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History General Knowledge #4

Can you answer these random history questions?
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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What plot was Guy Fawkes involved in?
The Gunpowder Plot
What did 18th century men commonly wear that was powdered and white?
Wigs
What beverage was first consumed in Yemen in the 1400s AD?
Coffee
What Pakistani river valley was home to one of the world's most advanced civilizations in 2000 BC?
Indus Valley
What brutal execution method was used on the compatriots of Spartacus?
Crucifixion
Who was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1933–1945?
Eleanor Roosevelt
What great Frankish king was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD?
Charlemagne
What crop was "king" in the U.S. South prior to the Civil War?
Cotton
What country was historically known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What city had a liberal "spring" in 1968 that was crushed by Soviet tanks?
Prague
What, according to cliché, did Roman rulers give to the common people in order to appease them?
Bread and circuses
By what name is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as?
Vladimir Lenin
In what empire were Armenians the victims of genocide from 1915–1917?
Ottoman Empire
What ancient kingdom had capital cities, at different times, in Thebes and Memphis?
Egypt
Who is sometimes credited with "inventing" the hang glider, parachute, and diving suit?
Leonardo da Vinci
What disease was eradicated in 1979?
Smallpox
What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
What city was formerly known as Edo?
Tokyo
What is the name for a Viking warrior who supposedly fought in a trance-like, nearly uncontrollable fury?
Berserker
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35 Comments
sillie
+6
Level 75
Jan 10, 2015
Berserkers or berserks. No "Z" there.
dasims45
+2
Level 82
Jan 11, 2015
Agreed. I tried several variations on the correct spelling but never thought to try a Z.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Jan 11, 2015
Well there should be a Z! Fixed.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Nov 3, 2017
I mean, if you’re Eminem, then yes, there should be a Z.
Greenland
+2
Level 47
Sep 1, 2016
tried several variations - all wrong. frustrating but I should learn to spell
evacooper
+2
Level 50
Mar 23, 2015
i wrote Charlemagne, must have spelled it wrong without noticing...
Duzza
+18
Level 33
May 5, 2015
Marie Curie was Polish not French, she was just living in FRance at that point in her life, that dopes not make her parisian
Quizmaster
+38
Level ∞
Feb 15, 2017
I honestly don't know why some people can't accept that a person can adopt another nationality, or even have multiple nationalities.
fcalvaresi
+30
Level 36
Sep 1, 2017
Marie Curie was a Polish-born French citizen, calling her Parisian is a smart way to avoid choosing between both nationalities.
kalbahamut
+19
Level 79
Nov 3, 2017
Parisian isn't even a nationality it just refers to the city she resided in...
tshalla
+2
Level 78
Jun 1, 2018
Was Joseph Conrad Polish or English?
InterAlia
+5
Level 83
Apr 4, 2023
Yes, as far as you know.
Vivelageo
+1
Level 43
Jul 7, 2023
She's Franco-Polish but lived in Paris
Xenops
+14
Level 69
Nov 3, 2017
kept typing czechia or czechoslovakia then saw city after *facepalm*.
potatopierogi
+2
Level 71
Dec 15, 2017
me too
mahble
+2
Level 79
Nov 3, 2017
Oh. Charlemagne isn't spelled like Charlemange... *ENLIGHTMENT*
Algernon
+2
Level 74
Jun 7, 2018
Aye, a bit more leeway on the spelling there might be nice.

Queue a pedant with the usual comment about being able to spell being part of the zzzzzzzzzzzz

Algernon
+2
Level 74
Jun 7, 2018
Good quiz though, quite tricky without being stupidly difficult.
EcceHomo
+5
Level 85
May 5, 2021
Well, it's from Charles Magnus, meaning Charles the Great. Or if you prefer, Chalres Mangus, or even Charlie Mingus. It's all the same. Bleedin' pedants.
AbiA
+2
Level 88
Oct 15, 2021
*cue
Algernon
+1
Level 74
Apr 20, 2023
Touche @AbiA! Dyslexia strikes again.
GeographyGeek42
+2
Level 65
Feb 17, 2018
I thought Lilienthal invented the parachute? I spent 50 percent of my time trying to type that. other than that I missed 1 other one.
stone222
+3
Level 47
Oct 7, 2018
wasn't he into hang gliders?
ConradBrunstrom
+2
Level 82
Sep 10, 2020
White wigs were commonly eveningwear for 18th C aristocrats. Brown wigs were for daywear.
LuigiDood227
+3
Level 72
Feb 12, 2021
I typed in Egypt on the Abyssinia question and still got Egypt lol
LuigiDood227
+4
Level 72
Feb 12, 2021
Lol thought Parisienne said Palestine
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Apr 18, 2023
Same at first glance
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Apr 18, 2023
17/20, I like how I guessed cake instead of bread, I blame Marie Antoinette (even though she didn't actually say cake)
Thorvald
+6
Level 73
Apr 24, 2023
Why don't you accept "Sklodowska" as an option for the Nobel winner? Her full name was "Marie Sklodowska-Curie", she even insisted on having that on her 1911 Nobel Prize diploma
MayaB
+12
Level 73
Apr 24, 2023
If you know Sklodowska, you definitely know Curie.
Amilcar
+3
Level 73
May 11, 2023
Let's hope no Ethiopians see this. The origin of coffee drinking is one of those no-surrender/take-no-prisoners disputes between the two countries...
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Jan 24, 2024
That's why the Ethiopia question is on here, to appease them. :)
Hanuszka
+6
Level 55
Jun 30, 2023
Maria Skłodowska-Curie was Polish (and identify herself as Polish) so I think her full name should be accepted
Kuba43ful
+4
Level 37
Jul 16, 2025
To what other people said I'll also add that Marie Skłodowska Curie chose to keep her polish family name in a time where that was looked down upon (not only because of nationality, women keeping their family name was uncommon overall in the Europe back then). She specifically did it so that her Polish roots wouldn't be forgotten.

I don't have an issue with people abbreviating it to just "Marie Curie" in a casual talk, but in a knowledge quiz (that are inherently educational) it just seems wrong to me, like ignoring dead person's wishes.

I dunno, maybe I'm in the wrong about this.

lenbread
+1
Level 58
Mar 4, 2026
can't believe i tried pox, yellowpox and monkeypox but not smallpox....
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