History Trivia Quiz 14

10 questions · 4 multiple choice · 6 number answers · scored out of 1000

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  1. Multiple choiceeasy
    What document established that the king was not above the law in 1215?
  2. Number answereasy

    Hint: Homer's Iliad

  3. Number answereasy
  4. Multiple choicemedium
    Which explorer led the first expedition to reach the South Pole?
  5. Number answermedium

    Hint: Britain recognized American independence

  6. Number answerhard
  7. Multiple choicehard
    Who was the Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first spacewalk?
  8. Number answermedium

    Hint: For the World's Fair in Paris

  9. Number answerhard
  10. Multiple choicemedium
    What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?

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  1. What document established that the king was not above the law in 1215?The Magna Carta
  2. How many years did the Siege of Troy last according to legend?10
  3. In what year did the Storming of the Bastille occur during the French Revolution?1,789
  4. Which explorer led the first expedition to reach the South Pole?Roald Amundsen
  5. In what year was the Treaty of Paris signed ending the American Revolution?1,783
  6. In what year was the Alhambra Decree issued, expelling Jews from Spain?1,492
  7. Who was the Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first spacewalk?Alexei Leonov
  8. In what year was the Eiffel Tower completed?1,889
  9. In what year did Napoleon Bonaparte become Emperor of France?1,804
  10. What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?Operation Overlord

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