Not Even History Majors Can Get a Perfect Score on This Quiz

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

• Finland

• Italy

• France

• Spain

What was the first war in American history?

• The American Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• Cherokee–American wars

• Northwest Indian War

Under which king of France did Joan of Arc serve?

• Charles VII

• Henry II

• Louis XIV

• Francis I

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

• Nicholas II

• Grigori Rasputin

• Ivan the Terrible

• Boris Godunov

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

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

In what year did the War of 1812 end?

• 1814

• 1813

• 1815

• 1812

What was Blackbeard the pirate's real name?

• William Kidd

• Edward Teach

• Thomas Tew

• Henry Morgan

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

• Grace Hopper

• Harriet Tubman

• Joan of Arc

• Florence Nightingale

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

• 1902

• 1863

• 1929

• 1949

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?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

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

• Vladimir Putin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Yuri Andropov

• Mikhail Gorbachev

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

• 1938

• 1924

• 1957

• 1948

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

• 14

• 5

• 8

• 10

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?

• Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

• Richard the Lionheart

• Oliver Cromwell

• Colonel 'H' Jones

How old was Julius Caesar when he died?

• 44

• 55

• 34

• 27