History Trivia Quiz 20

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

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  1. Multiple choiceeasy
    Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?
  2. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Balkan diplomacy

  3. Number answerhard
  4. Multiple choiceeasy
    Who was the famous Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants to fight Rome?
  5. Number answervery hard

    Hint: From 1478 to 1834

  6. Number answerhard
  7. Multiple choicehard
    Who was the first female pharaoh to rule Egypt with full royal powers?
  8. Number answerhard

    Hint: Chinese farmers found it

  9. Number answereasy
  10. Multiple choicevery easy
    What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620?

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  1. Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?Civil War
  2. In what year was the Congress of Berlin held, reshaping the Balkans after the Russo-Turkish War?1,878
  3. In what year did the fall of the Roman Empire occur (traditional date)?476
  4. Who was the famous Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants to fight Rome?Hannibal Barca
  5. How many years did the Spanish Inquisition last (approximately)?356
  6. In what year was the cotton gin patented by Eli Whitney?1,794
  7. Who was the first female pharaoh to rule Egypt with full royal powers?Hatshepsut
  8. In what year was the Terracotta Army discovered?1,974
  9. In what year did the signing of the Declaration of Independence occur?1,776
  10. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620?Mayflower

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