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
14th century
13th century
12th century
What Soviet leader stepped down as head of the Soviet Union on December 25th, 1991?
Vladmir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
In what year did Canada officially become a country?
1812
1902
1867
1947
What year did the space shuttle Challenger explode on live television?
1989
1986
1978
1974
What year was Ronald Reagan sworn in as president of the United States?
1989
1978
1981
1985
How many times was Cleopatra married in her life?
1
2
0
3
What country was the philosopher Plato from?
Spain
Greece
Italy
England
In what year did apartheid in South Africa end?
1993
1979
1984
1998
What country was the famous pirate Blackbeard from?
United States of America
Portugal
Spain
England
How many years did the Vietnam war last?
10
15
19
5
What country was Ferdinand Magellan from?
Spain
Portugal
England
Italy
What country did Mother Teresa move to when she was 18 years old in order to become a nun?
India
Spain
Italy
England
Who did Einstein refer to as the "father of modern science"?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Galileo Galilei
Thomas Edison
What country was the philosopher Confucius from?
Mongolia
Korea
China
Japan
What year did Mahatma Gandhi die?
1934
1948
1984
1965
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!