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🏰 History

Test your knowledge with our "History" quiz: 94 questions, 10 drawn at random every game, 20 seconds per question. The faster you answer, the more points you score. At the end, send the challenge to your friends: they play the same questions and see the score to beat.

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  1. In what year was the Bastille stormed?
    1689 · 1789 · 1815 · 1848
    Show the answer1789 : July 14, 1789, now France's national day.
  2. Who reached the Americas in 1492?
    Magellan · Christopher Columbus · Vasco da Gama · Marco Polo
    Show the answerChristopher Columbus : He thought he had reached the Indies.
  3. In which war did Joan of Arc fight?
    The Hundred Years' War · The Crusades · The Thirty Years' War · The 1870 war
    Show the answerThe Hundred Years' War : Against the English, in the 15th century.
  4. Who was the first person in space?
    Yuri Gagarin · Neil Armstrong · Buzz Aldrin · John Glenn
    Show the answerYuri Gagarin : April 12, 1961, for the USSR.
  5. Which liner sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
    The Titanic · The Lusitania · The Queen Mary · The Normandie
    Show the answerThe Titanic : On its maiden voyage.
  6. Who was crowned emperor in the year 800?
    Charlemagne · Clovis · Hugh Capet · Pepin the Short
    Show the answerCharlemagne : Crowned in Rome by the Pope.
  7. How long did the Hundred Years' War actually last?
    116 years · 100 years · 99 years · 130 years
    Show the answer116 years : From 1337 to 1453.
  8. Which navigator led the first expedition around the world?
    Ferdinand Magellan · Vasco da Gama · Christopher Columbus · James Cook
    Show the answerFerdinand Magellan : Magellan died on the way; his crew finished the voyage in 1522.
  9. Which queen of Egypt is famous for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
    Cleopatra · Nefertiti · Hatshepsut · Nefertari
    Show the answerCleopatra : The last queen of ancient Egypt.
  10. What were the Scandinavian warriors who sailed longships called?
    The Vikings · The Celts · The Huns · The Goths
    Show the answerThe Vikings : They sailed as far as North America.
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