HISTORY QUIZ NO. 53
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:12 pm1 From which country did the soldiers called Hoplites come?
GREECE
2 What year did the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race first take place?
1829
3 Which 16th century theologian wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536 and developed the philosophies of the Presbyterian Church?
JOHN CALVIN
4 Which legendary King was crowned when he pulled a sword from a stone?
ARTHUR
5 What was King Arthur's sword called?
EXCALIBUR
6 Aborigines are the native people of which country?
AUSTRALIA
7 What sporting event was revived in 1896 and is held every four years?
OLYMPIC GAMES
8 In which country was the first cycle race held in 1868?
FRANCE
9 What was the name of Alexander the Greats horse?
BUCEPHALUS
10 Spectacles were first hand held. True or False
TRUE
11 Warrior and Dictator Hideyoshi, unified which Asian nation in 1590?
JAPAN
12 Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China?
MING
13 Which European country has the oldest Parliament?
ICELAND
14 Who was king of Spain in 1588 when the English defeated the Spanish Armada?
PHILLIP II
15 Which Italian city has a famous leaning tower?
PISA
16 It used to be called Constantinople what is it called today?
ISTANBUL
17 Alphabetically, between which two countries does Offa's Dyke run?
ENGLAND AND WALES
18 Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida 1513, was also Governor of what Carribean island?
PUERTO RICO
19 What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took the throne at age 13 and was the grandson of Babar?
AKBAR THE GREAT
20 Who did Queen Elizabeth feel threatened by and had executed in 1587?
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
21 In which century was the French Revolution?
18TH CENTURY
22 Spanish explorer Garcia Da Lopez de Cardenas was the first European to see what natural wonder located in North America in 1540?
GRAND CANYON
23 Which Empire was ruled by Darius the Great?
PERSIAN
24 Which state in ancient Greece forced its people to live a life without luxuries?
SPARTA
25 Which fast food gets its name from a city in Germany?
HAMBURGER
26 Which was the last "single" number to be invented?
ZERO
27 Which country was joined with England by the Act of Union in 1536?
WALES
28 What is the first name of Princes William and Harry's father?
CHARLES
29 What was a central market-place in ancient Greece called?
AGORA
30 What did ancient Egyptians use to sweeten food?
HONEY
GREECE
2 What year did the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race first take place?
1829
3 Which 16th century theologian wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536 and developed the philosophies of the Presbyterian Church?
JOHN CALVIN
4 Which legendary King was crowned when he pulled a sword from a stone?
ARTHUR
5 What was King Arthur's sword called?
EXCALIBUR
6 Aborigines are the native people of which country?
AUSTRALIA
7 What sporting event was revived in 1896 and is held every four years?
OLYMPIC GAMES
8 In which country was the first cycle race held in 1868?
FRANCE
9 What was the name of Alexander the Greats horse?
BUCEPHALUS
10 Spectacles were first hand held. True or False
TRUE
11 Warrior and Dictator Hideyoshi, unified which Asian nation in 1590?
JAPAN
12 Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China?
MING
13 Which European country has the oldest Parliament?
ICELAND
14 Who was king of Spain in 1588 when the English defeated the Spanish Armada?
PHILLIP II
15 Which Italian city has a famous leaning tower?
PISA
16 It used to be called Constantinople what is it called today?
ISTANBUL
17 Alphabetically, between which two countries does Offa's Dyke run?
ENGLAND AND WALES
18 Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida 1513, was also Governor of what Carribean island?
PUERTO RICO
19 What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took the throne at age 13 and was the grandson of Babar?
AKBAR THE GREAT
20 Who did Queen Elizabeth feel threatened by and had executed in 1587?
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
21 In which century was the French Revolution?
18TH CENTURY
22 Spanish explorer Garcia Da Lopez de Cardenas was the first European to see what natural wonder located in North America in 1540?
GRAND CANYON
23 Which Empire was ruled by Darius the Great?
PERSIAN
24 Which state in ancient Greece forced its people to live a life without luxuries?
SPARTA
25 Which fast food gets its name from a city in Germany?
HAMBURGER
26 Which was the last "single" number to be invented?
ZERO
27 Which country was joined with England by the Act of Union in 1536?
WALES
28 What is the first name of Princes William and Harry's father?
CHARLES
29 What was a central market-place in ancient Greece called?
AGORA
30 What did ancient Egyptians use to sweeten food?
HONEY
