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History Multiple Choice #3

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about world history?
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1. Where was the Mayan civilization based?
Around the Yucatan peninsula ✓
California ✓
Peru ✓
Southern Africa ✓
2. Where was the Metric System developed?
Ancient Greece ✓
France ✓
Italy ✓
United States ✓
3. How did Gandhi die?
Assassinated by a Hindu nationalist ✓
Hunger strike ✓
Pancreatic cancer ✓
His tie was caught in a piece of industrial machinery ✓
4. What happened to Persia during the Mongol invasions?
A flowering of culture and literature ✓
The population was reduced by up to 90% ✓
The leaders were killed, but life remained the same for most people ✓
5. Were Italy and the United Kingdom allies or enemies during World War One?
Allies ✓
Enemies ✓
6. How were Holy Roman Emperors chosen?
Chosen by the pope ✓
Democratic vote of the people ✓
Elected by a small group of princes ✓
7. Has the United States ever invaded Canadian territory?
Yes ✓
No ✓
The U.S. invaded Canada during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
8. Who was Anton Chekov?
Chess player ✓
Designer of aircraft ✓
Explorer ✓
Playwright ✓
9. Did Egyptian pharaohs ever marry their sisters?
Yes ✓
No ✓
10. What style of architecture is exemplified by the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris?
Art Deco ✓
Brutalist ✓
Gothic ✓
Neo-classical ✓
11. Where and when was Siddhārtha Gautama, aka Buddha, born?
≈ 500 BC, Nepal ✓
≈ 1 AD, Palestine ✓
≈ 570 AD, Saudi Arabia ✓
≈ 900 AD, China ✓
12. Did the Crusaders ever capture Jerusalem?
Yes ✓
No ✓
Crusaders held territory in the Levant for about 200 years following the First Crusade
13. Which of the following was NOT one of the Ancient Wonders of the World?
Colossus of Rhodes ✓
Great Pyramid of Giza ✓
Hanging Gardens of Babylon ✓
The Parthenon ✓
14. What was the Holodomor?
A famine in Ukraine deliberately made worse by Soviet policies ✓
The merger of Germany and Austria in 1938 ✓
The migration of modern humans into Europe during the Ice Ages ✓
15. How long did Hitler envision his "Third Reich" lasting?
10 years ✓
100 years ✓
1,000 years ✓
1 million years ✓
In reality, it lasted 12 years
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34 Comments
cornflakesfu
+10
Level 87
Jul 16, 2019
And here I thought the Holodomor was an early precursor to the Holodeck.
Jehovia
+3
Level 57
Sep 25, 2019
I thought we were speaking of Pavel Chekov.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Jul 16, 2019
Got everything right, but thought maybe it's worth pointing out that there *was* a flowering of culture and literature under the Timurid Empire which was one of the successor states to the Mongol Empire in and around Persia. I guess that was many years after the invasions, though, not during them.
tshalla
+2
Level 76
Sep 25, 2019
Not an expert, but I think that's true only of the area close to Samarkand and Bukhara. Could be wrong.
Jealous1sEnvy
+6
Level 89
Jul 16, 2019
I thought Italy was a member of the triple alliance? And after a year they switched sides?
Salient
+17
Level 67
Jul 16, 2019
Yes, Italy was part of the Triple Alliance, but it was a defensive pact in nature and never participated in WW1 on that side. Technically Italy was neutral until they joined the Allies in 1915 after some negotiations had taken place.
Geographystar
+2
Level 67
Jul 17, 2019
I have a question, I would like to make some quizzes in other languages, maybe even a series, how would I go about doing that?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 18, 2019
You can change the language of your quiz in Step 1 of the quiz editor.
Geographystar
+2
Level 67
Jul 18, 2019
Oh, ok. Thanks!
RC1
+4
Level 70
Sep 25, 2019
Canada was not Canada until 1867.
jeandawga
+1
Level 84
Sep 25, 2019
I agree. I answered the question assuming that there was no Canadian territory until there was a Canada.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Sep 25, 2019
Any suggestions for how to make it better (without totally giving away the answer)? At the time of the invasions, it was still called "Canada", specifically Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
tshalla
+6
Level 76
Sep 25, 2019
Quizmaster's right - Canada's appropriate. Do you also find it wrong that the Holodomor question referred to Ukraine at a time when Ukraine wasn't sovereign?
BlackJohn
+1
Level 75
Dec 23, 2023
Wrong, there was the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, not to mention Ukraine as a state arguably existed before whereas Canada was merely a British/French colony prior to its independence. Not to mention the question is not nearly as confusing because the famine did happen and it's not open to interpretation depending on the territory's name.
bostjan
+1
Level 72
Jul 5, 2022
I'm years late to the party, but, perhaps just drop the word "territory" from the question, such that it would read "Has the United States ever invaded Canada?" The inclusion of the word territory might be why people were arguing about Canadian sovereignty. (Personally, I can see why it would be Canadian territory despite Canada not being sovereign). Or just leave it as is.
TheForsakenFurby
+5
Level 74
Sep 22, 2022
I'd interpret "Has the United States ever invaded Canada?" to lean more towards the presupposition that Canada needs to be a sovereign nation-state, to be honest.
southsiderod
+1
Level 56
Sep 25, 2019
The French made the metric system just like they made “French braids”
brandybuck96
+3
Level 83
Oct 31, 2023
what are you talking about? The metric system was absolutely invented in France, it was part of reforms during the Revolutionary period that also, less successfully, tried to decimalise the calendar.
Serge
+1
Level 84
Sep 25, 2019
Canada became a Dominion in 1867. American invasions in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 were into British territory as Canada was a British colony at both times.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 25, 2019
Canada wasn't really sovereign in 1867 either...
ddddan
+1
Level 81
Sep 27, 2019
Just for fun...

