History Trivia Quiz 15

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

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  1. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Roman peace from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius

  2. Number answermedium
  3. Multiple choicehard
    Who was the first European explorer to reach Brazil in 1500?
  4. Number answerhard

    Hint: Cornwallis surrendered

  5. Number answermedium
  6. Multiple choicemedium
    Which civilization invented the first known system of writing, called cuneiform?
  7. Number answerhard

    Hint: BC, in ancient Greece

  8. Number answermedium
  9. Multiple choicemedium
    What was the primary cause of the Great Irish Famine?
  10. Number answerhard

    Hint: From 1337 to 1453

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  1. How many years did the Pax Romana last (approximately)?206
  2. In what year was the Nineteenth Amendment ratified, granting American women the right to vote?1,920
  3. Who was the first European explorer to reach Brazil in 1500?Pedro Álvares Cabral
  4. In what year did the Siege of Yorktown effectively end the Revolutionary War?1,781
  5. When was Earth Day first celebrated?1,970
  6. Which civilization invented the first known system of writing, called cuneiform?Sumerians
  7. In what year was the first Olympic Games held?776
  8. In what year did the Trail of Tears forced march begin?1,838
  9. What was the primary cause of the Great Irish Famine?Potato blight
  10. How many years did the Hundred Years' War actually last?116

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