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Difficult History Quiz #1
Do you know 10 history facts, that most people don't?
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Last updated: November 23, 2023
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1. The first European to reach North America is:
Leif Erikson established a Norse settlement in nowdays Newfoundland in approximately 1000 AD.
Vasco da Gama
Peter the Great
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikson
2. The second country to make Christianity its official religion is:
Armenia was the first (301 AD), Aksum (present-day Ethiopia) - the second (325 AD), while Rome made it the official religion in 380 AD.
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
Armenia
Aksum
3. When was the Ottoman empire founded?
Osman I settled the empire in Anatolia.
1299
1199
1399
1099
4. Approximately how many people died in the Srebrenitsa massacare?
The massacare happened in the town of Srebrenitsa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1995.
5 600
12 300
2 200
8 400
5. The battle of Varna took place in:
The battle took place in nowdays Bulgaria, where the united Christian forces failed to defeat the Ottomans.
1444
1195
1312
1387
6. The 100 Hours' War is also known as:
El Salvador invaded Honduras in 1969. Although it is known as "The Football War", the reasons behind it are much deeper.
The Football War
The Pig War
The Short War
The Potato War
7. Which of the following countries was never invaded by the Mongols?
Bulgaria and Serbia were invaded in 1242 and Japan was invaded in 1274 and 1281.
Sweden
Bulgaria
Serbia
Japan
8. Rome was founded in:
According to a legend, the city is named after Romulus, who killed Remus after an argument over who would rule the city.
591 BC
688 BC
753 BC
832 BC
9. Who inveted the first globe?
Martin Behaim invented the first globe in 1492.
Sulaiman Al Mahri
John of Głogów
Salvatore de Pilestrina
Martin Behaim
10. Which countries were involved in the War of the Stray Dog?
In 1925 a stray dog passed the border between Greece and Bulgaria. The Greek soldier that fed the dog started chasing it and crossed the border. As a result, the last was killed by the Bulgarian sentries. Because of this accident, Greece invaded Bulgaria.
Mexico and Guatemala
Jordan and Saudi Arabia
Greece and Bulgaria
Paraguay and Chile
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