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History True or False #4

Can you guess whether these historical statements are true or false?
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1. The leap year was canceled in 1916 due to World War One
True
False
2. Dingos were brought to Australia by Europeans in the late 1800s
Dingos were introduced by humans as early as 8,300 years ago
True
False
3. The population of the New World declined significantly in the 100 years after Columbus landed there
True
False
4. Queen Victoria had no children and was thought to have died a virgin
She had 9 children and 42 grandchildren
True
False
5. Sub-Saharan Africa was more technologically advanced than Europe in the year 1000 A.D., even using primitive steam-powered computers
True
False
6. The First Crusade accomplished its goal of capturing Jerusalem
True
False
7. Buddhism started on the Indian subcontinent
True
False
8. Albert Einstein invented the nuclear bomb
True
False
9. At one point, the Mongolian Empire conquered China
The Yuan Dynasty ruled China from 1271–1368
True
False
10. The saxophone was a popular musical instrument in Europe during the Middle Ages
The saxophone wasn't invented until the 1800s
True
False
11. No one has contracted the bubonic plague in more than 500 years
The plague still kills people today
True
False
12. Charles Darwin wrote "On the Origin of Species"
True
False
13. Eventually, Christianity replaced paganism as the primary religion of the Roman Empire
True
False
14. Karl Marx was born in what is today Germany
True
False
15. The highest-ranking leader of the Roman Republic was called a "Praetor", which is Latin for President
Rome did have Praetors, but it is not Latin for President, nor were Praetors the highest ranking leaders
True
False
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31 Comments
Fianchetto
+5
Level 78
Apr 5, 2023
I guessed on half of them and got a 100%.
Dimby
+32
Level 83
Apr 5, 2023
What, you’ve never read up on steampunk Sub-Saharan Africa?
FreeStater
+4
Level 81
Apr 5, 2023
Maybe if they made some steam-powered submarines they could've conquered India before Europe.
Thisisreal
+4
Level 90
May 20, 2023
Quite an original setting for a novel it can be
Maxibon
+1
Level 73
Apr 5, 2023
Another good history quiz by none other than Quizmaster.

Thanks!

thebestlol
+1
Level 15
Apr 5, 2023
IS QUIZMASTER THE MASTER?
HB3450
+9
Level 86
Apr 5, 2023
I got the one on the Roman Empire wrong as I thought Christianity replaced pantheism or worship of a pantheon of gods rather than paganism is Roman Empire….I’m going to have to Google it now, but great quiz
AlmostAGenius
+5
Level 89
Apr 5, 2023
Paganism is just a broad term for the worship of different gods in pre-Christian Europe, so Roman mythology would fit in that category.
JoanSR
+2
Level 74
Apr 5, 2023
Pagans is what Christians called non-Jews, non-Christians, mainly the traditional roman religion, but also any other traditional or local religion not included. But by sheer numbers, the ancient roman tradition was the most common of the "pagans".
JoanSR
+3
Level 74
Apr 5, 2023
In fact, "Praetor" used to be each one of the 3 "heads of the Roman state" in the early republic, then it was called Consul and later on the position of Praetor was re-introduced with the current meaning. (Drogula, Fred (2015). Commanders & command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.)

However, it is common to use broadly the word "Consul" for the top magistrates, whatever they are called Praetor, Consul, the "Militar Consul" or "suffect consul" , since it is not wise to get lost on the words that mean the same.

By the same reason it is not usual to talk about the consuls appointed directly by the Emperor after the elevation of Augustus, but the consular office was uninterrupted, on paper, until much after the "fall or Rome" of the V century.

So your answer is correct by a narrow margin.. since it never meant "President" but they were, for all intents and purposes, fulfilling the role of the "president of the republic."

Findlay
+4
Level 80
Apr 6, 2023
I think it's less clear than you suggest. Festus, writing in the 4th century suggested that praetor was an earlier republican rank cognate with that of consul, but Livy suggests the office only arose in 367 BC and was, from its origin, below that of consul.
FreeStater
+2
Level 81
Feb 28, 2026
I've never before seen a comment have a full academic citation.
AndrueSoSmart
+2
Level 48
Apr 28, 2023
Did they spell dingoes wrong? I thought that there was an e in there.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Nov 9, 2023
Dingoes the neighbourhood!
iRDM
+11
Level 81
Jul 11, 2023
to the 29% of people who thought computers and steam power genuinely existed in the year 1000 AD: please change your politics
MarcellDAvis
+6
Level 80
Oct 6, 2023
I could ironically write something like We wuz steampunks n shiii, but while intended to mock a certain type of historical revisionism that has become popular recently, it might come across as racist, so I won't do it.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+5
Level 69
Nov 9, 2023
I thought that was just an exageration, like a fancy tea machine or something. Perhaps an archiac use of the word computer, someone or thing that counts.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Nov 13, 2023
Same. I saw the first part and then thought there must be some weird abacus that used steam or something.
MiracleMax
+4
Level 73
Dec 16, 2023
That's not a deeply unreasonable answer. 1000 AD is in the dark ages, a period in which Europe was known for not making much in the way of technical advancements, while much of the rest of the world was doing pretty well. Obviously it's not a silicon chip computer, but a simple counting device sounds sort of plausible.
Dewot423
+1
Level 66
Feb 28, 2026
I mean Hero got a version of the steam engine working in the first century CE. It couldn't do anything because there wasn't the metallurgical infrastructure to take advantage of it yet, but a thousand years is a long time and it's not some completely insane, sky-is-green level impossibility.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Nov 9, 2023
I only got the Crusades question wrong!
BlackJohn
+5
Level 79
Nov 10, 2023
The % of questions 5 and 6 clearly demonstrate the prevalence of historical revisionism in the US
Froststar101
+7
Level 73
Nov 16, 2023
How? It just demonstrates that many people aren't that informed about history and are easily fooled by well-written true/false questions. You don't even know what portion of the quiz-takers are from the US.
ddddan
+1
Level 85
Feb 21, 2024
I'm suprised nobody commented on

Dingos were introduced by humans as early as 8,300 years ago

Introduced to whom - Europeans? By whom - Aboriginal peoples?

This was confusing.

Xtrordinary
+6
Level 75
Mar 2, 2025
Were Europeans in Australia 8300 years ago and was 8300 years ago the late 1800s?
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Mar 5, 2025
@ddddan Yes, by the humans who migrated to the Australian landmass 8300 years ago (ish) and who were the ancestors of today's Australian Aboriginals
grantdon
+2
Level 74
Feb 28, 2026
More likely introduced by traders/fishermen from SE Asia. No doubt some of these people settled and integrated with the indigenous population, who were there 40000+ years earlier.
eurotec
+1
Level 56
Oct 30, 2025
13/15 great quiz.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
14/15, missed the last one
Dewot423
+1
Level 66
Feb 28, 2026
14/15, for some reason got it in my head that the First Crusade was the one with Saladin and Richard the Lionheart.
BuzzHedges
+1
Level 67
Feb 28, 2026
Great quiz. A lot of well-crafted "sounds plausible" traps.
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