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Wolfcam's Random History General Knowledge

Can you answer twenty random questions about human history?
Some questions relate to events that may not have actually happened
Quiz by WolfCam
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Last updated: September 3, 2019
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First submittedJuly 26, 2019
Times taken16,174
Average score70.0%
Rating4.40
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Who wrote "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations"?
Charles Dickens
What was the name of South Africa's system of segregation?
Apartheid
What artifact helped translate hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What explorer was killed by Hawaiians in 1779?
James Cook
Who discovered Jupiter's moons?
Galileo
What religious movement was founded by Joseph Smith?
Mormonism
What volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
What war's final battle was the Battle of New Orleans in 1815?
War of 1812
What battle was Napoleon's downfall?
Battle of Waterloo
What city is famous for not one, but two defenestrations?
Prague
What period of human history means "New Stone Age"?
Neolithic
What Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
Sacagawea
Who led the the Indian independence movement against the British?
Mahatma Gandhi
What did the 13th amendment outlaw in the United States?
Slavery
What Asian country was annexed by the United States in 1898?
Philippines
What Portuguese territory was returned to China in 1999?
Macau
Who was the first U.S. Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
Where did Roald Amundsen become the first person to reach in 1911?
South Pole
What peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014?
Crimea
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
Vincent van Gogh
divantilya
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Level 37
Jul 26, 2019
Another good one.
APHill
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Level 75
Jul 29, 2019
Good one, though not sure why it's "yellow box" worthy.
redsplat
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Level 74
Jul 29, 2019
I had the same thought. I don't see any of the answers having much overlap. El Dododo? Notre Dodo?
redsplat
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Level 74
Jul 29, 2019
Maybe it's related to the questions generating randomly each time the quiz is taken?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jul 30, 2019
Yes. It's too difficult to ensure no potential overlap with so many possible questions.
sillie
+2
Level 78
Jul 29, 2019
I was sure the answer was India until I noticed it was Maria and not Mother and Teresa had an h.
interopia
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Level 84
Jul 30, 2019
I hope you're not sure that Mother Teresa was the leader of India.
Cooldrive
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Level 62
Aug 4, 2019
No, she was the leader of Kentucky.
samiamco
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Level 69
Aug 6, 2019
I thought she was the one who makes that salad dressing that’s in the refrigerated section.
eibi
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Level 79
Jul 30, 2019
A sultan is the leader of a sultanate (e.g., Oman). The Mughal leaders are usually called emperors, which is the western equivalent of their actual title, Padishah / Shahanshah (king of kings).

The first Mughal emperor Babur conquered the Sultanate of Delhi, so "Sultan of Delhi" was probably among his many lesser titles.

Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jul 30, 2019
Removed that question.
Jerry928
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Level 75
Jul 30, 2019
The leader of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mt Everest was Sir John Hunt. From his expeditionary party, Hunt selected two pairs of climbers to attempt the final ascent, and Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the second pair chosen. They only set out after the first pair, Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans, were forced to turn back by the weather. Hunt himself reached 8350 metres, 500 metres below the summit, to leave an equipment cache for Hillary and Norgay.
ConradBrunstrom
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Level 78
Jul 31, 2019
Indeed. Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit but Hunt was the leader of the expedition.
WolfCam
+1
Level 65
Aug 9, 2019
Fixed, and awaiting changes
diamadi
+1
Level 52
Jul 30, 2019
Wow - I think I need multiple choice! :-) A great quiz though. Lots of things to check out that I missed!
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Jul 30, 2019
It might make for a long list of stats, but I still think it would be good to see the percentages of people guessing each question correctly. Obviously that would mean tracking which random set of questions was thrown up each time, but I suspect it can be done!
KoljiVriVoda
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Level 76
Aug 3, 2019
2nd time, 100%. But I will keep playing.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Aug 31, 2019
The Pentagon is in Arlington, Virginia, not Washington, D.C.
jlbrill
+1
Level 67
Aug 31, 2019
maybe add 'kufu' as a type in for Khufu? that h really through me!
Stef2
+1
Level 59
Aug 31, 2019
You should add "plane" as a type-in for airplane. Otherwise great quiz!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 31, 2019
Okay
WelshWizard
+1
Level 81
Aug 31, 2019
*Evolution by Natural Selection.
danvan
+1
Level 44
Aug 31, 2019
Pripyat should be an accepted type in for the nuclear disaster question - I believe geographically it's more correct for "Where" the disaster happened than Chernobyl (although the plant was named after the more distant city)
PatoPotato
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Level 49
Sep 1, 2019
I put Simon Bolivar in and it didn't work!!??
vermiciousknid
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Level 87
Apr 27, 2020
Worked for me today.
loganite
+1
Level 87
Sep 1, 2019
Are we sure @koljivrivoda hasn't invented a death ray?!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 65
Sep 2, 2019
Why dont you accept christmas for the tsunami question? Because that is what the holiday is called in most of the world..
WolfCam
+2
Level 65
Sep 2, 2019
Boxing Day is the 26th, Christmas is the 25th
AVB
+1
Level 69
Sep 2, 2019
The leader of the gunpowder plot was Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was the man who was supposed to set the powder off.
TomTomPonkPonk
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Level 55
Sep 2, 2019
Guy Fawkes did not LEAD the Gunpowder Plot, Robert Catesby did.
Findlay
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Level 83
Feb 26, 2020
Enjoyable quiz. Good spread of times and places.
Edwardmath
+1
Level 21
Mar 31, 2020
In the question "whose improvements to the steam engine helped trigger the industrial revolution" while Watt is a good and correct answer Trevithick should also be an aswer. Watt invented the negative pressure steam engine which allowed pumps/factory machinery etc while trevithick invented the high pressure steam engine which allowed locomotives/agricultural engines etc
Brollface
+1
Level 52
Apr 8, 2020
Isabelle should count.
PeregrineFalcon
+1
Level 75
May 20, 2020
Minor detail, but in the Everest question, isn't it 'set foot on' instead of 'step foot on'?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 20, 2020
Okay, fixed.
simoncolumbus
+2
Level 37
Jan 2, 2021
"What was the largest German state when Germany was united?" is somewhat ambiguous---this can refer to either German unification in 1871 or 1990. Probably best to add the year.
VieL5
+1
Level 56
Jul 24, 2021
And this is still not corrected. I didn't even think of anything else than 1990, I'm that young, LOL!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 24, 2021
Corrected now.
ZooTuber3000
+1
Level 53
Mar 10, 2021
How come on this quiz you decide to state the quiz maker's name in the title?
DaveM
+1
Level 74
May 30, 2021
CIA didn't work for the JFK question.
Jango
+1
Level 63
Jan 27, 2022
I guessed woo*ll*y mammoth, which is the correct UK spelling; please accept as an answer, since it is correct
FlyingG
+1
Level 67
Mar 22, 2022
I knew the Marco Polo one because of a third grade project on him..
elbuho86
+1
Level 79
Jul 8, 2022
I got bee when I was typing beetle... lol
Hectorselector
+1
Level 58
Apr 28, 2023
There's another, two word, phrase to describe the UK's decision to leave the EU. The second word is idiotic.
kcurtis525
+1
Level 50
Jun 19, 2023
Can you accept Venetian for Venice for the trading empire question?
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