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A sampling of facts from around the world to challenge your general knowledge of world events is presented here.
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31 Operatic History – the Fifteenth Century
Here’s another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by “The Great Opera Book” and www.operone.de.
Tough
10 Q
JanIQ
Feb 04 07
420 plays
32 The Founding of Cities
Cities are the keystone in the foundation of human culture and society, yet the origins of many cities are unknown to most. See how much you know.
Average
10 Q
john86
Sep 16 08
2166 plays
33 World History IV
Welcome to 16th century World History. Hope you enjoy it!
Tough
25 Q
Sprink1234
Jan 03 01
10344 plays
34 Kings, Caliphs, Sultans and Chieftains
This quiz is about the leaders of many nations and times. Good luck!
Tough
20 Q
SalamKhan
Jun 11 09
339 plays
35 The 60s Across the Centuries
Something about the decade of the 60s brought out the desire for change- like the urge to rearrange the living room every half century or so.
Difficult
10 Q
sidnobls
Nov 06 07
945 plays
36 Small Events That Changed the World
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Asia can it cause a hurricane in Brazil? Some small events that started that way and unexpectedly changed the world.
Average
10 Q
corrupt1
Jul 15 09
816 plays
37 The World at 1000....AD!
Are you interested in what the world was like around 1000 years ago? Here's your chance to put your interests to work...this quiz will very broadly cover the political and cultural world around 1000 AD...have fun!
Difficult
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Jul 10 02
3387 plays
38 Islamic Prime 3
This quiz is about people and civilizations of the Islamic World's "Golden Age".
Average
10 Q
SalamKhan
Jun 23 09
180 plays
39 History of the World: IV
This History of the World quiz is dedicated to the Roman Empire.
Average
10 Q
0c0c0c
Dec 03 06
2190 plays
40 Islamic Prime 2
This quiz is about people and civilizations that were in the Islamic World's "Golden Age".
Tough
10 Q
SalamKhan
Jun 19 09
183 plays
41 Name That Dynasty!
Some of the most powerful and interesting dynasties in the world are included below. Your job is to identify the dynasties based on the information provided...good luck!
Tough
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Aug 12 00
3321 plays
42 Captivating World History
This is a general world history question scramble. I tried to fairly cover the histories of various areas around the globe. Enjoy!
Tough
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Apr 10 00
8031 plays
43 1964 World's Fair
The 1964 World's Fair was a wonderful memory. Most people remember the Belgium Waffle! Yum!
Difficult
10 Q
lucy54
Aug 09 09
282 plays
44 History of the World: VI
I hope everyone enjoys this quiz about the Dark Ages!
Difficult
10 Q
0c0c0c
Dec 19 06
2304 plays
45 Myth, Legend, Fact
Some history is based on myths, legends or truths and sometimes the myths overshadows the real truth. See if you can distinguish between the various claims.
Difficult
10 Q
rdpollard
Dec 07 07
2274 plays
46 Historical Terms (11th to 20th centuries)
This quiz should test your knowledge of some well known historical terms. Some of the terms are old and some quite modern. No 'fill in the blank' questions. All questions are multiple choice. Good luck.
Difficult
10 Q
trojan11
Aug 10 07
2001 plays
47 The 80s Across the Centuries
The 80s was a decade of cultural achievement so adventurous that we would look back years later and ask 'What were we thinking?'
Difficult
10 Q
sidnobls
Nov 14 07
996 plays
48 World History: The Ultimate Test!
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing who our ancestors were and how they lived. This is exactly what World History tries to accomplish. Like World History? Any good at it? Try this quiz!
Tough
10 Q
udbhav
Aug 07 08
1398 plays
49 History of the World: IX
From 1700 to about 1850, I see this period as the Revolution Age, or the Enlightenment. This period started to pave the way to our modern world.
Average
10 Q
0c0c0c
Feb 10 07
2004 plays
50 History of the World: VII
We've been throught the Stone, Bronze, Iron, Classical, and Dark Ages. But now come the Middle Ages, a time of crusades and caliphs!
Average
10 Q
0c0c0c
Jan 11 07
1725 plays
51 World History Made Simple - 753 BC - 3 AD
If you think Star Trek's Klingons and Romulans were from war-like planets, a peek at our own ancient history might surprise you. My first two quizzes covered 5000 years in twenty questions. Here are ten more dates that bring us to the Common Era.
Average
10 Q
rblayer
Mar 13 04
4200 plays
52 World History Mixture
This quiz includes questions about various regions and periods. It reminds me of the test I had to pass to confirm my college graduation- there was no structure and you just had to pray they asked about things you knew!
Average
10 Q
KBCoffelt
Jul 23 07
3933 plays
53 Tough World History
This quiz will begin from the earliest known records to date, and continue to the time of the early Greeks. Enjoy!
Very Difficult
25 Q
thejazzkickazz
Mar 12 01
3027 plays
54 Nonviolent Revolutions
The last half of the 20th century saw changes in the governments in many countries of the world, achieved through mass demonstrations of the people as opposed to using military force. Here are questions about ten such nonviolent revolutions.
Difficult
10 Q
chessart
Nov 18 06
882 plays
55 Basic Pre-1520 World History
This will test your knowledge on world history before about 1520. It covers a variety of topics and history from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Average
10 Q
ElderScrolls
Jul 09 07
1149 plays
56 Basic World History
How well do you know world history? Play this quiz to find out.
Average
10 Q
Ahmadian95
Jun 15 07
6162 plays
57 8th Grade History
Stuff I learned in my eighth grade history class.
Average
10 Q
historybuff268
Aug 11 07
3444 plays
58 Historic Kaleidoscope
In June 1815 Copenhagen went to Brussels. Do you know what for? If not, you better take this quiz. - It's about a whole batch of funny, strange, surprising and exciting historical facts.
Difficult
10 Q
flem-ish
May 17 01
3522 plays
59 The 10s Across the Centuries
Those embattled teens ... seems like the second decade of every century, we are angst filled enough to whack out some other dynasty. How much do you know about conquest between '10 and '19?
Difficult
10 Q
sidnobls
Dec 01 07
423 plays
60 History of the World: V
This focuses primarily on other parts of the world.
Difficult
10 Q
0c0c0c
Dec 06 06
1218 plays
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