Medium History Questions
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Question 51medium
Which of these countries was NOT a part of the Soviet Union?
A.Afghanistan
B.Kazakhstan
C.Turkmenistan
D.Uzbekistan
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The correct answer is:
A. Afghanistan
Question 52medium
Which of these founding fathers of the United States of America later became president?
A.Alexander Hamilton
B.James Monroe
C.Roger Sherman
D.Samuel Adams
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. James Monroe
Question 53medium
The Korean War started in what year?
A.1912
B.1945
C.1950
D.1960
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. 1950
Question 54medium
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
A.Aristotle
B.King Philip
C.Plato
D.Socrates
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Aristotle
Question 55medium
Which of the following countries was the first to send an object into space?
A.China
B.Germany
C.Russia
D.USA
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Germany
Question 56medium
What is the name of the ship which was only a few miles away from the RMS Titanic when it struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912?
A.Californian
B.Carpathia
C.Commerce
D.Cristol
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The correct answer is:
A. Californian
Question 57medium
What year is considered to be the year that the British Empire ended?
A.1971
B.1981
C.1986
D.1997
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The correct answer is:
D. 1997
Question 58medium
When was the People's Republic of China founded?
A.April 3, 1947
B.December 6, 1950
C.May 7, 1945
D.October 1, 1949
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The correct answer is:
D. October 1, 1949
Question 59medium
When did the United States formally declare war on Japan, entering World War II?
A.December 8, 1941
B.June 22, 1941
C.June 6, 1944
D.September 1, 1939
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The correct answer is:
A. December 8, 1941
Question 60medium
Which Nation DID NOT have a Colony in Modern-day America?
A.Netherlands
B.Portugal
C.Spain
D.Sweden
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The correct answer is:
B. Portugal
Question 61medium
Which of the following snipers has the highest amount of confirmed kills?
A.Chris Kyle
B.Craig Harrison
C.Simo Häyhä
D.Vasily Zaytsev
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Simo Häyhä
Question 62medium
In relation to the British Occupation in Ireland, what does the IRA stand for.
A.Irish Rebel Alliance
B.Irish Reformation Army
C.Irish Republican Army
D.Irish-Royal Alliance
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The correct answer is:
C. Irish Republican Army
Question 63medium
What was the total length of the Titanic?
A.1042 ft | 317.6 m
B.759 ft | 231.3 m
C.825 ft | 251.5 m
D.882 ft | 268.8 m
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The correct answer is:
D. 882 ft | 268.8 m
Question 64medium
According to scholarly estimates, what percentage of the world population at the time died due to Tamerlane's conquests?
A.<1%
B.1%
C.3%
D.5%
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The correct answer is:
D. 5%
Question 65medium
Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?
A.Edward V
B.Henry VII
C.James I
D.Richard III
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Richard III
Question 66medium
When did Norway get its constitution?
A.1814
B.1854
C.1905
D.1932
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. 1814
Question 67medium
How old was Lyndon B. Johnson when he assumed the role of President of the United States?
A.50
B.54
C.55
D.60
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. 55
Question 68medium
Who is attributed credit for recording the epic poem The Odyssey?
A.Aristotle
B.Homer
C.Odysseus
D.Socrates
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Homer
Question 69medium
Which of these facilities was not present on the Titanic?
A.Fainting room
B.Kennel
C.Squash court
D.Turkish bath
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The correct answer is:
A. Fainting room
Question 70medium
When Christopher Columbus sailed to America, what was the first region he arrived in?
A.Florida
B.Isthmus of Panama
C.Nicaragua
D.The Bahamas Archipelago
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. The Bahamas Archipelago
Question 71medium
When was "The Gadget", the first nuclear device to be detonated, tested?
A.April 5, 1945
B.August 6, 1945
C.July 16, 1945
D.June 22, 1945
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The correct answer is:
C. July 16, 1945
Question 72medium
The Panama Canal was finished under the administration of which U.S. president?
A.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
B.Herbert Hoover
C.Theodore Roosevelt
D.Woodrow Wilson
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The correct answer is:
D. Woodrow Wilson
Question 73medium
Which American civilization is the source of the belief that the world would end or drastically change on December 21st, 2012?
A.The Aztecs
B.The Incas
C.The Mayans
D.The Navajos
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. The Mayans
Question 74medium
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A.Ferdinand Cohen-Blind
B.Gavrilo Princip
C.Nedeljko Čabrinović
D.Oskar Potiorek
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Gavrilo Princip
Question 75medium
Which U.S. President was famously 'attacked' by a swimming rabbit?
