History Trivia Quiz 2

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

Answer everything below, then hit finish for a scored breakdown. Number questions give partial credit for close guesses, so always take a shot.

  1. Multiple choicevery easy
    Who discovered America in 1492?
  2. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Before the Tang

  3. Number answereasy
  4. Multiple choicevery easy
    Who was the first President of the United States?
  5. Number answermedium

    Hint: A Cold War confrontation

  6. Number answermedium
  7. Multiple choicemedium
    Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote nationally?
  8. Number answerhard

    Hint: King John

  9. Number answermedium
  10. Multiple choicevery easy
    Who wrote the plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"?

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  1. Who discovered America in 1492?Christopher Columbus
  2. In what year did the Sui Dynasty reunify China after centuries of fragmentation?589
  3. In what year did man first land on the Moon?1,969
  4. Who was the first President of the United States?George Washington
  5. In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?1,962
  6. In what year did World War II end in Europe (VE Day)?1,945
  7. Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote nationally?New Zealand
  8. In what year did the Magna Carta get signed?1,215
  9. In what year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?1,865
  10. Who wrote the plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"?William Shakespeare

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