HISTORY - MEGA QUIZZ
VOL 1
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1. What was the capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt?
History General
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2. What was the first name of 1960s Prime Minister Macmillan?
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3. The Battle of Bannockburn took place near which Scottish city?
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4. Some of the oldest known human settlements were found at Jebel Irhoud in which north African country?
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5. The Great Schism was an 11th century split in which religion?
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6. The Battle of Picacho Pass, the most westerly battle in the Civil War, was in which state?
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7. The Cavern Club in Liverpool is linked with early performances by which 60s group?
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8. What relation is Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta to Jomo Kenyatta?
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9. Walmart was founded in 1962 in which state?
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10. What replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1995?
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11. What is the name of the world's 5th largest island, named after an English explorer?
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12. The Sunningdale Agreement attempted to create peace in which location in 1973?
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13. What did Madras State change its name to in 1969?
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14. Thurgood Marshall grew up in which US city?
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15. The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda was built in 652 CE in which country?
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VOL 2
1. During WW2, the former King Edward VIII was governor of which Caribbean country?
2. Russian leaders in Crimea unofficially declared independence from which country in 1992?
3. Huayna Capac was an Emperor of which civilization?
4. Miss Keeler, was caught up in a 1960s spy scandal, had which first name?
5. Manuel Noriega was convicted in which US city of aiding the Colombian drug trade?
6. In heraldry, which colour is known as gules?
7. Ötzi the Iceman was a prehistoric skeleton found preserved in which mountain range?
8. James Joyce was a 20th century writer and poet from which country?
9. Guanahateby people were the original inhabitants of which island?
10. Keetoowah or Tsalagi are alternative names for which Native American group?
11. Gorm the Old was the first recognised monarch of which country?
12. Slovenia and which other country were the first to declare their independence from Yugoslavia?
13. Battle of Bear Valley, the last battle in the American Indian Wars, took place in which state?
14. Laurent-Désiré Kabila was President of which country?
15. Natchez was the first capital of which US state?
VOL 3
1. Who became Prime Minister of the UK in 1940?
2. Writer Mark Twain was born in which US state?
3. Which country was ordered to pay reparations at the end of WW1?
4. Which famous 19th century novel was written by Bram Stoker
5. Which country sent ships in an Armada to invade England in 1588?
6. Which title did Meghan Markle take when she got married?
7. 1793 saw an epidemic of which disease break out in Philadelphia?
8. Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?
9. Which 1978 soap opera introduced us to the lives of the Ewing family?
10. Which country blocked all rail and road links into Berlin in 1948?
11. "The Madness of King George" was about which King?
12. Who was Napoleon's wife and Empress?
13. A 1933 Constitutional Amendment moved inauguration of the President from which month?
14. Who received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942?
15. Which US President made a landmark visit to China in 1972?
VOL 4
1. The Nazi party came to power in which country in the 1930s?
2. What was the first name of Russian leader Yeltsin?
3. The world was transfixed watching Spassky and Fischer play which game in the 70s?
4. What was the political belief of the Bolsheviks?
5. What cargo did protestors dump into Boston Harbor in 1773?
6. The first transatlantic telephone line linked New York with which European capital?
7. What was the name given to the colder climate between 1300 and 1870?
8. What was the first name of famous Wild West sharpshooter Ms Oakley?
9. What did Charles Blondin cross on a tightrope in 1859?
10. What was the surname of Neil, first man to walk on the moon?
11. What was the name of a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses in ancient Rome
12. What comes after "Gettysburg" in famous words by Lincoln?
13. The Louisiana Purchase involved the US buying land from which country?
14. The British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown in which state?
15. What was Hernando de Soto looking for when he explored Arizona?
VOL 5
1. Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which Empire when assassinated?
2. Explorer Vasco da Gama came from which country?
3. Skylab was launched into space by which nation in May 1973?
4. In 1912, which was the first US state to introduce a minimum wage?
5. In which mountain range was the Incan Empire based?
6. Explorer Captain Cook came from which country?
7. Kurdistan was a troubled region in Turkey and which other country?
8. In 1935, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Hawaii to which US state?
9. The 1922 Anglo-Irish treaty was signed between Ireland and which country?
10. Mansa Musa is famous for a lavish trip he made to which religious site?
11. Ptolemaic Kingdom is another name for which ancient country?
12. Scientist Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous people from which country?
13. In World War 2, what was a Spitfire?
14. Hessians were soldiers from which country who came to fight in America?
15. Edo is the former name of which world capital?
VOL 6
1. Which West African country left the Commonwealth and declared itself a republic in April 1971?
2. Which country won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, held in England?
3. Which Beatle got married to American Linda Eastman in 1969?
4. Which method of transport was famous robbed in 1963 in England?
5. Which city was the capital of England under Roman rule?
6. Assyrian people came from which part of the world?
7. Boers came into conflict with Xhosa people in which country?
8. Which was the first state to set a speed limit for cars in 1901?
9. Which monarch led the English forces at the 1415 Battle of Agincourt?
10. Charles de Gaulle was elected President of which country in 1958?
11. British forces were evacuated from which port in Northern France in 1940?
12. Which illness was declared a world health emergency in 1993?
13. Which English king made peace with the Vikings in the 9th century?
14. Which British city did the Romans call Camulodunum?
15. Where was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?
