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Wild General World History Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Damien07. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Damien07

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,445

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Klemens Von Metternich, the great 19th century diplomat was from which country? Hint

Prussia

Russia

France

Austria

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Question 2 of 15

2. Hitler's henchman Rudolf Hess was born where? Hint

Austria

Scotland

Holland

Egypt

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where was Charlemagne crowned Emperor? Hint

Buffalo, N.Y.

Aachen

Rome

Canterbury

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Question 4 of 15

4. In which year did Belize become an independent country? Hint

1150 B.C.

1981

1984

1975

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada? Hint

R. B. Bennett

John A. MacDonald

Wilfred Laurier

Mary Tyler Moore

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Question 6 of 15

6. Modern France is on its ________ Republic (and counting?) Hint

Second

Fourth

Third

Fifth

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which saint is most commonly associated with the conversion of the Germans to Christianity? Hint

St. Bernard

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Hillary Clinton

St. Boniface

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the British Monarch during the War of the Spanish Succession? Hint

William III

George I

Anne I

James II

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Question 9 of 15

9. After the U.S., which was the first country in the Americas to gain independence? Hint

Peru

Mexico

Haiti

Brazil

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which year did New Amsterdam become New York? Hint

1725

1664

1642

1704

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of the following modern African states were once German colonies? Hint

Namibia, Sudan

Tanzania, South Africa

Cameroon, Namibia

Cameroon, Tanzania

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which were the first two U.S. Presidents impeached by the House of Representatives? Hint

Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson, Warren Harding

Warren Harding, Bill Clinton

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which Roman Emperor immediately preceeded Claudius? Hint

Vespasian

Nero

Caligula

Tiberius

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Question 14 of 15

14. The German Empire was declared in existence in 1871 in which city? Hint

Konigsberg

Versailles

Berlin

Utrecht

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Question 15 of 15

15. Where was Richard the Lionheart married? Hint

Venice

Scotland

Aquitaine

Cyprus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Klemens Von Metternich, the great 19th century diplomat was from which country?

Answer: Austria

Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) was one of the most influential people of the 19th Century. He was pivotal at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 that saw a new European system established after the chaos of the Napoleonic wars. The Congress of Vienna established a general peace in Europe that would last for the next century.

He was also conspicuously involved in domestic policy, and was largely behind the repressive Karlsbad Decrees of 1819 that saw restrictions on civil liberties imposed throughout the empire.

2. Hitler's henchman Rudolf Hess was born where?

Answer: Egypt

Hess's father was a merchant in Alexandria, Egypt when little Rudolf was born there on April 26, 1894.

3. Where was Charlemagne crowned Emperor?

Answer: Rome

Charlemange had already been crowned King of the Franks at Aachen in AD 772. He was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day A.D. 800, thus becoming the first post-Classical Emperor in Western Europe.

4. In which year did Belize become an independent country?

Answer: 1981

Belize (formerly British Honduras) became independent on September 21, 1981.

5. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

Answer: John A. MacDonald

Mary Tyler Moore, to date, has never been a Canadian Prime Minister. Dipsomaniacal Scotsman Sir John A. MacDonald became Prime Minister at Canada's Confederation in 1867.

6. Modern France is on its ________ Republic (and counting?)

Answer: Fifth

The Fifth Republic was founded in 1958 after the Fourth Republic fell amidst the chaos brought on by the war of independence in Algeria.

7. Which saint is most commonly associated with the conversion of the Germans to Christianity?

Answer: St. Boniface

St. Boniface (? - A.D. 755) was English. He was dispatched by Pope Gregory II on May 15 A.D. 719 to preach of Gospel to the heathens of Germany. Hillary Clinton is not a saint ... :)

8. Who was the British Monarch during the War of the Spanish Succession?

Answer: Anne I

The war of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) was so closely associated with Queen Anne that it has been called "Queen Anne's War".

9. After the U.S., which was the first country in the Americas to gain independence?

Answer: Haiti

Haiti saw the only successful slave rebellion in world history. It achieved actual independence in 1802, though the formal declaration dates from 1st January 1804.

10. In which year did New Amsterdam become New York?

Answer: 1664

The Royal Navy captured New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement on Manhattan island in 1664. The Dutch surrendered without a fight.

11. Which of the following modern African states were once German colonies?

Answer: Cameroon, Namibia

Don't be fooled by "Tanzania" being a choice. Tanganyika (former German East Africa) only became Tanzania when it merged with former British colony Zanzibar in 1964!

12. Which were the first two U.S. Presidents impeached by the House of Representatives?

Answer: Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson

Johnson and Clinton were both impeached by the House, but survived their trials in the U.S. Senate. Richard Nixon was never impeached! He resigned before articles of impeachment could be brought before the House...

13. Which Roman Emperor immediately preceeded Claudius?

Answer: Caligula

Tiberius ruled from AD 14 - AD 37. He was followed by Caligula (AD 37 -AD 41), then came Claudius (AD 41 - AD 54) Vespasian didn't rule until AD 69!

14. The German Empire was declared in existence in 1871 in which city?

Answer: Versailles

After Prussia defeated France in the war of 1871, Bismark had Wilhelm (the King of Prussia) crowned German Emperor in Versaille's Hall of Mirrors.

15. Where was Richard the Lionheart married?

Answer: Cyprus

Richard got hitched en route to the Third Crusade. He took a wife in Limassol, Cyprus on May 12, 1191.

Source: Author Damien07

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