HISTORY QUIZ NO. 49

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
GENGHIS KHAN
2 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?
GENOA
3 - Where was Napoleon born?
CORSICA
4 - On which side did Italy fight in World War One?
WITH THE ALLIES
5 - What was the original name of New York?
NEW AMSTERDAM
6 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
THE ARABS
7 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
JULIUS CAESER
8 - Where is the monument shown below located?

NORTH OF SALISBURY IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
9 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
ONE
10 - Which French king built Versailles?
LOUIS XIV
11 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?
UNITED KINGDOM
12 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
13 - Which country never had a colony in North America?
A Russia B Germany C Sweden D Netherlands
B) GERMANY
14 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
FEUDALISM
15 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
MAGELLAN
16 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
THE INCAS
17 - Who was America's first president?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
18 - Which of those territories never was a Venitian possesion?
A Cyprus B Morea C Crete D Sicily
D) SICILY
19 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?
CONSTANTINOPLE
20 - Of which country was James I the King before becoming King of England?
SCOTLAND

[Hazbeen]

1. Genghis Khan
3. Corsica
5. New Holland
8. Stonehenge
10. Louis XV1
16. Incas
17. George Washington

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Genghis Khan
3. Corsica
5. New Holland
8. Stonehenge...looking for where it is HB not what it is
10. Louis XV1 ..but close
16. Incas
17. George Washington

others correct HB

[Interceptor]

8 - Where is the monument shown below located? Salisbury, England
9 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist? 1
11 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power? England?
12 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought? England & France
14 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe? Feudal?
19 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks? Constantanople?

[magpie in the 80's]

8 - Where is the monument shown below located? Salisbury, England
9 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist? 1
11 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power? England?
12 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought? England & France
14 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe? Feudal?
19 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks? Constantanople?

all correct inter

[Gingernuts]

7. Julius Caesar
13. Germany
15.Magelon (not how you spell it, but you know who I mean!)

[magpie in the 80's]

7. Julius Caesar
13. Germany
15.Magelon (not how you spell it, but you know who I mean!)

ALL CORRECT GN

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - Who founded the Mongol Empire?
GENGHIS KHAN
2 - Which state sold Corsica to France in 1768?
GENOA
3 - Where was Napoleon born?
CORSICA
4 - On which side did Italy fight in World War One?
WITH THE ALLIES
5 - What was the original name of New York?
NEW AMSTERDAM
6 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Tours (or of Poitiers) by the Franks led by Charles Martel?
THE ARABS
7 - Who famously delcared 'Veni, vidi, vici' ?
JULIUS CAESER
8 - Where is the monument shown below located?

NORTH OF SALISBURY IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
9 - How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
ONE
10 - Which French king built Versailles?
LOUIS XIV
11 - By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?
UNITED KINGDOM
12 - Between which countries was the Hundred Years war mainly fought?
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
13 - Which country never had a colony in North America?
A Russia B Germany C Sweden D Netherlands
B) GERMANY
14 - What political system based on a strict social hierarchy with land-owning nobles at the top was dominant in middle-age Europe?
FEUDALISM
15 - What is the name of the explorer who led the first (proven) expedition around the globe?
MAGELLAN
16 - By which of those ancient civilizations was Machu Pichu built?
THE INCAS
17 - Who was America's first president?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
18 - Which of those territories never was a Venitian possesion?
A Cyprus B Morea C Crete D Sicily
D) SICILY
19 - What was the name of Istanbul before its capture by the Turks?
CONSTANTINOPLE
20 - Of which country was James I the King before becoming King of England?
SCOTLAND

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

END OF QUIZ