History Trivia Quiz 1

10 questions · 3 multiple choice · 7 number answers · scored out of 1000

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  1. Number answerhard
  2. Multiple choicehard
    Which treaty, signed in 1494, divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal?
  3. Number answerhard

    Hint: Connected Europe and North America

  4. Number answerhard
  5. Multiple choicemedium
    Who was the Viking explorer credited with reaching North America around 1000 AD?
  6. Number answerhard

    Hint: During the Ming Dynasty

  7. Number answereasy
  8. Multiple choiceeasy
    Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution of 1917?
  9. Number answermedium

    Hint: African tragedy

  10. Number answermedium

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  1. In what year was the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War?1,854
  2. Which treaty, signed in 1494, divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal?Treaty of Tordesillas
  3. In what year was the first transatlantic telegraph cable completed?1,858
  4. In what year was the Taj Mahal completed?1,653
  5. Who was the Viking explorer credited with reaching North America around 1000 AD?Leif Erikson
  6. In what year was the Great Wall of China completed?1,644
  7. In what year was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?1,914
  8. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution of 1917?Vladimir Lenin
  9. How many days did the Rwandan genocide last in 1994?100
  10. How many years did the American Civil War last?4

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