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Random Facts In History Trivia Quiz

Just a few random facts on World History throughout the world ... Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Silvercoat. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Silvercoat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,552

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1532

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks? Hint

1666

1400

1456

1453

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the African ruler of Mali who made the famous Pilgrimage to Mecca from 1324 to 1325? Hint

Mansa Musa

Koumbi-Saleh

Sundiata

Kilwa

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 'Investiture Contest' was battled out between which Pope and which Emperor (of the Holy Roman Empire)? Hint

Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV

Pope Innocent III and Henry IV

Pope Gregory VII and Frederick Barbarossa

Pope Urban II and Duke William of Normandy

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Question 4 of 10

4. In ancient Mexica religion (of the Aztec Empire), the God who was the giver and taker of life and the patron diety of warriors, was: Hint

Quetzalcoatl

Huitzilopochtli

Itzcoatl

Tezcatlipoca

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Question 5 of 10

5. Inti was the God of what in the ancient Incan Empire religion? Hint

Agriculture

The World and Universe

The Sun

The Arts

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Question 6 of 10

6. The city of St. Petersburg (founded in 1702 by Tsar Peter I) bore the nickname of 'Window to the West', but also bore the nickname of: Hint

The Town of Troubles

Kremlin

The City Built on Bones

The Third Rome

7. Which marine explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497, entered the Indian Ocean, sailed the length of the East Coast of Africa, and sailed across the Arabian Sea to India, arriving in Calicut in 1498? Hint

Zheng He

Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Bartolomeu Dias

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Janissary soldiers used by the Turks world were originally from the ______. Hint

Arabia

Balkans

Egypt

Hungary

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first expedition to circumnavigate the world successfully was led by ___________.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. After Tsar Ivan IV of Russia failed to leave an heir for the throne, the family that ruled from 1610 to 1917 was called the: Hint

Feodor Dynasty

Doestoevsky Dynasty

Oprichniki Dynasty

Romanov Dynasty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks?

Answer: 1453

Constantinople fell under the Ottoman leader, Mehmed II in 1453.

2. Who was the African ruler of Mali who made the famous Pilgrimage to Mecca from 1324 to 1325?

Answer: Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa bestowed lavish gifts on those who hosted him on his way to Mecca. He also distributed an incredible amount of gold, so much so that the value decreased by as much as 25% on the local markets.

3. The 'Investiture Contest' was battled out between which Pope and which Emperor (of the Holy Roman Empire)?

Answer: Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV

Pope Innocent III called the 'Albigensian Crusade' against the Cathars ... and Pope Urban II called the beginnings of the Crusades in 1095.

4. In ancient Mexica religion (of the Aztec Empire), the God who was the giver and taker of life and the patron diety of warriors, was:

Answer: Tezcatlipoca

Actually, Quetzalcoatl was the God of arts, crafts, and {agriculture?, Itzcoatl was a ruler of the Aztec Empire from 1428-1440, known for expanding the Aztec Empire. Huitzilopochtli was the God of Sacrifice, in which the Mexica regarded the ritual sacrifice of human beings as essential to the world's survival.

5. Inti was the God of what in the ancient Incan Empire religion?

Answer: The Sun

Actually, the Sun was the major deity of the Incan Empire and was held in very high esteem.

6. The city of St. Petersburg (founded in 1702 by Tsar Peter I) bore the nickname of 'Window to the West', but also bore the nickname of:

Answer: The City Built on Bones

It was named 'The City Built on Bones', because the construction of St. Petersburg cost an estimated 10,000 serfs' lives.

Answer: Vasco da Gama

8. The Janissary soldiers used by the Turks world were originally from the ______.

Answer: Balkans

For many centuries Christians families in those parts of thed Balkans under Ottoman rule had to hand over one son to serve in the Corps of Janiassies.

9. The first expedition to circumnavigate the world successfully was led by ___________.

Answer: Magellan

However, Magellan was killed in the Philippines and Sebastian Elcano led the expedition after that.

10. After Tsar Ivan IV of Russia failed to leave an heir for the throne, the family that ruled from 1610 to 1917 was called the:

Answer: Romanov Dynasty

The Oprichniki were actually the new aristocracy created by Ivan IV, serving as 'agents' who carried out his 'reign of terror', in which they executed and tortured the previous aristocracy (called boyars) who Ivan IV thought had turned against him.

Source: Author Silvercoat

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