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1
The current crisis in Ukraine in taking place in what region of Ukraine?
Lviv
Crimea
Silesia
Novorossiya
2
World War One, starting in 1914, began when which country declared war on Serbia?
Russian Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
3
When Canada became a Dominion in 1867, what were the first four provinces to join?
Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia.
Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia.
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland.
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
4
The First Crusade began in what year?
1085
1070
1096
1067
5
The Napoleonic Wars began in the year 1802, after the French Revolution. What year did it end?
1805
1820
1840
1815
6
In 1340, what major disease epidemic spread across Eurasia?
Measles
Smallpox
The Plague
Diarrhea
7
The Islamic Caliphate that spread the religion of Islam, rose to power from what region?
Iraq
Arabia
Levant
Persia
8
When the Greeks invaded the city of Troy, what wooden animal did they use to hide in?
Moose, eh?
Pony
Camel
Horse
9
By 1630, what Islamic State was the most powerful country in Europe?
The Persians
The Ottoman Turks
Cordoba
The Mamluks
10
The Seven Years War, the largest European colonial war, ended in Paris in what year?
1759
1763
1752
1748
11
During the Interwar period, China saw a civil war between what two political parties?
Islamic vs Communist.
Communist vs Democrat.
Fascist vs Democrat.
Nationalist vs Communist.
12
World War Two started when Germany invaded Poland. On what date did this occur?
August 1st, 1939.
September 1st 1939.
January 1st, 1939.
March 1st, 1939.
13
The ancient Sumerians once lived in what region?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Greece
Anatolia
14
Which of these major European powers had colonies in North America?
Poland
Venice
Denmark
Sweden
15
In the fifteenth century, Japan went through a period of constant wars known as?
Onin Wars
Meiji Restoration
Broken States Period
Sengoku Jidai
16
The Tamil Kings were merchants from what region?
Hyderabad
Hokkaido
Middle East
Bengal
17
The ancient Chinese we're first united under what dynasty?
Qing Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
18
The United States of America, upon gaining it's independence, contained how many states?
12
15
25
13
19
Shortly after the discovery of America, what two nations dominated over the sixteenth century?
Portugal and Britain
Spain and Britain
France and Britain
Spain and Portugal
20
Currently, ISIL or ISIS controls territory in what nations?
Iran, and Iraq.
Syria, and Jordan.
Syria, and Iraq.
Lebanon, Israel, and Syria.
21
Ancient Egypt was based around what river?
The Congo River
The Nile River
The Seine River
The Danube River
22
In what year did the European Thirty Years War begin?
1613
1605
1618
1612
23
By the end of the sixteenth century, what dynasty ruled China?
Zhou
Qing
Ming
Qin
24
The Dawn of Civilization has said to have begun in what year?
1000 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
5000 BCE
25
In the 1400s, the Mali Empire was the richest country in all of history. What was its nickname?
Land of the Gods
The Land of Wealth
The Silver Kingdom
The Gold Kingdom
26
Which of these is an ancient Greek city?
Elion
Athens
Dimartas
Sofiya
27
The Roman Empire originated from what region in Europe?
The Balkans
Britain
Italian Peninsula
Espana
28
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed "95 Theses" to a church door in Wittenburg, beginning what era?
The Classical Rebirth
The Internal Wars
The Protestant Reformation
The Renaissance
29
Based in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. These Northern European of the 1100s are known as what?
Pickled Herring
Jutes
Angles
Vikings
30
Germany, for most of its history being a messy number of states, was unified by what nation?
The Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Bremenhaven
The Kingdom of Hamburg
The Kingdom of Bavaria
31
For what reason does the Christian Calendar begin in the year 1?
The Birth of Jesus
The Birth of God
The Death of Jesus
The Death of God
32
William the Conqueror, a French-Norman, conquered what country, in what year?
England, 1066.
Italy, 1366 CE.
Spain, 1266 CE.
Germany, 1166.
33
In what year did the Roman Empire collapse?
960 CE
1000 CE
247 BCE
475 CE
34
The Cold War, after World War Two and the defeat of Germany, was between what two nations?
The USA vs China
The USA vs CSA
The USA vs USPE
The USA vs USSR