HISTORY QUIZ NO. 12

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought?
BITISH - FRENCH AGAINST RUSSIA
2 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
ST. PETERSBURG
3 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
WALLACHIA
4 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
CENTRAL ASIA
5 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?
CLEMENT ATTLEE
6 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
THE SHOGUN
7 - Which of these modern-day areas did Rome not completely conquer?
A France B Spain C Germany D Greece
C. GERMANY
8 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
GERMANY AND ITALY
9 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?
1929
10 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
JEFFERSON DAVIS
11 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?

A The Fulda Gap B The Pusan Perimeter C The Maginot Line D The Falaise Gap
B. THE PUSAN PERIMETER
12 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?
KRUSHCHEV
13 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
A Madagascar B Sri Lanka C Zimbabwe D Mozambique
D. MOZAMBIQUE
14 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
URUGUAY
15 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
AUSTRIA
16 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?
4 / LINCOLN - KENNEDY - GARFIELD - MCKINLEY
17 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
A The Great Wall of China B The Great Library of Alexandria C The Taj Mahal D The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
D. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS
18 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
BRAZIL
19 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?
BUILDING THE SUEZ CANAL
20 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?
YALTA

[Baron Greenback]

1. Britain and France v Russia
2. Petrograd (St Petersberg)
7. Spain
13. Madagascar
14. Uruguay

[Leaping Lindner]

3 - Romania
5 - Clem Atlee
8 - Italy and Nazi Germany
9 - 1929
10 - Davis
12 - Nickita Kushevv (Sp?) ("We will bury you")
16 - Kennedy, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley.
17 - C The Taj Mahal
20 - Potsdam

[Brock Landers]

7. Germany

[redandblack]

7 Spain

17 D Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

19 Suez Canal

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Britain and France v Russia
2. Petrograd (St Petersberg)
7. Spain
13. Madagascar
14. Uruguay

all others correct CN

[magpie in the 80's]

3 - Romania
5 - Clem Atlee
8 - Italy and Nazi Germany
9 - 1929
10 - Davis
12 - Nickita Kushevv (Sp?) ("We will bury you")
16 - Kennedy, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley.
17 - C The Taj Mahal
20 - Potsdam

[magpie in the 80's]

7. Germany

correct BL

[magpie in the 80's]

7 Spain

17 D Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

19 Suez Canal

other 2 correct RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

HALFWAY THROUGH THIS NEW QUIZ

[redandblack]

20 Yalta

[magpie in the 80's]

20 Yalta

CORRECT RAB

[JAS]

Q6 Is that what the Shogun was
Q13 Sri Lanka

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Is that what the Shogun was ....correct
Q13 Sri Lanka....incorrect

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

NOT MANY LEFT HERE HISTORY BUFFS

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought?
BITISH - FRENCH AGAINST RUSSIA
2 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
ST. PETERSBURG
3 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
WALLACHIA
4 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
CENTRAL ASIA
5 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?
CLEMENT ATTLEE
6 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
THE SHOGUN
7 - Which of these modern-day areas did Rome not completely conquer?
A France B Spain C Germany D Greece
C. GERMANY
8 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
GERMANY AND ITALY
9 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?
1929
10 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
JEFFERSON DAVIS
11 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?

A The Fulda Gap B The Pusan Perimeter C The Maginot Line D The Falaise Gap
B. THE PUSAN PERIMETER
12 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?
KRUSHCHEV
13 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
A Madagascar B Sri Lanka C Zimbabwe D Mozambique
D. MOZAMBIQUE
14 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
URUGUAY
15 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
AUSTRIA
16 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?
4 / LINCOLN - KENNEDY - GARFIELD - MCKINLEY
17 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
A The Great Wall of China B The Great Library of Alexandria C The Taj Mahal D The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
D. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS
18 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
BRAZIL
19 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?
BUILDING THE SUEZ CANAL
20 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?
YALTA

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