Random History Quiz

Question 1

Which man met Jesus in a vision on the road to persecute Christians in Damascus?

Accepted Answer

Paul of Tarsus

Question 2

How are Buddhism and Hinduism different?

Accepted Answer

Both a & c

Question 3

What religion did the Persians practice?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 4

How many colonies were there originally in America?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 5

What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Modern Era

Question 6

How many years did JFK serve in office?

Accepted Answer

2 years

Question 7

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 8

India based _________ on their religion Hinduism.

Accepted Answer

Caste system

Question 9

Who are considered the first people of mankind?

Accepted Answer

Adam and Eve

Question 10

What dynasty lasted the longest in Chinese history?

Accepted Answer

Han

Question 11

Martin Luther started the Civil Rights Movement.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

When was the first atomic bomb used to bomb Japan?

Accepted Answer

August 6, 1945

Question 13

The gold miners in San Francisco are known as

Accepted Answer

The 49ers

Question 14

Why did the Pilgrims travel to the New World?

Accepted Answer

Religious freedom

Question 15

The two sects of the Islamic faith are the Sunnis and Shi'a.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Why are the Ten Commandments essential to Judaism?

Accepted Answer

They let people know how to live a life free from sin.

Question 17

In Nazi Germany, Jews were considered to be just as superior as the Germans were.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What kind of government was the city-state, Athens?

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 19

When did the Roman Empire collapse?

Accepted Answer

476 AD

Question 20

Who defeated the Umayyads to create an Islamic Empire?

Accepted Answer

The Abbasids

Question 21

What did ancient China call themselves for a long time?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Kingdom

Question 22

Who was the first man to step on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 23

Who built statues, like that of King David, from the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 24

How are Christians and Muslims similar?

Accepted Answer

Monotheistic

Question 25

WW1 started because of the assassination of the archduke, Francis Ferdinand.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

What was a pivotal technology in the start of civilization?

Accepted Answer

Both a & b

Question 27

Alexander the Great named almost every country he conquered with a city named after him.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Who is known as the "midnight rider" of the American revolution?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 29

This is a car. Who became a leading manufacturer of this mode of transportation?

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford

Question 30

In what years, was the American Civil War fought?

Accepted Answer

1861-1865

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