A.Gerald Ford
B.Jimmy Carter
C.Lydon B. Johnson
D.Ronald Reagan
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Jimmy Carter
Question 76medium
When did the Crisis of the Third Century begin?
A.210 AD
B.235 AD
C.235 BC
D.242 AD
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. 235 AD
Question 77medium
What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near Richmond, London?
A.Buckingham Palace
B.Coughton Court
C.Hampton Court
D.St James's Palace
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Hampton Court
Question 78medium
What nationality was sultan Saladin?
A.Arab
B.Egyptian
C.Kurdish
D.Syrian
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Kurdish
Question 79medium
Who was the first president born in the independent United States?
A.George Washington
B.James Monroe
C.John Adams
D.Martin Van Buren
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Martin Van Buren
Question 80medium
Which building was set aflame on August 24th, 1812?
A.Grand National Assembly Building
B.Palace of the Nation
C.Parliament Building
D.The White House
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. The White House
Question 81medium
In what year did the First World War end?
A.1912
B.1914
C.1916
D.1918
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. 1918
Question 82medium
Which Louis was known as 'The Sun King of France'?
A.Louis XIII
B.Louis XIV
C.Louis XV
D.Louis XVI
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Louis XIV
Question 83medium
Which Las Vegas casino was originally constructed and operated by mobster Bugsy Siegel?
A.The Flamingo
B.The MGM Grand
C.The Sahara
D.The Sands
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. The Flamingo
Question 84medium
Against which country did the Dutch Republic fight the Eighty Years' War?
A.England
B.France
C.Portugal
D.Spain
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Spain
Question 85medium
Which of these countries was sea charted in 1500 by the Portuguese maritime explorations?
A.Brazil
B.India
C.Madagascar
D.Mozambique
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Brazil
Question 86medium
The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country?
A.Austria
B.France
C.Germany
D.Italy
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. France
Question 87medium
Which Apollo mission was the last one in NASA's Apollo program?
A.Apollo 11
B.Apollo 13
C.Apollo 15
D.Apollo 17
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Apollo 17
Question 88medium
Which WWII tank ace is credited with having destroyed the most tanks?
A.Kurt Knispel
B.Michael Wittmann
C.Otto Carius
D.Walter Kniep
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Kurt Knispel
Question 89medium
Joseph Stalin had a criminal past doing what?
A.Identity Fraud
B.Murder for Hire
C.Robbing Trains
D.Tax Evasion
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Robbing Trains
Question 90medium
Which U.S. President was in office when the Gulf War began?
A.George H. W. Bush
B.George W. Bush
C.Richard Nixon
D.Ronald Regan
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. George H. W. Bush
Question 91medium
The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested, had a yield of 50 megatons but theoretically had a maximum yield of how much?
A.100 Megatons
B.150 Megatons
C.200 Megatons
D.75 Megatons
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. 100 Megatons
Question 92medium
In the War of the Pacific (1879 - 1883), Bolivia lost its access to the Pacific Ocean after being defeated by which South American country?
A.Argentina
B.Brazil
C.Chile
D.Peru
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Chile
Question 93medium
How many times was Albert Einstein married in his lifetime?
A.Five
B.Once
C.Thrice
D.Twice
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Twice
Question 94medium
During the Mongolian invasions of Japan, what were the Mongol boats mostly stopped by?
A.Economic depression
B.Samurai
C.Tornados
D.Typhoons
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Typhoons
Question 95medium
In what year was the famous 45 foot tall Hollywood sign first erected?
A.1903
B.1913
C.1923
D.1933
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. 1923
Question 96medium
Where and when was the first cardboard box made for industrial use?
A.England, 1817
B.England, 1917
C.United States, 1817
D.United States, 1917
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. England, 1817
Question 97medium
Adolf Hitler was born on which date?
A.April 16, 1889
B.April 20, 1889
C.February 6, 1889
D.June 12, 1889
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. April 20, 1889
Question 98medium
What happened on June 6, 1944?
A.Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B.Attack on Pearl Harbor
C.D-Day
D.The Liberation of Paris
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. D-Day
Question 99medium
What historical event was Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture referencing?
A.The American War of 1812
B.The Charge of the Light Brigade (Crimean War)
C.The Napoleonic Wars
D.The Russian Revolution
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. The Napoleonic Wars
Question 100medium
In what year was the last natural case of smallpox documented?
A.1977
B.1980
C.1982
D.1990
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. 1977