HISTORY QUIZ NO. 8
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:06 am1. Who was said to have powers that could heal the Russian Prince Alexei Romanov of haemophaelia?
RASPUTIN
2. When Vietnam was initially split into north and south, what was the name of North Vietnam?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
3. Who was the Mexican General who besieged Alamo?
SANTA ANNA
4. Macbeth was a ruler of Scotland? True OR False
TRUE
5. What was the name of the ship captained by James Cook which claimed Australia for Britain
ENDEAVOUR
6. Which Roman general went to war against Julius Caeser, creating a confusing civil war?
POMPEIUS
7. What was the name of the US plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
ENOLA GAY
8. What city held the 1960 Olympic Games?
ROME
9. Which nation gave the second highest amount of economic aid in 1973
FRANCE
10. For how many years did the Hundred Years' War between England and France last?
116 YEARS
11. King Philip of Macedon was assassinated in 336BC. Where was he killed?
AT AEGEAE
12. After his father's assassination Alexander was elected King in 336BC and became Alexander I. True OR False
FALSE
13. The 'Napoleon of Egypt', this king ruled Egypt 1501-1447 BC. He certainly did not get on with his wife as she outranked him. Upon her death he unleashed his military talents and became one of Egypt's greatest ever soldiers. Who was he?
THOTHMES III
14. This count of Artois was the younger brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII. When he became King, how was he styled?
CHARLES X
15. After the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 this British foreign secretary pursued a policy of non-intervention. Who was he?
LORD CASTLE REACH
16. Which treaty ended the Russo-Japanese war in 1905?
TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH
17. The tomb of the Mahdi, the fanatical Sudanese leader, was built in Khartoum in 1885. True OR False
FALSE
18. What, in ancient weaponry terms, was a sarissa?
A LONE LANCE
19. This German Field Marshal was born in Bavaria on September 5, 1876. He first saw action in China during the Boxer rebellion. In September 1941 on Hitler's orders he besieged Leningrad. Who was he?
WILHELM VON LEEB
20. This well known Athenian was born 402 BC. A warrior and patriot he was yet another victim of Athenian mistrust. He advocated amicable relations with Macedonia, spoke with the voice of reason, yet was condemned to death for treason and drank hemlock in 317 BC. He accepted his death calmly and with great serenity. Who was he?
PHOCION
RASPUTIN
2. When Vietnam was initially split into north and south, what was the name of North Vietnam?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
3. Who was the Mexican General who besieged Alamo?
SANTA ANNA
4. Macbeth was a ruler of Scotland? True OR False
TRUE
5. What was the name of the ship captained by James Cook which claimed Australia for Britain
ENDEAVOUR
6. Which Roman general went to war against Julius Caeser, creating a confusing civil war?
POMPEIUS
7. What was the name of the US plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
ENOLA GAY
8. What city held the 1960 Olympic Games?
ROME
9. Which nation gave the second highest amount of economic aid in 1973
FRANCE
10. For how many years did the Hundred Years' War between England and France last?
116 YEARS
11. King Philip of Macedon was assassinated in 336BC. Where was he killed?
AT AEGEAE
12. After his father's assassination Alexander was elected King in 336BC and became Alexander I. True OR False
FALSE
13. The 'Napoleon of Egypt', this king ruled Egypt 1501-1447 BC. He certainly did not get on with his wife as she outranked him. Upon her death he unleashed his military talents and became one of Egypt's greatest ever soldiers. Who was he?
THOTHMES III
14. This count of Artois was the younger brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII. When he became King, how was he styled?
CHARLES X
15. After the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 this British foreign secretary pursued a policy of non-intervention. Who was he?
LORD CASTLE REACH
16. Which treaty ended the Russo-Japanese war in 1905?
TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH
17. The tomb of the Mahdi, the fanatical Sudanese leader, was built in Khartoum in 1885. True OR False
FALSE
18. What, in ancient weaponry terms, was a sarissa?
A LONE LANCE
19. This German Field Marshal was born in Bavaria on September 5, 1876. He first saw action in China during the Boxer rebellion. In September 1941 on Hitler's orders he besieged Leningrad. Who was he?
WILHELM VON LEEB
20. This well known Athenian was born 402 BC. A warrior and patriot he was yet another victim of Athenian mistrust. He advocated amicable relations with Macedonia, spoke with the voice of reason, yet was condemned to death for treason and drank hemlock in 317 BC. He accepted his death calmly and with great serenity. Who was he?
PHOCION
