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Mixed Historical People Trivia Quiz

These are questions on some of the people I learned about during my junior high school years.

A multiple-choice quiz by xbillups. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
xbillups

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
287,903

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
831

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was nicknamed the "Scourge of God"? Hint

Odoacer

Attila the Hun

Alaric

Salamudin

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Question 2 of 10

2. He is the last Chinese emperor. Hint

Kang Xi

Pu Yi

Mao Tse Tung

Zheng He

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who ruled Athens in its "Golden Age"? Hint

Publius Cornelius

Themistocles

Constantinus

Pericles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who said "Carthago delenda est"? Hint

Demosthenes

Cato

Phillipics

Julius Caesar

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first president of the independent Israeli nation? Hint

Kel'Thuzad

Chaim Weizmann

Albert Einstein

Golda Meir

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which famous Greek ran from the battlefield by the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon? Hint

Pheidippides

Philippics

Philippidas

Philip of Sparta

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which general used elephants in the Punic Wars? Hint

Tiberius

Publius Cornelius

Hannibal

Gracchi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which was the first civilization to use chariots in warfare? Hint

Chaldeans

Assyrians

Babylonians

Hittites

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who had the shortest reign in the Roman Empire? Hint

Romulus Augustulus

Cincinnatus

Tiberius

Domitian

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first European explorer to land in North America? Hint

Amerigo Vespucci

Hernando Cortez

Christopher Columbus

Leif Ericsson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was nicknamed the "Scourge of God"?

Answer: Attila the Hun

Attila (406-453) was one of the barbarian leaders who attempted to conquer the Roman Empire. He ravaged large areas of the Western Empire from 450 on but did not take Rome itself.

2. He is the last Chinese emperor.

Answer: Pu Yi

Puyi was the last emperor of China until the Manchurian Dynasty fell in 1912.

3. Who ruled Athens in its "Golden Age"?

Answer: Pericles

Pericles ruled Athens between the Persian and the Peloponnesian wars. At this time, the economy, labor, and agriculture flourished in Athens.

4. Who said "Carthago delenda est"?

Answer: Cato

Cato, a famous Roman orator and politician, said "Delandam est Carthago" when they planned to destroy Carthage. In English it means: "Carthage must be destroyed".

5. Who was the first president of the independent Israeli nation?

Answer: Chaim Weizmann

Chaim Weizmann was declared president of Israel, and David Ben Gurion became Prime Minister after the Balfour Declaration. Albert Einstein was invited to succeed him but declined the offer.

6. Which famous Greek ran from the battlefield by the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon?

Answer: Pheidippides

Pheidippides, a hero of Ancient Greece, is the central figure in a story which was the inspiration for the modern sporting event, the marathon.

7. Which general used elephants in the Punic Wars?

Answer: Hannibal

He is the best known Carthaginian commanders. His most famous achievement was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy.

8. Which was the first civilization to use chariots in warfare?

Answer: Chaldeans

Babylonians devised the first written code of law, the Code of Hammurabi.
Libraries were built by Assyrians under Assurbanipal. Hittites were the first to use iron. Chaldeans were the first ones to use warrior chariots.

9. Who had the shortest reign in the Roman Empire?

Answer: Cincinnatus

Despite serving with honesty, Cincinnatus ruled Rome for only fifteen days. Then, he went back to being a farmer.

10. Who was the first European explorer to land in North America?

Answer: Leif Ericsson

Leif Ericsson was a Norse explorer who was probably the first European to have landed in North America. According to the Norse sagas, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, which has been tentatively identified with the L'Anse aux Meadows site in Newfoundland, Canada.

Source: Author xbillups

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