HISTORY - MEGA QUIZZ
VOL 1
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1. What is the name of the largest Egyptian pyramid?
History General
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2. The Free Officers Movement led a coup in which African country in 1969?
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3. The Zimmerman Telegram, intercepted in 1917, was a plea to which country to get involved in the War?
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4. The Cavern Club in Liverpool is linked with early performances by which 60s group?
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5. What was the surname of an infamous 1960s London crime pair?
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6. The English Wars of the Roses were between York and which other house?
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7. The Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826, connecting which island to the UK mainland?
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8. The 1853 Gadsden Purchase added more territory to which US state?
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9. The 1991–92 South Ossetia War was started by an invasion by which country?
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10. The 1101 Treaty of Alton was signed between England and which other country?
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11. What was the name of the first English Christian martyr?
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12. What was the 1970's Cod War about?
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13. What was the name of Josef Stalin's daughter, who defected to the West in the 60s?
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14. Sophocles was famous for doing what in Ancient Greece?
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15. The 1951 Exhibition of Industrial Power was held in which UK city?
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VOL 2
1. Emperor Simeon the Great of which country was one of the most powerful 10th century leaders?
2. Joseph Jenkins Roberts was the first President of which independent African country?
3. Mercia was an 8th century kingdom in which country?
4. Battle of Bear Valley, the last battle in the American Indian Wars, took place in which state?
5. Huayna Capac was an Emperor of which civilization?
6. Keith Holyoake announced he was withdrawing which country's troops from Vietnam in 1971?
7. Margaret of Anjou was married to which English king?
8. Nathan Hale was executed for doing what during the Revolutionary War?
9. Burgess, Philby, and Maclean were accused of which crime in the 1960s?
10. Guanahateby people were the original inhabitants of which island?
11. In which Spanish city did the Arab leader surrender to Spain in 1492?
12. Hastings Banda was a leader of which African country?
13. James Oglethorpe established which southern city in 1733?
14. Eleusinian Mysteries were harvest celebrations in which ancient society?
15. Schuyler Colfax was Vice President under which leader?
VOL 3
1. Which US President ended slavery?
2. Which Civil Rights leader was the face of the Nation of Islam?
3. Abydos was a city in which ancient civilization?
4. 1975's "Operation Babylift" brought orphans to the UK from which country?
5. Who wrote the famous book "1984"?
6. Which actress married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio?
7. William the Conqueror won a landmark battle in which town in 1066?
8. Which crop did the Ancient Egyptians use to make linen for clothing?
9. Which of the Nobel prizes did Nelson Mandela win?
10. Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa?
11. Which city was the centre of the 19th century California gold rush?
12. Which Civil Rights leader made the famous "I have a dream" speech?
13. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written in which US state?
14. Which US President had children called Caroline and John?
15. Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?
VOL 4
1. What was the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt?
2. What is the largest formally recognised native American tribe?
3. What was the most northerly of the original 13 colonies?
4. What was the name of the political system involving noblemen, peasants and serfs?
5. The ocean liner QE2 made its first crossing to which US city in 1969?
6. The newspaper Pravda was first published in which country in 1912?
7. What was the first country to put men on the moon?
8. The US Declaration of Independence was signed in which city?
9. What is the name of the place where historical documents are kept?
10. What was the main staple food of the Aztecs?
11. What was a harpsichord?
12. The Wright brothers, the first people to make a powered flight, were which nationality?
13. What was the name of the ship which came to rescue Titanic survivors?
14. The Normans, who invaded England in 1066, came from which country?
15. What was the surname of Thomas, inventor of the electric light bulb?
VOL 5
1. Edo is the former name of which world capital?
2. German pilot Mathias Rust landed a plane in which city in 1987?
3. Queen Victoria's husband came from which European country?
4. Dante Alighieri was a medieval writer from which country?
5. Politician Yitzhak Rabin became leader of which country in 1992?
6. Franco was a military dictator of which country from 1939 to 1975?
7. In 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized all American property in which country?
8. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was the last king of which country?
9. Errol Flynn was famous in which field in the 20th century?
10. Spartacus led an uprising of which sort of people in Ancient Rome?
11. Rameses the Great was a king of which country?
12. Mansa Musa is famous for a lavish trip he made to which religious site?
13. The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought in the Civil War in which state?
14. Hugo Chavez was elected President of which country in 1998?
15. Egypt became part of which Empire after the death of Cleopatra?
VOL 6
1. Which other country's currency left the EMF on the same day as the UK in 1992?
2. Which British Prime Minister resigned during an economic crisis in 1976?
3. Which illness was declared a world health emergency in 1993?
4. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which country when he was shot in 1914?
5. Which British rock group played their first gig at the Marquee Club in July 1962?
6. Which US island was formerly known as Bedloe's Island?
7. Churchill said a curtain of which metal divided capitalist and communist Europe?
8. A Cheongsam is a traditional dress from which country?
9. Which British car manufacturer went bankrupt in 1971 and had to be nationalized?
10. Which member of the British Royal Family married a rugby player in Edinburgh in 2011?
11. Which ancient Greek is often referred to as "The Father of History"?
12. Boers came into conflict with Xhosa people in which country?
13. Who did the Romans beat at the Battle of Cynoscephalae?
14. Which ancient place was known as "The Shining City"?
15. Which English king made peace with the Vikings in the 9th century?
