Statistics for History General Knowledge #12

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  • This quiz has been taken 43,806 times
  • The average score is 13 of 20

Answer Stats

QuestionAnswer% Correct
What composer was almost totally deaf when he wrote his 9th and final symphony?Ludwig van Beethoven
97%
What expensive fabric was never made outside of China until around 300 A.D.?Silk
92%
What ancient kingdom worshiped Osiris, Amun, and Isis?Egypt
91%
What constricting garment was worn by 19th century women to
achieve an hourglass figure?
Corset
86%
What bird of Mauritius was driven to extinction in the 1600s?Dodo
84%
Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years?Texas
83%
What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916?Trans-{Siberian}
Railroad
76%
What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house
the tomb of his favorite wife?
The Taj Mahal
75%
What type of colony was established in Australia in 1788?Penal colony
73%
Who was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?Queen Elizabeth I
73%
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?Abraham Lincoln
71%
What island country was ruled by the dictator Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s?Cuba
70%
What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and
Japan before becoming independent?
Philippines
69%
What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII?Battle of {Midway}
53%
What city's temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D.?Jerusalem
50%
What island of modern-day Tanzania was once a center of the
Arab spice and slave trades?
Zanzibar
48%
What is the largest animal that was originally domesticated in South America?Llama
47%
What technology did Wernher Von Braun help to develop?Rockets
31%
What "ism" was practiced by the people who assassinated
President McKinley and Tsar Alexander II?
{Anarch}ism
28%
What group of textile workers destroyed job-stealing machines in 19th century England?Luddites
25%

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