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91 General Historical Topics 1
Just a general quiz on a whole range of historical topics from across the world. The questions are quite random, mostly just whatever came to mind at the time.
Very Difficult
15 Q
Findlay
Dec 03 04
3642 plays
92 History High - World, U.S.
This quiz is a mix of World and American history. Mostly from my high school curriculum. I hope you have fun taking the quiz, and good luck!
Average
15 Q
shooster
Jan 05 03
8394 plays
93 The Year of the Snake
A selection of events that occured worldwide during years of the snake on the Chinese Zodiac calendar.
Average
10 Q
emmco
Jul 21 10
312 plays
94 Oddities in History
History as taught in school was incredibly boring. If only they'd taught us some of these incredible facts!
Difficult
10 Q
peterzezel
May 15 03
5904 plays
95 Save Me! Save Me, Captain Obvious!
I'm Captain Obvious and I'm ready to help you in times of turmoil by providing you answers to things you already know!
Easy
10 Q
evil44
Jun 19 10
828 plays
96 Totally Useless History Knowledge
My kids are always telling me I have a brain full of totally useless knowledge. I happen to disagree with them, however, and over the past 40+ odd years I have learned quite a bit. Let me know what you think!
Tough
20 Q
nikshijay
May 10 04
8010 plays
97 Animal Farm's Hometown History - Part 2
Team quiz by Animal Farm
Welcome to Part 2 of Animal Farm's Hometown History Quiz. Enjoy!
Tough
10 Q
davegrilla
Apr 18 10
180 plays
98 One Year, Two Events
I will give you an event. I will give you a choice of four years, with events that happened during those years. You pick the right year - and event.
Difficult
10 Q
smalltownhick
Apr 15 04
1623 plays
99 Handshakes in History
Famous and not-so-famous handshakes throughout history. Some of these meetings changed the world, some didn't!
Difficult
10 Q
Plumbus
Jun 16 05
774 plays
100 World History
From Asia to the Americas, from Africa to Australia, here's a quiz to test your knowledge of world history.
Tough
10 Q
ganguma
Mar 03 10
1893 plays
101 When July 6 Comes Along
July 6 is a date where loads of things happened - quite apart from my birthday. How much do you think you know about this strangely historical, eventful, and random date?
Average
15 Q
xxFregiltxx
Feb 13 10
339 plays
102 General History Knowledge
If you love history as much as me you should ace this quiz. Try to score as well as you can but, most importanlty, have fun!
Tough
10 Q
bella_stara
Aug 28 11
750 plays
103 The Flakey Melting Pot
Team quiz by The Flakes
Many of our teammates are from many different countries. Some would say we are a "melting pot." Do you know about our team's home countries and their history? Have fun!
Tough
10 Q
triviaking162
Sep 24 11
576 plays
104 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' - a Strange Quiz
This is not a music quiz. It's a look at some bloody events which have taken place on Sundays, over the last 150 years. It is unusual, and was disturbing to research.
Difficult
10 Q
fiachra
Apr 07 04
1842 plays
105 The Second Millennium
For my first quiz, I have selected ten years out of the second millennium. These years are not selected randomly: all these years appear on the labels of (mostly Belgian) beers.
Difficult
10 Q
JanIQ
Dec 14 03
816 plays
106 My Nickname, please...
The world of the royal courts was in practice very similar one to another. Most kings took the names that were classic for the area where they reigned. In that mess of names and numbers, what distinguishes one from the other is their nickname. Good luck!
Difficult
10 Q
Salahuddin
Feb 15 08
825 plays
107 From the Cutting Room
Enjoy some fragments which never made it to becoming a full quiz.
Very Difficult
10 Q
fiachra
Nov 26 07
732 plays
108 The Year 1881
Why 1881? It's a palindrome. It's outside of living memory. My favourite pub was founded that year. A number of other interesting things happened as well. And above all, why not?
Tough
10 Q
inquizitive
Nov 14 04
1137 plays
109 Famous False Alarms
Alarms serve to warn of potential dangers, and can protect us and save us from harm. Unfortunately, sometimes the enthusiasm with which an alarm is sounded is not matched by its accuracy. This quiz explores some famous false alarms over the years.
Tough
10 Q
gargleblaster
Jul 20 10
456 plays
110 Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?
Unlike the famous philosophical question "Which came first: the chicken or the egg", we can determine which of the following "came first". Each decade of the 20th century is represented.
Very Difficult
10 Q
robertearl
Oct 02 11
564 plays
111 So You've Married a Tyrant!
We are going to look at the spouses of historical tyrants. Looking at both the first tyrants and what the word first meant. Also looking at the current popular meaning of the word tyrant and those who have embodied that meaning.
Difficult
10 Q
BxBarracuda
Aug 20 09
396 plays
112 Stop! Thief!
Enjoy a trip in this rogues' gallery and see how many infamous felons and felonies you can identify. Have fun.
Difficult
10 Q
fiachra
May 28 06
849 plays
113 Freaky History
Here is a quiz on some of the weird and extraordinary elements in history. Whoever said that history was boring ?!
Very Difficult
10 Q
khemkagrt
Jan 21 04
2349 plays
114 The Aberrant, Weird and Humourous of the Past
"Love is Strange" was a hit for Mickey and Sylvia but life, too, is strange, likely even stranger than love. Shake your head, chuckle and enjoy the antics of these historical figures.
Difficult
10 Q
TimTamMan
May 09 11
282 plays
115 Famous Blunders
Here's a look at some famous blunders through history.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
Sep 26 04
3579 plays
116 Mixed Up Western History
I just built a time machine! Unfortunately, it still has a few glitches. Help me by identifying the correct Current Era centuries in which I'm fnding myself!
Average
10 Q
sk8trmom51
Oct 07 09
606 plays
117 North America: Part 2
This quiz is the second part of my North America series. It will feature some of North America's famous battles, figures, and moments. Good Luck!
Difficult
10 Q
ih400
May 19 12
294 plays
118 Last in History
Not a comment on my schooldays, but a quiz on the notable 'lasts' throughout history.
Difficult
10 Q
Plumbus
Jun 24 05
876 plays
119 Yet More Obscure History
What do we know? Let's find out ...
Average
10 Q
blakey
Sep 21 06
2289 plays
120 Historical Gossip
All that news from the past...does it really teach us anything ..or is it just the equivalent of kaffeeklatsch middle-aged ladies tend to exchange at the coffeetable.I wouldn't know.But this is mostly about historic 'details'.
Difficult
10 Q
flem-ish
May 16 01
4896 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What was the name of the highly prized sauce used on most food dishes by the ancient Romans?
* China was first unified under the Qin dynasty of 221-207bc, the tomb of the first Qin emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is located next to China's most amazing archaeological discovery, what is it?
* In Scotland, on the shores of Loch Shiel at Glenfinnan, stands a monument to mark an event in Scottish history. Which?
* By what name was London in England known before the Roman occupation?
* Followers of Islam are expected to adhere to strict Islamic precepts, what does the word Islam mean?


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