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European History for Dummies

Can you answer these easy multiple choice questions about the history of Europe?
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Last updated: October 28, 2021
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First submittedOctober 28, 2021
Times taken34,712
Average score93.3%
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1. What city is known as the "Birthplace of Democracy"?
Athens ✓
London ✓
Moscow ✓
2. True or False: The population of Europe is higher now than it was a thousand years ago.
True ✓
False ✓
3. Which of these was invented in Europe?
The airplane ✓
Gunpowder ✓
The steam engine ✓
4. What was the official language of the Soviet Union?
French ✓
German ✓
Russian ✓
Soviet ✓
5. Who was the leader of Germany for most of WWII?
Adolf Hitler ✓
Genghis Khan ✓
Kaiser Wilhelm ✓
6. What was the largest and most important city in Europe when Jesus was alive?
Paris ✓
Rome ✓
Sparta ✓
7. What was the nickname of Romanian ruler Vlad III?
The Fat ✓
The Impaler ✓
The Terrible ✓
8. Who paid for Christopher Columbus's voyages?
France ✓
Spain ✓
Russia ✓
9. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
None ✓
1 ✓
6 ✓
47 ✓
10. Why is Martin Luther famous?
He invented the printing press ✓
He said "I have a dream" ✓
He started the Protestant Reformation ✓
11. Did the Vikings use guns?
Yes ✓
No ✓
12. Which one of these years was during the Middle Ages?
1000 BC ✓
1 ✓
1200 AD ✓
1900 AD ✓
13. Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?
Karl Marx ✓
Socrates ✓
Winston Churchill ✓
14. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Donatello ✓
Leonardo ✓
Michelangelo ✓
Raphael ✓
15. What language did Alexander the Great speak?
Greek ✓
Hebrew ✓
Latin ✓
squidpsyco
+5
Level 56
Oct 28, 2021
In question 3, gunpowder is misspelled gunpower.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Oct 28, 2021
Fixed
mightythor
+11
Level 66
Jan 5, 2022
In fairness, one leads to the other.
PaterN
+17
Level 77
Oct 29, 2021
I would have betted, that the question about the Sistine Chapel would have the least percentage of correct answers.
CRey
+12
Level 82
Oct 29, 2021
caught me on martin luther.. well played.. i'm off to have a word with myself.
Hampus
+6
Level 57
Oct 29, 2021
Just out of curiosity, are you American?
CRey
+15
Level 82
Oct 29, 2021
nope... UK and proud (until today).. didnt even read the title of the quiz.. what a bellend
Ears
+1
Level 88
Oct 29, 2021
All right in 39 seconds. Does that make me a real dummy? :-)
JackintheBox
+7
Level 77
Oct 29, 2021
Some of the options are pretty funny ;D
abracadabrant
+1
Level 53
Nov 8, 2022
Vlad the Fat...
QuantumMechanist
+3
Level 70
Nov 7, 2021
Pedantic, but I feel like you should specify 1 AD or 1 BC in the middle ages question. Or don't, it really doesn't matter since it's not the right answer.
Yanni47
+2
Level 75
Nov 7, 2021
I think it was meant to be the year 0. But since there was no year 0, he had to go for the next best option.
zakatan
+3
Level 65
Nov 7, 2021
For the sake of accuracy, it was Castille that funded Clumbus' voyages.

Also, Splinter should be an option for the Sistine Chapel question, tho have the complete set. Adding April O'neil might be overkill.

PeregrineFalcon
+4
Level 75
Nov 7, 2021
For the sake of accuracy, it's Castile, not Castille :)
roleybob
+2
Level 76
Nov 7, 2021
Ok, I'll say it - Henry VIII technically didn't have 6 wives. kind of.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Nov 10, 2021
Maybe the question should be how many times he got married. I mean even an annulment meant a wedding beforehand.
garcogait
+1
Level 65
Feb 25, 2022
I read children instead of wives in the question and was so confused when reading your comment lol
catarpa2017
+7
Level 67
Nov 7, 2021
The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx AND Friedrich Engels.
MiecraftMan
+1
Level 59
Nov 7, 2021
which two percent thought the Vikings used guns?
Rexenator
+8
Level 68
Nov 7, 2021
I work at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, and I have at least twice been asked by a guest if the oarholes on the sides of the ships were for the cannons...
IamTheBatman
+4
Level 54
Nov 7, 2021
Correction at #6: 'Jesus' was never actually alive because he is a fictional character and was never a real person.
LudwigVonKoopa
+19
Level 58
Nov 7, 2021
What is your goal with this statement? Like do you just want people to see this and argue or do you think everyone is going to unanimously agree and say yes there is no Jesus. Why make a statement that at best will only start a comment war and at worst will make someone new to Jetpunk not feel welcome on the sight because you know there is no actual purpose for this comment other than to argue and cause division.
Quizmaster
+16
Level ∞
Nov 7, 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus#Historicity_of_events

"Nearly all historical scholars accept Jesus' historical existence as a real person."

