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What was the first European country to allow women the right to vote?

Finland
Italy
France
Spain

Nice!

Not quite right. 😢

What was the first war in American history?

Northwest Indian War
Cherokee–American wars
The Civil War
The American Revolutionary War

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Having difficulty with this one?

Under which king of France did Joan of Arc serve?

Henry II
Louis XIV
Charles VII
Francis I

Slay!

That was incorrect.

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Grigori Rasputin
Boris Godunov
Ivan the Terrible
Nicholas II

Right on! 👊

Not quite.

As of November 2020, how many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

White House, Washington, D.C., United States

Stunning!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

In what year did the War of 1812 end?

1812
1814
1813
1815

Outstanding!

Not quite right. 😢

What was Blackbeard the pirate's real name?

Henry Morgan
Thomas Tew
Edward Teach
William Kidd

Excellent!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Who was the first American woman to lead an armed military operation?

Florence Nightingale
Joan of Arc
Harriet Tubman
Grace Hopper

Right on! 👊

Doh! 🤬

In what year was the first Geneva treaty signed to establish the international laws of war?

World Health Organisation (WHO) conference

1929
1949
1902
1863

Outstanding!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Which of the men listed below was NOT a member of the Committee of Five that presented the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776?

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin

Was that too easy for you?

Nope, sorry. 😢

Following the October Revolution, who became the new head of government in Russia?

Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Yuri Andropov
Mikhail Gorbachev

Bravo!

Doh! 🤬

Apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994. What year did it begin?

1938
1957
1948
1924

Super!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Before eventually adopting a 7-day format, how many days were there in an ancient Roman week?

Amazing! 👍

Doh! 🤬

Which general led the Parliament of England's armies in the English Civil War, was convicted of treason 2 years after his death and then had his body exhumed and hanged?

$Not Even History Majors Can Get Perfect Score On This Quiz Colonel \'H\' Jones$ Colonel 'H' Jones
Oliver Cromwell
$Not Even History Majors Can Get Perfect Score On This Quiz Sir Arthur \'Bomber\' Harris$ Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
Richard the Lionheart