Fun Quizzes > History Quizzes > 90% Of People Will Fail This Difficult History Test. Wi… Quiz

JavaScript is required to load quizzes. Please enable it in your browser settings or switch to a more compatible browser like Safari, Edge, or Chrome with fewer blocking settings.

Who was the first to sail around the world?

Columbus
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Magellan

Impressive! 👍

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

In which decade did the Wall Street crash, leading to the Great Depression, occur?

Men Distributing Bread and Coffee to the Needy

1910s
1920s
1890s
1930s
1880s
1900s

Sensational!

Having difficulty with this one?

Which country was invaded on September 1, 1939, leading to Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany?

Italy
Norway
Austria
Poland

Yay!

Having difficulty with this one?

Which civilization is the Tigris–Euphrates river system associated with?

Mesopotamian Civilization
Chinese Civilization
Egyptian Civilization
Harappan Civilization

Nice job!

That was incorrect.

Which of King Henry VIII's wives was German?

Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon

Was that too easy for you?

Not quite right. 😢

Attila was the leader of which ancient empire?

Shunga Empire
Aksumite Empire
Ptolemaic Empire
Hunnic Empire
Median Empire
Hittite Empire

Hooray! 🥳

Not quite.

What was the cause of destruction for three of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Fire
Removed to make way for new building
Tornado
Earthquake
Erosion
Hurricane

Excellent!

Not quite right. 😢

When did the first of the ancient Olympic Games take place?

785 BC
782 BC
773 BC
779 BC
788 BC
776 BC

Marvelous!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Which gulf gave its name to the 1991 Gulf War?

Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Maine

Good work!

Having difficulty with this one?

What was the first American city to host the Summer Olympics?

Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Lake Placid

Good job!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Which denomination of U.S. currency does Ulysses S. Grant appear on?

Way to go!

That was incorrect.

To which island did the British exile Napoleon to, after his loss in the Battle of Waterloo?

Nightingale Island
Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Gough Island

Cool! 👍

Doh! 🤬

The Pony Express was discontinued because of which invention?

Morse code
Telegraph
Email
Mail

Good work!

Not quite.

Which brothers invented the hot air balloon?

Fulton
Tesla
Franklin
Wright
Marconi
Montgolfier

Yay!

That was incorrect.

On what charge was gangster Al Capone eventually convicted?

Jaywalking
First-degree murder
Felony murder
Drug trafficking
Human trafficking
Tax evasion

Fantastic! 🥳

Nope, sorry. 😢

Which US president was known as "Father of the Constitution"?

James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson

That's great!

Not quite.

Which war did the Battle of Naseby take place in?

First English Civil War
The Anarchy
$90% Of People Will Fail This Difficult History Test. Wi… Quiz Second Barons\' War$ Second Barons' War
$90% Of People Will Fail This Difficult History Test. Wi… Quiz Thirty Years\' War$ Thirty Years' War