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Canada]

The Province of Upper Canada (French: province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763.

Kalleanon
+2
Level 66
Feb 25, 2021
Still isn't, arguably - I'm not sure why anyone but the UK still bothers with the British monarch.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 69
Sep 25, 2019
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BlackLab
+2
Level 66
Sep 26, 2019
Egyptian Pharaohs married their sisters. (I did not need to know that.)
CornerCarton042
+1
Level 52
Sep 26, 2019
Is nobody going to comment on the language used in this quiz? For a quiz site centered around knowledge and facts, (at least I do) think that using "enemies" to describe the Central Powers is not really the right thing to do. Knowledge, and specifically history is about recording things as they happened, not instilling your personal (and modern day) opinon on what happened 100 years ago.

Lets stick to the facts?

Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Sep 26, 2019
The question asks if Italy and the United Kingdom were allies or enemies of each other. JetPunk doesn't take sides in World War One.
Jinjaninja
+1
Level 63
Mar 2, 2020
Lmao
JonOfKent
+2
Level 57
Jun 17, 2020
A satirical question, presumably... well, hopefully...
bostjan
+1
Level 72
Jul 5, 2022
Is the Italy question intentionally messy or just poorly worded? For one, the UK came into existence in 1922. For two, "enemies" is a broad term, so, even if Italian troops and British troops never fought each other, they could still be "enemies." For that matter, I'd ask if they ever fought along side one another, or if you are using the principle of "my enemies of my enemies are my friends," which is also rather messy to apply in this situation.

At any rate, the best answer, for multiple reasons, for this question is "neither." I think it should either be reworded more carefully or thrown out, since it's seemingly intended to be a trick question, but even so, is technically incorrect.

spingospungo
+10
Level 57
Jul 7, 2022
The question's fine. The United Kingdom came into existence following the Act of Union in 1801. British (and French) soldiers fought alongside the Italians in Italy itself, the Western front and during the Balkan campaign.
TheGreatArturo
+3
Level 79
Nov 11, 2023
'For that matter, I'd ask if they ever fought along side one another'. A few minutes' research would have told you that they did, on the Austrian front.

As for the rest of it, what are you on about?

SmokeyTheToy
+1
Level 51
Apr 12, 2023
Got them all! Very fun quiz! :)
Chargly
+3
Level 72
Aug 25, 2023
Chekhov is much better known as a short story writer, but ok. I think it would make more sense to call him a writer than a playwright.
RobNobody
+1
Level 78
May 6, 2024
Even if he is better known for his short stories (which I'd say is arguable as his plays tend to be better known to the general public), he is inarguably very well-known as a playwright. If you were to make a list of the greatest playwrights of the last 150 years, he would almost certainly be near or at the top.
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