History is one of the most interesting topics to learn about and study. After all, what could be more interesting than the events and trends that have occurred and went into making up the world in which we live? Better understanding of historical events and happenings, especially over the past century, enables us to develop a much greater appreciation for current events today. The past causes the present, and so the future.
The story of our shared human history and the history of the Earth itself is essentially your history as well. It is all the things that took place in this world before you got here that led to you being exactly where you are now. In this way, the study of history is explicitly relevant to us.
To find out if you have a lot of knowledge in the world's past, take this quiz, answer the history questions contained within and see if you can score at least 12 out of 15 to qualify as a history genius.
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Only a History Genius Can Score 12/15 on This Quiz Questions
In what century did Genghis Khan become the ruler of the Mongolian people?
11th century
13th century
12th century
14th century
What Soviet leader stepped down as head of the Soviet Union on December 25th, 1991?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladmir Lenin
In what year did Canada officially become a country?
1867
1902
1812
1947
What year did the space shuttle Challenger explode on live television?
1989
1986
1974
1978
What year was Ronald Reagan sworn in as president of the United States?
1981
1989
1985
1978
How many times was Cleopatra married in her life?
2
3
1
0
What country was the philosopher Plato from?
Spain
Italy
Greece
England
In what year did apartheid in South Africa end?
1998
1993
1984
1979
What country was the famous pirate Blackbeard from?
Portugal
United States of America
Spain
England
How many years did the Vietnam war last?
5
19
10
15
What country was Ferdinand Magellan from?
Italy
Portugal
England
Spain
What country did Mother Teresa move to when she was 18 years old in order to become a nun?
India
England
Italy
Spain
Who did Einstein refer to as the "father of modern science"?
Thomas Edison
Charles Darwin
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
What country was the philosopher Confucius from?
Japan
China
Korea
Mongolia
What year did Mahatma Gandhi die?
1984
1965
1934
1948
3 Comments
9 / 15 – 60%
12/15
You got 11 out of 15!
Not bad! You know much more than the average person, but you aren’t ~all-knowing history genius~ yet. You’ll get there, though!