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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:
Christopher Columbus ✓
Peter the Great ✓
Vasco da Gama ✓
Leif Erikson ✓
Leif Erikson established a Norse settlement in nowdays Newfoundland in approximately 1000 AD.
2. The second country to make Christianity its official religion is:
Roman Empire ✓
Byzantine Empire ✓
Aksum ✓
Armenia ✓
Armenia was the first (301 AD), Aksum (present-day Ethiopia) - the second (325 AD), while Rome made it the official religion in 380 AD.
3. When was the Ottoman empire founded?
1099 ✓
1399 ✓
1299 ✓
1199 ✓
Osman I settled the empire in Anatolia.
4. Approximately how many people died in the Srebrenitsa massacare?
8 400 ✓
12 300 ✓
2 200 ✓
5 600 ✓
The massacare happened in the town of Srebrenitsa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1995.
5. The battle of Varna took place in:
1312 ✓
1387 ✓
1195 ✓
1444 ✓
The battle took place in nowdays Bulgaria, where the united Christian forces failed to defeat the Ottomans.
6. The 100 Hours' War is also known as:
The Short War ✓
The Football War ✓
The Pig War ✓
The Potato War ✓
El Salvador invaded Honduras in 1969. Although it is known as "The Football War", the reasons behind it are much deeper.
7. Which of the following countries was never invaded by the Mongols?
Japan ✓
Sweden ✓
Bulgaria ✓
Serbia ✓
Bulgaria and Serbia were invaded in 1242 and Japan was invaded in 1274 and 1281.
8. Rome was founded in:
753 BC ✓
591 BC ✓
688 BC ✓
832 BC ✓
According to a legend, the city is named after Romulus, who killed Remus after an argument over who would rule the city.
9. Who inveted the first globe?
Salvatore de Pilestrina ✓
John of Głogów ✓
Martin Behaim ✓
Sulaiman Al Mahri ✓
Martin Behaim invented the first globe in 1492.
10. Which countries were involved in the War of the Stray Dog?
Paraguay and Chile ✓
Greece and Bulgaria ✓
Mexico and Guatemala ✓
Jordan and Saudi Arabia ✓
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.
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