History Trivia Quiz 17

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

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  1. Multiple choicemedium
    What was the primary cause of the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s?
  2. Number answerhard

    Hint: Tenochtitlan conquered

  3. Number answerhard
  4. Multiple choiceeasy
    Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
  5. Number answerhard

    Hint: US-British peace

  6. Number answerhard
  7. Multiple choiceeasy
    What country was Napoleon Bonaparte from?
  8. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Under Kublai Khan

  9. Number answereasy
  10. Multiple choicemedium
    Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

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  1. What was the primary cause of the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s?Potato blight fungus
  2. In what year did the Aztec Empire fall to Hernán Cortés?1,521
  3. In what year was the Suez Crisis?1,956
  4. Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?Roman Empire
  5. In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812?1,814
  6. In what year did the Glorious Revolution take place in England?1,688
  7. What country was Napoleon Bonaparte from?France
  8. In what year did the Mongol Empire reach its greatest territorial extent?1,279
  9. In what year did man first walk on the moon?1,969
  10. Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?Charles Lindbergh

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