TheQuizzler
+9
Level 63
Nov 8, 2021
Is 100% certain Jesus didn't exist.

Also believes himself to be Batman.

*facepalm*

Coolguy717
+1
Level 28
Nov 8, 2021
sort of like Sikhism, there were 10 religious figures but they were real people
theelbowofgod
+2
Level 52
Nov 9, 2021
You may not believe he was the son of God or whatever but he was definitely an objectively real person who was known outside of the Bible as well.
Carry
+2
Level 63
Nov 10, 2021
You could say the bible is based on a true story or better yet stories. How much is real is the question. I am not religious but still believe Jesus existed as a person. He just didn't walk on water or turn water into wine. At least that's what I think.
Ender
+1
Level 28
Nov 8, 2021
Got the Martin Luther one wrong. And I blame it on being half-asleep.
Flavoredliquid
+2
Level 44
Nov 8, 2021
i got the martin luther one wrong, so 14/15 it is. i got fooled. im a shame, im a sham, im a scam.
MalyJacus
+1
Level 53
Nov 8, 2021
To quizmaster: why is a super-easy quiz like this where most people get 100% or close to it still worth 5 points? Why not grade the points on a logarithmic scale of difficulty and time/effort/knowledge required?

Better yet, find a way by how long it takes to answer a given question to test if the quiz taker was using google or other means to find the answers. There definitely are ways to do that, though not easy.

Carry
+2
Level 63
Nov 10, 2021
Wow, one of the few multiple choice quizzes where I got 100%. Though Vlad the Fat would have been a funny choice.
MudracFuidji
+2
Level 24
Nov 11, 2021
Got the painting one wrong.
baptistegorce
+2
Level 51
Dec 11, 2021
It's true that the steam machine is a "truer" answer, but the airplane was also invented in Europe, for some historians, by the French Clément Ader. Of course some people consider that Eole was not a real plane, and that the Wright brothers are the true creator of the airplane, but I think there still is a possible confusion. Couldn't you change this suggestion for another one with less ambiguity? Thanks!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2021
Sorry, but no. I don't believe there is any ambiguity here.
Ferbin
+2
Level 74
Mar 29, 2022
Then you would be wrong, as the invention of the airplane, like many others, was a progressive endeavour that happened through many decades and by many individuals, not a single lightbulb moment by one man (or two). The Wright brothers came at the tail-end of a long process. You could argue theirs was the first actual airplane, but that is very much debatable, and Ader has just as good a claim, if not better.
garcogait
+1
Level 65
Feb 25, 2022
I thought that Santos Dumont invented the airplane
mightythor
+1
Level 66
Jan 5, 2022
So, Vlad the Impaler was not a wrestler?
Koopa
+1
Level 73
Mar 6, 2022
Having worked with high schoolers, I can attest that including that MLK choice would elicit a lot of people choosing that one. They did even when there wasn't multiple choice.
ergillo
+1
Level 56
Mar 23, 2022
I really don't think the vikings use to fight bare handed
Ferbin
+1
Level 74
Mar 29, 2022
They did when they were drunk.
RobNobody
+1
Level 74
Jun 2, 2022
There is a wide variety of weapons other than guns that were available to them.
Kirboi
+1
Level 60
Apr 25, 2022
Oh my god. Freaking Greece's lowering population made me think #2 was false. Also Belarus and Russia
dudum
+1
Level 24
Sep 9, 2022
The airplane was invented in France, by Santos Dumont, a brazilian inventor
tschutzer
+1
Level 89
Nov 2, 2022
I love the idea of 19% of people getting to the last question on the quiz and suddenly deciding that THIS is the time to second-guess the obvious answer.
Fianchetto
+1
Level 65
Dec 13, 2022
I thought vikings used guns, that's why they terrorized Europe for so long. I think someone should fact check this piece of information. I am so disappointed I got this wrong because of someone's ignorance, I call for better background research, and better judgment before you would make a sorry excuse for a quiz like this one.
WhelchareHistroy
+1
Level 50
Dec 15, 2022
you thought, you didn't know
Vivinda
+1
Level 58
Feb 10, 2023
Can't believe i got 14/15 since i'm not really good in history 😆
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