Random History General Knowledge Quiz

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Last updated: November 22, 2018
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Who said “The Eagle has Landed” on July 20, 1969?
Neil Armstrong
Who is the namesake of the country of Bolivia?
Simón Bolívar
Which English king was "mad"?
King George III
Who was the main author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What famous train ran between Paris and Istanbul?
Orient Express
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What duo did Sacagawea help on their famous journey to the Pacific?
Lewis and Clark
Who invented the printing press in Europe?
Johannes Gutenberg
What entertainer hosted the Oscars 19 times, entertained troops, and lived to age 100?
Bob Hope
What French feminist wrote "The Second Sex"?
Simone de Beauvoir
In what country is chess thought to have originated?
India
What country was known as the CCCP in its own language?
USSR
What Parisienne was the first person to win multiple Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
What was the last name of power couple Eva and Juan?
Perón
What Union general adopted a "scorched Earth" policy on his march to the sea
through the American south?
William Tecumseh
Sherman
What insecticide was banned, partially due to Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring"?
DDT
What was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s?
Radio
What type of craft was the Hindenburg?
Zeppelin
What Roman dome, commissioned by Agrippa in ancient times, still stands today?
The Pantheon
What German kingdom was ruled by Ludwig II, builder of the
famous Neuschwanstein castle?
Bavaria
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Level 74
Nov 22, 2018
Well now I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the night.
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Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
I wish you good luck! There's also a Geography version I released a few days ago which is eligible for points if you master this one :)
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Level 70
Nov 22, 2018
You could make a random quiz collecting facts from the 200 General Knowledge quizzes :D
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Level 68
Nov 22, 2018
That is the eventual plan! But with 200 quizzes to pool from, that'll take a long time to create, so bare with me! If the geography one taught me anything it's that I need to vet the questions more thoroughly. I'll have it out by Christmas. Promise :)
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Level 57
Aug 21, 2022
Wow, what a great quiz!