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Can you answer five history questions concerning the history of six randomly-changing countries?
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Mexico
What civilization's cities included Tikal and Yaxchilan?
Maya
What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?
Aztec
What priest is often considered to be the father of the Mexican nation?
Miguel Hidalgo
What river was established as the U.S-Mexico border after the Mexican-American War?
Rio Grande
What telegram was sent to Mexico in 1917 in an attempt to convince them to invade the U.S?
Zimmerman Telegram
 
 
Japan
What religion was introduced to the country in 538 A.D.?
Buddhism
What term refers to the hereditary military nobility of medieval Japan?
Samurai
What destroyed much of Tokyo in 1923?
Earthquake
What naval base did Japan attack in 1941, bringing them into war against the U.S?
Pearl Harbor
What city was second to be struck by an atomic bomb?
Nagasaki
 
 
Russia
What territory did Russia sell to the U.S. in 1867?
Alaska
Prior to 1917, what was the title of the leader of Russia?
Tsar
What was the first country to secede from the USSR?
Lithuania
Who was the first president of the Russian federation?
Boris Yeltsin
What appeared in the skies over Chelyabinsk in 2013?
Meteor
 
 
Australia
What type of curved stick was used by Aboriginal Australians to hunt small prey?
Boomerang
What British explorer charted maps of Eastern Australia?
James Cook
What bird did Australia fight a "war" against in 1932?
Emus
What northern city was hit by Japanese air raids during WWII?
Darwin
What was Australian prime minister Harold Holt doing when he disappeared in 1967?
Swimming
 
 
Peru
What animal was domesticated in Peru around 5000 BC?
Llama
What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
Cusco
What Spaniard conquered most of Peru?
Francisco Pizarro
What country did Peru fight against in the War of the Pacific?
Chile
What Japanese-Peruvian President helped defeat Shining Path terrorists but was convicted of crimes against humanity?
Alberto Fujimori
 
 
Morocco
What seafaring people established the city of Tangier before 800 BC?
Phoenicians
What M word refers to the Northern African people who conquered Spain?
Moors
In what city, starting with F, was a madrassa founded in 859 AD that some people call the world's oldest university?
Fez
In what city did Allied leaders meet to make plans for WWII in 1943?
Casablanca
What territory declared its independence from Morocco in 1979?
Western Sahara
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60 Comments
Quizmaster
+21
Level ∞
Apr 2, 2020
This quiz has been majorly reworked so I deleted the comments which mostly no longer apply. That said, this quiz has a large number of possible questions, so there are probably still lots of small errors that need correcting. The total time spent creating this quiz might be about 10 hours. Whew.
AntiMatter8192
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Level 78
Jun 10, 2020
Congratulations! You might have to consider Afrikaner as an answer for the Boer question.
AlexThirkell
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Level 74
Jun 14, 2020
Not sure the clues need letter hints (esp. the 'j' in Raj), but otherwise nice job!
TvB
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Level 85
Apr 2, 2020
Nice quiz! Worth retaking to see which countries are included.
sillie
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Level 75
Apr 2, 2020
Not sure much can be done, but there's at least two sets of questions where you get the answer to another question by typing one. Slavery answered Slavs and Rio Grande answered Rio. Not sure how I managed to get Maurya empire, if some sort of typo of Maria got me that?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 2, 2020
Changed some of the questions and type-ins so that won't happen anymore.
chaidan
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Level 80
Jun 11, 2020
There's another issue where putting "Franco" (as in Francisco Franco) can answer for "Franc."
MCMLXXXII
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Level 71
Apr 2, 2020
Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan in 1971, not 1974
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 2, 2020
Fixed
dasubergeek
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Level 82
Apr 2, 2020
Minor edit—Soekarno is an alternate spelling of Sukarno (and is in fact the spelling of the airport in Jakarta named after him). I realize it's Dutch spelling, but I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't take. :)
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 2, 2020
Soekarno will work now.
Teegthebeeg
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Level 53
Apr 3, 2020
Minor niggle, just to show I'm concentrating. On the UK section, England didn't fight a war with France in the 18th Century, Great Britain did.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 3, 2020
Okay
bks961
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Level 74
Apr 3, 2020
The answer for the Peruvian animal domestication question is incorrect. The animal given in the answer was domesticated thousands of years before the time period asked in the question.

The phrasing of the question is asking about an animal that became domesticated during that specific time period, not one that was already domesticated prior to it. There is a significant difference between those two concepts.

I was surprised the correct answer wasn't accepted while the incorrect answer was, especially when the correct answer is far more interesting. :)

Please review and thank you for many years of enjoyment with these terrific quizzes!

Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 3, 2020
Source? From sources I've seen 5000 BC seems to be correct.
joeythelemur
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Level 80
Apr 3, 2020
"Who was the only archduchess of Austria?" could perhaps be more clear as "Who was the only *ruling* archduchess of Austria?" There have been plenty of other Archduchesses (Elisabeth Marie, Isabella, Luise, etc.).
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 3, 2020
Fixed that question.
MayaB
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Level 73
Apr 4, 2020
For Cuba I got the question "What was dictator of Cuba before that?", but the answer is a person.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 4, 2020
Fixed.
KoljiVriVoda
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Level 81
Apr 5, 2020
Nice one!
KanzazKyote
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Level 92
Apr 5, 2020
I'm shocked that no history questions seem to mention Communist Ethiopia, even if it mentions the famine they caused. Do they just no longer exist?
blizzrd33
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Level 81
Apr 14, 2020
The "Cradle of Civilization" most commonly refers to the Fertile Crescent, not solely Mesopotamia. Check the wikipedia entry for Fertile Crescent if you don't believe me. The question about Mesopotamia should be reworded, or Fertile Crescent should also be accepted.
HinesBrothers
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Level 78
May 17, 2020
You should feature the Wolfcam's Random Geography by Country
skiesboy
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Level 66
Jun 10, 2020
I love this quiz. I keep on redo-ing it, just because the quiz is so interesting.
WelshWizard
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Level 89
Jun 10, 2020
Homo erectus, as with all species, should strictly have the species ("erectus") in lower case. And all of it should be italicised.
WolfCam
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Level 67
Jun 10, 2020
Fixed the capitalization, but I don't believe I can italicize an answer.
Quincyz
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Level 24
Jun 12, 2020
When written, it must be italicised. When typing the answers, italics isn't required.
MrKenny
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Level 68
Jun 10, 2020
i type funeral monument for the TajMahal, isn't acceptable? that's a synonym for mosoleum
FolgoreCZ
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Level 59
Jun 18, 2020
I would say "funeral monument" is too broad of a term. You have many of those, from headstone to pyramid, mausoleum is just one of them. Ad absurdum, one could then want to accept "skysraper" for "tallest building in xy" question, for example.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jun 10, 2020
Ethiopia was also known as Aksum (or Axum) in ancient times. Can you please accept this answer?
WolfCam
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Level 67
Jun 10, 2020
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Axum was closer to modern Eritrea
FolgoreCZ
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Level 59
Jun 18, 2020
Not really. Ethiopia and Eritrea were the same country for pretty much all history until the modern split. Axum reached all the way into Yemen, but it's capital was in present day Ethiopia. Despite that, I would say the question is correct as is. Kingdom of Axum just happened to be in the same area in 1000 BC, but Abbysinia is the same country as present day Ethiopia from 1000 AD onwards, just renamed.
MrBlister
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Level 66
Jun 10, 2020
Spelling: "Brazi's"; "Aborigonal"; "into Egpyt"
WolfCam
+1
Level 67
Jun 10, 2020
Should be fixed!
divantilya
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Level 36
Jun 10, 2020
I was under the impression that the Dutch traded New Amsterdam for what is now Surinam... they did not cede it.
GeographyGeek42
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Level 65
Jun 10, 2020
Fertile Crescent for "Mesopotamia?"
ander217
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Level 73
Jun 10, 2020
Would Mess O' Potamia have worked?
WolfCam
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Level 67
Jun 10, 2020
I've decided to keep Mesopotamia because the Fertile Crescent expands beyond the Tigris and Euphrates.
HBK97
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Level 78
Jun 10, 2020
I kept typing driving for what women could legally do in 2018 in Saudi Arabia, and it would not accept. What's the difference between driving and drive?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jun 10, 2020
Driving doesn't fit with the grammar of the question. But it will work now anyway.
geographic
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Level 59
Jun 10, 2020
Wondering if war / government blocking supplies is an acceptable answer in place of famine for Ethiopia.
WolfCam
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Level 67
Jun 10, 2020
You're right, but since the war caused the famine which killed the people, I think that's going an extra step
JackintheBox
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Level 82
Jun 11, 2020
The 'd' in 'Vasco da Gama' is not capitalised.
Majax
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Level 53
Jun 11, 2020
12/30 with Australia, Norway, Serbia, Russia, Netherlands and Brazil
crnanoga
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Level 46
Jun 11, 2020
nobel prizes are awarded in stockholm(capital of sweden) and not in norway
Galeag
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Level 69
Mar 30, 2021
Nope ! It's only true for the 4 other ones. The Peace one is awarded by the Norwegian Parliament.
Pharley
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Level 75
Jun 12, 2020
"What was the top U.S. commander in Europe during WWII?"

Who, surely?

Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jun 12, 2020
Yes, fixed. I will probably never feature another quiz like this again. The amount of work was off the charts high with about 200 possible questions that people can nitpick.
Kiwigeokid2007
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Level 63
Jul 16, 2020
Hi, sorry but you may want to change the caveat as it suggests that the answers to the same question change every time.
SpartanLlama
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Level 79
Aug 19, 2021
25.
BaliVibing
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Level 80
Jun 18, 2022
Sahrawi Arab should be accepted as Western Sahara for Morocco!
StewartWight
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Level 81
Jun 8, 2023
Turkish troops entered Syria in 2016 (Jarablus area), not 2019 (I remember as I was there)
g4ndalf
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Level 78
Sep 1, 2023
I love how you can type 'Evita' to get Eva Peron in this quiz :D
KingBardlin
+1
Level 74
Jun 3, 2024
> What was the first empire to unite India?

But what about this part? That's the Tamil kings. No one conquers the Tamil kings.

CoolBreezes
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Level 82
Oct 24, 2024
Thank you so much for this quiz! I know it was a lot of work, and I appreciate it and am learning from it.

Having said that…any chance that you can accept “Rhein” (the German spelling) for “Rhine”?

SpartanLlama
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Level 79
Dec 14, 2024
For Castro it should be 2011 not 2008
GlassMonkeyOLD
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Level 69
Dec 28, 2024
No, 2008 is correct.
pring
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Level 48
Oct 19, 2025
For Netherlands, NYC/NewYorkCity should be accepted for New Amsterdam.
Albrik
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Level 66
Mar 14, 2026
I agree, the question doesn't ask the name of the Durch colony, it only asks the name of the city that was once Dutch
StrawberryShiro
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Level 43
Apr 11, 2026
Only criticism I have thus far (amazing quiz otherwise): the question about the border river between the Romans and the Germanic... Idk remember exactly anymore, you'll know which one. It should accept Limes as an answer, it is part of the Rhine and I have so far heard of it being referred to as the border far more often
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