Onion'? |
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Average
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10Q |
1011 plays |
Oct 30 07 |
Snowman
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1930s (Mostly American) #2  
| This is my third quiz concerning the period 1930-1939. It covers primarily American history but I have also thrown in some questions about other world events of the time. |
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Easy
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10Q |
630 plays |
Jan 25 08 |
brewster76
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20th Century Analogies  
| A collection of analogies about the 20th century. Confused? It works like this: Fidel Castro is to Cuba as Mao Zedong is to where? China. Easy! |
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Tough
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15Q |
2850 plays |
Jan 24 05 |
quogequox
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1930s (Mostly American) #1  
| This is my second quiz covering the decade 1930-1939. This one requires general knowledge of US and some European history. |
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Average
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10Q |
753 plays |
Jan 23 08 |
brewster76
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Doomsday: Would You Want to Survive?  
| The U.S. ushered in the Atomic Age in 1945. Within five years the Soviets responded, commencing an arms race in which mankind amassed the power to destroy itself. This quiz explores that race and how it has changed the world. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
513 plays |
Aug 04 07 |
jiminaz
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Friday the Thirteenth 
| Al these events took place on a Friday the thirteenth. Take care: this is NOT an easy quiz. If you are superstitious, I advise you not to play on a Friday the thirteenth :-) |
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Difficult
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10Q |
945 plays |
May 05 04 |
JanIQ
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Things That Changed the World 
| All multiple choice on some things that had a major impact in the world. It should be easy. I hope that you enjoy it. :-) |
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Average
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10Q |
6093 plays |
Nov 28 03 |
Nightmare
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Headlines and Deadlines 
| Failte. With a little help from these 'headlines' (Fiachra's zany humour at work), can you earn 150 points? Good luck! |
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Average
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15Q |
1848 plays |
Sep 11 04 |
Fiachra
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Contemporary History - Missing Links 
| Find the "missing link" in each question, relating to the key events and achievements of the 20 century. Good luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
1452 plays |
Jul 12 04 |
Mr5
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Which Year in the 20th Century 
| I will give you an event of note in the 20th century, all you have to do is guess the year. Use numbers in your answers please. |
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Tough
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15Q |
3702 plays |
Apr 25 01 |
b3ardy
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Contemporary History - Other Missing Links 
| This quiz is about the key figures and the main events that have shaped the history of the 20th century. Every "missing link" is logically related to the names listed in each question. |
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Tough
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10Q |
612 plays |
Jul 20 05 |
Mr5
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From the 20th Century 
| This quiz is based in the Modern World History that I've studied at school which focused on four topics - 'Rise and Fall of The Communist State'(1924-1991),'A Divided Nation' (U.S Politics post-war),'Vietnam' and 'Nazi Germany'. |
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Average
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10Q |
885 plays |
Sep 05 05 |
zzniperr
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Terrorists, Terrorists 
| A brief look at terrorism and acts of terrorism in the 20th century.
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Difficult
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10Q |
372 plays |
Jan 04 08 |
rockdoktor
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Famous Firsts 
| This quiz asks a number of questions about historical firsts. If answered correctly, the questions will lead you to another famous piece of history. |
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Very Difficult
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15Q |
963 plays |
May 14 03 |
dchidawg
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Time Machine Trip to 1900-1919 
| How well do you know your dates in history? Take a trip on the time machine back in history to 1900 and travel through each year until 1919 to see what happened back then! |
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Average
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20Q |
741 plays |
Jan 18 05 |
buffy_anne
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Hot Spots I: Wandering Heights?.. 
| First the Jews, later the Palestinians: condemned long enough not to have a place to call home. First in a series of quizzes looking at some of the world?s hotspots... |
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Tough
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10Q |
672 plays |
Jun 26 03 |
ace_sodium
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What's Your Mindset? 
| Each August since 1998, Beloit College in Wisconsin, USA, has published its "Mindset List." This list gives us a glimpse of the world view of US students entering college as freshman each year. (Visit http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaf/mindset/) |
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Difficult
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10Q |
372 plays |
Nov 05 06 |
peachy_1
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Great Moments of the Twentieth Century 
| These are 10 events that highlight many of the key events of the 20th century. |
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Average
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10Q |
4869 plays |
Jun 29 02 |
robert362
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History in Decades 
| I give you well-known event from 20th century and you'll have to place it in proper decade. Good luck! All this interesting info's and of course much, much more you can find on www.wikipedia.com |
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Tough
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10Q |
1515 plays |
Jan 27 04 |
krzys44
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Short-lived 20th Century States : 1 
| In this quiz I will give you the name of the capital of a no longer existing state and the time of its existence. You give me the name of the state (which often was not acknowledged by anyone). |
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Difficult
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20Q |
312 plays |
Nov 06 05 |
author
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A 20th Century Who's Who 
| How well do you know your school history? Well enough to recognise these famous people? Take this quiz and find out. Good luck. |
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Tough
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10Q |
4080 plays |
Oct 20 03 |
Fiachra
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20th Century
| This quiz contains questions about the 20th Century History from music to politics to People. This is my first quiz so please be patient. Thanks and I hope you enjoy it. |
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Tough
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20Q |
2712 plays |
Nov 21 01 |
RaceGirl24
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Some Key Events in the Early 20th Century 
| Here are some questions about some interesting headlines of the early years of the 20th century |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
828 plays |
Sep 02 04 |
Mikej941
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Guess the Decade 
| Let's take a little trip down memory lane, it should be fun! Pick the right decade for the following historical events. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1449 plays |
Feb 09 04 |
brandysmom1
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This Year In... ? 
| Can you guess the year? Some questions deal with events that occurred in this year. Other questions you can't answer until you know the year. Think you can handle the challenge? All questions are from the same year! |
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Difficult
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25Q |
1500 plays |
Jul 05 02 |
Sprink1234
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| 28 |
Twentieth Century Stuff
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
2139 plays |
Apr 17 01 |
chrissie_26
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1935 and All That 
| Imagine you're playing a quiz in 1935. The British Empire still exists, and works such as 'Everybody's Pocket Companion: A Handy Reference Book' are still being published in London - which is where the answers in this quiz all come from. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
282 plays |
Oct 21 05 |
Richie15
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The Years 1986 to 2003
| This quiz spans the years of 1986-2003. Have fun. |
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Average
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10Q |
1413 plays |
May 29 03 |
wingdingval
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