History Trivia Quiz 5

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

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  1. Multiple choicemedium
    What event marked the end of the Roman Empire in the West?
  2. Number answervery hard

    Hint: Post-WWII aid

  3. Number answerhard
  4. Multiple choiceeasy
    Which famous document begins with "We hold these truths to be self-evident"?
  5. Number answerhard

    Hint: One of the longest-lasting empires

  6. Number answerhard
  7. Multiple choicemedium
    Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
  8. Number answereasy

    Hint: End of World War II

  9. Number answermedium
  10. Multiple choicemedium
    Who wrote "The Prince"?

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  1. What event marked the end of the Roman Empire in the West?The Fall of Rome in 476 AD
  2. In what year was the Marshall Plan announced?1,947
  3. In what year did Vasco Núñez de Balboa become the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World?1,513
  4. Which famous document begins with "We hold these truths to be self-evident"?The Declaration of Independence
  5. How many years did the Roman Empire last (27 BC to 476 AD)?503
  6. In what year was the Congress of Vienna held?1,815
  7. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?Marie Curie
  8. In what year was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?1,945
  9. In what year was the Rosetta Stone discovered by French soldiers in Egypt?1,799
  10. Who wrote "The Prince"?Niccolò Machiavelli

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